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Self Defense – A Human Right
I don’t care if you read anything else that has been posted on TWB today, or even this week for that matter. It’s much more important to go read Larry Correia’s article at the location below.
Libertarian Party Calls for End of ‘Government-Mandated Gun-Free Zones’
In the wake of the Orlando terrorist attack, the Libertarian Party called for the elimination of gun-free zones.
Nicholas Sarwark, chairman of the Libertarian National Committee, warned Monday that the U.S. is at risk of “more mass shootings” as he criticized both President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump for “recycling their calls for more failed and deadly policies.” Sarwark also asserted that the Libertarian Party is the only political party that is “calling for sensible, serious policy change that would reduce the frequency of mass shootings as well as minimize the damage they do.”
“Virtually all mass shootings happen in ‘gun-free’ zones,” Sarwark said. “Regardless of the ideology of the shooter or the type of weapons used, the common link is that the event occurs where responsible gun owners are prohibited from carrying arms for self-defense.”
Read the rest of the article: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/06/13/libertarian-party-calls-for-end-of-government-mandated-gun-free-zones-in-wake-of-orlando-attack/
9th Circuit: No Right To Carry Concealed
A divided federal appeals court in California ruled Thursday that there is no constitutional right to carry a concealed handgun, adding to a division among the lower courts on gun rights outside the home.
By a vote of 7-4, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld a California law that requires gun owners to show a good reason before they can get a license to carry a concealed handgun.
“The protection of the Second Amendment — whatever the scope of that protection may be — simply does not extend to the carrying of concealed firearms in public by members of the general public.”
The court declined to say whether the Constitution protects openly carrying a gun in public. It said that question was not at issue in the case.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/9th-circuit-court-appeals-says-no-right-concealed-gun-carry-n589041
Tick Shot Trick Shot
Dustin never fails to amaze me with his marksmanship skills. A tick at 100 yards is quite a feat. He’s provided a write-up of the shot at http://fishgame.com/2016/06/tick-shot-trick-shot-video/
Facebook Gun Industry Suppression
Back at the end of February of this year, I noticed a drop in traffic to our website. I watched, but not too closely. This is the slow time of year, after all. A month went by and the drop continued, and it became apparent that this wasn’t an ordinary slump. Something was going on, and it was just a matter of figuring out what that something was.
While digging through Analytics, all signs kept pointing to one location: Facebook. I reached out to my friends Robert and Dan at The Truth About Guns to see if they were seeing similar results. They were.
I got out my little black book and contacted others in the industry, and heard the same story time and time again. It was no coincidence; something was happening on the Facebook end of things, and it was severely hurting our website traffic referrals from the social media giant.
I’ve noticed similar behavior on both the website and the post reach on FB. Read the rest of the article: http://concealednation.org/2016/06/press-release-facebook-actively-suppressing-news-distribution-for-the-gun-industry/
“Under The Gun” Violated Federal Gun Laws
Katie, get your gun lawyer.
By now you’ve probably heard about Katie Couric’s new anti-gun documentary “Under The Gun,” and how her producer doctored video of interviews with gun owners in order to make them look stupid and heartless. Couric’s producer and director, Stephanie Soechtig, admitted to doctoring the video, and Couric herself kinda sorta apologized for it.
But that’s not the worst thing that happened with the making of this documentary. It turns out that Couric’s production team deliberately conspired to violate federal gun laws. According to video obtained by Ammoland, a shooting sports news website, one of Couric’s producers deliberately committed at least four separate felonies by purchasing four separate firearms across state lines without a background check.
Read the rest of the article: http://thefederalist.com/2016/06/03/katie-courics-anti-gun-producers-repeatedly-violated-federal-gun-laws/
June 2016 Gun & Gear Contests
At the risk of reducing my own chances to win, http://www.weapon-blog.com/contests/ has been updated with all the gun and gear related contests that I am aware of for the month.
Go forth and win… As always, feel free to share wherever you can.
If you are aware of any that are not on the list, please use the contact form to get it added to the list.
Memorial Day
In honor of those who made the ultimate sacrifice in combat, The Weapon Blog will be going dark until Tuesday.
Common Shooting Mistakes
Head on over to https://www.nrablog.com/articles/2016/4/4-common-shooting-mistakes-and-how-to-correct-them to read about four common mistakes, and how to correct them.
For Educational Purposes
A gallery on imgur highlighting the absurdity of some of the gun laws based solely upon cosmetic features.
Go Home CA Senate, You’re Drunk
Senate and Assembly Democrats “gutted and amended” 4 bills that were stalled and changed them into 4 brand new, ANTI-GUN measures.
“Gutting and amending” is the controversial practice of stripping out a measure’s contents and replacing it with entirely new language, for a new issue, well into the legislative process.
AB 156: Formerly dealt with global warming, but now places restrictions on ammunition and will be authored by Asm. Kevin McCarty and Sen. Kevin deLeón.
AB 857: Formerly addressed greenhouse gasses, but now restricts curios, relics, and home-built firearms. It will be authored my Asm. Jim Cooper and Sen. Kevin de Leon.
AB 1135: Formerly centered around creating the Kings River East Groundwater Sustainability Agency, but is now a broad gun ban. This will now be authored by Assembly members Marc Levine and Phil Ting.
AB 1511: Formerly dealt with energy conservation, but now criminalizes loaning firearms. It is now authored by Asm. Miguel Santiago.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.ammoland.com/2016/05/you-wont-believe-this-ca-politicians-hijack-bills-insert-gun-control