Jeff Pittman's Second Amendment News from Mississippi & Beyond
An unidentified veteran 51-year-old Massachusetts state trooper sergeant shot himself in the leg with a shotgun loaded with buckshot this week while carrying a shotgun into his new cruiser, State Police said. He is expected to survive, and hopefully be wiser. You hear a lot of reports of “cop leg,” but not too many with a shotgun. “Fearing for their […]
Bad boys (and girl) – ‘The Only Ones’ Read More »
Natchez, MS defensive gun use Talking to police — “Concealed Carry and the Right to Remain Silent – Part 1” Infographic — private firearms ownership & police deaths over time (source — Officers Feloniously Killed vs. Private Firearms 1961 to 2013)
Natchez defensive gun use. Talking to police. Infographic. Read More »
You’ve heard about the Delta State University (MS) professor shooting his rival on campus this week. “The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning hereby prohibits the possession of pistols, firearms or other weapons in any form by any person other than duly authorized law enforcement officials on its institution premises or at any of its institutions or
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From John Lott: New refereed publication in Econ Journal Watch: Explaining a bias in recent studies on right-to-carry laws. Follow the links to download.
Download: study explaining bias in right-to-carry law studies Read More »
Tips for Darwin candidates: If you get shot robbing a house, don’t go back and try to rob it again. If you shoot yourself in the leg, don’t do it again. A 16-year-old Tulsa, OK boy was listed in serious condition at a hospital after accidentally shooting himself in the leg for the second time in three months, according to
Idiocy. Tips for Darwin candidates. More. Read More »
There’s been a lot of chatter about the FIREClean gun lube product, with accusations that it’s nothing but canola/rapeseed/take-your-pick vegetable oil. The company doesn’t say what’s in it, but their patent application says three or more vegetable oils. I’m not sure what the fuss is about, unless it’s that they’re selling Crisco for a buck an ounce. Either it works
September 18, 2015 product highlights Read More »
Dr. Ben Carson (R) says you don’t have the right to own a semiautomatic firearm if you are in a large city. Jeb Bush (R) says there is no national right to own a gun; that it falls under state laws. (Might want to check the Second Amendment on that one, Jeb.) Bush also supports California-style gun confiscation laws. Sen.
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Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe (D) called for new gun control laws before police had even captured the suspected shooter of the two TV journalists recently murdered on the air. But last week he attended an anti-gun rally organized by the anti-gun group Everytown For Gun Safety with armed security guards in Washington, D.C., where it is nearly impossible for residents
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