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New York Times Make the Case for Urban Residents Exercising Their Second Amendment Rights
These everyday killings received far less attention than the mass murder at the parade. But they are the standard for American gun violence: More than 95 percent of gun homicides this year have been shootings with one to three victims.
Today, we want to help you understand where and why most everyday gun violence happens. We’re going to focus on Chicago, because it has one of the country’s highest murder rates and because a local group — the University of Chicago Crime Lab — keeps detailed data.
BREAKING: Dick Heller Files Lawsuit Challenging DC’s Limit on the Amount of Ammo a Concealed Permit Holder May Carry
A reliable source tells us that Dick Heller, of District of Columbia v. Heller fame, is back at it defending gun rights on a national level. Under an arbitrary rule established by the District of Columbia Police Chief years ago, an individual with a DC concealed carry permit may only carry enough ammunition to load their firearm and reload it once.
Heller’s new lawsuit challenging that restriction, naming the District and Police Chief Robert Contee as respondents.
SAF Sues State of California to Block Firearms Advertising Ban
From the Second Amendment Foundation
Attorneys for the Second Amendment Foundation and several partners have filed a federal lawsuit for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief in a case challenging the constitutionality of a California law prohibiting gun shops, sporting goods stores, and any “firearm industry member” from advertising, marketing or arranging for placement “any firearm-related product in a manner that is designed, intended, or reasonably appears to be attractive to minors.”
It is a First Amendment case known as Junior Sports Magazine, Inc., et al, v.
Vinik: I Want Project Unloaded to be the Next D.A.R.E Program
Decades of behavior research tell us, however, that adults’ views are based on what fits into their preexisting understanding of how things work. By early adulthood, our views solidify and become difficult to change. In short, if we wait until people are likely to vote to talk to them about guns, we’ve waited too long.
Luckily, there is a window when the facts can persuade.
Working closely with researchers, I sought to understand more about that window and what could be done.
Gun Review: Beretta APX A1 Full Size 9mm Pistol
Let’s jump into the Wayback Machine and set the dial for early 2017. Beretta had recently lost out on the Army’s modular handgun system competition. But the Italian gun maker used the product of that process to introduce their first ever full size striker-fired handgun to the commercial market.
The APX full size pistol did everything you want a 9mm striker-fired handgun to do and did it very well. Beretta then expanded the APX line with a range of sizes and features up to and including the APX A1 Carry pistol rolled out last fall.
Continue reading Gun Review: Beretta APX A1 Full Size 9mm Pistol at The Truth About Guns.
‘Police Reforms’ Mean More Illegal Guns on The Streets, Soaring Crime Rates
From the CCRKBA . . .
The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today blasted so-called “police reforms” in various American cities for hindering law enforcement efforts to remove contraband guns from the streets, thus enabling criminals to illegally circulate firearms to convicted felons or underage thugs, contributing to a violent crime problem for which law-abiding gun owners are unfairly penalized.
A recent report said “reforms” instituted in Philadelphia that reduced traffic stops are having a negative impact.
Governor Hochul Doesn’t Need Facts or Data to Tell Her That New Yorkers Have Too Many Gun Rights
It only took 30 seconds, that’s all. New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul held a press conference calling back her state’s legislature for an “extraordinary” session to pass more gun control after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down New York’s restrictive and subjective “may issue” pistol permit license scheme.
In 30 seconds, she vocalized why her gun control agenda is destined to fail.
Failed Approach
Gov. Hochul exclaimed, “I’m absolutely shocked,” after the Supreme Court held in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v.
BREAKING: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Assassinated During Campaign Speech [VIDEO]
Japan is one of the most heavily gun-controlled democracies on Earth. That, however, didn’t stop an assassin from using what appears to be a homemade firearm to shoot and kill former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he delivered a campaign speech in western Japan.
From the AP . . .
Abe, 67, was shot from behind minutes after he started his speech in Nara. He was airlifted to a hospital for emergency treatment but was not breathing and his heart had stopped.
Gun Meme of the Day: Wait Just a Minute Edition
I know I posted one with the exact same theme a couple weeks ago, but Nick Cage’s crazy face used for this meme just cracked me up.
Continue reading Gun Meme of the Day: Wait Just a Minute Edition at The Truth About Guns.
Gun Review: Extar EP9 Gen 2 9mm Pistol
New for 2022, the Extar Arms EP9 Gen 2 resets what we should expect from a GLOCK magazine-fed 9mm large-format pistol.
Large-format 9mm pistols (sometimes incorrectly referred to as Pistol-Caliber Carbines or “PCCs”) have had quite a run in recent years. Unlike their 16″-barreled big brothers, the large-format pistol doesn’t quite replace a rifle for practice, but it does have a very valid role.
By shortening the barrel and dropping the stock, guns of this format are lighter, smaller, and more maneuverable than a true PCC.
Continue reading Gun Review: Extar EP9 Gen 2 9mm Pistol at The Truth About Guns.
iRayUSA Announces New Bolt-C Series Thermal Rifle Scopes
New from Texas-based iRayUSA is the InfiRay Outdoor BOLT-C Series of thermal rifle scopes optimized for bolt action rifles. With the looks of a normal rifle scope and compatibility with standard 30mm rings, the BOLT-C is right at home on most hunting rifles.
They boast a 12 μm 640×512 Micro II thermal sensor and a 2560×2560 Micro-OLED HD display. Two versions of BOLT-C are available: the TH50C with a 50mm objective lens and the TH35C with a 35mm objective lens.
Continue reading iRayUSA Announces New Bolt-C Series Thermal Rifle Scopes at The Truth About Guns.
Richmond Police Say They Stopped a July 4th Shooting Planned by Two Guatemalan Illegal Immigrants
By Denise Lavoie and Sarah Rankin, AP
Police in Richmond, Virginia, said Wednesday that they thwarted a planned July 4 mass shooting after receiving a tip that led to the arrest of two men and the seizure of multiple guns — an announcement that came just two days after a deadly mass shooting on the holiday in a Chicago suburb.
A “hero citizen” overheard a conversation indicating there was an attack being planned on an Independence Day celebration in the capital city and called police to report it, Police Chief Gerald Smith said at a news conference.
McManus: America Refuses to Protect its Citizens from Violent Crime
Which brings up the other problem: America’s growing refusal to protect its citizens from violence. In its cities, that’s what the bail-reform/defund-the-police movement is all about — shielding criminals from the consequences of their actions.
But there also is the matter of violently expressed mental illness and its corollary, the clearly disturbed and deteriorating individual who may not yet have hurt someone, but who unmistakably is headed in that direction.
Gun Meme of the Day: Made In America? Edition
I mean, are they saying Croatia and Brazil and the Philippines and Japan and Portugal don’t count?
Continue reading Gun Meme of the Day: Made In America? Edition at The Truth About Guns.
Senators’ Letter Blaming Carriers for Spread of ‘Gun Violence’ Likely Prompted UPS Service Cut-Off
By Lee Williams
Five Democratic Senators recently sent ominous letters to United Parcel Service and 27 other carriers, blaming them for escalating violent crime rates.
“We are concerned that lax shipping security measures are contributing to the epidemic of gun violence in this country by allowing criminals to use stolen firearms to commit crimes,” the letters each state.
They were signed by Senators Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory A.
Hotel Workers Union Blocks Guns From 75% of NYC Hotel Rooms
After the recent NYSRPA v. Bruen decision struck down New York’s “good cause” requirement for obtaining concealed carry licenses, the state government and anti-gun activists have been looking for ways to fight back. And the forces in opposition are getting creative.
A recent agreement between a number of New York City hotel owners and the New York Hotel and Gaming Trades Council (a union representing hotel workers) requires the hotels to ban firearms from their premises, including hotel rooms.
Gun Owners of America Sues ATF to Block New Definition of Frame or Receiver Rule
John Crump at Ammoland reports that
Gun Owners of America (GOA), Bridge City Ordinance, and North Dakota resident Eliezer Jimenez have sued the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) over its new rule on unfinished frames and receivers.
After Joe Biden became president, he tasked the ATF to come up with new regulations surrounding privately manufactured firearms (PMF) and pistol stabilizing devices. Biden’s ATF unveiled new rules for a public comment period.
Highland Park Killer Bought His Guns Legally Despite ‘Warning Signs’
How many times have we heard this storyline before? A troubled, clearly unstable male who had had a number of previous run-ins with law enforcement bought firearms legally that he later used to murder a large number of people. And it doesn’t seem to matter how many gun control laws are in place or background checks are required or whether a red flag law is on the books.
From the AP . .
Sixsmith: Despite What Both Sides Want to Believe, Most Mass Killers Aren’t Driven by Politics
[T]he opportunistic haste with which people scour the online footprints of mass shooters for evidence of ideological affiliations is absurd. Their clothes, relationships, and even social media likes are treated like DNA at the scene of a crime.
But shooters are not all inspired by politics. Evil has a thousand sons. Elliot Rodgers was a bitter incel. James Holmes was mentally ill. Salvador Ramos appears to have been an incel and mentally ill.