Concealed Carry - The War on Guns

My Kind of Precedent

Yesterday, a judge in California threw out charges for carrying a handgun without a license, saying that “the defendant cannot be punished for exercising his right to public carry” while the state’s unconstitutional may-issue law was in effect. [More]

Hey, they say what starts in California spreads out to the rest of the country…

The Anointed Ones

After being robbed during livestream of worship service, NYC bishop says, ‘I think all pastors should be able to get permits for pistols’ [More]

How about parishioners?

Talk to your “mentor, brother, and friend.” He’s big on “Only Ones.”

Maybe put a little something extra in the collection plate…

[Via Jess]

Out of Commission

Manatee County commissioners to consider concealed carry for employees during working hours [More]

That means some are considering “No.”

And permitted vs. permitless is a red herring if the policy doesn’t allow guns.

[Via Remarks]

When Seconds Count

Violent, Attempted Robbery on CTA Red Line Train Near Lincoln Park Leaves Multiple People Critically Stabbed [More]

Hold on a sec…

First, lemme check Rule 28…

Now we have to cross-reference that with (720 ILCS 5/24-2)
Sec. 24-2. Exemptions…

I said hold ON a sec…

[Via bondmen]

Initiate Self-Destruct Sequence

In an attempt to subvert the Supreme Court’s clear directions in the Bruen decision, California’s gun grabbing Democrats have actually made their case weaker through their own arguments. [More]

What did Napoleon supposedly say about this?

[Via Michael G]

A Quik Question

A customer stepped in to stop an armed robber holding a knife to the clerk’s neck. The suspect charged at the customer, who fired four times and killed the suspect. [More]

Not the first time we’ve seen this at a QuikTrip this year…

Anybody know their policy? Because here’s what happened when an unarmed customer was attacked by a predator…

[Via 1Gat]

Performance Under Pressure

Skill and will… [More]

That and ignoring mall policy.

The Wrong Crowd

Why Anti-Gun Zealots Can’t Admit Concealed Carry Saves Lives [More]

Because they’re fanatics.

[Via bondmen]

One Door Opens, Another One Closes

Man Pulls Gun on Women Who Didn’t Thank Him for Holding Door Open … Murray is charged with carrying a pistol without a permit… [More]

I can’t even begin to tell you how many times I’ve done exactly that. Carried a pistol without a permit, that is…

[Via Steve T]

We’re the Only Ones Incredulous Enough

“He engaged the gunman from quite a distance with a handgun,” Ison said, adding that Dicken is “very proficient” and “tactically sound,” despite having no known police or military training. [More]

I, too, marvel that a mere “civilian” performs at the level of those who can fire 50 rounds and get a “B-“!

[Via Jess]

No Thanks to Them

Good Guy With Gun Takes out Shooter in Indiana Mall Shooting [More]

Says mall management:

A Simon Property, eh? Don’t look for any Code of Conduct changes.

[Via Michael G]

UPDATE: Unsurprisingly, Shannon Watts is so furious that an armed citizen saved lives that she resorts to doing what she does best: Lying.

Color Me Cynical

S. 4501: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act [More]

He knows there’s no chance of this passing unless the Republicans win big in November, something some in their leadership are trying hard to f*** up, so how is this not knowingly pandering for credit without actually changing anything?

[Via Jess]

Exactly as it Seems

Stopping the issuing of pistol permits for seven months seems to fly in the face of the Bruen decision. [More]

“Seems to”?

It’s a direct, in-your-face “F*** you!” to the Supreme Court majority.

[Via Jess]

A Setback for the Igeocracy

Hawaii AG Instructs Chiefs of Police to Broadly Grant Concealed Carry Licenses, but not Open Carry [More]

I’ll have to ask Stephen if George Young will get his legal fees covered.

An Open Dialog

Some Shortcomings of Open Carry [More]

He makes some good points.

So do some of his critics. The angry and rude hostility that comes out in some of the responses though, when people believe they are anonymous and therefore not accountable, makes me wonder how many behave like that face-to-face.

For the record: I have written to Mike DeWine and the two governors before him in my state, Ohio, to get the “Only Ones” trained to stop threatening and assaulting open carriers. But I don’t personally open carry for the same reason I won’t rack a shotgun slide to “scare away” an intruder.

Mike DeWine on ‘School Safety’

Arming school personnel is a serious decision that is left up entirely to each school. [More]

So why couldn’t you say the same about cities, and do away with preemption?

Besides, this is misdirection: The true issue is that of a free citizen’s unalienable right to arm himself. Since when are local bureaucrats legitimately qualified and authorized to dictate that?

And why did this come in via email, necessitating posting on my placeholder site, instead of being published in “News Releases“?

Weasel-Wording with Larry

[More]

We have no better pal than Larry — just ask NRA!

Now to start thinking up ways to keep from allowing “Wear and Carry” anyway.

[Via Jess]

Citizen Disarmament They Can Agree With

They say that the current restrictions for concealed weapons (schools, bars, stadiums, government buildings) are justifiable and constitutional, but the ban on carrying while on public transportation is not. [More]

Well, there goes any sympathy I might have had for them…

What’s with the impulse to give away the rest of the store as long as they get the item they came in for?

[Via Andy M]