Posts Tagged ‘second amendment’
NY Gun Law Loses in Court-AGAIN
Yesterday, United States District Court Judge Sinatra granted a temporary injunction against yet another part of New York’s abominable Concealed Carry Improvement Act (CCIA). You may not be keeping score, but this is the third such injunction granted in just a little over a month. NYSRPA v Bruen Overview— As a very brief overview, on…
Read MoreBrooklyn UPS Guard Stops Robbery Thanks to His Sidearm
A Brooklyn UPS facility was the scene of a dramatic attempted robbery last week which saw a Security Guard have to put his training to the test against a thief’s best efforts to commit a robbery.
Read MoreNew York Assembly attempting to Force Gun Insurance on Residents
“Having safeguards in place is just common sense. It’s just common sense.” These were the words of Lentory Johnson, the father of Johnny “J.R.” Johnson who was killed with a stolen gun as one of the three victims killed in a Genesee Street mass shooting.
Read MoreDoes New York Require Live Range Fire to Get A CCW Permit?
Across the country, the number of concealed carry permit applicants has been on the rise, however from state to state the rules to receive said permit can be quite different. For example. some states require concealed carry applicants to prove their handgun competency by firing the handgun as a prerequisite to applying.
Read MoreSafe Storage Gun Law Passes in Beacon
A new gun storage law has been adopted in Beacon. Passed on Dec. 5 by the City Council on a 6-1 vote, the measure requires gun owners to keep loaded firearms in a “safe-storage depository” (gun safe) or to be equipped with a “gun-locking device” when children and teenagers 16 years or younger live in or are visiting a home.
Read MoreWayne LaPierre: Danger of United Nations Arms Trade Treaty
Specifically, Articles 8, 12 and 15 of the treaty would create international pressure (and the perfect excuse) for signatory nations to compile “records” of all gun owners who purchase firearms imported into their country—and then supply this sensitive private information to governments of exporting countries.
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