Despite how New York City’s political leaders spin statistics to convince the populace that the metropolis is safe, the people on the street are not buying it. New numbers issued by NYPD officials revealed that license and permit applications to carry weapons more than doubled in 2023. Unfortunately, the department will not confirm how [...]
The “temporary” firearms export ban is now permanent. Late last week, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) declared that the current 90-day pause will remain in effect — at least until lawmakers who support the Second Amendment rally to change it. The declared war on the weapons industry is in full [...]
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) reacted to the Oct. 25 Lewiston massacre by signing a package of gun control bills on Friday. The tragic mass shooting killed 18 victims and injured 13 others, and it was obvious that there would be a statutory response against gun rights. Mills, decidedly a moderate on the issue, [...]
The right to armed self-defense is a precursor to the numerous other liberties granted to law-abiding U.S. citizens by the Constitution. It is not exercised nearly as much as those freedoms involving speech, religion, the press and others. However, if the Second Amendment did not exist, many of these other rights could quickly become [...]
Second Amendment advocates have another victory to celebrate — this time in Pennsylvania. On Wednesday, a district court ruled in Lara v. Evanchick that young adults aged 18-20 are now eligible to apply for a concealed carry permit. The state’s previous ban on this age group fully exercising its constitutional freedoms was struck down. [...]
It must have been quite a shock in Surprise, Arizona, just after 4:00 a.m. Monday morning when a homeowner discovered two alleged burglary suspects in their home. But thanks to the Second Amendment and a dose of courage, the encounter ended well for the law-abiding citizen. The homeowner opened fire after encountering the two [...]
Following last year’s tragic mass shooting at a Nashville elementary school, Tennessee lawmakers and Gov. Bill Lee (R) stepped up and took action to protect students and teachers. On Friday, the governor signed a bill into law that will permit properly trained faculty and staff to carry firearms on school grounds. They will serve [...]
Georgia and Tennessee last week became the newest members of the coalition of states to ban credit card companies from recording sensitive information about gun purchases. There are now 14 states that prohibit this controversial practice. Gov. Brian Kemp (R) signed HB 1018, the Second Amendment Privacy Act, into law on Monday to prevent [...]
A Nashville homeowner turned the tables on an alleged armed home intruder early Saturday morning in yet another heroic case of armed self-defense. Police determined the resident was well within his rights to use lethal force when encountered the stranger attempting to climb through his window. It was just before 6 a.m. when the [...]
With the current composition of the legislature being stridently in favor of more gun control, owners of firearms in Virginia are fortunate to have elected a governor to stand for the Second Amendment. The lawmaking body held its yearly Reconvened Session recently, a gathering that generally serves as an opportunity to revisit instances in [...]