30 gunshots exchanged in Texas home invasion
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Category: Gun Control
Second Amendment Armory Announces Official On Line Store for SAF
Ft. Collins, CO – The Second Amendment Armory LLC proudly announced the grand opening of their new we store: www.the2ndamendmentarmory.com today – the Official Store, and a Bronze Level sponsor of the Second Amendment Foundation.
Each purchase through the Second Amendment Armory site supports the efforts of the Second Amendment Foundation to protect and restore our Second Amendment Rights – the right to keep and bear arms.
SAF represents the cutting edge of Second Amendment law and policy development with legal efforts including nearly thirty active state and federal lawsuits, their Legal Preemption Project and educational programs including the annual Gun Rights Policy Conference and multiple publications. Read more
SCOTUS Urged to Take Up San Francisco Gun Control Case
ROSEVILLE, CA – The Firearms Policy Coalition and 12 other state and national civil rights organizations filed a brief in the United States Supreme Court today for a lawsuit challenging a San Francisco gun control ordinance.
According to the plaintiffs’ petition for review, the city’s law “requires all residents who keep handguns in their homes for self-defense to stow them away in a lock box or disable them with a trigger lock whenever they are not physically carrying them on their persons.”
In the amicus (“friend of the court”) brief filed by attorneys Bradley Benbrook and Stephen Duvernay, the gun-rights groups argue that summary reversal of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision “is warranted because [it] is plainly contrary to Heller,” a landmark 2008 ruling that held the Second Amendment protects an individual-rather than a collective-right to keep and bear arms. But the groups also argue that the Supreme Court should hear the case in order to “clarify the standard governing Second Amendment challenges, and to confirm that courts must be guided by text and history rather than judicial interest balancing.” Read more
Michigan Dometic Violence and Personal Protection Orders Bill Pending Signature
This from MCRGO…
Senate Bill 789, reforms Michigan’s concealed pistol licensing process, eliminates county gun boards and makes Michigan a true shall-issue state. It has still not been acted on by Governor Snyder. The bill was presented to the governor on December 31. Snyder has until this Wednesday, January 14, to either sign the bill or veto the bill. If he does not act on it, the bill will be pocket vetoed. The former legislature, no longer in session, cannot override the veto.
Over the past week, misinformation has been publicized regarding SB 789’s impact on victims of violence and potential victims of violence. This misinformation is inaccurate and is either politically-motivated, or based on a failure to evaluate the legislation in its entirety, the context of all applicable state and federal laws, and their practical application in our legal system.
SB 789 is a process-only reform bill that retains and actually strengthens Michigan’s CPL eligibility standards, among – if not -the strongest of any “shall issue” state in the nation. It ensures action against a concealed pistol license (CPL) following criminal charges, a conviction, or a firearms restriction personal protection order (PPO) is immediate, automatic and does not require deliberative action by gun boards. It has absolutely no impact on a victim’s ability to obtain a PPO. It enhances the ability of actual or potential victims of violence to protect themselves using all tools afforded by the legal system, including a CPL; and it updates the CPL law to conform to federal protections for private medical records. Read more
Secure Firearm Products Introduces Electronic Access Wall Vaults
Carl Junction, MO—
When it comes to “really” securing your firearms in the field, your vehicle or when transporting them around the world, Secure Firearm Products (SFP) has been designing and manufacturing high-tech security gun cases for shooters, sportsmen, law enforcement and collectors since 2001. Their line of internal-locking, metal security cases for handguns, rifles, tactical firearms and shotguns have won countless industry accolades and are in use around the world by thousands.
At the upcoming SHOT SHOW in Las Vegas (January 20-23), Secure Firearm Products will again set a new industry standard by introducing a way to keep your firearms and other valuables secure at home, with their Electronic Access Wall Vaults. Available in two sizes– one for handguns or small valuables, and a larger size designed for AR rifles and larger valuables.
The SFP Wall Vaults are Made in the USA, and are unique in that they provide for electronic remote control access, as well as a Medeco® high security lock/key system for manual opening. Both of the vaults can be easily opened by keying in your personal access code using the included remote control or a universal remote. Read more
NRANEWS Cam & Co. Gets New Time Slot
NEW BERLIN, WI – Beginning today (January 5, 2015) Sportsman Channel’s popular, news-talk, outdoor show – NRANEWS Cam & Co. – will be airing at 5 p.m. ET.
Hosted by Cam Edwards, and airing from the NRANEWS Studios in Farmville, Va., and Washington D.C., NRANEWS Cam & Co. is the first and only news-talk series on television that can authoritatively address the issues that are vital to more than 80 million American sportsmen and sportswomen. The show is celebrating 10 years of broadcasting on NRANEWS.com. The show is also simulcast on SiriusXM (Patriot and Patriot Plus) and podcasts are available on iTunes and iHeartRadio. From segments like Curator’s Corner sponsored by Bass Pro Shops, Ask Cam and Armed Citizen Files, Cam & Co. presents the news of the day in an engaging, real-time manner.
“We had a great 2014 bringing the news, stories, people and places we cover daily to our passionate, national Sportsman Channel audience,” said Edwards. “The tremendous success we’ve experienced with first our online show and now the TV show underscores the desire for this type of programming to meet the underserved needs for accurate, balanced and honest information about the topics, news and events that matter to America’s millions of active sportsmen and sportswomen.”
“There is no other daily TV show like Cam & Co. out there,” said Marc Fein, executive vice president, programming and production of Sportsman Channel. “This entertaining and informative show, highlighted by Cam’s intelligent insight and perspective to vital issues, discussion with big-name guests, and special weekly and daily segments will be a great lead-in to our prime-time slate.” Read more
Support for Gun Rights Higher than that of Gun Control
Since the Newtown murders, gun control advocates are losing favor with the American public. The latest Pew Research poll is here…
John Lott’s analysis of what’s behind the numbers is here…
State lawmakers launch gun control coalition
GW: John Lott points out that the group consists of only 2.7% of the 7,383 state legislators. Never mind that; they’ll make plenty of noise, even if they don’t have the support of the vast majority of Americans. Details here…
Court rules against environmentalists seeking EPA regs for lead bullets
“Given that bullets and shot can become spent only if they are first contained in a cartridge or shell and then fired from a weapon,” the environmental groups “have identified no way in which EPA could regulate spent bullets and shot without also regulating cartridges and shells,” precisely what the law prohibits, said the decision by appeals judge David Tatel, a nominee of President Bill Clinton. The other two judges on the case were Patricia Millett and Cornelia Pillard, both nominees of President Barack Obama.
The details of the ruling is here…