American argues with Australian tourists about gun control
2023-06-07
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Poll: Most Americans say curbing gun violence is more important than gun rights
2023-05-27
npr: Poll: Most Americans say curbing gun violence is more important than gun rights The highest percentage of Americans in a decade say they think it’s more important to curb gun violence than protect gun rights, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.Read More →
AN ORDER ENHANCING PROTECTIVE PROCEDURES FOR THE PURCHASE OF FIREARMS
2023-05-16
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Federal Age Limit on Gun Purchases
2023-05-15
Federal Judge Strikes Down Federal Age Limit on Gun Purchases U.S. Senior District Judge Robert Payne has delivered another blow to the Administration’s effort to limit gun rights. In a 65-page decision, Judge Payne ruled that the Second Amendment protects people 18-20 who were barred under the regulations from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Federal licensed dealers were previously told that they could not sell to buyers below the age of 21. The case is Fraser v. BATFE, U.S. Dist. LEXIS 82432(Eastern District, Va. May 10, 2023). The Biden Administration argued that 18- to 20-year-olds are not part of “the people” protectedRead More →
Texas Bill HB 2744
2023-05-13
Texas Bill HB 2744: pdf below A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to prohibiting the transfer of certain semiautomatic rifles to certain recipients; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty. The legislation would raise the minimum age for purchasing certain firearms but likely wouldn’t have been a hindrance to the Allen gunman obtaining a weapon. The bill still faces an uphill climb in the Legislature. HB02744I.pdfRead More →
Massad Ayoob
2023-05-13
Massad Ayoob Massad Ayoob has been handgun editor of GUNS magazine and law enforcement columnist for AMERICAN HANDGUNNER since the 1970s, and has published thousands of articles in gun magazines, martial arts publications, and law enforcement journals. He is the author of some twenty books on firearms, self-defense, and related topics, including “In the Gravest Extreme” and “Deadly Force,” widely considered to be authoritative texts on the topic of the use of lethal force. The winner of the Outstanding American Handgunner of the Year Award in 1998, Mas has won several state and regional handgun shooting championships. Ayoob was the first person to earn theRead More →
Second Amendment Foundation (SAF)
2023-05-13
Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is dedicated to promoting a better understanding about our Constitutional heritage to privately own and possess firearms. To that end, we carry on many educational and legal action programs designed to better inform the public about the gun control debate. Massad Ayoob is an American firearms and self-defense instructor. He has taught police techniques and civilian self-defense to both law enforcement officers and private citizens since 1974. He was the director of the Lethal Force Institute in Concord, New Hampshire, from 1981 to 2009, and now operates his own company. Ayoob has appeared as an expertRead More →
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2023-05-13
North Carolinians against Gun Violence For nearly 30 years NCGV has worked as the only statewide non-profit organization dedicated to reducing gun death and injury. According to the CDC, in 2020 1,699 North Carolinians were killed by gun violence. It was the most violent year of the 21st century up by 22% in 2020 over 2019. In North Carolina, almost twice as many kids were killed with a gun in 2020 compared to 2019. More than twice as many North Carolina kids were killed by gun suicide in 2020 as compared to 2019. Gun-related deaths are now the leading cause of death for children. NCGVRead More →