Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
Under a new proposal, victims of domestic violence or stalking would be given special permission to carry a concealed weapons in certain “gun-free” zones. The proposed bill 5355 is here.
“Giving back” always seems to imply that someone took something in the first place. In this case, it’s the bad guys taking from the honest folks and giving them some of their own medicine. And, who, but the criminals doesn’t like the new police chief who says, “I think it’s just a matter of the individual homeowners protecting themselves and finally catching up with the criminals in that enough is enough and they aren’t going to take it anymore,” said Detroit Police Deputy Chief Rodney Johnson. Details of the latest episode of “giving back” are here…
So sad that Americans are tired of hearing from a Brit about gun control. See more about Piers Morgan’s final days here…
GW: More of the continuing effort to legislate handguns from the hands of ordinary Americans, while spending our money on fruitless studies. And, it’s so important that we should borrow $10 million from the Chinese. The dream of Democrats is alive…
Joined by Rep. Maloney in calling for $10 million for gun violence research in President’s Budget
Boston (February 19, 2014) – Joined by clergy, local elected officials and gun control and community advocates, on February 19th, 2014 Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) announced new efforts to combat gun violence in Massachusetts and throughout the country. Senator Markey announced introduction of the “The Handgun Trigger Safety Act” to ensure that only authorized users can operate handguns. Rep. John Tierney (D-Mass.) introduced the same legislation in House last year. Read more
A Detroit mother of two youngsters let her gun do the talking, when home invaders didn’t believe her when she said she had a gun. Surveillance video and details are here…
The youngster thought he was doing the right thing but was suspended from school for voluntarily turning in a plastic toy gun he had forgotten in his jacket pocket from the night before. Details from the school of “No good deed should go unpunished” are here…
The Western Montana Fish and Game Association is offering some serious cash to high school students who can write essays on the Second Amendment relevancy. Details here…
Yesterday, House Bills 5324, 5325, 5326, 5327
It makes sense that if a convicted felon cannot own or possess a firearm legally, he shouldn’t have a need for ammo. Details of how convicted felons may get their firearms rights back can be found here…
Dan Haar of Connecticut’s The Courant newspaper points out, “No one has anything close to definitive figures, but the most conservative estimates place the number of unregistered assault weapons well above 50,000, and perhaps as high as 350,000. And that means as of Jan. 1, Connecticut has very likely created tens of thousands of newly minted criminals — perhaps 100,000 people, almost certainly at least 20,000 — who have broken no other laws. By owning unregistered guns defined as assault weapons, all of them are committing Class D felonies.” More here…