University of Texas School of Architecture dean Frederick Steiner is leaving the university because of the new Campus Carry law that allow students with concealed carry licenses to have a gun with them for self-defense.
On February 22, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the Georgia House passed campus carry, with House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) saying, “The Second Amendment does not stop at the edge of a campus.” Thereafter, sources alleged that Georgia Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle (R) does not support campus carry and that he plans to torpedo it while it is in the hands of the Senate.
On February 26, Governor Terry McAuliffe (D) turned his back to Bloomberg-funded Everytown for Gun Safety and signed legislation restoring Virginia concealed carry reciprocity with 25 states.
On February 25 West Virginia Delegate Saira Blair (R-Martinsburg) told Breitbart News that Governor Earl Ray Tomblin (D) will veto legislation abolishing a concealed carry permit requirement in the state, but lawmakers will quickly override the veto.
Feb. 23rd, Salon magazine reported on an “unofficial forum” at the University of Houston in which professors discussed how to prevent angering students in light of the campus carry law signed by “hard-line right-wing” Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R).
An alleged armed robber was shot and killed Monday night when he unknowingly targeted a concealed carry permit holder in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.
Kalamazoo law enforcement officials are confirming that alleged Kalamazoo gunman Jason Brian Dalton’s gun was “registered” and owned “legally.”
Atlanta business owner Lance Toland requires all of his employees to get concealed carry permits and then gives them guns once they have the permits in hand.
Numbers recently released by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation suggest that the talk of gun control and President Obama’s actual issuance of executive gun controls contributed to a surge in concealed carry permit applications in that state from November to February.
On February 22, the West Virgina Senate voted 24-9 in support of legislation removing the requirement for a license to carry a concealed handgun in the state.
Following his February 10 use of a concealed carry handgun to stop a stabbing at the General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Michigan, Didarul Sarder is scheduled to receive “an honor for heroism from Warren Mayor Jim Fouts.”
Representative Randy Weber (R-TX) has introduced legislation allowing concealed carry in schools where teachers and staff have been forced to sit defenseless in gun-free zones heretofore. According to The Hill, Weber’s bill would change the status quo so individuals who
On February 16, Campus Carry legislation passed in Georgia’s House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee.
Reflecting the November 13 terror attack during an Eagles of Death Metal concert in Paris, group frontman Jesse Hughes said, “God made men and women” and “guns made them equal.”
Comic Jackie Mason says that if Michael Bloomberg is serious about gun control, he should disarm the 12 bodyguards who hedge in his every move.
A man in Michigan has been convicted of brandishing a gun and threatening three teens who were flying the Confederate flag last summer.
Donald Trump said he is the “strongest” candidate on the Second Amendment, during an impromptu Feb. 15 press conference in Hanahan, South Carolina.
Delaware gun sales surged in December and January thanks to “nontraditional,” or first time, gun buyers.
A recently released Crime Research Prevention Center (CRPC) study on academics and concealed carry in the United States shows that economists’ consensus is overwhelmingly that concealed carry lowers crime.
A General Motors Technical Center employee says he was fired after drawing his gun to stop a stabbing and save a woman’s life on February 10.
On February 5, an armed citizen saved an Upper Darby police officer who was under assault and encircled by a mob of onlookers.
The Republican-led West Virginia House voted Feb. 8 to eliminate the existing requirement for people to get concealed carry permits if they want to carry a concealed gun.
On February 9, Michael Bloomberg-funded Everytown for Gun Safety took out a full page ad criticizing Governor Terry McAuliffe (D) for reversing Attorney General Mark Herring’s (D) decision to end concealed carry reciprocity with 25 states.
With campus carry under consideration in the Georgia House, state Senator Nan Orrock (D-Atlanta) is making clear her belief that allowing concealed carry on campus for self-defense is an “abomination.”
A New Jersey gun law designed to “[allow] retired police officers to carry concealed weapons” is actually being applied in a way that prevents some lifelong university police officers from getting a concealed license when their tenure is through.
On February 3, the gun control group Newtown Action Alliance is asking every business in Newtown, Connecticut, to become a gun-free zone.
Minnesota concealed carry permit holders surged in January with more than 6,000 new licensees added in that month alone.
San Bernardino County Supervisor Robert Lovingood “wants to arm all eligible citizens” — including county workers — in a bid to prevent or stall another terrorist attack in San Bernardino.
Signs near schools in Okay, Oklahoma, put would-be attackers on notice that staff members may be armed and are ready to “use whatever force necessary” to protect students.
The Florida House passed legislation allowing concealed carry permit holders to openly carry and to carry their guns on college campuses for self-defense.
Despite past support, Everytown for Gun Safety has now turned the table on Governor Terry McAufiffe (D) because of his decision to reverse a majority gun control win in Virginia.
Missouri state Representative Eric Burlison (R-Springfield) contends that the fees associated with a concealed carry permit amount to nothing less than a tax on the Second Amendment.
State senator David Hinkins (R-Orangeville) is pushing to remove the concealed carry permit requirement in Utah because he believes it unfairly burdens the exercise of Second Amendment rights.
On January 16, a Marine veteran with a concealed carry permit drew his gun and successfully came to the rescue of a Bastrop County deputy who was under assault.
On January 28, a 70-year-old Sanger homeowner with a handgun surprised an alleged burglar who had entered the home to gather valuables and escape undetected.
The Bersa BP40CC is a polymer pistol designed specifically for concealed carry and self-defense applications. Chambered in .40 caliber, the gun has the power to get the job done.
Missouri state senator Brian Munzlinger (R-18th) wants to open college and university campuses up for concealed carry so that armed citizens “can save lives.”
San Bernardino County supervisor–and vice chair of the Board of Supervisors–Robert A. Lovingood is urging residents to get their concealed carry licenses and carry guns for self-defense to prevent another December 2-style attack. Writing in Daily Press, Lovingood observes: As
On January 28 Breitbart News reported that Governor Terry McAuliffe would announce plans to reverse Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring’s decision to cut concealed carry reciprocal agreements with 25 states. On January 29 Michael Bloomberg-funded Everytown for Gun Safety came
Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) are asking the Connecticut Food Association (CFA) to ban the open carry of handguns in its “300 retail food stores and pharmacies” in Connecticut.
