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The Firearms Coalition has provided an alert about the proposed BATFE Obama administration rules. The proposed rules make the application for trusts and companies to obtain federal tax stamps for gun mufflers (silencers, suppressors), short barreled rifles and shotguns, full-auto guns and a few...

The Web cam at the link shows the open carry event going on now. There is a pretty good crowd, but my browser is only showing an image about every half a second, I would say. Here is the link: Alamo Open Carry Live Web Cam Link I can hear some noise in the background, but I cannot...

In 1994, when Arizona started its shall issue concealed carry weapon (CCW) program, there was considerable interest in how many and what types of homicides would be related to the new law. I started teaching classes for the Arizona CCW permit when it went into effect, and I immediately noticed...

SB-374 is the bill on Governor Brown's desk that would ban most centerfire hunting rifles in California that are semi-automatics. It is clear that this is another long slide down the slippery slope of gun confiscation. I say ban, because anyone who bothers to consider it can see that gun...

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear U.S. v. Castleman, a Tennessee case involving the Lautenberg amendment that deprives individuals of second amendment rights if convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. James Alvin Castleman plead guilty to a crime of domestic assault in 2001...

Waitresses at the diner pose after the encounter in the middle of Texas I was on my way to the Gun Rights Policy Conference when it happened. I had been riding along I-20, covering lots of miles on my Suzuki 650, looking for a likely place to stop for lunch. Sometime after Big Spring...

People openly carrying guns obtained as private buyers at a Phoenix gun turn in event An open carry march in Toledo, Ohio, gained some media attention. Ron in Toledo writes of his experience at the event on opencarry.org: This is a typical experience for people attending these...

Edward Hambrick also enjoyed choosing his own clothing Wednesday, something he could not do in 14 months at the Cook County Jail. He was locked up longer than some convicted of violent crimes, though authorities said the 40-year-old computer programmer's record is completely clean. He was among...

Photo by Dave Workman A mother needed to use the Internet to order items required by a minor emergency on the road. Naturally, she turned to Starbucks. Starbucks has become known nationally for its neutral policy on the carry of firearms. If you are following the law, Starbucks is...

On a road trip from Arkansas through Alabama, an armed citizen, on vacation with his wife, had an encounter with a police officer. Officers on the street have always been more supportive of armed citizens than police administrators. As state after state made it easier for ever increasing...

After the historic decision where the Supreme Court affirmed that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms applied to individuals in the Heller decision, the victorious attorney Alan Gura filed another suit in the District of Columbia. The object of this lawsuit was simple: Require the...

Open Carrier with slung rifle in Phoenix Last Saturday, the seventh of September, Charles and Ross were exercising their constitutional rights to bear arms under both the U.S. Constitution and the Wisconsin state Constitution. Neither had been involved in this sort of activism before, but...

Open carry at a rally protesting IRS abuse in Arizona This is a blow for reason and the rule of law in Mississippi. The injunction against House Bill 2 should never have occurred. You can read some background here. From wreg.com: Here is some history of the Mississippi...

Long Guns Recently Turned In at Phoenix event in May, 2013 There will be a gun turn in event on 7 September, 2013 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. While these events are commonly labeled with the propaganda term "buyback" the guns were never owned by the people attempting to buy them. The...

When I first heard the reports of a pistolero making a long shot, stopping a mass murder and saving the life of a police officer a year ago, I knew that I would work to find the details if the possibility were offered. I found that opportunity and was able to answer many of the questions that...

Open carry at an IRS abuse protest in Arizona Steve Jones, a prominent Second Amendment writer and activist has organized an open carry march to celebrate the change in Arkansas law that goes into effect on August 16th. The march is scheduled for 24 August. From 5newsonline: AG...

Guns turned in at a Phoenix Event in May, 2013 There will be three gun turn in events on 22 August, 2013 in Brevard County, Florida. While these events are commonly labeled with the propaganda term "buyback" the guns were never owned by the people attempting to buy them. One location for the...

A few guns turned in at a Phoenix gun Turn in, May, 2013 Several private buyers competed with the police for a small number of turn ins at the Sumter gun turn in event in South Carolina last Saturday. The events were held at two locations, which diluted the already meager collection. A...

Open carriers in Arizona protesting politicization of the IRS On August 2nd, 2008, five years ago, Christopher Fetters was illegally arrested for exercising his Constitutional rights during the Coast Guard festival in New Haven, Michigan. Parts of the original article are still available...

Some guns purchased privately at a Phoenix turn in event Sumter, South Carolina, will be having a gun turn in even on 10 August, 2013. While these events are commonly labeled with the propaganda term "buyback" the guns were never owned by the people attempting to buy them. The event will be...