Watching the Rittenhouse Trial Unfold
photo credit: KCRA.com I have tuned in to an awful lot of Court TV this week watching the Kyle Rittenhouse trial kicking off up in Kenosha Wisconsin. I am keenly interested in this trial, and as it turns out it is getting nationwide daily headlines. This is one of two…
FBI Crime Stats Released- Not too Surprising. Violent Crime up. Knife Homicides Far Exceed Rifle Deaths and Pumpkin Spice is Everywhere.
Well the FBI released the 2020 Crime Report - it is the compilation of 2019 into 2020 numbers, so it is not really the current numbers, just what they gathered from last year. We all watched crime develop last year on TV. People were out of control, police were painted…
New U.S. Ban On Imported Russian Guns and Ammo Starts Now!
By Mike Keleher I have been watching the unfolding travesty in Kabul this week with great interest, and fear for the lives of literally thousands of American trapped behind enemy lines. Will this be the largest hostage drama in history? When will the Taliban lose control of their men…
When the Zombies Came Back to Nebraska: Return of the All-Zombie Shoot
By Mike KeleherThe undead returned to Grand Island NE this June, defeating both biological plague and COVID. Hornady (headquartered in Grand Island) has long been the yearly sponsor of the Zombies in the Heartland three gun match but had to take last year off due to COVID 19. Something about…
The Supremes Vote 9-0 Against Warrantless Gun Confiscation From a Home
By Mike Keleher Well this is a bit of a powerful statement by the U.S. Supreme Court this week. In a rare decision that is decided unanimously, the judges put their combined foot down and declared a police confiscation of privately owned firearms in a residence to have been unconstitutional…
BATF Publishes New Proposed Firearm Definitions. Now Open For Public Comment
By Mike KeleherWell the BATF document looking to re-define and ban new 80% firearm frame sales which was leaked two weeks ago, has been formally published- a few days early. Hmmm. Wonder if the leak had anything to do with that?In official Washington speak, BATF posted on their website atf.gov:…
80% AR and Pistol frames flying off the shelf in front of Biden moves.
By Mike KeleherI have been watching all of the news about 80% frame kits this Spring. You know, plastic or aluminum frames that have to be drilled and finished at home – they are sold as being only 80% complete frames. They are generally being offered in two formats, Glock…
Illinois County Judge Finds FOID Unconstitutional
By Mike Keleher On Tuesday, April 27, 2021, a county judge in White County reviewed a Firearms Owners Identification (FOID) violation case for the second time and made statements to the effect the Illinois FOID requirement was unconstitutional in the case of The People of the State of Illinois vs.…
U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Right to Carry Case in 2022
This looks like a big one kids. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take a look at a concealed carry and rights to self defense outside the home case next year. Arguments to be heard in the fall and decisions expected in the spring of 2022.The Supremes rarely agree…