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“If you’re the type of person who buys things so people at rifle ranges will fawn all over you, I owe it to you to tell you that nobody at the rifle range fawns over your Kestrel 5700 Elite Meter with Applied Ballistics. In fact, the only people at rifle ranges who even care that […]

“On August 15, 2016, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied Plaintiffs’ Petition for Full Court Rehearing in the NRA/CRPA supported case, Peruta v. County of San Diego. Plaintiffs asked for rehearing by the full court after an eleven-judge “en banc” panel overturned an earlier ruling by a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit. In […]

“Americans now holding permits to pack a concealed weapon in public has soared 215 percent since 2007 to over 14.5 million, a record, according to a new report. The Crime Prevention Research Center said that last year alone a record 1.73 million were approved in states requiring permits to carry. John. R. Lott Jr., president […]

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“Action movie actor Matt Damon spent his Fourth of July weekend in Australia, where he spoke to local media about the latest “Jason Bourne” film, as well as his views on gun control. The “Bourne” franchise star expressed his desire that the United States would conduct a massive confiscation of firearms akin to the 1996 […]

From our friends at Aegis Academy Celebrating the Fourth of July and Gun Control As the Fourth of July approaches, many of us are preparing to celebrate this occasion with family barbeques, neighborhood parades, impressive concerts and colorful firework displays. I have to admit, it is one of my favorite holidays. No fanfare of gifts, […]

California Update: Gov. Brown Takes Action on Gun Control Bills The National Shooting Sports Foundation is extremely disappointed that Gov. Brown today chose to sign into law these highly restrictive and unneeded gun control measures, all of which will affect law-abiding Californians while doing nothing to stop the criminal misuse of firearms. By acting within […]

I’ve got a stack of books I’ve been wanting to get into for the past year. With a new pup I just haven’t found the time to pick up a book. So I decided to finally get on board with Amazon’s Audio Book app for the smart phone. With a 30 minute drive to and […]

Judged by Twelve Rather Than Carried by Six – A Flawed Mentality “STOP BREAKING THE LAW A**HOLE!” – Fletcher Reed from the movie, “Liar, Liar” This movie line comes to mind while working as a lawyer, but more recently, the line has much more serious implications. The Wall Street Journal (Dec. 12, 2015) reports that […]

CALIFORNIA – THE LEADER IN BAD GUN LAWS More and more states are implementing increasingly restrictive gun laws that do not address actual gun violence or crimes. These failed gun control measures are enacted partially due to media hysteria and a lack of knowledge or willful ignorance of the issues. This ignorance allows our State […]