BREAKING! HUGE WIN! Maryland scary gun semi-auto ban struck down entirely!
Just released. In the case of Kolbe v. O'Malley, the US Fourth Circuit of Appeals overturned a district court decision upholding the Maryland "Firearm Safety Act" which banned scary semi-auto rifles and full capacity magazines. That law is now null and void and this creates a split between the Fourth…
BEARING ALL REVIEWS: DeSantis Gunhide Neoprene Ankle Double Mag Pouch
Product Review DeSantis Gunhide Neoprene Ankle Double Mag Pouch by “Bear” St. Pierre If you remember from last month’s installment of BEARing All, I am on the search for an ankle rig that I can call a winner. I’m still looking for the perfect ankle rig for my pistol,…
HE’S A REAL MAN: Violence seems to follow Chicago anti-violence community activist Andrew Holmes’ family
Meet Andrew Holmes, the man on the right wearing the "I'm a man. I don't need a gun" t-shirt. He's comforting a woman whose child was killed by a stray bullet fired in black-on-black violence in Chicago. Who is Andrew Holmes? He's a "community activist" in Chicago, employed as a…
BROKEN RECORD: January 2016 sets 9th month of record gun sales in a row
Is Hillary trying to replace ol' Jug Ears as the nation's greatest gun salesman? January Gun Sales Set Yet Another Record (Free Beacon) - The FBI conducted more gun-related background checks this January than in any other January since the system was created. With 2,545,802 checks processed through the National…
WOUND WARRIOR MONEYPIT: Instead of cleaning house, hire a damage control firm
The Wounded Warriors Project has us on their radar, and we sure as heck have them on ours. Initially they came to our attention when they proclaimed that they didn't want gun owner donations, or money from Christians, but money from fundraisers at the Playboy Mansion were A-OK (Parties 1…
THE MAFIA CALLS IT “INSURANCE”: DC to pay criminals to behave
Low-information voters give us low-information politicians. DC bill would pay people stipends not to commit crimes WASHINGTON (AP) -- They say crime doesn't pay, but that might not be entirely true in the District of Columbia as lawmakers look for ways to discourage people from becoming repeat offenders. The D.C.…
ARMED AMERICAN, CHICAGO STYLE: Big bad wolf breaks in, gets carried out
It's never a good day when someone breaks into your home at 5:15 in the morning. It's even less of a good day when you're a single woman and the man breaking in is an ex-boyfriend intent on beating you to a pulp. After all, if he was delivering flowers,…
RANDOM OUTBREAKS OF STUPID: What passes for gang thugs in Utah… lessons to be learned
Maintain your situation awareness at all times. There are a host of pre-violence behavioral indicators, and pro-incident indicators. Come out to the Critical Threat Management Force-on-Force class to learn the subtle nuances in body language that often precede an attack. Sometimes you don't need training or education outside of everyday…
RUN ROBERT RUN: Former GSL member, now in Iowa, running for US Senate
by John Boch Robert Rees, a former Guns Save Life member and radio talk show host at Cities 92.9FM in Bloomington moved to Iowa a little over two years ago. We were sorry to see him go as he was a quite a fan of Guns Save Life and the…
HOME INTRUSIONS: Two stories, two outcomes in four days from Springfield, IL.
We bring you two stories in the past week from Springfield, IL, just four days apart, involving armed homeowners. Each have lessons to be learned. The first story had a good ending for the homeowner, a Marine veteran. The other had a not-so-good ending for a former US…