Dec 1, 2009 | Quick Shots
Felons are learning “hard lessons†from armed citizens, according to the News Tribune of Jefferson City, Missouri. During a home invasion in early October, one of the intruders was shot and killed by one of the occupants of a mobile home. About a week later, an...
Nov 1, 2009 | Quick Shots
As this is being written in late October, Congress has passed only two of 12 appropriations acts to fund federal government agencies for the fiscal year that began October 1st. The government is currently running on a “continuing resolution,†allowing expenditures...
Oct 1, 2009 | Quick Shots
The election of Barack Obama as President of the United States has triggered a firestorm of activity on the part of law-abiding gun owners. Legitimate concerns about the passage of gun control legislation have caused a spike in sales of firearms and ammunition since...
Sep 1, 2009 | Quick Shots
The landmark Second Amendment Supreme Court case, District of Columbia v Dick Anthony Heller, has been followed up at the Circuit Court level in at least three separate cases. The 2nd and 7th Circuits have ruled that Heller does not apply to the states. The 9th...
Aug 1, 2009 | Quick Shots
A major challenge experienced by gun rights advocates is getting our side of the issue before the public. Negative reporting on firearms and their misuse is an everyday occurrence. When was the last time you heard a pro-gun item on the news, or read of legitimate use...
Jul 1, 2009 | Quick Shots
With the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to fill the Supreme Court seat of retiring Associate Justice David Souter, President Obama has thrown down the gauntlet to gun owners all across America. Judge Sotomayor has a long history of hostility to gun owners, from...
