Jeff Pittman's Second Amendment News from Mississippi & Beyond
February 6, 2018 Update Apologies to list members not in Mississippi. 2018 Mississippi legislation still alive The following MS gun bills remain alive. Next deadline is Thurs., Feb. 8 for floor action in original house. You can read the bills and track their status here, under “Legislation Search” on the left, or click “Legislation” at the top. HB 413 Stun […]
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February 2, 2018 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman John Lott on the KY school shooting Same thing. — “Gun-free school zones will not protect kids: A painful but honest lesson after last week’s school shooting in Kentucky” Trumped From fellow blogger John Richardson: “This is how I heard President Trump’s first State of the Union address: ‘Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President,
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January 26, 2018 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Litigation A three-judge panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals last week ruled the federal law prohibiting handgun sales to out-of-state residents is in the public interest, reversing a ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor. The plaintiffs, a couple from Washington, D.C. who tried to buy handguns from a licensed
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January 19, 2018 Update Apologies to list members not in Mississippi. I have found the following bills filed in the MS Legislature this year. The next deadline is Jan. 30 for committees to report bills out. I wouldn’t worry much about any of them until they make it out of committee. You can read the bills and track their status
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January 19, 2018 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman NRA & Russia? We have a report that report that claims the FBI is probing whether Russia “illegally funneled” money through the National Rifle Association and into the 2016 Trump presidential campaign, focusing on the activities of Alexander Torshin, the deputy governor of Russia’s central bank who reportedly has “close relationships” with Russian
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January 12, 2018 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Shooting Death Stats We know that violent crime has been decreasing across the nation for several years. We now see that accidental shooting fatalities are also down by 50% over the last 15 years. Not that the lamestream media cares to report that. Enemies A commenter notes that Hollyweird had an event in
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January 5, 2018 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Obit Mr. Ted Woodall, 65, passed away this week after a battle with cancer. He was a longtime Member, Board Member, and Club Secretary of the Magnolia Rifle and Pistol Club in Byram, MS, and Secretary of the Mississippi State Firearm Owners Association, and apparently a friend to everyone. He will be missed.
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December 28, 2017 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Obit Lt. Col. Lones Wigger, the most decorated shooter in the world, passed away recently at age 80 from complications of pancreatic cancer. Gun Week magazine called him “by far the greatest shooter in history.” Shoot like a girl Wildlife cadet makes history at training academy [Clarion Ledger] MS state employee anti-active killer
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