Jeff Pittman's Second Amendment News from Mississippi & Beyond
We're Ranked!
Top 50 Tactical Blogs
Jeff's Latest Posts
African hunting updates + Bears!
African hunting updates We have a report that Zimbabwe has lifted its Aug. 2 hastily-imposed countrywide ban on lion, leopard and elephant hunting, passed in the wake of global outrage over the killing of a lion by a US hunter. The ban remains in place in certain specific local areas, including where that lion was killed. From the AP: “‘The […] Read More
Free concealed-carry training to women with restraining orders
Baton Rouge gun shop offering free concealed-carry training to women with restraining orders.
Read MoreJemison, Alabama church opens gun range
Jemison, Alabama church opens gun range. I sure do love the South. But I guess nobody told this Rocky Mount United Methodist Church that the Board of Church and Society for the United Methodist Church is anti-gun.
Read More
Purse carry. Law of self-defense. Half-truth? Fatal fists. TX massacre.
Purse carry – safe enough? Maxpedition Look Bags The Law of Self Defense Seminars and Andrew Branca’s book, The Law Of Self Defense — see WeaponsMan’s review Half-truth? You’ve heard the other side’s disproved claims that your gun is somehow more likely to be used against a family member than an attacker. Well, maybe the answer is both: Homeowner shoots nephew […] Read More
Women against women. VA tries to confiscate firearms from disabled veteran.
The Florida League of Women Voters has a “Gun Safety Committee,” which has held a conference for leaders who oppose arming women and other law-abiding citizens for self-defense. Women against women. Here’s your sign. The Veterans Administration tried to forcibly confiscate the firearms of a disabled veteran in Idaho last week, but the VA was stopped in its tracks by […] Read More
Do not resist? Really?
A North Carolina resident successfully used a handgun to defend his home against two intruders. One of the intruders was found in a vehicle with life threatening injuries: the other fled on foot and was also captured. But a reporter at WCNC reporting on the successful defense advised that, “Police say the answer is clear — you should never fight […] Read More
‘Chiraq’ or Panama?
Chiraq 45 shot, 2 fatally in President Obama’s gun-restrictive utopia of Chicago last weekend. Panama lifts gun import ban The Republic of Panama is set to lift the ban on firearm imports, in an effort to promote personal safety in the face of increases in crime rates, forged gun permits, and rising gang activity. Public Safety Minister Rodolfo Aguilera said […] Read More
MS election results
Anti-gun MS state senator Kenny Wayne Jones (D-21: Madison, Attala, Leake, Holmes and Yazoo counties) was apparently narrowly defeated in the Democratic primary by another liberal anti-gun politician, Barbara Blackmon, who held the seat before Jones. Jones was a vocal supporter of the suit attempting to derail the state’s open carry law (which he voted FOR) in 2013 and who […] Read More
FBI Recants FBI Alert. Aurora theater case update. F&F plea deal. ATF not an agency?
FBI Recants FBI Alert After issuing two alerts (one reportedly below) about Middle Eastern men approaching military families in Colorado and Wyoming and making suspicious statements, the FBI has decided their warnings contained no credible threats to military personnel or their families. https://info.publicintelligence.net/FBI-MiddleEasternMales.pdf Don’t relax just yet. Aurora theater case update We reported last week that the survivors and victims […] Read More
Military carry update: 14 Aug 2015
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. […] Read More
