A federal judge in San Diego on Thursday temporarily blocked California’s ban on ammunition magazines that hold more than ten cartridges, issuing a preliminary injunction against a law that would have taken effect Saturday, while he examines details of a lawsuit filed by the California Rifle & Pistol Association, the Sacramento Bee reported. This could create an […]
Should Travel Ban Critics Also Oppose CCW Restrictions?
What’s the difference between opposing travel restrictions on people from six Middle Eastern nations and opposing restrictions on concealed carry in California and other states? One is about allowing foreign nationals into the country and the other is about that inconvenient old Second Amendment right of individual U.S. citizens to keep and bear arms. Both […]
When Alleged Killers Commit Suicide, Do They Cheat Justice?
Tuesday morning’s report from Erie, Pennsylvania that wanted murder suspect Steve Stephens killed himself came less than 48 hours after accused Washington state mass shooter Arcan Cetin apparently hanged himself in a Snohomish County jail cell. Stephens was the notorious “Facebook killer” suspect who apparently gunned down an elderly man in Ohio and then posted […]
Predictable Calls for Gun Control Following Cal. School Shooting
UPDATED 2:50 p.m.: Following Monday’s murder-suicide at a San Bernardino, California elementary school that also tragically took the life of an 8-year-old student, there was predictable talk about increased gun control, although this happened in a state with among the toughest gun control laws in the country. According to the San Bernardino County Sun, a […]
Gun Sales Soar in Cal. as Barack Beats Feet, Sticks Public with $$ Bill
As Barack Obama leaves office, having failed to pass his gun control schemes, there is insult added to injury in that California has reported for the first time that more than a million guns were sold last year in the Golden State. But possibly the greater insult is to the American taxpayer, who gets stuck […]
California Sheriff Will Ease CCW Permit Process in His County
Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones may send California gun prohibitionists into orbit over his Tuesday announcement that his agency will ease the process for obtaining a concealed carry permit. According to the Sacramento Bee, the sheriff’s office made the announcement via a press release. The idea is to “cut down paperwork and workload for Sheriff’s […]