Jeff Pittman's Second Amendment News from Mississippi & Beyond
Willie Johnson of Meridian, Mississippi, thwarts armed robbery attempt — full story here. Johnson was leaving to go to work, and after he set his house alarm, he noticed some suspicious activity. Johnson says a man rushed him with a gun in his hand. Johnson pulled his gun out and fired a couple of rounds, and the robber ran away. […]
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US Senator John Thune (R-SD), co-chair of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, has announced that the omnibus appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2015 includes a provision preventing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating lead in ammunition and fishing tackle for one year. Thune also introduced the Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act in the Senate with Senator Amy Klobuchar
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GA A Douglas County, GA man is suing the state and election officials in Douglas County, saying his civil rights were violated when a poll worker asked him to remove his National Rifle Association cap when he went to vote. The Southeastern Legal Foundation filed the lawsuit Monday in the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on
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The Department of Treasury is seeking to order survival kits for all of its employees nationwide who oversee the federal banking system, according to a new solicitation. The emergency supplies would be for every employee at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), which conducts on-site reviews of banks throughout the country. Bank inspectors. That’s about 3,814 people.
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You’re familiar with the Department of Justice’s stonewalling Congress over release of subpoenaed documents related to ATF’s criminal Fast & Furious gunrunning operation, to the extent that US Attorney General Eric Holder was found in civil and criminal contempt. Now the US Department of State has failed to turn over government documents covering Hillary Clinton’s tenure as Secretary of State
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Politico is reporting that Democrats may use their lasts days in control of the US Senate to push through confirmation of President Obama’s controversial anti-gun nominee to be the next US Surgeon General. The nominee, Vivek Murthy, a British-born surgeon and Obama supporter, says that crimes committed with a gun are a health care issue and wants the government to
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NRA Antics We have a report that the NRA is pushing for a gun control law regarding forced NICS checks in Ohio. We don’t know why, and don’t much care. Keep pressure on NRA Board members just like you do on any other politician. NRA memberships are on sale, and they should listen to members. Great Christmas gifts. GOP antics
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We previously reported that anti-gun MS state senator John Horhn (D-Jackson) was arrested on a DUI charge after leaving a “crime prevention” public meeting on Nov. 14, 2013. He reportedly abused and threatened the arresting officer and proclaimed his innocence. But now he has entered a no contest plea to the DUI charge in Jackson Municipal Court, and says he
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