The shooting this week in a Lyman, South Carolina, nightclub will not receive the international publicity that the recent horrific Orlando nightclub murders have merited. This is understandable, considering the death toll in Orlando was 49, while no one was killed in the South Carolina shooting. But perhaps there should be greater media attention to…
Category: Second Amendment Issues
Farnam Quips: The Negligent Discharge That Started the Fire of Freedom
The Shot “Heard Around the World!” 19 Apr 1775 (Wed) at the Bridge at Lexington and Concord, MA By April of 1775, just over a year after the “Boston Tea Party,” the entire Massachusetts Colony (outside of Boston) was finally declared by the British Crown to be in an open “State of Rebellion.” Thus, a…
Armed Citizen Corner: Real Ideas That Make America Safer
The mass murder at a LGBT nightclub was a tragedy. President Obama said the death toll would have been worse if the people in the nightclub were armed for their own defense. When asked about the Orlando mass murder, Hillary Clinton rejected armed self-defense and continued her call to disarm civilians. Why would…
RKBA News: The HALOS App That Shows Location/Concentration of Gun Carriers
Would you like to know if other legal gun carriers frequent the same areas that you do? An iphone app is available. Android users can be put on a wait list. From halosforce.com: Halos is a revolutionary app for the exclusive use of individuals in the United States who have their state-issued concealed…
Another Reason To Be Armed: Spokane Bank Robber Came To Make Withdrawal But Got A Lead Deposit From Customer
This is what I call INSTANT JUSTICE because a Citizen Was Armed!-SF Detectives with the Spokane Valley Police Department are still searching for the man who robbed Spokane Teachers Credit Union Thursday afternoon. Detectives say an armed man walked into the bank, jumped the counter and demanded money. During the robbery, an armed citizen drew…
Farnam Quips: World On Fire
“When all you do is block attacks, you will eventually be hit. When you strike a killing blow, the fight is over!” –Doc Gunn We are hearing about the latest “battle” (ie: slaughter) in the West’s 1400-year-old war with Islam . Today, it is in Bangladesh, and the target is: 1) Westerners (as always) 2)…
RKBA News: Charleston Church Shooting Victims File Lawsuit Against FBI For Allowing Shooter to Buy Gun
This case Supports the Position that the United States DOES NOT NEED more Gun Laws and/or Restrictions, we just NEED Federal Law Enforcement to ENFORCE the LAWS that are in PLACE and DO THEIR JOB. You cannot “legislate” the Problem away when the ENFORCEMENT side is going to constantly fail. The Current Gun Laws that…
RKBA News: Vet With “Evil Semi-Auto Rifle” Saves Eagle Entangled in Tree
Jason Galvin spotted an eagle that was entangled in a bit of rope in a tree in Minnesota. It had been hanging there for two days. He told his wife, Jackie. She thought something must be done. But the authorities, the Department of Natural Resources, the Sheriffs Office, City Hall, the Fire Department, the University…
RKBA News: Strict Gun Control Did Not Stop Jihadist From Gathering Weapons Near German Mosque
Police seized a “war grade weapons” arsenal near a mosque in the German state of Nordrhein-Westfalen. Local politician Ismail Tipi said the discovery “confirms his feelings that these fundamentalist Salafists groups are ready to use violence against the civilian population.” Germany has ultra-strict gun control laws, which did not prevent Islamic jihadists from obtaining a…
Another Reason to Be Armed: Armed Citizens STOP Mass Murders–A Long List of Proof
It took the Orlando Police three hours to stop a mass murderer in a gay nightclub. Armed citizens like you responded in seconds. This happens not once, but time after time, and month after month. Again, you stopped mass murder in May of 2016. Similar reports from earlier months are listed here. -A mass murder…