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John Lott at LibertyCon On More Guns, Less Crime

7:00am Tuesday, July 07, 2020

LibertyCon is a major European gathering of open-minded students and professionals from all over the world who want a future that is more free and more focused on liberty. This year's event was held in March and featured a wide variety of speakers, including John Lott, who spoke on the topic of "More Guns, Less Crime." Watch the video of Lott's presentation here:

2019 Mass Shootings and Lessons Learned

by Gary Evens

7:00am Monday, July 06, 2020

It seems that churches and other religious facilities have joined schools in becoming popular places for demented killers to carry out their dastardly acts. Like schools, churches are gathering points where larger numbers of people congregate, making it easier to get a “high body count”. On December 29, 2019, a lone 43-year-old gunman armed with a shotgun walked into a church service in White...

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Gun News Roundup - July 3, 2020

3:00pm Friday, July 03, 2020

Fighting for Second Amendment rights, and exercising those rights freely and effectively, starts with being informed. Here's a quick roundup of important stories in the news recently: Couple pointing guns at protesters unlikely to face charges, law professor says Gun-Wielding Couple Realized The Only One Who Will Protect You Is You The 8 Best Hunting Guns that Double as Self-Defense Firearms...

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Independence Day 2020

by Rick Jones

7:00am Friday, July 03, 2020

With the upcoming holiday, let's look at what it might mean to some people…a day off with pay, just a day off, family, friends, cookouts, reunions or just a day to lounge and watch the fireworks. As for me, I think of our Constitution, our founding fathers, our Bill of Rights, our military men and women who are performing their duties to protect our freedom. “FREEDOM”. We say it often, exclaiming...

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Not Funny: Firearm Prohibitionists Finally Target Elmer Fudd's Gun

7:00am Thursday, July 02, 2020

It was bound to happen. Elmer Fudd and Yosemite Sam have now been disarmed. For some in the pro-gun community, the term “Fudd” denotes a person who owns guns, typically not for self-defense, but considers themselves above the fray of Second Amendment politics. But it is not owning this or that type of gun that makes a person a Fudd. Rather, it’s an attitude of indifference to the besieged plight...

Lessons in the Value of Strong State Firearms Preemption Laws

7:00am Wednesday, July 01, 2020

Along with the sweeping success of the Right-to-Carry movement, strong state firearms preemption laws have been among the most important developments over the past half-century in the way average Americans own and use firearms. To open a circa 1970 edition of ATF's State Laws and Published Ordinances is to encounter an incomprehensible patchwork of county and city regulations that made it...

Headline: Convicted felon charged with possessing a loaded firearm at Columbus protest

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Tuesday, June 30, 2020

WCMH (NBC Columbus) is reporting that Columbus Police and federal authorities accuse a Columbus man of illegally possessing a firearm while attending a Columbus protest. From the article : Columbus Police say an officer recognized Ronnie Earl Murdock, 31, a convicted felon, during a downtown protest on June 24, and saw Murdock holding a rifle. Federal law states that convicted felons can’t own,...

The Second Amendment, Firearm Industry Exists to Protect During Crises

by Larry Keane

7:00am Monday, June 29, 2020

The Second Amendment is inalienable and there is a perfect storm right now demonstrating its vital importance. There is a constant barrage of attacks on the Second Amendment in “normal” times. These days are hardly normal, given the coronavirus pandemic, near economic standstill of stay-at-home orders and business closures and now rioting. Local law enforcement was already stretched thin when...