Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
BELLEVUE, WA – An amended complaint has been filed by the Second Amendment Foundation in its challenge of a section of New York’s “SAFE Act” relating to an arbitrary limit on the number of cartridges that may be loaded into a magazine, arguing that such a limit violates the Second Amendment. Read more
The Department of Justice is proposing a regulation that will clarify who, due to mental health reasons, is prohibited under federal law from receiving, possessing, shipping or transporting firearms. In addition to providing general guidance on the federal law, this clarification will help states determine what information may be appropriately shared with the federal background check system for firearms transfers – the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) – in order to keep guns out of the hands of individuals who may be a danger to themselves or others. Read more
Starting on Jan. 2, every single D.C. resident who has registered a firearm since 1976 must go to police headquarters to pay a $48 fee and be photographed and fingerprinted. Failure to do so can result in fines, jail time and felonious ownership of a firearm that can never be registered. Details of the Second Amendment nose thumbing are here…
“[The ATF] acknowledge[s] that, regrettably, firearms related to the Fast and Furious investigation will likely continue to be recovered at future crime scenes.”
How comforting. Oh, and I forget…just who was held accountable? Answer: The Untouchables. Details of the latest chapter are here…
After stepping down as New York’s mayor, Michael Bloomberg has hired NYPD bodyguards at taxpayers’ expense of $120,000 each. I wonder if the cops are using gun magazines of less than 8 rounds. More details of a rich man’s hypocrisy relative to the value of self-defense is here…
Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny upholds two key elements of the law – the state’s ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines – but rejects a third component, the seven-round limit for magazines. Appeals are expected from both sides and there is more here…
A man, who was carrying a pistol openly was stopped by police in Grand Rapids. The suspect, Johann Deffert has claimed that police violated his constitutional rights, assaulted him and falsely imprisoned him. You can hear both the concerned caller and dispatch before the encounter here…
Unique and effective ways for women to carry concealed:
An Oregon County cut its law enforcement to bare bones over budget issues, and issued a notice indicating only life-threatening matters would get response. Someone had to step up and citizens have done just that. Details of the new community watch program are here…
Only the criminals have abstained from the theatrics in Connecticut. Would anyone suggest they’d stand in line? In any case, the subjects are cooperating even though not a person can define an assault weapon. Another attack on freedom coming right up here…