Jeff Pittman's Second Amendment News from Mississippi & Beyond
August 11, 2017 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman More loose ammo Last week we reported on a loose round of ammo going off in the console of a vehicle (https://guntalk.com/news/extras/loose-rounds-your-vehicle-safety issue). This week we have a report and video of a round going off in a pants pocket. Maybe your ammo should be in some sort of carrier or magazine. Should […]
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August 4, 2017 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Obit Shooters in Mississippi and beyond lost a great friend and ally last week. J. Dewayne Headrick of Raleigh, MS, passed away at the age of 59 after a long battle with cancer. Dewayne was the quintessential good ol’ boy and was all about guns, shooting, family, faith and friends. He was a
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July 28, 2017 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Litigation A 3-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has issued a permanent injunction against enforcement of such a requirement in Washington, D.C. The majority opinion, written by Judge Thomas Beall Griffith, said “At the Second Amendment’s core lies the right of responsible citizens to carry firearms
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July 21, 2017 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Litigation The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit in US District Court for the Western District of Michigan against the head of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) on behalf of four Michigan residents, alleging civil rights violations under color of law for enforcing restrictions on the Second
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July 14, 2017 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Litigation Attorneys for a man arrested in 2012 in Florida have asked the US Supreme Court to hear a challenge to the constitutionality of a longstanding Florida law prohibiting people from openly carrying firearms in public. The Florida Supreme Court previously upheld the law. The SCOTUS petition contends the law violates the Second
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July 7, 2017 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Royal Navy An unspecified number of British Royal Navy Special Boat Service sailors were surrounded and ambushed by about 50 ISIS fighters in Iraq when the sailors found that they were out of ammo after killing about 20 of their attackers. So they “went off” on the enemy, vowing to go out fighting
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June 30, 2017 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Housekeeping Sorry about the late newsletter last time folks – my newsletter support staff had a baby. Independence Day coming up My favorite patriotic song and video. Southern Hillbillies. Don’t mess with ’em. Just don’t. 600 Million Firearms in Law-abiding Hands? THAT’S Freedom!
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June 23, 2017 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Housekeeping Please remind your friends that the 2A News sent by Juno email no longer works, but they can re-subscribe at 2anews.net. Thanks. Dealing with the Media Dealing with Media for Firearms Instructors Additional points: NRA has a seminar on this. Use the opportunity to talk about YOUR topic, not necessarily to answer
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