Jeff Pittman's Second Amendment News from Mississippi & Beyond
September 29, 2017 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Nashville We note that during the church shooting attack in Antioch, TN (Nashville metro) last Sunday, as far as we know no one inside the church was armed at the time of the attack. An unarmed 22-year-old church usher who “forgot” that he didn’t have his gun on him, confronted the masked shooter […]
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September 22, 2017 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Legislation Rep. Ken Buck’s (R-CO) amendment, which allows nonviolent prohibited persons to petition the ATF for restoration of Second Amendment rights, was included successfully in an appropriations bill (H.R. 3354). Federal lands Last week, US Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke signed Secretarial Order 3356, which will support and expand hunting and fishing
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September 15, 2017 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Texas CCW license replacements Texas Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to temporarily provide no-cost replacements of License to Carry a Handgun cards (usually $25) and Private Security Board licensee cards (usually $15) for eligible residents who have had their cards lost or damaged as a result of
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September 8, 2017 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman US gun ownership Why do people own guns? A Pew Research study found that the reasons Americans own guns have changed since 1999. Then, the majority of respondents had guns for sporting purposes, but now the majority say they are for self protection. Those citing “protection” as their reason for gun ownership went
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September 1, 2017 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman National Security compromised The Muslim Brotherhood* has penetrated every one of our national security agencies, including our intelligence agencies, according to retired Navy admiral James “Ace” Lyons, former commander of the U.S. Pacific fleet. Adm. Lyons made this startling declaration Jan. 16, 2015 during a conference sponsored by the Center for Security Policy,
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August 25, 2017 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Enhanced MS carry permit class Brookhaven, MS, TOMORROW Operation Chokepoint Terminated Other legislative updates Litigation Uber Driver Sues Uber Over Its No-Guns-In-Private-Vehicles Policy The policy was enacted in an apparent response to a legally armed Uber driver who stopped a massacre in Chicago. So I suppose one could legitimately conclude that Uber is
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August 18, 2017 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Litigation Czechs File Suit Challenging EU Gun Controls Enemies Head Demanding Mommy Shannon Watts tweeted this week that the NRA is responsible for the violence (with a car, not a gun) in Charlottesville, VA, this week. Markos Moulitsas, of The Dialy Kos, tweeted that the NRA are Nazis, literally. List of gun-banning companies
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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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