“If it has no other effect, Highland Park’s ordinance may increase the public’s sense of safety,” wrote Easterbrook. “Mass shootings are rare, but they are highly salient, and people tend to overestimate the likelihood of salient events. If a ban on semi‐automatic guns and large‐capacity magazines reduces the perceived risk from a mass shooting, and makes the public feel safer as a result, that’s a substantial benefit.”
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Federal Court Upholds Assault Weapons Ban: ‘Makes the Public Feel Safer…that’s a Substantial Benefit’
BY S.H. Blannelberry Published: April 28, 2015 { 44 comments }Fact Confirmed: Handgun Waiting Periods Do Not Reduce Violence
BY S.H. Blannelberry Published: April 28, 2015 { 7 comments }State Sen. Van Wanggaard, “There’s no statistical evidence that it [the 48-hour handgun waiting period] reduces violence whatsoever.” Is he right?
Hank Strange on Getting Pulled Over: ‘Get Home Safe, Then Worry About Your Rights’
BY S.H. Blannelberry Published: April 28, 2015 { 94 comments }Hank Strange recounts the details of a traffic stop he encountered on Easter Sunday.
Good Guy With Gun Stops Assault on Elderly Kroger Customer
BY S.H. Blannelberry Published: April 27, 2015 { 3 comments }A customer outside a Kroger grocery store used his concealed weapon to help an elderly man who was being assaulted by seven men.
LWRC Tricon MK6–The Refined Fighting Carbine
BY Dave Higginbotham Published: April 26, 2015 { 20 comments }I sometimes have a hard time finding meaningful differences between black rifles. This isn’t one of them. The LWRC Tricon MK6 is very different. Designed in coordination with former SEAL and renowned trainer Jeff Gonzales, the rifle is built for service. And right now,if you buy an LWRC, they’ll throw in an Aimpoint T1. This is a great deal.
Prepping 101: $998 Off-Grid Wood Cookstove $995
BY Paul Helinski Published: April 26, 2015 { 27 comments }This is one of the few articles in this series where I haven’t yet reviewed the product, but I plan to follow it up with a review in the future because I bought one. My intention in posting this today is to give the regular readers of this column a official heads up on a heavily discounted and apparently high quality product that may be a priority for you in your prepping supplies. For many years I have been looking at wood cook stoves. If you have never seen one (and I actually haven’t in person), these are not regular woodstoves. Wood cookstoves were popular in the US between the 1880s and 1930s. They look like a regular stove, with an oven and burners, but they run on wood and have no electric or gas components.
Mossberg MVP Patrol Model Suppressed
BY S.H. Blannelberry Published: April 26, 2015 { 0 comments }Hickok45 looks at a Mossberg MVP.
Budget Minded Guns for Home Defense
BY Kimber Pearce Published: April 24, 2015 { 255 comments }We’re beginning a new series here at GunsAmerica that examines the best options for home defense. But there’s a twist. In order to make our list, these guns and tools have to be reliable, capable, and (most importantly) affordable. There’s a lot to talk about–from gun design to caliber considerations–but these guns will get the job done without breaking the bank.
Michael Brown’s Memorial Tree Vandalized
BY S.H. Blannelberry Published: April 24, 2015 { 43 comments }A tree and memorial dedicated to Michael Brown was vandalized the day after it was consecrated.
Winchester Issues Recall on SXP Shotguns
BY S.H. Blannelberry Published: April 24, 2015 { 4 comments }Winchester is issuing a recall on its select SXP shotguns following the discovery of a malfunction that causes the gun to fire without pulling the trigger.









