Numbers don’t lie: Chicago just posted its deadliest Memorial Day holiday weekend since 2015, according to the Chicago Sun-Times, which keeps a running count of the dead. According to the newspaper, 10 people were murdered over the weekend and 39 more were wounded; not the best supporting evidence for the controversial gun and ammunition tax […]
‘Constitution Not On Hold,’ Says Rights Group Over Stalled CCW Apps
Many agencies have “suspended” the process for applying for concealed carry permits and licenses. (Dave Workman) “The constitution wasn’t put on hold because of the coronavirus.” So spoke Alan Gottlieb, founder and executive vice president of the Second Amendment Foundation as he encouraged law enforcement agencies around the country to resume taking applications for concealed […]
Confirmed: NICS Checks, Gun Sales Soared in March
No matter how one looks at the National Instant Check System (NICS) data for March, last month saw a stunning rush on gun stores with what appears to have been a lot of first-time gun buyers in the mix, and now the question will be whether the trend continues for April. According to data from […]
While WA Lawmakers Push to Open Gun Shops, What About CPLs?
Seattle’s KOMO News is reporting how state lawmakers and lawmen have called upon Washington Gov. Jay Inslee to recognize gun shops as “essential” businesses—a story Liberty Park Press broke back on March 31—but there is another pressing issue sheriffs and police departments must address, according to gun rights activists: Taking applications for concealed pistol licenses. […]
Coronavirus Clobbers Cops and Suddenly Second is First Fallback
Reports are surfacing in several jurisdictions about the number of police officers testing positive for Coronavirus, underscoring the importance of the Second Amendment among people who might have been indifferent about the right to keep and bear arms…until now. Over the weekend, TIME magazine reported that “about 700 New Jersey police officers have tested positive […]
In Panic, Second Amendment Right Not Outmoded After All
A rush on gun stores across the country to purchase firearms and ammunition shows that during a period of national panic, Americans fall back on the Second Amendment for reassurance, say some in the gun rights community, but in two American cities, officials are saying gun shops are non-essential businesses. The San Jose Mercury News […]
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