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Permit Holder Stops Crime Spree, Takes Risks to Aid Attacker
A carry permit holder in Minnesota stopped a crime spree by shooting the armed black teenager that threatened him and his female companion. The shooting occurred on 31 July, 2015. Colin Flaherty of White Girl Bleed Alot put together a YouTube video about the short life of Lavauntai Broadbent. The Video has been taken …
A “Ghost Gun” Was Used In Murder Suicide
Murders are committed with numerous different weapons/tools/objects. Hands and feet are commonly used without any other implements. Murder rates are driven by culture, not weaponry.
Be Careful With What You Say On 911
What you say on 911 is recorded. It can and will be used against you in a court of law. My friend and publisher of numerous books on gun laws, Alan Korwin, says that in the vast majority of cases where people involved in self defense scenarios end up in serious legal difficulties, it is …
MSNBC’s Poll Shows Support for Carrying Guns in Public
In the wake of the theater shooting in Louisiana, the Chattanooga Jihadi attack on the U.S. military, and the church mass shooting in South Carolina, MSNBC might have thought that people would be against carrying guns in public. They sponsored an online poll. MSNBC wisely put guards in place to prevent multiple votes from individuals. …
Gun Free Zone Signs Come Down in Alabama
A year and a half ago, I wrote about the illegal “No Weapons” signs at rest stops in Alabama. The Alabama Department of Transportation doubled down and declared the signs legal … because. Yesterday afternoon, Friday, the 24th of July, 2015, Governor Bentley stepped up to the plate and ordered the signs taken down. From YellowHammerNews.com …
Underground Arms Cache across the border from McAllen, Texas
A recent confiscation of some rifles and ammunition made headlines from an AP report. The arms were found near Reynosa, Mexico, not far from the border with the United States and McAllen, Texas. While the AP report claimed that 33 “assault rifles” were found, the pictures from Mexican sources indicate that is an exaggeration. This …
Open Carry Cell Phone Holder Concerns New Jersey Prosecutor
This model is carrying the “edgy” cell phone holder in about the worst or *best* way to make it sensational. The choice of black holder, black phone and black shorts does the most to make the holder look as though a pistol is in the back pocket. It does not hold up to close inspection. …
Black Man Shoots Two Unarmed White Men; No Charges Expected
The headline is incendiary. It is meant to be to show the double standard that has been inculcated in this country, and to show that black people are routinely treated fairly under the law. There is a myth that has been built and supported by the old media that only white people can use guns …
Article Attempts to Discredit AR Constitutional Carry
Act 746 went into effect in 2013. The law was clear at the time, and is clear now. The Democrat Attorney General when the law went into effect, Dustin McDaniel, expressed an opinion about the law which seemed designed to cause confusion about the issue. In the opinion, former AG McDaniel simply ignores the most …
Did UBER Jump the Shark On Guns?
Uber has banned any carry of firearms in vehicles using its app, though the policy has no force of law. The only penalty for violating the policy is that a user may lose the ability to use Uber software in the future. From ap.org: Uber Technologies says it is banning firearms of any kind during …
Was The Church Shooter Triggered by the Trayvon Martin Case?
The Truth About Guns has obtained the “Manifesto” of the Charleston Church active shooter. They have taken the courageous step of publishing it in its entirety. It reveals a mind twisted by racism, but the twisting is not all from racists who hate black people. From the manifesto: The event that truly awakened me was …
How many unsolved Homicides are Self Defense?
In a previous essay, I mentioned that we do not know what proportion of unsolved homicides are justified homicides. The reason is that most homicides are violent criminals killing other violent criminals, and that because a person is a criminal, they are reluctant to report a self defense shooting to police. From the previous essay: …
BREAKING: Texas Open Carry to go to Governor Abbott
I just watched hours of debate in the Texas Senate on Committee Substitute HB 910. The Senate Committee had removed the Dutton amendment, that stipulated that the police could not stop you for merely exercising your right to carry openly, and ask for a permit or license. Here is the amendment: CERTAIN INVESTIGATORY STOPS AND …
Wheelchairs, “Golf Carts”, Road Rage, and Concealed Carry
Robert A. Heinlein wrote that an armed society is a polite society. Many in the gun culture echo this sentiment. Every firearms trainer that I have met paraphrases it in some way. Here is an example: Carrying a firearm is a tremendous responsibility. The results of having to use the firearm will follow you the …
CANADA: Man Killed by Bear in British Columbia
A young Canadian was killed in what appears to be a predatory black bear attack in British Columbia, near Mckenzie, Canada. From Vancouverson.com: O’Connor slept outdoors Saturday night while his fiancée slept in their motorhome. After O’Connor’s fiancée woke up Sunday she exited the motorhome, realized something was wrong and went to get help, said …
George Zimmerman Shooting Apparent Assassination Attempt
It appears that George Zimmerman, who has survived the violent attack by Treyvon Martin, survived the media persecution, survived the trial, had his marriage destroyed and a reward posted on his head for the temerity of surviving, has apparently survived an assassination attempt. A bullet narrowly missed George Zimmerman’s head, leading to non-life threatening wounds. …
Neighbor Shoots Burglary Suspect, Stops Crime Spree
On the 23rd of April, an alert neighbor stopped an ongoing crime spree by shooting a burglary suspect in the leg, allowing police to apprehend the suspect. While the situation is still under investigation, it appears that the shooting was justified, given the facts reported. From the Lake Charles Police Facebook page: Only a small …