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Read More… (featured image by California Healthline) A California assemblyman from the Needles area has introduced a bill that would allow localities to recognize concealed carry licenses from other states. The bill isn’t likely to go far in the Democrat-dominated state legislature, but Jay Obernolte says the legislation is important, particularly for California towns that […]

Read More… (featured image by TripSavvy) A bill mandating background checks on sales of firearms at gun shows has stalled in the Florida state senate, despite being backed by Senate President Bill Galvano and several other Republican senators. The Tampa Bay Times reports that Galvano and others are blaming the inaction on election year politics. […]

Read More… The Trump administration will deploy 100 tactical Border Patrol officers to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in 10 so-called sanctuary cities across the nation, a senior official with the Department of Homeland Security said Friday. The decision to deploy the officers comes after the administration has recently repeatedly targeted sanctuary cities that […]

Read More… A Florida man was arrested Wednesday after he was caught on surveillance using his cell phone to record under the clothing of a teen victim waiting in line at a Chipotle last month, police said. Michael Benson, 48, was arrested and charged with one count of video voyeurism involving a person 19 or older after the […]

According to Boingboing.net Back in 1938, a local Florida cruise operator called Colonel Tooey — “Colonel” was in fact his first name, according to the New York Times — let loose about a dozen rhesus macaque monkeys onto a man-made island inside Silver Springs State Park. According to National Geographic, Colonel had big plans to […]

As the battle to ban or restrict so called “weapons of war” heats up across America, politicians are setting their sights on more than just guns.  Late last year Chuck Shumer presented a bill that would require the FBI to establish standards for who is allowed to buy body armor such as bullet-resistant vests after […]

Read More… The White House on Thursday confirmed the death of the leader of an Al Qaeda-linked group during an airstrike in Yemen last month. Pentagon officials believed Qassim al-Rimi had been killed in the airstrike in Wadi Abedah but his death was not confirmed until the White House released a statement on the matter this week. Also killed in the counterterrorism […]

Read More… (featured image by The Daily Beast) It wasn’t the least bit surprising when someone quickly started to use this technology to make guns. Gun folks are like that. If we can use it to make a gun, we will, and 3D printing was never likely to be an exception. However, some are upset […]

Read More… (featured image by Michigan House Republicans) In theory, states should be able to decide if they’re going to deal with unconstitutional regulations from the federal government or not. States are supposed to maintain some degree of sovereignty. Apparently, a lawmaker in Michigan thinks it’s a pretty good idea. State Rep. Gary Eisen (R-St. […]

Read More… (featured image by Politico) Sen. Chuck Schumer wants the federal government to step in and prevent ghost guns from getting into the hands of criminals. … Because each piece doesn’t have a serial number, the guns aren’t traceable, and it gives felons access to weapons they can get legally. Schumer wants the Justice […]