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Gun Meme of the Day: Defenseless Target Zone #2 Edition
Continuing on yesterday’s theme, but with an actual meme this time.
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NYPD Sergeant Fires 3 Rounds in a 5 a.m. Bar Fight, Misses All His Intended Targets
It looks like NYPD will have an opening soon. One Queens karaoke bar regular, a New York police sergeant in his day job, involved himself in a dispute with fellow patrons at 5a.m. Monday morning. Seems the men didn’t tip their waitresses and Sgt. Raymond Wong sought to right the wrong as a “white knight.”
Things went sideways for the him when the three other patrons told Mr. Wong to mind his own damned business.
Firearms Policy Coalition Sues Texas Over the Carry Ban for Adults Under 21 Years Old
From the Firearms Policy Coalition . . .
Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) has filed a new federal Second Amendment lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas seeking to restore the right to carry arms in public for adults under 21 years of age. Defendants in the case include Steven McCraw, Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety. The lawsuit seeks a declaration finding the Texas carry ban as to adults under age 21 unconstitutional, an injunction, and attorney’s fees and costs.
Man Arrested for Online Shoe Sale Armed Robbery Outside Chicago Police Headquarters
As we’ve noted in the past, buying and selling online has its risks. That’s why those who are prudent arrange to conduct their transactions in safe, public locations. But in Chicago, that’s getting harder to do every day.
Take, for example, the case of a gentleman who wanted to sell a pair of high-dollar Nikes on Facebook Marketplace. Trying to avoid becoming another robbery victim — or worse yet, a homicide stat — he arranged to complete the deal outside the Chicago Police Department’s main headquarters building on South Michigan Avenue.
Gun Meme of the Day: Defenseless Target Zone Edition
Yeah, this isn’t so much a meme as a simple display of fact. The only funny part is that some people actually think a “gun-free zone” sign could possibly be of benefit.
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Remington Joins a Long Line of Companies Fleeing Hostile, Anti-Gun States
Score another legendary firearm manufacturer setting down roots in a friendlier state. Remington Firearms announced the company will establish a corporate headquarters and expand production in La Grange, Georgia.
“The decision to locate in Georgia is very simple, the state of Georgia is not only a business-friendly state, it’s a firearms friendly state,” said Remington Firearms CEO Ken D’Arcy to media.
The announcement marks yet another gun maker that is investing in a state that respects the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens and values the contributions firearm manufacturers make to a state’s economy.
Leaked NRA Recordings From 1999 Reveal Leadership Referred To Members As ‘Hillbillies and Idiots’
Recordings of a 1999 conference call that included members of the National Rifle Association’s leadership have been leaked. The call took place in the aftermath of the Columbine High School shooting as NRA leadership struggled to formulate a public response.
NPR reporter Tim Mak got his hands on 2.5 hours of recordings and has made some of the details public. The contents of the tapes reveal what Marion Hammer and Wayne LaPierre thought of their fellow NRA members at the time and how they feared being embarrassed by the membership.
Will SCOTUS Strike Down New York’s ‘May Issue’ Gun Permit Regime? All Signs Point to Yes
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen and a decision will likely come next June at the end of the court’s current term. Early reactions suggest the high court is wary of New York’s restrictive “may issue” concealed carry law and is likely to strike it down as unconstitutional.
That would be the biggest victory for the Second Amendment and law-abiding gun owners since the court’s Heller decision more than a dozen years ago.
Grosskreutz: Rittenhouse Didn’t Shoot Me Until I Pointed My Gun At Him [VIDEO]
It seems fair to say that the prosecution’s case against Kyle Rittenhouse isn’t going well. That’s assuming their objective is to portray the teen as the aggressor in the three shootings that occurred in Kenosha, Wisconsin on August 25 of last year.
Two of the three people who Rittenhouse shot are dead. Joseph Rosenbaum threatened Rittenhouse, chased him, cornered him, and finally tried to grab his rifle before Rittenhouse shot him four times.
Gun Meme of the Day: Elf On The Shelf Edition
Well, this one could have gone in a whole ‘nother, much less family-friendly direction. Glad to see the chicken, though I think that’s a hen. At any rate, this is clearly a sign of holiday gun memes to come.
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Watch a Nashville Pastor Tackle and Disarm a Man Waving a Gun in His Church Yesterday
By Brandon Curtis
A Tennessee pastor was captured on camera tackling a man who had pulled a gun and pointed it at churchgoers. The incident happened during a Nashville church service yesterday.
The man, identified as 26-year-old Dezire Baganda, was sitting in the front row at Nashville Light Mission Pentecostal Church that afternoon when he pulled out a gun and went up to the altar as the pastor was praying with members of the church, according to a news release from the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.
BREAKING: Remington to Move Headquarters from New York to Georgia
Remington has been building firearms in New York since the early 19th century. But much has changed over the last two centuries, not least of which the political climate in the Empire State. As a result, Remington announced today that they’ll be joining the exodus of firearms-related firms leaving anti-gun northeastern states for friendlier climes to the south and west.
Remington will be investing $100 million in a new facility in LaGrange, Georgia southwest of Atlanta and bring 856 jobs with them over the next five years.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Vetoes Bipartisan Michigan Knife Rights Preemption Law
From Doug Ritter at Knife Rights . . .
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has vetoed the bipartisan Michigan Knife Rights Act, HB 4066, that would have enacted Knife Rights’ signature Knife Law Preemption in the state.
Strongly supported by both parties, enactment of the Michigan Knife Rights Act would have protected millions of Michiganders from harassment by police for carrying simple tools they use every day for work.
Alec Baldwin: All Movies With Guns on the Set Should Have a Cop to Ensure Safety
The aftermath of the shooting on the set of Alec Baldwin’s production of ‘Rust’ has seen a wide range of reactions, some of them predictable, some not so much. We’ve seen everything from calls to ban all guns from film production sets to conspiracy theories claiming someone intentionally inserted a live round in the revolver Baldwin fired killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.
So while it probably shouldn’t surprise us that one of the more idiotic responses to all of this has come from Baldwin himself, somehow he never fails to disappoint.
When Public Defenders Acknowledge the Second Amendment’s Second Class Status
With respect to the legal arguments, under whatever level of scrutiny you use, what is happening in New York cannot possibly be consistent with a constitutional right. There are no other constitutional rights for which the government gets to decide, in its own discretion, whether you get to exercise it at all. Even rights that might create challenges or even cause harm, like free speech.
But for some reason with the Second Amendment, New York has total discretion over whether you can possess a firearm at all, anywhere.
When It Comes to Hunting, I’m Happy to Assume All the Risks
By John T. Wenders
Afew years ago, on the last weekend of elk season, Ashley Lyman and I were trailering our horses up a snow-covered Forest Service road out of Elk City, Idaho. As we climbed across a steep clear-cut, the truck spun to a halt on a sheet of ice. Then slowly the whole rig began to jackknife backward toward a precipice. Ashley raced all four wheels. I jumped out of the truck, opened the rear of the trailer, and began unloading frightened horses.
WARNING: Don’t Watch Savage’s ‘Migration’ Waterfowl Hunting Videos Unless You Want to Get Hooked
Those of us who love to hunt ducks, but never seem to be able to find the time to get out there will both love and hate Savage’s new ‘Migration’ series of videos highlighting waterfowl hunting across five states. I had the chance to share a blind with one of these four hunters a few years ago and I can’t wait to get back out there again at some point.
The Steve Cohen Defensive Gun Use of the Day Award Goes to a Retired Chicago Firefighter
Rep. Steve Cohen (Dishonest-TN), recently proclaimed in a House Judiciary Committee meeting that defensive gun uses are a figment of ammosexuals’ fevered dreams. He said, “Show me a case, please…where a good man or woman with a gun protected and stopped the use of a weapon. That canard doesn’t occur. That just…dog won’t hunt.”
Rep. Cohen, we’d like you to meet a 77-year-old gentleman who has an inconveniently different story to tell.
Primary Arms Partners with Credova, Letting You Buy Now, Pay Later
From Primary Arms . . .
Primary Arms now offers order financing with Credova, a ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ option that emphasizes quality of service, accessibility, and convenience for online retail.
With Credova, financing a purchase at Primary Arms is easy. Customers can offset the full price of a major order by breaking it into smaller monthly payments, often with no interest for up to three months (depending on offer details).
Blackwater Supports the Firearms Policy Coalition Through Shotgun Ammo Fundraiser
From the FPC . . .
The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that Concord, North Carolina-based Blackwater Worldwide (Blackwater) is launching a new fundraising program to support FPC’s principled grassroots activism, education, litigation, and research programs. Through this new effort, Blackwater will donate $1 to FPC for every box of its “The Heavy Hitter” 12-gauge shotgun ammunition sold into California through December 31, 2021.
“Blackwater Worldwide believes in what FPC is doing for gun owners and we saw a way to help fund the fight through the sale of our Heavy Hitter Sabots,” said Caleb Clark, Chief Strategy Officer for Blackwater Worldwide.