The forces lined up to snatch away Second Amendment freedoms have several foes that must stand united. The first is the Constitution itself, which clearly grants the right to keep and bear arms to law-abiding U.S. citizens in a manner that is not to be infringed upon. So, without shredding the founding document itself, [...]
The aftermath of the Michigan State University shooting that left three dead and five critically injured further stirred the debate over gun rights. Mixed in with the predictable calls for stricter regulations are many who see the need for self-defense rights to be respected. A notable campus landmark is the Rock on Farm Lane. [...]
A neighborhood in Interlachen, Florida, is safer after a 67-year-old woman opened fire on an alleged armed intruder at about 3 a.m. Wednesday morning. That’s the word from Putnam County Sheriff H.D. “Gator” DeLoach after the woman shot and killed the suspect. Police report the woman was awakened by the sound of a door [...]
Former NFL Pro Bowl defensive end and current broadcaster Marcellus Wiley unquestionably ruffled some feathers with his video response to the horrific Michigan State University shooting. Three people died in the attack, and the reaction by many was the usual call for more gun control. But Wiley was having none of that illogical argument. [...]
Carjackings and other violent crimes have become a way of life across the U.S. Criminals believe they act with impunity and will easily get away with their crimes against defenseless civilians who are unprepared to resist them. Only, that narrative is starting to change. Americans are not blind to the sharply rising violent crime [...]
Of all the cities in the U.S. one could choose to live, the most dangerous is St. Louis, Missouri. That is the finding from last year’s WalletHub report that ranked the safety of 182 American cities. Though violent crime is a major part of the story, other issues such as destructive flash flooding also [...]
Enemies of the Second Amendment are increasingly worried over the impact of last summer’s landmark Supreme Court ruling in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen. An exhaustive new CBS News report details the angst experienced by gun control advocates over the decision and its ramifications. Their efforts to deny the right [...]
Science fiction can be loads of fun. It creates fantasy worlds that allow our imaginations to explore extreme possibilities that we never encounter in our day-to-day lives. But the reality is that it remains fiction. None of us are flying off to other galaxies or traveling back in time to converse with our ancestors. [...]
An armed civilian who is also the spouse of the Air Force’s top noncommissioned officer stopped an armed intruder on a military base with a warning shot last week. The civilian, retired Army first sergeant Rahn Bass, is the husband to Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne Bass. She said in a [...]
Two things we have learned we can count on are bad guys doing bad things and good guys — and ladies — exercising their Second Amendment rights to stop them. A pair of recent incidents highlighted the value of being legally armed in these troubled times. Surveillance video from a frightening encounter last month [...]