SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — For those that like to chance it behind the wheel or in the holster, Utah lawmakers just dropped the threshold police need to accuse someone of Driving Under the Influence (DUI). But the new Utah initiative doesn’t stop with drivers — concealed carriers and gun owners are held under the […]
Gun Safety Data Is In — 2015 Was A Good Year For The Good Guys! Why Basic Firearms Education Is So Important
I know I harp on this a lot but basic firearm safety is something that makes everyone safer. The more people that know and abide by the four basic rules of firearm safety, the less chance of a negligent discharge or accidental shooting of another person. Whether or not firearms education had anything to do […]
South Dakota Governor Smacks Down Permitless Concealed Carry
PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA — Gov. Dennis Daugaard warned legislators when two bills progressed through the state’s House and Senate. While South Dakota is a conservative state, he didn’t want to see any loosening of the restrictions on gun owners and their right to carry. Last week, he vetoed both of them when they made it to […]
Florida Draws The Line: No Guns In Schools Except For Religious Private Schools
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA — If a private school has a religious institution on the same property, it will be except from a recent bill which forbids guns in school. House Bill 849 amends current law to only allow law enforcement to be armed on pre-K, K-12 schools and institutes of higher learning. Concealed carriers are allowed […]
Iowa Legislature Pushes For Added Gun Rights — Including ‘Stand Your Ground’
DES MOINES, IOWA — The Iowa Senate is currently deliberating a bill passed by the House which would enact ‘Stand Your Ground’ as an affirmative defense for Iowans who defend their lives from an attacker. ‘Stand Your Ground’ refers to conditions in the law that roughly specify so long as an individual has a legal […]
SB 128 Passes — Florida Prosecutors Will Have To Prove A Defendant Cannot Claim ‘Stand Your Ground’ Rather Than Making The Defendant Prove He Can
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA — The burden of proof has shifted in Florida from the defense to the prosecution to prove ‘stand your ground’. Florida Senate Bill 128 was approved 23-15. Senate Democrats were the main block against the bill but, with the law passing the Senate, it appears prosecutors are going to have to spend more time […]
Former Cop In FL Theater Shooting Denied Stand Your Ground Defense — Evidence Contradicts Self-Defense Claim
WESLEY CHAPEL, FLORIDA — A former Florida police captain may now face second degree murder charges in connection to the shooting death of a fellow matinee attendee. According to court documents sourced by the Washington Times, Curtis Reeves, 74, was denied a motion to have charges dismissed on account of Florida’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws. […]
Arkansas Ditches Quite A Few ‘Gun Free’ Zones
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS — It all started as a push by legislators to remove the ‘opt-out’ clause that allowed state-funded universities and colleges to designate themselves as ‘gun free’ zones. By the time House Bill 1249 made it through in a 71-18 vote, it transformed into something else entirely. As the reporters at Arkansas News report, […]
New OH Laws Push For Guns On Private Property, Open Carry, Lethal Self-Defense “Castle Doctrine”
DAYTON, OHIO — Lawmakers in both the House and Senate are pushing through a litany of legislative efforts to expand gun rights for the law-abiding Ohioan. Efforts include a recent measure passed through the Senate, Senate Bill 199, which would expand an employee’s right to carry to include the workplace. According to Dayton Daily News, […]