Politics

In case you missed the post yesterday, we talked about the possibility for the state of Missouri to pass Senate Bill 656, which would expand the potential for teachers to carry guns in schools and residents to openly carry firearms in cities and towns. According to the Washington Post, “The vote capped a two-year effort…

Missouri already permits school districts to appoint trained teachers or administrators to carry concealed handguns. But now, with Senate Bill 656, there will be a set criteria for the process that school districts can appoint and train teachers or administrators as designated school protection officers. The process would go like this… Currently, school districts may…

I’ll wait while you pick yourself up off the ground, since you’ve obviously fainted after reading that headline… Now that you’re back, it’s true and it’s a wonderful step in the right direction. The folks responsible for challenging the law are two California gun owners, Jeffrey Silvester and Brandon Combs, as well as The Calguns Foundation and Second…

Emily Miller once again breaks the news over the DC carry laws that caused such a commotion a few weeks ago, now informing us that DC will in fact appeal the recent decision by U.S. District Court Judge Frederick Scullin ruled that the law was unconstitutional and D.C. had to allow people to carry guns. Exclusive:…

[Press Release] Fairfax, Va. – The National Rifle Association today launched a national campaign aimed at exposing Michael Bloomberg’s anti-freedom agenda. The “Meet the Real Michael Bloomberg” campaign kicks off with a national television advertisement titled “Insult”.  “Insult” is the first in a series of ads that will expose Bloomberg’s hypocrisy, arrogance and desire to tell…

Open Carry Texas has stirred up the Mom’s before, but this time they’ve done it nearly a year after the fact. Since the photo above was taken and published back in 2013 (notice the date at the top of the image), the group has changed the ways that they demonstrate. However, that doesn’t matter to Mom’s…

There are many times throughout the careers of a judge or a prosecutor, that they can use their best judgement and common sense to remove charges from a case that they deem unnecessary. To the majority of people, this should have been one of those cases. I’ll set the stage for you: A single mother…

The open carry movement that went a little too far (among others) at different times this year is now causing negative effects in other areas of the country. The Mayor of Kansas City, MO has pushed for a ban on open carry in the city, and his reasoning has apparently resulted in a 9-0 vote to…

A massive step forward for gun rights, a Judge declared DC’s ban on carrying a firearm outside of the home unconstitutional. Judge Frederick Scullin Jr. wrote in his ruling in Palmer v. District of Columbia that the right to bear arms extends outside the home, therefore gun-control laws in the nation’s capital are “unconstitutional.” The court…