A strict D.C. gun law that prevents most firearms owners from carrying concealed handguns in public in the nation’s capital is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court panel ruled Tuesday, saying the city government cannot demand citizens prove a “good reason” before being issued permits. In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
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Should you pull the trigger of a gun to show that it is empty? Rob Pincus answers this with an emphatic “No.” In this handgun training video, he demonstrates the procedure he recommends for unloading and showing that a gun is clear. WHEN SHOULD YOU PULL THE TRIGGER? Pull the trigger only when you intend to
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I think “smart guns” — guns that can be used only by their authorized owner, perhaps because they use some radio transponder that reacts to a special ring that the owner wears, or possibly even fingerprint recognition — could be an excellent development. They could prevent many of the 100 or so fatal gun accidents involving
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Ft Collins, CO –-(Ammoland.com)- “Our pathetic “Two-Party System:” 1) Democrats: Amoral and unprincipled, but shrewd, frighteningly ambitious, and disciplined, and who, when given a chance to seize power to which they are not entitled, will do so instantly, boldly, and without restraint 2) Republicans: They run for election proclaiming good and laudable intentions, but once
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SOUTHINGTON, Conn. — The state’s high-capacity ammunition magazine law did nothing to prevent Greg Cheverier from pumping 30 rounds into a classroom full of adults in less than 30 seconds. The video, shot from the perspective of one of Cheverier’s “victims,” doesn’t lie: Fortunately for the class — which included a New Boston Post reporter
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MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) – State Representative and Minneapolis mayoral candidate Raymond Dehn is calling for major policing changes, proposing to take away guns from the majority of officers. Dehn is one of several candidates running to beat current Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges in the fall. He recently won the support of voters at the Democratic Farmer Labor
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Can government deny Americans one of our most important rights, specifically protected by the Constitution’s Bill of Rights, unless we can prove that we really, really need and deserve it? Thankfully, a federal appeals court has ruled in favor of our rights and against government overreach. The 2-1 decision Monday came from the U.S. Court of Appeals for
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The Armatix iP1 pistol and its RFID watch, are sold as one of the most secure firearm systems available. But a hacker, who goes by ‘Plore’, has found flaws in the Armatix that entirely defeat its security measures.
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As I’ve noted, many jurisdictions have repealed their bans on stun guns. People v. Yanna (Mich. Ct. App. 2012) struck down one such ban on Second Amendment grounds, and in Caetano v. Massachusetts, the Supreme Court rejected some of Massachusetts’s arguments in favor of the stun gun ban. The court sent the case back to Massachusetts courts so that they
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The state, be it the USSR, the Third Reich, The Peoples Republic of Trashcanistan, or the United State of America, can generally defeat a lone dissenter. The only difference between the dissenter being armed or not is the amount of effort and the resources required. That logistical load doesn’t scale well past a certain point.
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