Texas Lawmakers At Odds Over Unlicensed Open Carry Proposal — Beginning Of Talks About Permitless Carry?

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — In 1995, Texas lawmakers finally allowed legally licensed gun owners to carry concealed throughout the state. By 2016, Texas gun owners could carry concealed on state college campuses. As much as Hollywood likes to depict Texas as a gun friendly state, it’s really only been a recent stark shift in politics that […]

Domestic Assault Spills Over Into Neighbor’s Yard, He Tries To Intervene And Gets Assaulted — And That’s When He Gets His Gun…

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GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA — Pitt County Sheriff’s Office responded to a late night domestic dispute that spilled over into a neighbor’s yard. The neighbor, seeing a man beating a woman on his property, tried to step in and break it up. He got assaulted for his troubles. Realizing simple diplomacy doesn’t work so well against […]

Officer Has Negligent Discharge At Home, Now His Boss Wants To Implement More Firearm Safety — Uh, You’re A Little Late

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GREENFIELD, INDIANA — A police officer allegedly trying to “clear his gun” ended up negligently discharging it into his knee cap. He was supposedly sitting in his car, trying to make sure the gun was clear, and somehow managed to lay his finger on the bang switch. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department responded and noticed the […]

One Sheriff Irate Concealed Carriers In His State May No Longer Need A Permit

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LIMESTONE COUNTY, ALABAMA — The Alabama Senate recently passed a bill that would remove the need for a concealed carry permit for residents. The vote passed 25-8 but has drawn criticism from some law enforcement officials as they figure out how they’ll accommodate the potential new changes coming down the pike. The Sheriff of Limestone County, […]

If Armed Robbers Stole Your Gun AND You Watched Them Trying To Enter, Your Gun Was Probably In A Bad Location

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KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA — A woman is believed to have coordinated a complex armed robbery event on her ex-boyfriend, pulled off by her current boyfriend. A series of texts between Bianca Schaefer, 19, and her boyfriend, Kenneth Santiago-Morales, 18, allegedly helped police uncover at least the name of one of the robbers and certainly one of the conspirators. […]

Tennessee Moves To Decriminalize Suppressors — Because Why Shouldn’t You Protect Your Hearing?

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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE — Even though the National Hearing Protection Act appears to be on the sidelines for the moment, Tennessee is pushing ahead with its own legislation to allow the possession of suppressors. Tennessee had prior laws on the books which prohibited the possession, transfer, sale, or transportation of suppressors — devices that reduce the […]