A proposal from Democrat Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to hike fees for pistol permits and background checks is raising alarms among gun owners in the Constitution State, and gun rights organizations and advocates all over the map. According to the New Haven Register, “Malloy is proposing to increase the state portion of the pistol permit […]
‘Hearing Protection Act’ Introduced; Anti-gunners Hardly Silent
A veteran United States Senator from Idaho, and a pair of congressmen from Texas and South Carolina have introduced federal legislation aimed at removing firearms suppressors from regulation under the 1934 National Firearms Act, and it took no time at all for anti-gunners to object. Sen. Mike Crapo, an Idaho Republican, introduced the Hearing Protection […]
Gun Law Failure in Mount Vernon Shooting?
The man identified by various Washington State news agencies as the suspect in the Dec. 15 shooting of a Mount Vernon police officer has a lengthy criminal history dating back almost 20 years, according to published reports, which would prohibit him from possessing a firearm. Yet the suspect, identified in various news reports as Ernesto […]
Roof Convicted; CCRKBA Says Responsibility is His Alone
Thursday’s conviction of Charleston church gunman Dylann Roof seemed a foregone conclusion, but in the aftermath, a prominent gun rights organization noted that only he should be held accountable, and that law-abiding American gun owners should never be penalized for such acts. The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms noted in […]
How Wealthy Elitists Are Using Their Wallets to Buy Your Rights
A hard-hitting piece published online under veteran journalist Frank Miniter’s byline lays bare the way big money has become a new weapon in the war against individual Second Amendment rights, and the timing could make a difference this fall and into next year, provided people decide the Constitution isn’t for sale. Writing in America’s First Freedom, […]
National CCW Reciprocity a Reality Under Trump?
When the Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms last week called on President-elect Donald Trump to “make the Second Amendment great again,” one item of possible business that got attention on social media was national concealed carry reciprocity. SAF and CCRKBA encouraged Trump to have his new […]
