Weekly Newsletters

March 2, 2018 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Legislation Mississippi HB 1083, introduced with language to provide a remedy for those gun-toters wronged by illicit “no guns” signs or policies enacted by state agencies, was hijacked in the Senate Judiciary A committee and language was added to create “school safety programs” very similar to the existing church security teams in the […]

February 23, 2018 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Legislation MS HB 1083, the bill to provide a means for folks to challenge illegal gun bans on state agency properties, has been assigned to Senate Judiciary A committee, which has until Feb. 27 to act on it. President Trump has directed Attorney General Jeff Sessions to propose regulations to ban “bump stocks.”

February 16, 2018 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman Legislation The left is getting nervous about national CCW reciprocity.  CBS’ 60 Minutes did a hit piece on the legislation Sunday.  Local gun shop Van’s Sporting Goods was shown. About MS House Bill 1083 GA Tech gets it GFZs You’ve of course heard the news about the shooting massacre of at least 17

February 9, 2018 Newsletter by Jeff Pittman MS Legislation still alive Only one bill I’m aware of is still alive. Next deadline is Tues., Feb. 27 for committees to report bills originating in other house. You can read the bills and track their status here, under “Legislation Search” on the left, or click “Legislation” at the top. HB 1083 Firearms,

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,

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

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

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