The holy grail of those who wish us disarmed is gun registration. Once your guns are required to be registered, they are, in effect, already confiscated.
Gun Registration is Gun Confiscation – Updated 2019 Edition
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Dean Weingarten has been a peace officer, a military officer, was on the University of Wisconsin Pistol Team for four years, and was first certified to teach firearms safety in 1973.
He taught the Arizona concealed & carry course for fifteen years until the goal of constitutional carry was attained.
Dean is an outspoken defender of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and an accomplished writer and reporter for AmmoLand Shooting Sports News and his blog gunwatch.blogspot.com
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Top Three Rated “Safe States” are Constitutional Carry States
US News and World Report has rated states for public safety. The top three, Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire, are all Constitutional Carry States.
Midland/Odessa Murderer may have used Homemade Gun
The mass murderer at Odessa/Midland Texas may have used a homemade gun. It might have been sold to him illegally. Homemade guns have been legal for the existence of the United States.
Senator Majority Leader McConnell, Do something: Protect the Bill of Rights!
The Washington Post has printed an emotional plea for Majority Leader McConnell to violate his oath and ban a whole class of arms. Yes, Senator McConnell, do something: Protect the Bill of Rights.
Don’t Destroy First Amendment to Stop Mass Public Killings
We are inside a cluster of mass public murders. We should avoid the media induced emotion, and refrain from crippling the First Amendment or the Second Amendment.
Video Shows Armed Robber Make Fatal Mistakes in Philly Shooting
An armed robbery suspect makes fatal mistakes in a surveillance video. The shooting happened in a MetroPCS store in Philadelphia on 26 August, 2019.
Moose more of a Threat than Bears in Alaska
More people are injured by a moose attack than by a bear attack in Alaska, but more people are killed by bears if you subtract fatal automobile accidents involving moose.
Philadelphia Wellness Check Results in Hysteria, Anti-gun owner Propaganda
Police confiscate over 50 guns during a wellness check of a former gun dealer. Police maximize propaganda value by calling Swat, Hazmat, Bomb squad for what appear to be legal items.
Where are the Pictures of Confiscated/Turned in Guns in New Zealand?
New Zealand reports 10,000 banned guns have been turned in for compensation. Where are the pictures? 8,000 were registered to be turned in before the collection started. Some are being converted.
Justice Ginsburg has Third Bout with Cancer, Second in 8 Months
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has had a third bout with cancer, the second in eight months. She is no friend of the Second Amendment or the Constitution. Do not wish her ill.
Police Charged with Murder, Tampering, in Houston No-Knock Raid
The Harris County District Attorney has charged one former Houston Police department officer with murder, and another with second-degree tampering of a government document, in botched no-knock raid.
Michigan Appeals Court Shows Difference Between Threat and Use of Deadly Force
The Michigan Court of Appeals has found for Siwatu-Salama Ra, and shown that the mere display of a firearm is not the use of lethal force.
Bicycles Accidents Kill More Children Than Guns, But You Don’t See Calls to Ban Bikes
Fatal accidents involving children and bicycles are more common than fatal accidents involving children and guns. Both are rare. Gun use for defense of self and others is common.
Bears And A Lion; Victims Should Have Had A Gun
There have been several bear attacks and a mountain lion attack in the summer of 2019, where the victim would have benefited from the possession of a handgun.
Many in Media continue to Misidentify Pistol Used in Dayton Mass Murder
Many media outlets continue to misidentify the pistol used in the mass murder at Dayton. It shows the absurdity of the current state of the law about firearms.
30% of Confiscated Firearms in California are Homemade
Several media outlets have reported that 30% of guns confiscated in California are homemade. This shows there are physical limits to restricting firearms.
Senators Threaten Supreme Court on New York Second Amendment Case
Democrat Senators send a thinly veiled threat to the Supreme Court: Do what we demand, or face “restructuring”.
Update, Firearms Fatalities: Accident Rates in the USA 94% Reduction 1933 – 2017
From 1933 to 1917 unintentional deaths from firearms or the fatal gun accident rate, fell by 94%. This is an unheralded success for firearms safety.
Terrorist Threat for MO Walmart Open Carry Rejected by Prosecutor
The Green County Prosecutor in Missouri refused to charge Dmitriy Andreychenco with terrorist threat in the first degree. The charge was made in the 2nd degree. Dmitriy was open carrying in a Walmart
July 2019 NICS Background Checks Highest on Record, Sales Steady
The July 2019 National Instant background Checks are the highest on record. Increasing numbers of permit and permit rechecks skew the numbers.
Schumer Proposes Unconstitutional Infringements on Body Armor Sales
Senator Chuck Schumer has proposed an unconstitutional ban on body armor. The proposal should not be taken seriously. Body armor is a bearable arm protected by the Second Amendment.
Handgun or Pistol Defense Against Bear Attack: 73 cases, 96% Effective
Another ten cases have been added to the cases where pistols or handguns were used in defense against bear attacks. The total now is 73 cases. There were 3 failures. Handguns were 96% effective.
Springfield Walmart Open Carry of Rifle Becomes Panic Driven by Media Contagion
Dmitriy Andreychenko has been arrested in Springfield, Missouri, after a Walmart manager panicked and pulled an alarm while Dmitriy was pushing a cart through the store while open carrying. Video.
Twitter feed: Claim that “Assault Weapon” Definition is Unimportant
Jason Isbell, in a tweet, claimed that the definition of “assault weapons” is unimportant. Arguing that ignorance is strength is an old, Orwellian, tactic.
San Diego Attorney Misleads Public in Editorial About Gun Accidents & Children
The number of children killed in unintentional shootings is a very small number. The CDC reports it with confident accuracy. In 2017, it was 95. Such deaths are exceedingly rare.
Firearm used in Dayton Domestic/Mass Murder was an AM 15 Pistol
The firearm used in the Dayton, Ohio, mass murders of 4 August, 2019, appears to be an AM-15, a variant of the AR-15 system. It appears to be a pistol with an arm brace, not a rifle.
AmmoLand News, Weingarten & Hammer Quoted by Ballotpedia
AmmoLand News and Dean Weingarten have been quoted on Ballotpedia about the Florida petition to change the state constitution to ban “assault weapons”.
Ban Assault Weapons Now (BAWN) said Florida AG Lied about Assault Weapons Ban
Ban Assault Weapons Now (BAWN) Accuses Florida AG of Lying about “Assault Weapons Ban”. The AG says the proposed ban would ban common hunting rifles. Which one is telling the truth? You decide.
Florida Group Seeks To Use Voting Rights To Take Your Gun Rights
Their ballot initiative makes abundantly clear that BAWN wants to see all semiautomatic long guns banned unless you are a government agent.
The Pastor’s Garden Gun: Reliable, Accurate, & Untraceable
Pastor Phil was raised in Chicago. He was not raised with guns. When he moved to North Wisconsin, to guide a church, he took up the garden gun to protect his vegetables.