SAF sues to overturn North Carolina's 'Emergency Powers' gun bans

The Second Amendment Foundation on Monday [June 28] filed a federal lawsuit in North Carolina, seeking a permanent injunction against the governor, local officials and local governments from declaring states of emergency under which private citizens are prohibited from exercising their right to bear arms. Joining SAF in this lawsuit are Grass Roots North Carolina - the state's leading gun rights...

An important battle is won in Chicago, but the war on gun rights still rages

by Gerard Valentino After way too many years, the day of liberation for Chicago's law-abiding citizens is finally at hand. In a long-anticipated ruling, the United States Supreme Court struck down the long-standing Chicago ban on firearm possession and returned a fundamental right to the citizens. Now, just as the Founding Fathers envisioned, law-abiding Chicagoans can defend their homes and...

Independence Day 2010

With the upcoming holiday, let's look at what it might mean to some people…a day off with pay, just a day off, family, friends, cookouts, reunions or just a day to lounge and watch the fireworks. As for me, I think of our Constitution, our founding fathers, our Bill of Rights, our military men and women who are performing their duties to protect our freedom. “FREEDOM”. We say it often, exclaiming...

NRA Opposed To Kagan Nomination To U.S. Supreme Court

Joint Statement by Wayne LaPierre, NRA Executive Vice President & CEO, and Chris Cox, Executive Director of NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action There may be no vote a United States Senator casts that is more important than a vote to confirm a nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. Now that the Court has clearly stated that the Second Amendment is a fundamental, individual right that applies to...

The Uninvited Ombudsman Report, No. 87 - DISCLOSE Democrats Deviousness

Taken from the most recent "Page Nine", Alan Korwin's "The Uninvited Ombudsman Report" -------- 1- L.A.Times Gun Truth The lamestream media told you: The L.A. Times "Homicide Blog" since 2007 clearly shows who's getting murdered. All 740 of them. It's not "gun violence," it's social violence for one tiny class of people. Guess who. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126853039...

NRA First Vice-President speaks out on H.R. 5175, the so-called "DISCLOSE ACT"

by David Keene I have been an NRA Board member for some years and currently serve as NRA's First Vice-President - that you may know. What you may not know is that I have been in the forefront of the fight against liberal attempts to tilt the political playing field their way for decades through what they like to call campaign finance reform. This is a battle that began in the seventies when I put...

Op-Ed: Violent crime has decreased in Ohio despite concealed carry law

by Sean Maloney I read with interest articles pertaining to the commonsense piece of legislation Senate Bill 239, which will allow responsible law-abiding citizens with concealed carry permits to protect themselves while in a restaurant that serves alcohol, if the person also chooses not to consume alcohol. The bill also defines a new commonsense approach concerning how to carry your means of...

Governor Strickland and Congressman Kasich Headline Sportsmen's Rally

Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and his challenger this fall, Fox News Commentator and former Congressman John Kasich, will be the Keynote Speakers at the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation's (USSAF) 14th Annual "Save Our Heritage" Rally to be held Saturday September 25, 2010 at the Aladdin Shrine Temple in Columbus. "Sportsmen represent the backbone of Ohio's conservation effort," said USSAF...

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