The Truth About Guns
Exploring the ethics, morality, business, politics, culture, technology, practice, strategy, dangers and fun of guns
Updated: 1 week 1 day ago
Los Angeles Man Shoots and Kills One of Three Armed Robbers After Grabbing His Gun
Gun grabbers aren’t all bad. Not when the one doing the grabbing is the would-be victim of a robbery on the streets of Los Angles.
As the L.A. Times reports, early Saturday morning . . .
…three armed men, all in their 20s, got out of a vehicle in the 1300 block of West 35th Street, west of USC, and approached the other man and attempted to rob him, said Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson Norma Eisenman.
Gavin Newsom Says He’ll Use Texas Abortion Law as a Blueprint to Further Limit Gun Rights in California
So this happened last night. California Governor Gavin Newsom, having nothing else to do on a Saturday evening, issued the following proclamation . . .
If states can shield their laws from review by federal courts, then CA will use that authority to help protect lives.
We will work to create the ability for private citizens to sue anyone who manufactures, distributes, or sells an assault weapon or ghost gun kit or parts in CA.
Sammons: Catholics are Obliged to Defend the Right of Individuals to Own and Carry a Gun
Many Catholics are nevertheless uncomfortable with American gun culture. After all, it’s hard to imagine Jesus carrying an AR-15 slung over his shoulder, for good reason. Our Lord allowed himself to be unjustly arrested, condemned, and executed, all without any resistance—he even rebuked Peter for his use of a weapon in resistance (John 18:11).
Yet it’s a fallacy to believe that because Jesus wouldn’t have carried a weapon then we shouldn’t either.
Gun Control’s Death Throes: Burmese Rebels Use FGC-9 3D-Printed Guns to Resist Army Coup
2021 has been a particularly bad year in Burma (a.k.a. Myanmar, but that’s another story). After decades of military dictatorship, the country finally started to see some freedom and representative government during the last decade. That upswing came to an abrupt end when the military claimed election fraud and took control of the government, establishing yet another military junta.
Protests started almost immediately and are still ongoing, but protests are often met with military violence and murder.
Remington Ammunition Brings Back a Limited Run of Peters Paper Shotshells
From Remington Ammunition . . .
Remington Ammunition has announced the reintroduction of the nostalgic favorite shotshell of shooters everywhere, Peters Paper. Trap, skeet and sporting clays shooters can now experience the thrill of shooting classic paper loads with modern performance. Sold exclusively on Remington.com and available for a limited time only, shooters and collectors are encouraged to buy today.
Peters Paper shotshells promise less felt recoil and trusted functionality backed by decades of performance.
Aleem: Massie’s and Boebert’s Christmas Cards ‘Normalize a Spectacle of Vigilantism’
[T]he power of these images lies not just in the guns but who can wield them with cultural impunity, and toward what end.
On the latter point, these photos speak to a troubling kind of cultural and political outlook.
I don’t own a gun, and I think America would be much safer if it disarmed like Australia or regulated guns like Japan. But let’s make some distinctions here about American gun ownership.
Gun Meme of the Day: It’s About Alec Baldwin Yet Again Edition
14-Year-Old Philadelphia Pizza Shop Employee Shoots Armed Robber in the Face [VIDEO]
Philadelphia really seems to want to give Chicago a run for its money among big city shooting galleries (521 dead with three weeks to go). Chicago’s still the reigning champ, of course, but you have to like the contender’s chances given who’s running things and their persistent state of denial they’re living in…at least publicly.
The City of Brotherly Love’s Soros-backed District Attorney just wants to waive off any talk of a crime problem.
Homeowner’s Gun Beats a Robber’s Knife in Compton, California Driveway Attack
By Brandon Curtis
A homeowner was getting into his car in his driveway around 6:15 a.m. Tuesday when police say he was approached by a man armed with a knife. The attempted armed robbery escalated quickly when the homeowner produced a firearm.
“Upon their arrival they located a male Hispanic adult, in his 30s, suffering from several gunshot wounds to the upper torso,” a sheriff’s statement said. “Investigators learned that the homeowner exited his residence and was getting into his vehicle in the driveway.
With LA’s Crime Now Inconveniencing Beverly Hills and Bel Air Residents, Stances on Gun Ownership Are Changing
“’It’s gotten to a point where residents feel insecure even going from their door to their car,’ said resident Shirley Reitman. ‘A lot of residents are applying for a concealed carry weapon permit, even though that’s a great challenge in LA County.’”
Does this woman live in a tough, violence-prone neighborhood in east L.A.? Is she a single mom stuck living in gang-infested Compton with stray bullets regularly flying?
Nope. Ms.
Gun Meme of the Day: A[nother] Shot at Springfield Edition
Totally unfair. Who doesn’t want a 9-pound, 20-round AR-15 that looks like…this? That’s the Springfield Armory Saint Edge ATC.
Continue reading Gun Meme of the Day: A[nother] Shot at Springfield Edition at The Truth About Guns.
People Prosecuted Under Unconstitutional Gun Control Laws Should be Entitled to Restitution
By Rob Morse
The case currently before the Supreme Court — New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn. v. Bruen — hinges on the fact that government officials in New York state can choose whether or not to give ordinary citizens a license to carry a concealed firearm in public. About one out of twelve of us carry in public now. That isn’t true in New York state where ordinary people are denied the right to carry personal firearms in public.
An Inconvenient Truth: The Constitution Protects Home Made Guns
From the FPC . . .
The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today a timely new scholarly article on the Second Amendment right to self-manufacture arms, including firearms. “The American Tradition of Self-Made Arms” is based on original research by FPC’s director of constitutional studies, Joseph Greenlee, and traces the right from Colonial America through modern times.
Greenlee’s article is especially important as litigation on the subject increases due to recent, unconstitutional changes in the law in some anti-rights jurisdictions like Delaware, Nevada, and New Jersey.
Oxford, Michigan School District and Officials Sued for Failing to Remove Ethan Crumbley
By Corey Williams, AP
Two lawsuits seeking $100 million each have been filed against a Michigan school district, its superintendent, principal and others after four students were fatally shot and others wounded at Oxford High School, a lawyer announced Thursday.
The lawsuits were filed in federal court in Detroit, attorney Geoffrey Fieger said Thursday. They were filed on behalf of a student who was shot in the neck and wounded during the Nov.
‘Progressive’ Prosecutors Think Criminals are the Real Victims and Gun Control is for Civilians
Gun control is for civilians, not criminals. The criminal justice system should view criminals as victims. These are the guiding lights of Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon.
On the same day that an 81-year-old woman was shot to death in a home invasion robbery, Gascon sent out a fundraising email decrying the use of sentencing enhancements. Enhancements add prison time for violent crimes for a number of reasons, from gang affiliation to the use of guns .
Gun Meme of the Day: Camo Ace Wrap Edition
Look…I mean…it’s functional. Doing it as a one-off for a specific hunt? Ehhh, go for it. We don’t all have the crafting skills to zip tie local foliage to our kit.
On the other hand, maybe I’d rather have a deer see my black rifle than have a human see my ace-wrapped one.
Continue reading Gun Meme of the Day: Camo Ace Wrap Edition at The Truth About Guns.
As Gun Control Loses Popularity, Gun Controllers Turn the Volume Up to Eleven
By Lee Williams
These are the most perilous times many Second Amendment watchdogs have ever seen. Our right to keep and bear arms is under constant assault by a troika of would-be infringers: the Biden-Harris administration — the most anti-gun group of bullies to occupy the White House in modern times — the legacy media, which is aids and abets Biden’s every whim regardless of its constitutionality, and the anti-gun industry, which provides the playbook and orchestrates the campaign.
80 Percent Arms Now Making New 80% Ambidextrous AR-15 Lowers
80 PERCENT ARMS, the leading producer of 80% lowers, 80% lower jigs, and 80% pistol frames, debuts the latest in their line of AR-15 receivers you can build at home: an all-new ambidextrous 80% AR-15 lower receiver.
This premium ambi lower brings new bold and functional styling to 80% lowers. A freshly contoured design with a host of features gives fresh aesthetics with new functions to the 80% builder space. We’ve included the ability to drop the bolt from the right side of the receiver, aiding in speed reloads and getting the shooter back on the gun faster.
Failed Social Experiment: After Cutting Police Funding and a Spike in Crime, Oakland’s City Council Votes to Hire More Cops
By Janie Har, AP
The Oakland City Council, a longtime leader in the Black Lives Matter movement to cut police funding, reversed course Tuesday and voted to hire more officers as it grapples with a surge in homicides and gun violence.
The proposal by Mayor Libby Schaaf to add two new police academies and unfreeze positions within the department to add 60 new officers passed with six members voting yes, one voting no and one abstention.
Gun Meme of the Day: Juuust a Bit Outside Edition
Probably forgot to account for Coriolis effect.
Continue reading Gun Meme of the Day: Juuust a Bit Outside Edition at The Truth About Guns.