The first murder victim of the year in Columbus, Ohio was ironically an outspoken advocate of campus concealed carry, and according to the Columbus Dispatch, police do not believe he was a random victim, nor does the slaying have “any connection to the university.” Twenty-year-old Tarak Andrew Underiner was reportedly shot several times in a […]
Could Indiana Become Next ‘Constitutional Carry’ State?
An Indiana state lawmaker will reportedly introduce legislation soon that would eliminate the need for a permit to carry a sidearm, according to a story in the News and Tribune in Jeffersonville. State Rep. Jim Lucas, a Seymour Republican, told the newspaper that Indiana, like the rest of the country, is “seeing record numbers of […]
Do Protection Orders Really Protect, or Should People Arm Up?
The tragic case of a Kent, Washington woman who was murdered at her home over the weekend appears to once again raise the question about just how much “protection” a protective order offers. The Seattle Times is reporting that Karen Perez Placencia, 24, was fatally shot Sunday by her “estranged boyfriend,” identified as Erick Orguno-Perez. […]
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 […]
If It Saves Just One Life: Armed Citizen Kills Man Attacking Fla. Deputy
For years, anti-gunners have pandered one gun control scheme after another, justifying their efforts by telling anyone who will listen, “If it saves just one life…” Monday in Lee County, Florida a legally-armed citizen fatally shot a man who was reportedly in the process of severely beating a sheriff’s deputy at an off-ramp along Interstate […]