Tens of thousands march for “sensible gun control”! Ain’t gonna happen, and here’s why. But first of all let me tell you where I’m coming from. Like Kris Kristofferson’s Pilgrim, I’m a walking contradiction. I’m a strong Second Amendment supporter but I don’t own any guns and don’t do shooting sports. (I do have a
Read MoreBrazil Considers Easing Extreme Gun Law, Allowing Self Defense
Arizona -(Ammoland.com)- Brazil has extremely strict gun control laws and relatively few firearms. It is estimated there are about 17 million firearms in Brazil. Only 5.4 million are legally owned by private parties. 2.2 million are owned by the military and police, and 9.5 million are illegally possessed. It would take centuries of rigorous enforcement
Read MoreExactly what I’ve been saying. Our biggest problem, IMO, is that our side does very little to oppose the co-opting of words, phrases and slogans co-opted by the Left. We’re so consumed with spreading what the Left is doing. #NeverAgainWillWeGiveUpOurArms Please share and share and share. The anti-gunners are using ‘Never Again’ as a slogan
Read MoreCredit Card Company Requirements That Merchants Not Sell Guns to 18-to-20-Year-Olds
Citigroup announced that it will “require new retail sector clients or partners to adhere to …. restrict the sale of firearms for individuals under 21 years of age.” But what if the retailer is in one of the states that generally ban age discrimination in public accommodations, and include 18-to-20-year-olds in that ban? (Some states
Read MoreOn Mother’s Day 2000, record-setting demonstrations for gun control were held in Washington, D.C., and in 73 other cities. Organized by the “Million Mom March,” these demonstrations were hailed by much of the media at the decisive turning point in the political battle over gun ownership. This article takes a look at the history of
Read MoreHow The Second Amendment Works To Prevent Tyranny
FTA: The Founding Fathers didn’t ask why it was necessary to provide the people the means to resist a tyrannical central government. It was a problem they had very recently encountered in real life, in the form of thousands of Redcoats sent across the Atlantic by a distant central government to suspend civil rights and
Read More6 Reasons Why The AR-15 Is Actually Ideal For Self-Defense
The AR-15 may well be the most vilified rifle in existence at the moment, possibly even more so than the Soviet-designed AK-47. This is especially true following several incidents where bad people did bad things with the rifle in question. As per usual following such incidents, politicians begin clamoring for the rifle to be banned.
Read MoreOregon Group Files Petition to Ban ‘Assault Weapons’ Statewide
SALEM, Ore. — A group of petitioners based in Portland have filed with the Oregon Secretary of State to produce an initiative aimed at banning ‘assault weapons’ throughout Oregon. Initiative 42 was filed on March 19, 2018. The initiative was filed with the subject “Promote Public Safety for All Through the Reduction of Assault Weapons
Read MoreThis is an open letter to Steve Hemmert who posted the following to social media: With some hesitation born of nostalgia, I turned in two AR style rifles to the Miami Police Department as part of their gun buy-back program today. As a former U.S. Army Infantry officer, I was well trained in the use
Read MoreAs a community, we tend to obsess over the latest and greatest gun, bullet, holster, or other item that we believe may give us some advantage. In the realm of personal defense, what gives us the best advantage is our ability to understand which threats are most likely to occur in our neighborhoods, workplaces, and
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