An estimated 15 million Americans are now licensed to carry, according to a story in Monday’s Washington Examiner, quoting John R. Lott, Jr., president of the Crime Prevention Research Center. Liberty Park Press spoke with Lott briefly Monday and confirmed the estimate. In a report released earlier this year, Lott had put the number of […]
NY Times, Levi Strauss Ignite Concealed Carry Furor, USCCA Fires Back
Thursday’s New York Times’ perennially anti-Second Amendment editorial page ripped the notion of nationwide concealed carry reciprocity just one day after the CEO of Levi Strauss essentially told millions of Americans that he doesn’t want their business if they are legally carrying firearms for personal protection. On Friday, the United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) […]
Anti-gunners Eating Crow; Ohio Attacker Stopped by Good Guy with Gun
Gun prohibitionists who moved swiftly to exploit Monday’s mayhem at Ohio State University are now eating crow, or at least should be, after their knee-jerk whines about “gun violence” were proven to be without foundation, and the only use of a gun was by a good guy who stopped the bloody car and knife attack […]
Idaho Concealed Carry Spike Making News
The Associated Press and as a result the Seattle Times today focused on a report out of Idaho that the Gem State is experiencing a spike in concealed carry. According to the story, originally reported by Idaho’s KIDK, “nearly 8 percent of the (Idaho) population has a concealed carry permit.” That should not surprise anyone familiar […]
American Thinker: ‘Ultimate Goal’ is Reduce Number of Guns
A writer at American Thinker on Saturday put it bluntly about the gun prohibition lobby, and so far nobody has screamed that his pants are on fire. According to author Ben Cohen: “For the most passionate advocates of gun control, the ultimate goal was never an assault weapons ban or universal background checks. For them, the […]
DoD Releases Policy for Packing Guns on Military Bases
The Department of Defense is going to allow soldiers to carry guns. According to the Washington Free Beacon, the DOD yesterday released its 26-page directive that minutely details how and when service personnel can be armed on base for personal protection. It is called “Arming and the Use of Force.” A policy directive that stretches 26 […]
