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Orlando, Correction, Judges, A Vet’s Reply

2A News: June 17, 2016 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Orlando You’ve seen the news about 49 victims being fatally shot and another 53 being wounded during a mass shooting by a lone perpetrator in a homosexual nightclub in Orlando, FL, early last Sunday morning. Apparently the terrorist was shot at without effect, by at least three Orlando police officers after […]

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Thank you for your service: a ‘Nam vet’s candid reply

“THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE” A well-meaning phrase, appreciated and deserved by our military men and women, but one heard with mixed feelings by some, perhaps most, Vietnam veterans. October, 1969, Travis Air Force Base, California.  Down the steps of the “Freedom Bird” that brought us back to the US.  Picked up my duffel bag and carried it outside the

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A group of military men are standing in a cemetery, paying tribute to their fallen comrades.

Litigation, Enemies, Bans, Liars, Paris, Pearl, Bracken Essays

2A News: June 10, 2016 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Presidential election The International Defensive Pistol Association has endorsed Donald Trump for president. A Washington D.C. lobbying firm closely linked to Hillary Clinton was paid handsomely by Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd., a sharia-compliant Bengali bank tied to terrorism, according to government records. Also making the rounds again this week is the

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Open carry laws in Texas allow individuals to openly display firearms in public. These laws differ from state to state, as each state has its own regulations and policies regarding open carry. Suits may be filed

Laws, Suits, States, Enemies, Idiots, Liars…

2A News: May 27, 2016 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Monday is Memorial Day. Remember all the service members who never knew you. Many of them saved the world. “Only the dead have seen the end of war.” — Santayana’s “Soliloquies in England” (Scribners, 1924, p. 102), Soliloquy #25, “Tipperary” From The Washington Post: “After 70 years of waiting, WWII B-17

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A sign that says evacuation plan run and run as fast as you can, promoting safety during potential massacres.

Litigation, legislation, massacres, enemies, spork

2A News: May 20, 2016 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Litigation Gun Stores Have A Second Amendment Right To Do Business A three-judge panel of the usually liberal and much-overturned Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled 2-1 that “the right to purchase and sell firearms is part and parcel of the historically recognized right to keep and bear arms”

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The Usual, Plus a Study

2A News: May 13, 2016 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Training for citizen gunfights, by Tom Givens. Read this. Litigation The full US Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit met en banc this week to rehear the case challenging the legality of Maryland’s ban on certain semiautomatic firearms after a three-judge panel of the Court previously cast doubt on the

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