Jeff Pittman

Action item Tell US Senators & Reps to oppose new gun control Election If you don’t think Democrat MS gubernatorial candidate Jim Hood is on the left, think again. Outdoor writer Jack Ballard has launched a campaign for the Democratic nomination for a US Senate seat in Montana. But in a Gun Talk interview with Tom Gresham, Ballard went full-Fudd […]

California massacre update, correction The killer who opened fire with an AK-style semiautomatic rifle at that Garlic festival in Gilroy, California killed himself after officers shot him multiple times, officials said, correcting previous police accounts that the officers fired the fatal shot. Three police officers responded in less than a minute and fired multiple rounds and hit the perpetrator multiple

Housekeeping & reminder Hi folks; my apologies for the missed newsletter last week. We had a hardware failure that kept me offline for several days. I have included herein last week’s content I was compiling, along with this week’s. The reminder is that unless otherwise disclosed, I don’t make a cent or receive any free or discounted goods or services

July 19, 2019 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman MS Election The NRA-PVF has endorsed A-rated Sen. Michael Watson (R-Pascagoula) for Mississippi secretary of state in the 2019 primary election, based on his record in the state senate of voting consistently on behalf of law-abiding gun owners. He has supported a number of bills that protect the right of personal self-defense, a

July 12, 2019 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman ATF antics ATF rescinds prior methods to measure a firearm’s overall length when equipped with a stabilizing brace. Affects “pistol” (with brace), NFA-class “AOW” and “firearm” definitions. No more AR pistols with braces and vertical foregrips. Meanwhile, ATF’s felonious Fast and Furious gunrunning scandal is still unresolved. Election Presidential hopeful US Rep. Eric

July 5, 2019 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman NRA Extensive NRA update from Ammoland. Language warning. Authored by an anonymous “MJP” on Facebook over the weekend. Jason Ouimet, the NRA-ILA’s Director of Federal Affairs, has been named the interim head of NRA-ILA to succeed Chris Cox. NRA Board Member Punished for Criticizing King Wayne. The NRA meltdown has made the Trump

June 28, 2019 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman My favorite patriotic video, in observance of Independence Day. Litigation The US Supreme Court has ruled that prosecutors have to prove that an individual alleged to have illegally possessed a firearm must know that they are part of a group banned from having the gun in the first place. SCOTUS also ruled that