Weekly Newsletters

Housekeeping FYI, I typically finish writing these newsletters and send them to Mike Allen at Businesswright on Thursdays for publication and distribution on Fridays. So if there is breaking news late Thursday or Friday (like a SCOTUS decision) that is missed in that week’s newsletter, that lead time is why. Also sometimes, like this week, we are late. This is […]

More On The Uvalde Cop Debacle Aware of Injuries Inside, Uvalde Police Waited to Confront Gunman Legislation Action item. You can email your U.S. Senators about the proposed federal gun control legislation here. I suggest modifying the text of the email to tone down any threats to the senators and politely ask them to honor their oath. Questions. We have

Remember Uvalde A woman who was handcuffed by police while she was trying to rescue her kids at the Uvalde school massacre, said police are threatening her with an obstruction of justice charge to keep her quiet about their actions. Remember I said they would take the 5th if they go to court. There are a lot of really good

Uvalde Updates Remember, victims at the school relied solely on the “authorities” for their safety and protection. Thinking point: Your child is in line to be murdered by a madman in the next few minutes. The cops are present, but refuse to breach the barricaded classroom where the killings are currently taking place. Not only that, they physically prevent you

About those red flag gun control laws Rand Corporation: No studies have shown that “red flag” laws had a positive or negative effect on outcomes including mass shootings, violent crime, and suicide. Anti-gun researchers: No evidence that California’s Gun Violence Restraining Order implementation was associated with decreased “firearm assault or firearm self-harm.” (sic – How does a firearm harm itself?

Massacre Observations about the Buffalo, NY, supermarket massacre: It happened FAST. You have to react NOW. If a couple of shots to the chest don’t stop a madman, it’s time to try something else – like the head or pelvis – NOW! New York has LOTS of gun control laws including bans on both broadly defined “assault weapons” (sic) and

“We should have Constitutional Carry.” No. We HAVE Constitutional Carry. We should do away with the unconstitutional laws that infringe on that, and do away with the politicians responsible. NRA Former U.S. Rep. Allen West has agreed to challenge NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre at the organization’s annual meeting later this month. Even without West’s challenge, there should be

………. Why do I have a gun? So I’ll be alive when the police get here. ………. Litigation Another Sig P320 lawsuit. I do not have experience with these pistols, but it is my understanding that the striker remains fully cocked after the slide reciprocates, and while it has a “striker safety,” most of the civilian models have no manual