“Or is the problem the individual driver, rather than the equipment he turns into a weapon,” Gottlieb challenged. “Once you realize how absurd it is to call a car an ‘assault vehicle,’ you see the lunacy of defining, and then banning, so-called ‘assault rifles.’”
Current Events in the Gun Industry
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CCRKBA: Media Needs to Start Calling Vehicles ‘Assault Weapons’
Published: April 24, 2018 { 10 comments }Father of Shooting Victim Explains Why He Isn’t Giving Up His AR-15
Published: April 24, 2018 { 19 comments }“I can go lay an AK-47 in the middle of a gymnasium during a basketball game, and I promise you it won’t kill one person,” he said. “It’s not until someone picks it up that it becomes dangerous.”
Nashville Mayor: The Purpose of AR-15s is to ‘Terrorize’
Published: April 23, 2018 { 40 comments }Reinking exhibited troubling behavior even before the shooting, expressing a belief that Taylor Swift was stalking him and hacking his phone and Netflix account, according to the New York Times.
Harvard Poll: 58 Percent of Americans Under 30 Support Banning ‘Assault Weapons’
Published: April 23, 2018 { 42 comments }As it specifically relates to black rifles, what gun-grabbers call “assault weapons,” 58 percent of voters under 30 support a ban, according to the survey conducted by Harvard University’s Institute of Politics.
Wells Fargo Stands Up to Teacher’s Union: ‘Banks shouldn’t decide which legal products consumers can buy’
Published: April 20, 2018 { 33 comments }“Wells Fargo wants schools and communities to be safe from gun violence, but changes to laws and regulations should be determined through a legislative process that gives the American public an opportunity to participate,” the bank said.
Last Call for Bump Stocks! Slide Fire is Shutting Down Soon
Published: April 19, 2018 { 34 comments }Last call for bump stocks! Slide Fire Solutions, the preeminent manufacturer of reciprocating stocks, is closing its doors on May 20.
When Getting Involved Goes Wrong: Armed Samaritan Sued for Saving Officer
Published: April 17, 2018 { 122 comments }“If the officer was truly in harm’s way and he was going to die, she had the right to defend him,” Maislin said. “But over and over what we have is a story of somebody engaging somebody else and claiming self-defense.”
Danish Armed Forces Adopting SIG Sauer’s P320 X-Carry
Published: April 17, 2018 { 1 comment }SIG’s flagship pistol was tested against several other very recent offerings including the Beretta APX, Canik TP9 SF and Gen 5 Glock 17.
Dick’s Sporting Goods to Destroy AR-15s Pulled from Shelves
Published: April 16, 2018 { 245 comments }“We are in the process of destroying all firearms and accessories that are no longer for sale as a result of our February 28th policy change,” a spokeswoman told the Post-Gazette. “We are destroying the firearms in accordance with federal guidelines and regulations.”
School District Gives Teachers Tiny, Souvenir Bats to Fend Off Armed Intruders
Published: April 16, 2018 { 39 comments }“Am I going to get out my bat that’s in a locked cabinet or my bucket of rocks or slide something under the door to lock it to stop someone?” Fagan asked. “How effective is any of this?”









