Jews Can Shoot

I heard about the gun attack on Shabbat at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania early Saturday morning. Once I gathered myself and my thoughts together, I knew I had to comment on it. The following reflect  my first thoughts that horrible morning. Nothing has changed days later. E̶i̶g̶h̶t̶ Eleven people have been

The rabbi of the Tree of Life Synagogue wrote this on the synagogue blog 3 months ago Current news recycles at a dizzying pace, with the important topic of yesterday buried beneath the freshest catch of the day. The television talking heads pick over each and every juicy tidbit like vultures over carrion. Just when

It’s the law. You can buy rifles and shotguns at 18, but for a handgun—it’s 21. It’s the same across most states. In the wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting last February, some states—like Vermont and Florida—have increased the age limit for all gun sales to 21 years of age. The shooting,

WASHINGTON – Gun-control groups are launching a “voter protection campaign” to keep guns out of the polling booths this Election Day. The social media campaign is encouraging voters who see people with firearms to text “Guns down” to 91990. Reports will be sent to nonpartisan election protection experts, who may contact authorities or send a

A landmark class action settlement involving some of Remington’s most popular firearms has officially gone into effect, after critics of the agreement declined to take their case to the Supreme Court by a Tuesday deadline, according to an attorney for the plaintiffs. That means that millions of owners of the iconic Model 700 rifle —

If the 1st Amendment applies to Radio, TV and the Internet, and the 4th Amendment covers Electronic Wiretapping and Video Surveillance, how can the 2nd Amendment only apply to 18th Century Firearms Technology?

his piece is adapted from David Harsanyi’s new book, “First Freedom: A Ride Through America’s Enduring History with the Gun” (Threshold Editions). 1. Kentucky Rifle Martin Meylin has been credited with being the first great American gunmaker and inventor of the Pennsylvania long rifle—which was to become known as the Kentucky long rifle (“Kentucky,” in

“Why must all gun owners be classified as being pawns of, or brainwashed by, the NRA?” the “Trigger Talk” column in the October, 1968 issue of GUNS Magazine asked. “With one million members, the NRA still has little or no influence over the rest of the 20 million gun owners in the U.S. Why can’t

These images feature the production of wartime machine guns and handguns of various calibers. Images and comments are by era photographer Andreas Feininger from the United States Office Of War Information and preserved on Nitrate negatives. AmmoLand Editors have reprocessed and digitally enhanced these photos so you can better see the details and imagery of these

On October 3, 2018, Michael Dunn—a City Commissioner for the city of Lakeland FL—shot and killed Cristobal Lopez as Lopez was shoplifting a hatchet from Dunn’s store, reports TheLedger, a local paper. The shooting occurred as Dunn was attempting to stop Lopez from leaving the store with the hatchet. The struggle at the door, the