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SB 180 (Protect Workers' Constitutional Rights) scheduled for sponsor testimony in Senate committee

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Chairman Kevin Bacon has announced that the Senate Civil Justice Committee will be hearing sponsor testimony on Senate Bill 180 (Protect Workers' Constitutional Rights) today, Wednesday, June 24 at 2:30 p.m.in the Senate Finance Hearing Room. SB 180, sponsored by Senator Joe Uecker (R-Miami Township), seeks to prohibit employers from discriminating against workers exercising constitutional rights...

Lummis Introduces "Collectible Firearms Protection Act"

3:00pm Tuesday, June 23, 2015

[Earlier this month], U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) introduced H.R. 2611, the "Collectible Firearms Protection Act." This bill would aim to reverse a State Department decision blocking the importation of wildly popular and historic M1 Garand rifles and M1 carbines from South Korea. The United States exported these firearms to South Korea at the onset of the Korean War in the 1950s...

12 Effects of Post Shooting Syndrome

by Dean Rieck

7:00am Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Defending yourself with a gun is not something any rational person ever wants to do. It's something you do only when there is no other choice. And the personal toll it can take on your mental wellbeing can be surprising, often referred to as "post shooting syndrome." TV dramas and blockbuster movies portray good guys shooting bad guys in heroic fashion. But in the real world, it seldom feels...

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Stopping the Threat!

by Gary Evens

3:00pm Monday, June 22, 2015

If you have spent any time reading the articles in my newsletter, on any number of self-defense related websites, and/or in gun magazines, you’ve come across a multitude of articles (opinions?) on which caliber is best, the importance of “stopping power”, etc. Which is better, the .45 ACP or the 9mm Parabellum? How about the .357 Magnum or the .44 Magnum? Should I use hit the target where it will...

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Vocabulary—Just What is the Difference Between Rimfire and Centerfire Ammunition?

by Philip J. Massaro

7:00am Monday, June 22, 2015

Rimfire Cartridges Rimfire cartridges contain their “priming compound” in the “rim” of the cartridge. The priming compound is what sparks to ignite the gunpowder within the cartridge case, while the rim is precisely where the firing pin strikes when the user pulls the trigger. The powder charge sits directly in front of the priming compound, so ignition is very reliable. The beauty of the rimfire...

Gun Control Called "Absurd" on Anti-Gun Website

3:00pm Friday, June 19, 2015

To say the very least, articles questioning the advisability of gun control are few and far between on HuffingtonPost.com. Recently, however, a blogger on the normally anti-gun website expressed views that are liable to work gun control supporters into a tizzy. In a piece titled In Gun Control Controversy, Can Americans Handle the Truth? , self-described public relations consultant Mario Almonte...

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Stop Obama's Planned Gag Order on Firearm-Related Speech

7:00am Friday, June 19, 2015

It's happening again— President Obama is using his imperial pen and telephone to curb your rights and bypass Congress through executive action. Even as news reports have been highlighting the gun control provisions of the Administration's "Unified Agenda" of regulatory objectives, the Obama State Department has been quietly moving ahead with a proposal that could censor online speech related to...

Fanciful "Smart Gun" Bill Seeks to Make Law Out of Wishful Thinking

3:00pm Thursday, June 18, 2015

We all have our hopes for the future. In that regard, we're not so different from Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren (both D-Mass.). Where we're just a little bit different, however, is that while we recognize some people might wish to replace travel by automobiles with on-demand flight via pollution-free unicorns, we're not sure a law to that affect is really necessary. Similarly,...