Month: March 2017

During last week’s confirmation hearings, Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch explained that the Founding Fathers hedged in the right to keep and bear arms because they were “jealous of their liberties.” He said this in response to Senator Ben Sasse’s (R-NE) question about the Bill of Rights. Gorsuch stressed that Amendments protecting freedom of speech,

“They were tortured with a blow torch and knives,” a chilling Middleburg Observer report about a South African farm attack relates. “A plastic bag was stuffed down Sue’s throat and they attempted to strangle Robert with a black bag around his neck. “They drove from the Mash Land farm through Belfast towards Stoffberg. In the

In a decision that could have broad implications throughout the silencer industry as well as with shooters/consumers, the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (BATFE or ATF) has notified silencer manufacturer Dead Air Armament that the wipes used in their Ghost M silencer is a silencer part. News came to me from fellow blogger Nathan at

On day two of the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) pushed a backdoor angle on gun control and pressed Gorsuch to show openness toward it. Feinstein cited a phrase from Antonin Scalia’s majority opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), that “weapons that are most useful in

WARNING: Contains graphic content of actual violence “Hope is not a survival strategy.” – Scott Kirshner Scott Kirshner discusses his important and all-too-timely book, Surviving Violent Encounters: Win, Survive, Prevail. Topics covered: Define “Dedicated Threat” Discuss Situational Awareness Review Color Codes Review the OODA Loop Process Discuss the impact of stress Self-defense requirements Discuss human

The anti-Trump demonstrations we now see in the streets are not just examples of the immaturity of many modern secular liberals, who seem to think that everyone else is somehow obligated to agree with them. They’re also a symptom of the distorted influence politics now exercises over our culture. But in addition to being a

USA  – (Ammoland.com) “New York Attorney General files response in Taser case, and no, it’s not a joke,” attorney Stephen Stamboulieh notes in response to the state’s position in the matter of Avitabile v. Cuomo. “I guess before I argue these motions on March 24, 2017, I have to figure out if the Supreme Court’s Heller

BY SHLOMO BRODY – DECEMBER 3, 2010 The right to self-defense is well established within Jewish law as manifested by the law of ‘rodef’ (the pursuer). The right to self-defense made headlines here in 2007 after Shai Dromi, a Negev farmer, fatally wounded a burglar. In his case, he shot the intruders after attempting to

California State Assemblywoman Catherine Baker (R-Dublin) is pushing legislation to require that warning labels accompany all firearms sold in the state. Baker’s bill, AB 1525, would also raise the passing grade “for the issuance of a firearm safety certificate” from 75% to 85%. The text of Baker’s bill says that firearms packaging and “any descriptive