The all-Democratic Pittsburgh City Council voted 6-3 this week to ban the “use” of some semi-automatic rifles along with a total ban on magazines capable of holding more than ten rounds of ammunition and all armor-piercing ammunition. The Council also voted to enact an ordinance allowing the court to seize firearms under an “extreme risk protection order” requested by a family or household member.
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Pittsburgh Tries Tricky Legal Strategy to Control ‘Assault Rifle’ Use within City Limits
Published: April 3, 2019 { 14 comments }
Neighbors Arrested for Shooting Each Other While Wearing Bulletproof Vest
Published: April 3, 2019 { 67 comments }With the vest on Chuck shot Chris in the back, not once but six times. Chuck “unloaded the clip into Christopher’s back,” said the police report authored by the Benton County Sheriff’s Office.
New Zealand Gangs: ‘No,’ We Won’t Get Rid of Our Guns
Published: April 3, 2019 { 33 comments }“Will gangs get rid of their weapons? No. Because of who we are, we can’t guarantee our own safety,” explained Sonny Fatu, the leader of the Waikato branch of the Mongrel Mob, in an interview with Stuff.
Standard-Capacity Magazines are Flooding California Following Landmark Ruling Striking Down Ban
Published: April 2, 2019 { 23 comments }Call them mags, clips, clippazines or extendos, magazines are flooding into California following a monumental court ruling on Friday.
Dick’s Sporting Goods Lost $150 Million as Direct Result of AR-15 Ban
Published: April 2, 2019 { 112 comments }Dick’s Sporting Goods lost $150 million in sales as a result of the company’s anti-gun policies, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The loss amounted to 1.7 percent of the company’s overall revenue and has spurred the company to consider dropping hunting-related items entirely.
But Edward Stack, the company’s CEO and Virtue Signaler in Chief, said the move was worth it.
Legislation Would Stop Big Banks from Defunding Gun Makers, Sellers
Published: March 28, 2019 { 7 comments }“It’s not a bank’s job to create policy. They need to leave the policymaking to Congress,” said Sen. Kennedy in a statement. “Banks should not be able to discriminate against lawful customers on the basis of social policy. The banks should keep in mind that these lawful customers are the same hard-working taxpayers who bailed them out during the recession.”
Watch as 60,000 Bump Stocks Are Destroyed
Published: March 28, 2019 { 36 comments }“I fought for these rights,” Grisham, a retired Army 1SG, continued “I fought for the rights to keep and bear arms. If I’m going to fight overseas for those liberties, I’m sure as heck not going to give up and home and not fight for them.”
Tenn. Bill Would Give Concealed Carriers a Pass for Violating ‘No Firearms’ Policies
Published: March 27, 2019 { 16 comments }A state lawmaker in Tennessee wants to give concealed carriers a pass when they accidentally enter a business with a “no firearms” policy.
Sens. Toomey, Coons Push Bill to Stop ‘Lie-and-Try’ Gun Purchasers
Published: March 26, 2019 { 31 comments }U.S. Senators Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Chris Coons (D-DE) are drumming up support for their bipartisan bill that aims to stop “lie-and-try” gun purchasers.
Missouri Considers Banning all Federal Gun Control Laws within the State
Published: March 26, 2019 { 37 comments }The Show Me State has made headlines in recent years for its aggressive support of Second Amendment rights, but the legislature is now considering the ultimate protection: nullification. The Missouri legislature has reintroduced a bill that would nullify all federal gun control laws within the state and bar any federal law enforcement official from enforcing said laws.