“The Obama administration hates the Second Amendment, and it’s clear that every place where it can push, it will,” Michael Hammond, legislative counsel for the Gun Owners of America, told The Hill.com. “This is an indication of an anti-gun administration trying to annoy us in any way it can.”
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Author Responds to Claim that ‘Men Carry Guns to Address Social Insecurities’
Published: May 30, 2015 { 13 comments }Why do men carry firearms? Jennifer Carlson, a sociology professor at the University of Toronto, explains what her research has taught her on this question.
Advocate to Texas Lawmakers Voting Against Gun Bill: ‘Hung from the Tree of Liberty’
Published: May 29, 2015 { 1 comment }Once again open carry advocate Kory Watkins is stirring the pot in order to call attention to gun rights in Texas.
TV Networks, Celebrities, Mayors Prepare for Gun Violence Awareness Day
Published: May 28, 2015 { 15 comments }With National Gun Violence Awareness Day just around the corner on June 2, celebrities, TV networks, record labels, magazines and 60 U.S. mayors are preparing to wear orange to show their support for the first annual event sponsored Everytown for Gun Safety.
Gov. Cuomo Appropriates $13.3 to Target Gun Violence
Published: May 27, 2015 { 6 comments }New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that the state will appropriate $13.3 million to the Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) initiative.
LA Times: Men Carry Guns to Address ‘Social Insecurities’
Published: May 27, 2015 { 21 comments }“In Michigan and other places hit hard by the economic downturn, men’s guns can address social insecurities far beyond crime,” LA Times Op-Ed.
Why I Profile People: Prospective from a Wary Gun Owner
Published: May 26, 2015 { 17 comments }So, I’ve been getting some heavy flak recently for an article I wrote on the motorcycle gang fight in Waco, Texas. People are pissed off because I essentially told them to stay away from nefarious organizations, aka outlaw biker gangs.
Judge Denies New York City Handgun Permit for Traveling Gun Dealer
Published: May 26, 2015 { 15 comments }A traveling firearms dealer will not be allowed to carry a concealed weapon for self-defense while working in New York City, a judge ruled last Friday.
Should the ATF Merge with the FBI?
Published: May 22, 2015 { 18 comments }The Center for American Progress released an almost 200-page document arguing that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives should merge with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
D.C. Gun-Grabbers Lose Again, Federal Judge Junks ‘Good Cause’ Requirement
Published: May 21, 2015 { 7 comments }A federal judge ruled this week that D.C.’s “good cause” requirement for concealed carry was unconstitutional.