Tim Schmidt discussed USCCA’s support for the legislation and the importance of protecting law-abiding citizens with 60 Minutes host Steve Kroft in a segment which can be found here.
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Autopsy Shows Mandalay Bay Shooter Committed Suicide with Shot to Head
The autopsy, which included toxicology tests and a brain examination, found that Paddock had anti-anxiety medication in his system.
Comprehensive List of Second Amendment Organizations: Is Your Organization Included?
Everyone has heard of the National Rifle Association. Most have heard of a few other national and state organizations that work to preserve the Second Amendment…
Trump Era NICS Gun Checks, 2018 Starts Same as 2017
The second year of the Trump era of the National Instant Background Check System (NICS) has started with numbers the same as the first year.
Mainstream “Press” & Congressional Dems Coordinate Brazen Attack Against Nunez Memo
Major news organizations like The New York Times remained, for several weeks, abjectly, painfully quiet, hoping the matter would just go away and that the public would lose interest.
L.A. Snitch Program a Diversion from Utter Failure of Disarmament Laws
Are there safeguards to discourage abuses? What are they? And why aren’t they clearly spelled out to all being tempted?
Bombshell Text Messages Shows Democrat, Mark Warner’s Russia Link
Another bombshell revelation that seemed to be missed by the mainstream media is that Waldman also had contact with the Department of Justice.
Hawaii: Trigger Modification Bill Scheduled for Hearing
On Tuesday, February 13 2018, the House Committee on Judiciary has scheduled to hear House Bill 1908, legislation prohibiting certain trigger modifications.
Maryland Firearms Community Members Arrested – 1st Amendment Protests Planned
Last Monday two members of the firearms community were arrested while performing protest activities on the public sidewalks in front of Lawyers Mall on the Annapolis Maryland State House grounds…
Wisconsin Court Prioritizes Avoiding Deportation Over the Second Amendment
Other than the right to keep and bear arms, we don’t know of any other fundamental civil liberty that can be permanently forfeited for a mere misdemeanor conviction.
Outback Steakhouse Refuses Law Enforcement Officer Because he is Armed WTF?
Outback has gone to great lengths to replicate Australia’s culture of civilian disarmament by prohibiting diners from carrying firearms onto the premises..
U.S. Concealed Carry Association to be Featured on 60 Minutes with CBS News
USCCA will be featured on 60 Minutes for a segment with CBS News this coming Sunday, February 11, 2018.
California | Appeals Court Strikes Down Illegal DOJ Gun Control Policy
California’s 3rd District Court of Appeal has issued an important new ruling striking down an illegal California Department of Justice (DOJ) gun control enforcement policy on multiple grounds.
What Does President Trump’s Declassification Of Nunez Memo Foretell For USA
The Memo illustrates the way Senior Officials of the DOJ & FBI obtained a warrant to conduct secret surveillance of an American citizen…
Most Justified Homicides Are Not Recorded in the FBI UCR
Most justified homicides, both by police and by private citizens, are not recorded in the FBI Uniform Crime Report (UCR).
“MR. MOM” from Havana, FL Testifies Against Gun Owner Rights Protection
A license holder whose firearm becomes briefly and openly displayed to the ordinary sight of another person is not a criminal and this innocent act should not be a crime.
Wyoming: Self-Defense Legislation Pre-filed in State Senate
It is unreasonable that victims of crime should have to worry about being arrested or prosecuted if they are required to use force to defend themselves or their family.
NJ Democrats Want to Fund Biased Gun Research with your Tax Dollars
Since New Jersey Democrats are essentially running out of ideas for new gun laws that turn law-abiding citizens into incarcerated criminals, they have introduced a new scheme to undermine the 2A..
Illinois | Ban on Guns within 1,000ft of Parks is Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court of Illinois has ruled that a state ban on carrying guns within a 1,000 feet of a park is obviously unconstitutional.
Warning Gun Owners, Regarding Political Agendas & Democratic Dominated Police States
Remember, leftist politicians, including most Democrats, want all Americans forcibly disarmed. Don’t expect protection from our courts or our Constitution.
State Dept. Terry FOIA Redactions Show Resistance Rather than Compliance
What don’t they want to share, aside from everything? Scroll through the document and see for yourself how a clear and specific request has been dismissed.
Police Arrest Ukrainian Drug Trafficker, Busted with 116 Guns
A Ukrainian citizen was arrested on drug trafficking charges, carrying a concealed weapon and improperly transporting firearms in a vehicle..
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced To Restore Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights
Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced bipartisan legislation along with Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) to restore veterans’ Second Amendment rights..
Knife Rights Celebrates Texas Knife Reform with Bowie Presentations
Doug Ritter and Todd Rather, Knife Rights’ Director of Legislative Affairs, were in Austin, Texas, this week to celebrate last year’s enactment of HB 1935.
Media Continues The Lie That “Most Crime Guns Are Domestically Sourced”
Once more, politicians obfuscate the truth and newspaper writers happily dish out misinformation as if it were the indisputable truth.
ATF Completes eRegulations Project: Powerful Research Tool for Industry Members
ATF officials have made a commitment to keep eRegulations up-to-date as new regulations, rulings and other guidance documents are issued.
Bear Attacks Three Men, Should Have Been a Defensive Gun Use
On 19 December, 2017, a bear attacked a dog and her master in Northern Minnesota. The attacks occurred at McDougal Lake a little after 10 a.m.
If Not for the NRA Hillary Clinton would be President
For the 40 million gun owners who identify as NRA members and all you who gave and supported the NRA. THANK YOU!
New Hampshire: Pro-Gun Legislation to be Considered on House Floor
Amendment 0408H would provide an enforcement mechanism for existing law which prevents local municipalities & governments from implementing ordinances that would create a complex patchwork of gun regs
CJ Grisham Announces Virtual Wall to End Illegal Immigration, Launches Petition
Republican candidate for state representative CJ Grisham announced on Monday his plan to create a “virtual wall” to address border security and illegal immigration.