Category Archives: Second Amendment
Sturm Ruger faces 22 percent decline in year-over-year sales
“Attributes second quarter drop to retailers overstocking in anticipation of Clinton win.” Gun sales have gone so soft that Sturm Ruger and Co. closed down its Newport, NH plant for two weeks, an opportunity for some much needed maintenance, said … Continue reading
Massachusetts stun gun ban challenge in federal district court
As I’ve noted, many jurisdictions have repealed their bans on stun guns. People v. Yanna (Mich. Ct. App. 2012) struck down one such ban on Second Amendment grounds, and in Caetano v. Massachusetts, the Supreme Court rejected some of Massachusetts’s arguments in favor of the … Continue reading
D.C. law requiring ‘good reason’ to carry handgun rejected by appeals court
A federal appeals court has blocked enforcement of a strict concealed-carry law in the nation’s capital that required gun owners to prove a “good reason” in order to obtain permits allowing them to carry handguns for self defense. In a … Continue reading
Campus carry: No problems so far at UT-Austin.
University of Texas police responded to four gun-related incidents in the past 12 months, but only one — involving a photo shoot for a newspaper — can be tied to the controversial state law permitting students to carry concealed handguns … Continue reading
Data Point – Concealed Carry Permits
Abstracted from Fox News: Concealed handgun permits surging, blacks, women lead growth Concealed handgun permits in the United States soared by 1.83 million since last July, New record for the fourth consecutive year Concealed handgun permit holders in the country = 16.3 million … Continue reading
Work has begun on indoor gun range in Warner, New Hampshire
WARNER — Work began Thursday on the property that will soon house New Hampshire’s newest indoor gun range. Dragonfly Ranges, owned by Eric Miller, has plans to build a 9,400 square foot indoor gun range on Warner Road just off … Continue reading