• NH Could Be Number Eight!!!  Constitutional Carry Bill Reaches Hassan’s Desk

    CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE — It’s official!  New Hampshire Senate Bill 116 (permitless concealed carry) has reached the desk of our beloved Governor Maggie Hassan. As the current bill reads, it would make New Hampshire a constitutional carry state right alongside Vermont (and soon Maine).  As a New Hampshire resident, I am horribly excited by the…

  • “Good Reason” Is Back In DC… Why Are We Not Surprised?

    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Scullin Jr. put a hold on the condition that D.C. residents needed to demonstrate “good reason” to the chief of police in order to obtain a concealed carry permit. That was May, this is now. The Washington Times has reported that the U.S. Court of Appeals…

  • North Carolina Gun Rights Take A Big Step Back

    RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA — North Carolina House of Representatives had two bills on the floor which would effectively end the antiquated pistol permit process and allow staffers and congressional aides to carry concealed firearms on the state capitol.  Now struck down, as well, was a provision preventing physicians and healthcare professionals from talking with their…

  • Want To Go Shooting At Daytona Beach?  One Bar Owner Wants To Make It Happen.

    DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA — The Daytona Beach Planning Board is currently hearing a proposal to open an indoor range within the same establishment as a restaurant and bar. “As you enter, we will be checking guns, firearms as you come in and out,” said Ron Perkinson, owner and potential future proprietor of the indoor shooting…

  • In Iowa, The Legally Blind Are Granted Concealed Carry Permits. Who’s To Say It’s Good Or Bad?

    DES MOINES, IOWA — In Iowa law, there is no stipulation for the denial of a concealed carry permit based upon physical limitation.  This includes those whom are visually impaired.  Thus, in the state of Iowa, it’s entirely possible for someone who is legally blind to maintain a concealed carry permit for a pistol. This…

  • SCOTUS Says Yes To Gay Marriage, And (Maybe) Also Constitutional Carry; Here’s Why

    By Ripcord (via TheTruthAboutGuns.com) Today’s ruling by SCOTUS on same sex marriage has the left jumping for joy and many on the right disparaging the Court. People of the gun should take solace in today’s ruling. Today, all 50 states must allow for the legal marriage of two individuals of the same sex. They must also…

  • Here Is The Same-sex Marriage Victory Speech, If It Were Written For A Constitutional Carry Victory

    By Scott F. Here is Scott’s take on the President’s same-sex marriage speech, had it been written for Constitutional Carry instead. Our nation was founded on a bedrock principle that we are all created equal. The project of each generation is to bridge the meaning of those founding words with the realities of changing times—a…

  • NJ Man Denied Firearm Purchase Permit Because Of Wife’s Prior Felonies

    TRENTON, NEW JERSEY — A southern New Jersey man cannot buy guns because his wife’s prior felonies and a misdemeanor domestic violence offense present an “unacceptable threat to public health, safety and welfare,” a state appellate court ruled. The two-judge panel determined that the presence of firearms in the man’s home would equate to his…

  • Convicted Felon Kills Armed Robber – Potentially Avoids Gun Charge

    KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE — When the Breadbox convenience store in Knoxville was being held up at gunpoint by an 18 year old thug, it was an armed convicted felon who fought back. In a surprising turn of events, Issac Jamal Scruggs, 42, happened to be shopping for some daily items when Tamal Stapleton, 18, came in…