Jeff Pittman's Second Amendment News from Mississippi & Beyond
The August 2015 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,031,959 is the second-highest August on record for the 17-year-old system, with an increase of 4.3% compared to the August 2014 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 989,337. For comparison, the unadjusted August 2015 NICS figure of 1,735,911 reflects a 12.8% increase from the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,538,347 […]
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A Las Vegas, NV police officer was shot in the hand while sitting in his patrol car with a partner on Sunday after being ambushed by a man with a handgun. Also last weekend, the Aurora, CO Police Dept. received an anonymous 911 call over the weekend, when the caller threatened to shoot any officer found alone in the streets.
There “seems” to be an open season on the police this year, with several high profile ambush style murders. We understand that so far this year in the US, there have been 26 officers shot and killed in the line of duty (and possibly one more off-duty but targeted). But shooting deaths of officers are actually down 13% compared with
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A Florida Wildlife Commission officer was jumped by two suspects while offshore and wounded yet returned fire and reloaded as he was treading water, striking one of his attackers. Way to go, Rambo.
Florida game warden shoots assailant in open-water gunfight while swimming Read More »
Gun free zones A shooting this week at Sacramento (CA) City College (a gun free zone) resulted in 1 dead, 2 wounded, and a suspect on the loose. Yes, they did a lockdown — I guess in case he needed more victims. Baltimore, MD Baltimore is using a $180,000 one-year grant from the Abell Foundation, federal grant dollars and $770,000
Gun free zones. Baltimore. Tacoma. Read More »
France You’ve seen the news about two US servicemen and two others who responded and forcibly disarmed the attempted massacrist who opened fire on a French train last week. Said one: “I grabbed the AK and started muzzle thumping him in the head.” “And the three of us beat him until he was unconscious.” The heroes are British businessman Chris
Townhall.com: Arm the Army — Part I Townhall.com: Arm the Army — Part II The Daily Caller: “Arm The Army” – Congress Decides To Arm The Army, Commander In Chief Fails To Act We also have news that the Army’s top officer, Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, who said in the wake of the Navy shootings in Chattanooga, “I think
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The Tennessee National Guard reportedly recently authorized the carry of firearms by TNG personnel while on duty. Except, not really. And from a DoD contractor. Meanwhile last week, officials announced that the Navy has decided to move forward with a plan to arm military personnel at reserve centers across the country, with the guards trained in accordance with Navy regulations.
Military carry update: 14 Aug 2015 Read More »