Fast and Furious: Why Eric Holder Will Lose The Legal Fight
Federal courts could soon decide a fight between Congress and Attorney General Eric Holder on the Operation Fast and Furious gun-running scandal, writes Breitbart.com legal contributor Ken Klukowski, a member of the faculty at Liberty University School of Law.
BLM Backs Down on Shooting Ban
On May 11, the Bureau of Land Management announced that it was abandoning the effort to ban recreational shooting on the Sonoran Desert National Monument in Arizona.
Are Gun Voters Demented Political Junkies?
Jeff Knox at www.FirearmsCoalition.org wrote recently, '[Less than] 200 days away from what will undoubtedly be one of the most important elections in US history, and most of the country still isn't even paying attention yet. Of course, those of you reading this have been paying attention for years, even decades, but that's because you're all freaks and oddballs like me. At least that's what the majority thinks of us.'
Breyer Wants More Protection; But Not for ‘Us’
Gun Rights Examiner reporter David Codrea wrote recently, 'An early May robbery at the Washington, D.C. home of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer was the second time the jurist has been victimized since February, The Washington Post reported Thursday. While no one was home in this latest incident, the earlier one involved the jurist and his wife being confronted by a machete-wielding home invader at their Caribbean vacation house.'
MAIG Coordinators Paid Big Bucks as City Employees
Sean Caranna, Executive Director of Florida Carry, Inc. has tracked down how anti-gun staffers associated with the Mayors Against Illegal Guns group are paid with public money. He details the scam on his blog, All Nine Yards:
Cali May Move to Ban Bullet Button
California State Senator Leland Yee is moving to outlaw the “bullet button,” an AR-15 accessory that enables “fixed” magazines to be removed quickly with the tip of a bullet or other pointed object.
Video: What to Do During a Traffic Stop
Lethal Force Institute’s Massad Ayoob gives a lesson on what to do if you are stopped with firearms in your vehicle. These essential tips will teach you how to safely interact with police when carrying a firearm while driving. (3:47).
Media Matters Doesn’t Really Matter
The group Media Matters for America hates NRA. Few organizations have more strongly proclaimed their disdain for our right to keep and bear arms and self-protection, says the NRA-ILA.
Louisiana: RKBA Amendment Moves to State House
Louisiana's House Civil Law and Procedure Committee unanimously passed Senate Bill 303 -- what NRA-ILA calls the country’s strongest “right to keep and bear arms” constitutional amendment.
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin Signs Open Carry Bill
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has signed an open-carry bill into law, allowing those with concealed handgun permits from the state to openly carry their weapons. Oklahoma became the 26th state to allow open carrying of handguns. The measure will take effect Nov. 1.
GOA Offers Link to Tell Your Repto Push Contempt Order Against Holder
Gun Owners of America (GOA) is urging its members and all concerned citizens to contact their representative to urge House Speaker John Boehner to get fully behind a contempt citation against Eric Holder.
NSSF Respondsto ATF Mexican Trace Report
ATF yesterday released a report on firearms submitted by the government of Mexico for tracing since 2007. One screaming headline referred to the “Vast Majority of Mexican Crime Guns Originate in U.S. New ATF Trace Data Reveals.” If you have been following the issue of Mexican gun traces on this blog, you will realize the truth is a rapidly shrinking “Vast Majority” and the so-called “flood” of guns going into Mexico moves at glacier-like speed.