Alleged Robber Jumps Counter, Drops Gun, Clerk Kills Him with It
On June 14, an alleged robber entered a liquor store, jumped the counter, and dropped his gun, which the clerk retrieved and used to kill the suspect.
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Trump: ‘Disgraceful’ That Marines in TN Couldn’t Carry Guns and Were Just Sitting ‘Targets’
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump argued that it’s “absolutely ridiculous” that the Marines attacked in Tennessee were not allowed to carry guns and thus were “just sitting there as targets” on Thursday’s “O’Reilly Factor” on the Fox News Channel. Trump
Expert: Chattanooga Proves That Military Must Rethink Gun-Free Zones
After gunman Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, a Muslim immigrant from Kuwait, allegedly shot and killed four Marines in Chattanooga, Tennessee, former NYPD detective Harry Houck said the military’s “gun-free zone” mindset has to change.
Dem Rep Cohen: Military Personnel ‘Should Be Armed,’ Shouldn’t Be ‘Sitting Ducks’
Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) argued that military personnel “should be armed” and not “sitting ducks” on Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Ed Show.” Cohen said, “I do think those personnel should have — should be armed, they are a[n] object —
Following Lawsuit, Election Officials Apologize for Asking Voter to Remove NRA Hat
In October 2014, Breitbart News reported that Douglas County, Georgia’s Bundy Cobb went to the polls for early voting and was told to remove his “NRA Instructor” hat before being allowed to vote. Cobb sued over that demand, and Douglas County Election officials have now issued an apology.
Claim: Walmart Background Checks Exceed Federal Requirements
Federal law allows gun dealers to sell a gun once a background check is passed or after a three-day extended check fails to turn up the information necessary to resolve a “delay” from the system. It was in the latter scenario that alleged Charleston shooter Dylann Roof was able to purchase his gun.
Could the Left Work Up Some Outrage if the NRA Sold Aborted Baby Parts?
On July 14, undercover video was released showing Dr. Deborah Nucatola—Senior Director of Medical Services for Planned Parenthood (PP)—describing how PP sells the body parts of aborted children and “admitting she uses partial-birth abortions to supply intact body parts” to those that want them.
Moms Demand Wants Retailers to Reject Gun Purchasers Like Gun Store Rejected Mark Kelly
On July 13, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America launched a campaign urging retailers to reject gun purchasers during the buying process in the same way that Mark Kelly was rejected when trying to a buy an AR-15 from Tucson’s Diamondback Police Supply.
Tim McGraw’s Gun Control Fundraiser Coming Up this Friday
The gun control fundraiser headlined by country singers Tim McGraw and Chase Bryant is coming up this Friday in Hartford, Connecticut.
S.F. Supervisor: More Gun Control Needed to ‘Protect the Public’
In the wake of the July 1 attack in which illegal alien Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez allegedly used a stolen gun to shoot and kill Kathryn Steinle, San Francisco supervisor Mark Farrell is pushing a new gun control law that will require every gun and ammunition sale to be videotaped.
Nip/Tuck’s Kelly Carlson: Punish The Criminal Not The Gun
On July 15 Nip/Tuck actress Kelly Carlson said she owns a firearm for self-defense and that she was raised in a family that believed laws should punish criminals rather than guns.
Washington Post: New Gun Laws Needed Even if They Won’t Work
On July 12, The Washington Post seized on the FBI’s admission of a “mistake” in allowing Dylann Roof to get a gun and reported that new gun laws are needed for America, even if those gun laws do not work.
Moms Demand Action Protests Cabela’s over Gun Sales
On July 13, Michael Bloomberg-funded Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America launched another shame campaign like others they ran against Starbucks, Staples, and Kroger.
Report: Concealed Carry On The Rise, Murder On The Decline
For example, “over 1.7 million new permits were issued [in 2014],” which represents a “15.4 percent increase” over the number issued the year before. The CPRC report also shows that concealed carry permits are no longer just a guy thing, either. Rather, since 2007 “permits for women have increased by 270 percent” while permits for men have increased “by 156 percent.”
Audit: Harris Failing to Keep Guns out of Dangerous Hands
An audit of California’s Department of Justice (DOJ) has revealed that it is still facing a terrible backlog of persons who own guns but shouldn’t–and part of the reason for this is that it “failed over 18 months to fully implement seven of eight recommendations auditors made in 2013 to reduce backlogs.”
Court Rules Walmart Shareholders Cannot Infringe on Customers’s 2nd Amendment Rights
After less than a year under appeal, the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit released its opinion in Trinity Wall Street v. Walmart Stores, Inc., explaining that Walmart cannot be forced to allow shareholders to infringe on customers’s 2nd Amendment rights.
Gun Store Owner Removes Confederate Flag After Alleged Death Threats
On July 10, Wild Bill’s Old West Trading Company in Elk Grove, California, took down its Confederate flag after allegedly receiving death threats.
CHICAGOLAND: Rapper Killed in Gang Related Shooting
Chicago rapper Capo was shot and killed in the city’s South Side Saturday, and moments later, his suspected shooters ran over and killed a one-year-old boy who was sitting in a stroller.
The Left’s Hypocrisy: Murder Proves Need for Gun Control, but Not End of Sanctuary Cities
On Friday, California Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Kamala Harris continued to defend sanctuary cities after illegal alien Francisco Lopez-Sanchez confessed to murdering Kathryn Steinle in San Francisco.
Chicago Lawsuit: Gun Control A ‘Civil Right’
On July 7, Father Michael Pfleger, the Coalition for Safe Communities in Chicago, and other gun control plaintiffs filed a lawsuit suggesting gun control is a “civil right” that is violated by a lack of gun laws and regulations in the Chicago-area villages of Riverdale, Lyons and Lincolnwood.
Armed Neighbor Holds Fleeing Suspect At Gunpoint To End Police Chase
On July 9 an armed resident in Upland helped end a police chase by drawing his gun on a fleeing suspect and holding him at gunpoint while police arrived. According to CBS Los Angeles, the pursuit occurred “on the 210
Dem Stands with Charleston Families: Pushes Background Checks Alleged Gunman Passed
On July 8, Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA-5th) stood with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and families of Charleston victims and pushed for the very background checks alleged gunman Dylann Roof passed.
NYT Excuses FBI’s ‘Mistake’ in Dylann Roof’s Gun Background Check
On June 10, USA Today quoted FBI director James Comey saying an FBI “mistake” allowed Dylann Roof to pass a background check for the .45 caliber handgun he allegedly used to attack innocents at Charleston’s Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. The New York Times excused this “mistake,” positing instead that Roof passed the background check because of a system “flaw.”
SF Police Didn’t Investigate Theft of Fed Agent’s Gun Before Kathryn Steinle’s Murder
On June 9, San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr said no one was assigned to investigate the June 27 break-in of a car belonging to a federal agent — a car from which a .40 caliber handgun was stolen and then allegedly used by Juan Francisco Lopez Sanchez in the July 1 shooting death of Kathryin Steinle.
FBI: Dylann Roof’s Successful Background Check Was a ‘Mistake’
On July 10, the FBI reported that background checks did not stop Dylann Roof from acquiring the gun he allegedly used to kill nine people at Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on June 17.
