Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
The District of Columbia has been ordered to pay more than $1 million in attorneys’ fees as a result of the historic gun case of Heller vs D.C.
Dick Heller sued the city in 2003 over its ban on handguns and the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the ban in June 2008, saying it violated the Second Amendment.
A federal judge on Thursday issued an opinion awarding Heller’s attorneys $1,137,072.27 in fees and expenses. More here…
Lieutenant Colonel Karl Trenker, 29, of Miramar, Florida, was shot three times as he confronted two men who had stolen a gold chain from him in a Craig’s List deal gone wrong.
Somerset County, Pennsylvania District Attorney Jerry Spangler will not charge a man who shot an intruder in self-defense with a bow and arrow, indicating that changes in the state’s new Castle Doctrine supported his decision.
The intruder had been shot through the chest with an arrow near the front steps to the man’s house. The bad guy had a wooden club and was warned to leave; finally, he got the point.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11361/1199563-100.stm#ixzz1hpI0xplQ
A retired police officer heard knocking at his door and thought maybe it was a package delivery. Instead, it was an intruder, who had already entered. He was greeted by gunfire, ran to a waiting car, which drove off. The home invader was later found receiving attention at a Detroit hospital for gunshot wounds to his biceps and hand. He also got attention from the police and will do some serious time. More here…
A pending bill in Lansing would allow the use of stun guns, or Tasers, if you will, by those licensed to carry concealed pistols. It makes sense, and whoever wrote the attached opinion in the Lansing State Journal thinks so too. Here is the editorial…
A Detroit business owner with a concealed pistol permit was confronted by two thieves looking to steal materials from buildings. He was able to get them to cooperate at gunpoint but couldn’t hold them long enough for police to respond. How long did it take for the Detroit cops to respond? Find out here…
“It is time to revive the ban on assault weapons,” and Jackson bemoans the fact that “more Americans now own a gun on their property than any time since 1993, and for the first time, a majority of Americans are against a ban on assault rifles and semiautomatics.”
It’s hard to tell where this rebel without a real job gets his figures, but it figures. Never mind the fact that semi-automatic firearms are more prevalent than ever before, our nation’s murder rate is at a 47-year low, having decreased 52 percent since 1991.
Winchester Product Preview 2012
BELLEVUE, WA – While some people are struggling to explain a gun buying surge reported on “Black Friday,” the day after Thanksgiving, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms suggests there are several plausible explanations, all reflecting the times in which we live. Read more
Montgomery, Alabama – Police were nearby when a man with two pistols went postal in the city’s main post office.
This whole incident just doesn’t make sense to me. I mean, it’s against the law to be armed at the post office, isn’t it?
Maybe we just need to go armed when we visit these “gun-free” zones.