Month: February 2017

Earlier today, the “Live Free or Die” state of New Hampshire became the latest state to effectively eliminate unlawful infringements on the people’s right to own and bear arms in any manner they see fit: Today was a great victory for gun owners in New Hampshire when Gov. Chris Sununu signed Senate Bill 12 into

I’m sure everyone here knows that a bullet is most effective when it’s traveling through the air at its prescribed velocity. After all, that’s what the bullet is designed to do. The cartridge holds the powder, and once the powder ignites, initiated by the primer, the projectile unseats from the casing, travels the length of the

Governor Matt Bevin has joined in filing an amicus brief over a California Second Amendment case. The governor’s office announced on Monday that Governor Bevin has joined 25 other states in the brief over Peruta v. San Diego County. The second amendment case is challenging if a California law restricting citizens’ rights to carry handguns

The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 (H.R. 38) would provide relief for America’s 14.5 million permit holders who want to be certain of their carry rights across state lines. Their need is acute: The number of concealed carry permit holders has tripled since Congress first attempted to pass a reciprocity bill in 2008. Donald

How will you know when it’s the right time to use your concealed carry gun? As regular readers on The Arms Guide are familiar, I read a good deal of news, namely reports that relate to self defense and concealed carry. As a concealed carrier myself, I’m always interested in learning how other CCWers who

The governors of nine states filed an amicus brief Friday with the U.S. Supreme Court opposing California’s restriction on concealed carry permit holders. Texas Governor Greg Abbott led the coalition of nine state governors, which included governors from Arkansas, Arizona, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, South Carolina and South Dakota, which questions if California is singling out

Florida lawmakers proposed two companion bills this week aimed to do away with many gun free zones in the state. Senate Bill 908 and House Bill 803, filed Monday by Republicans Sen. Dennis Baxley and Rep. Don Hahnfeldt, would authorize gun owners to carry concealed firearms in numerous places they currently aren’t allowed due to state-imposed restrictions. Those restricted places include

Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block California’s limits on concealed carry permit holders in a brief filed with eight other governors. “The question presented is whether the State of California can single out one group of disfavored citizens–namely, gun owners–and impose unique burdens on their fundamental rights,” the brief

First, my summary of the key things the law did: A. It barred doctors from asking questions (in writing or orally) “concerning the ownership [or home possession] of a firearm or ammunition by the patient or by a family member,” unless the doctor “in good faith believes that this information is relevant to the patient’s

For once, science is on the side of the National Rifle Association and Donald Trump, according to prominent experts on mental health and violence. A cohort of researchers and civil rights advocates say congressional Republicanswere right to roll back an Obama-era rule that would have barred certain mentally impaired recipients of social security benefits from