Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
A knife wielding man seriously injured two people. “There is blood all over. One got stabbed in the stomach and got stabbed in the head and held his hands and got stabbed all over the arms.” However, a citizen with a gun stopped the madness.
This is why people desire to carry firearms: Whack jobs are among us. Just don’t look for this story to be told by the Brady Bunch. More reality here…
By my friend, J.R. Robbins at the NRA_ILA, Hunter’s Rights
A recent op-ed piece in The New York Times (“I Hunt, but the NRA Isn’t for Me,” by Lily Raff McCaulou) virtually damns NRA for supporting candidates based on their voting records on gun issues—in her view at the expense of hunting. She even states, “The NRA has never had much to do with hunting,” and says NRA does not represent most hunters or gun owners.
First, since Americans join NRA to ensure their gun rights are protected, maybe it is actually logical for the NRA to examine how candidates vote on gun rights issues. Defending the Second Amendment is what we are here for, so we—and the candidates we support—are part of the reason McCaulou is able to own a gun herself. Read more
Michigan Senate bills 29 and 30 would allow a CPL holder to use a stun gun, and authorizes reserve peace officers for its use during the performance of official duties and allows court officers to carry a concealed pistol or stun gun in a no-carry zone. The bills have cleared the House of Representatives and now return to the Senate for further consideration.
A female Russian hair salon owner was faced with attempted robbery, when she turned the tables on the thief. Olga Zajac, 28 and a black-belt karate expert, overpowered the man with a single kick, fed him Viagra for days, tied him up, and made him a sex slave before turning him loose. Of course, he ran to authorities afterward and was arrested along with Ms. Zajac. More here…
Two men convicted of brutally beating a World War II veteran in Genoa Township, Michigan in 2008 will not have their appeals heard by the Michigan Supreme Court. One of the scum is eligible for parole in 2097 and the other animal is eligible for parole in 2059. Seems they should have learned their lesson by then. More here…
Michigan’s CPL holders could use an electro-muscular disruption device, such as a Taser, for self defense. The legislation would also require authorized dealers to provide training to CPL holders on the use and risks of Tasers. More here…
After years of end-runs around the historic decision of Washington D.C. v Heller, some needed changes are coming to its handgun laws. A five-hour training mandate, ballistics testing, vision testing and the requirement that application documents be notarized are no longer required. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) will take photographs of applicants. Registered gun owners will no longer be subject to arrest, if they possess the wrong type of ordinary ammunition. All this from a unanimous decison of the D.C. Council and more here…
The D.C. Council is expected to have passed the Firearms Amendment Act of 2012 under expedited procedures so it can take effect this summer. The ordinance will do away with many of the expensive and time-consuming hurdles to registering a gun in the District that were put in place after the Supreme court’s decision. D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown, who will vote for the bill, has made a 180 on gun rights. More here…
A Redford Township, Michgian man faces charges for firing warning shots during an attempted theft of his vehicle. Details here…
Michigan Legislative Update Senate Bill 59.
The following is from MCRGO:
The most important legislation for legal gun owners since the Castle Doctrine and shall-issue is currently under consideration by the Michigan Legislature. The bill would eliminate county gun boards and allow all CPL holders to be exempt from pistol free zones after additional training. Read more