Tag: Second Amendment

On April 29 New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan pledged to veto Senate Bill 116–legislation to repeal the requirement for a concealed carry permit in that state.

Fenton did not mention that the man with the shotgun was “locked inside his business” when he told CNN, “I was with a store owner who had a shotgun protecting his property.”

On April 23, the South Carolina House took up a concealed carry reform bill containing an amendment rescinding the need for a concealed carry permit. The measure passed 90 to 18.

With the Wisconsin GOP pushing to rescind the two-day wait on handgun purchases in that state, Politifact confirms there is “no statistical evidence” that the waiting period decreases gun violence.

On April 27 the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that a Highland Park, Illinois’ ordinance banning “assault weapons” and “high capacity” magazines is constitutional.

On April 27, Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton was saved from a mob of rioters by a Baltimore business owner armed with a shotgun. According to CNN, Fenton was on the streets of Baltimore and ran toward a location where

On April 22 a customer at a Kroger in Little Rock, Arkansas, saw an elderly man surrounded by “seven people,” so he drew his gun and intervened to protect the gentleman.

Videos of rioters wreaking havoc in Baltimore and photos of them risking the lives of innocents by punching, throwing objects, and, in one instance, drawing back a knife with which to stab a bystander were reminders that Stand Your Ground laws are an antidote for brazen in-your-face attacks on city streets.

On April 23 an alleged 18-year-old home invader ‘chose the wrong house’ for a daylight robbery in Arlington, Texas, and was shot and killed by the homeowner, who was in the residence at the time.

The Department of Justice is “monitoring” Gun Cave Indoor Firing Range owner Jan Morgan in Hot Springs, Arkansas, for banning Muslims from shooting in the facility.

On April 20, Breitbart News reported that Colorado has had Campus Carry for concealed carry permit holders since 2003, and there have been no mass shootings nor crimes by permit holders.

On April 22, a three-judge appellate panel from the New Jersey Superior Court ruled that a domestic violence accusation–that did not result in a conviction–is sufficient grounds for denying a resident a gun permit.

Although Washington DC’s strict gun control requirements make it “illegal for most people to carry a firearm under Washington, D.C.’s strict gun laws,” Capitol Police say it is allowable for members of Congress to keep guns in their offices and to transport them as well, “as long as they are unloaded.”

On April 19, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) told gun owners at a Litchfield, New Hampshire, hunting club that it is past time to examine gun-free zones on military bases and to find a way to change the policy so soldiers can protect themselves.

On April 20, the Cleveland City Council passed a sweeping body of gun control measures supported by Mayor Frank Jackson (D), although there is a great deal of concern about whether the measures are effective or even enforceable.

On Friday, an Uber driver with a concealed carry permit thwarted an attempted mass shooting by pulling his own weapon and shooting a gunman who had opened fire in Chicago’s Logan Square.