Owning a gun isn’t enough

“Owning a handgun doesn’t make you armed any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician.”

Jeff Cooper

New research on mass shootings shows no increase in frequency, assault weapon use rare

A recently completed study at Northeastern University finds that many of the ‘facts’ circulated by gun control groups about mass shootings in the US are far from it. In fact, the study contends that mass murders rarely use ‘assault weapons,’ cannot be prevented with background checks and gun bans, and that the rates of these shootings as well as their toll is not increasing.

Guns don’t cause crime

“Guns cause crime like flies cause garbage.”

L. Neil Smith

Customer fatally shoots attempted robbery suspect

ORRVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Dallas County sheriffs say a man accused of trying to rob a dollar store in Orrville at gunpoint was fatally shot by a customer.

Texas senator proposes bill for nationwide concealed carry reciprocity

On Friday, a Texas senator introduced the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2014 which would treat concealed carry permits similar to drivers’ licenses, allowing permit holders to legally carry a concealed firearm between states without requiring a different permit for each state.

CO lawmaker: Arapahoe school shooting ‘validated’ the need for armed staff

Colorado State Sen. Ted Harvey introduced a bill which would allow teachers and other staff to carry concealed guns on school property and, although the bill was introduced before the Arapahoe High School shooting in Centennial, Colorado, last month, Harvey claims that the introduction of yet another tragedy only reiterates the need for armed staff in our schools.

Why don’t the heroes who stop mass murderers get better press?

If I say Columbine, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook, and Aurora you will most likely think of the mass shootings that took place there.

Detroit police chief: Legal gun owners can deter crime

Detroit — If more citizens were armed, criminals would think twice about attacking them, Detroit Police Chief James Craig said Thursday.

Study: Murder Rates Lower Where Concealed Weapons Allowed

A recent study showing a reverse correlation between concealed weapons and murder rates has renewed the contentious national debate about the effect of gun controls on violent crime.

The four rules of gun safety

1. Treat all firearms as if they are loaded.
2. Never point the muzzle at anything you are not willing to destroy.
3. Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target and you are ready to fire.
4. Be sure of your target and what is beyond it.

Be prepared: Wall Street advisor recommends guns, ammo for protection in collapse

A top financial advisor, worried that Obamacare, the NSA spying scandal and spiraling national debt is increasing the chances for a fiscal and social disaster, is recommending that Americans prepare a “bug-out bag” that includes food, a gun and ammo to help them stay alive.

Congressional Study: Murder Rate Plummets as Gun Ownership Soars

A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report shows that while gun ownership climbed from 192 million firearms in 1994 to 310 million firearms in 2009, crime fell — and fell sharply.

Why good people should be armed

“Saying ‘I don’t want a firearm because I don’t want violence and bloodshed,’ is no more rational than saying ‘I don’t want an airbag, because I don’t want to crash.’”

Josie the Outlaw

Label your in-car gun carrier

Courtesy of Front Sight.

Injured robber’s family says armed citizen should have ‘just left the store’

The family of a suspect who was shot by an armed customer while attempting to rob a Family Dollar store in Mobile, Alabama earlier this month told Fox 10 that the Good Samaritan should not have gotten involved and “just left the store.”

Foiled carjacking

A man driving with his vehicle’s windows down was stopped at a red light when he was approached by another man he did not know.

Foiled carjacking

Tariq Bell and his 13-year-old daughter had just left a music store when they were approached by a 40-year-old stranger.

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Gun Fever Too — Still hot

Liquor store clerk defends himself

A Marionville, Mo., liquor store clerk was working his shift on Sunday night when a would-be robber walked in smoking a cigarette, according to WUSA.

CDC Study: Use of Firearms For Self-Defense is ‘Important Crime Deterrent’

(CNSNews.com) — “Self-defense can be an important crime deterrent,” says a new report by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The $10 million study was commissioned by President Barack Obama as part of 23 executive orders he signed in January.