As Phillips put it, “People who aren’t as gun friendly might hesitate when they first see it, but the law is the law. After time, people will get used to it.”

Ironically, it might soon be easier for outsiders to get one than for Californians themselves.

In 2011, Nichols was convicted of statutory rape and sentenced to 15 years in prison, with a projected release date in September 2027.

The only things still allowed (for now): “non-enhancing” gear — like holsters, gun safes, and similar accessories that don’t directly interface with a firearm.

The story’s half-myth, half-legend, and all cowboy-movie romanticism: a holster maker grafted a rifle barrel onto a revolver frame, Marty Robbins saw it, and music history was born.

Most gun owners think the only way to lose their Second Amendment rights is through a felony conviction. But as the Armed Attorneys, Emily Taylor and Richard Hayes, point out — it’s way easier (and way sneakier) than that.

“So when NPR runs with ‘violent crime is falling,’ they’re just parroting the wrong dataset,” Lott said.

When police arrived, 46-year-old Narado Brinkley was down—shot inside the house, pronounced dead on scene.

Governor Greg Gianforte just kicked off the Fourth Annual Montana Youth Hunting Story Contest, giving young hunters a chance to share their stories and win some incredible prizes.