A new National Firearms Survey estimates Americans use guns defensively roughly 2.2 million times per year—and in more than three-quarters of those incidents, no shots are fired. The post New Survey Puts Defensive Gun Use at 2.2 Million Times a Year appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments in the consolidated cases of Viramontes v. Cook County (Illinois) and Grant v. Higgins (Connecticut) for Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 10 a.m.
A Vancouver homeowner recognized a bike theft suspect from a neighbor’s security video and held him at gunpoint. He now faces arson charges. Read the original story: Armed Vancouver Homeowner Detains Man Deputies Now Say Torched a Furniture Warehouse and a Vintage Rail Car
Twenty-seven states are urging the Supreme Court to strike down Illinois’ and Connecticut’s AR-15 bans, arguing that commonly owned rifles cannot be prohibited under the Second Amendment.
A 19-year-old stranger forced a back door at 2 a.m. in Spartanburg County. The homeowner fired, and deputies cite self-defense. Read the original story: South Carolina Homeowner Shoots and Kills 19-Year-Old Stranger Who Forced Open a Back Door at 2 A.M.
A man shot in the groin outside an Antioch business appeared to pull a handgun of his own, Metro Nashville police say. Read the original story: Tennessee Man Shot in the Groin After Confronting a Stranger in a Parking Lot, Then Appeared to Draw His Own Handgun
Something that firearm owners likely don’t ponder is the history of safes; what keeps our valuables protected. Over time, the term safe could be viewed pretty loosely. From hiding money under your mattress, placing it in a treasure chest and burying it like a swashbuckling pirate, having it...
The Third Circuit acknowledged that machine guns are protected “Arms” but upheld the federal ban anyway. Its decision to place supposedly “minimal” suppressor-registration requirements outside the Second Amendment may be even more dangerous for gun owners.
Episode 68 was filmed August 25th, flying Delta from Las Vegas to Chattanooga through Atlanta. Thorough check-in, and one Delta detail that went differently than usual. Check-In at LAS Declared firearms. Agent asked about lithium batteries, e-cigarettes, and power banks — none. Confirmed Chatta...
Normandy police say a man asked to leave returned with a reported "machine gun" and punched his way into an occupied home. Read the original story: Told to Leave, Then Back at the Door: Normandy Police Say a 42-Year-Old Punched His Way Into an Occupied Home Armed With a Reported “Machine Gu...