Aug 1, 2013 | Gun Rights Defender of the Month
FL GOV. SCOTT REFUSED TO SUCCUMB TO HYSTERIA When protesters angry over the verdict in the George Zimmerman case demanded that Florida Gov. Rick Scott do something about the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law, the Republican governor stood his own ground and said “No.”...
Jul 1, 2013 | Gun Rights Defender of the Month
ILLINOIS MAYOR SHOWS BACKBONE When it comes to making a point, it might be hard to find anyone who could do it with quite the splash exhibited in June by Lawrence J. “Larry” Morrissey, the mayor of Rockford, Ill. This native-born son, first elected to office in 2005,...
Jun 1, 2013 | Gun Rights Defender of the Month
SHEPHERD PROMOTES ACTIVISM IN NAT’L TOUR In early May, veteran outdoor writer and media professional Jim Shepherd launched a “road trip” tour to promote what he calls the “My Time to Stand” campaign, aimed at building activism and involvement at the grassroots level....
May 1, 2013 | Gun Rights Defender of the Month
INDIANA SHERIFF IS GUN RIGHTS DEFENDER In the midst of this year’s controversy over magazine bans and limits, one Indiana sheriff stepped forward to pop some myths regarding these accessories, and he did it on camera in a video that streaked all over cyberspace. Boone...
Apr 1, 2013 | Gun Rights Defender of the Month
COBURN EARNS DEFENDER RECOGNITION! U.S. Senator Tom Coburn has, as a cornerstone to his career, been a stalwart when it comes to gun rights and the Second Amendment, so when he accepted the invitation to join the national advisory council for the Citizens Committee...
Mar 1, 2013 | Gun Rights Defender of the Month
The blood literally had not dried in Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. last December when the latest major assault on guns and gun owners began. It was clear from the outset that gun control had been selected to be the showpiece — the Obamacare...