Bearing Arms - Feb 24 - VA Passes Bill Barring Some Convicted of Misdemeanors From Having Guns

Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your browser   SAVING LIBERTY AND LIVES   /  Facebook     Twitter   NEWS OPINION VIDEOS 2ND AMENDMENT GUNS SAVING LIVES GUNS & GEAR VA Passes Bill Barring Some Convicted of Misdemeanors From Having Guns   x Feb 24, 2021     The rules used to be simple. If you had a felony conviction, you couldn't buy a gun. This was consistent with the way we treated felons in general, too, since they also couldn't vote. They were almost non-citizens in many ways. Then people started trying to expand the list of people ... [Keep Reading]     Utah House Passes Second Amendment Sanctuary Bill   x Feb 24 2021   Okay, technically the title of the legislation is the Firearms Preemption Enforcement Act, but the purpose of the bill that passed out of the Utah House of Representatives on Tuesday is really a sanctuary measure by another name. The purpose of Second Amendment sanctuaries, after all, is to prevent as ... [Keep Reading]     Lawmaker: Curb Chicago's Crime By Banning Violent Video Games   x Feb 24 2021   There's no such thing as successfully banning way to safety, whether we're talking about banning guns or anything else, but the idea of waving a magic wand and solving all of our problems is irresistible, particularly to politicians who want to be seen as "doing something" to address a problem, ... [Keep Reading]     Opposition To South Carolina Carry Bill Is Off-Target   x Feb 23 2021   A bill in South Carolina would allow those with concealed carry licenses to also openly carry their firearm if they chose to do so; a minor change to state law, but one that gun control advocates are treating as if the state's getting ready to adopt Constitutional Carry. The Open Carry ... [Keep Reading]     Fierce Opposition To Oregon Gun Bill Limiting Right To Carry   x Feb 23 2021   A measure in Oregon's legislature that would weaken the state's firearm preemption law and allow localities to ban the lawful carrying of firearms in all public buildings was met with hundreds of voices in opposition during the first chance for public testimony on the bill. The Senate Judiciary Committee met ... [Keep Reading]     Missouri County Says It Will Arrest Feds Enforcing Gun Control   x Feb 23 2021   I'm a huge fan of the Second Amendment sanctuary movement. I love all these communities that are stepping up and saying that they won't enforce unconstitutional gun control laws. Since most arrests are made by local law enforcement, it's an important stand and I'm glad to see it. However, many of ... [Keep Reading]     Activists Press Biden To Enact His Anti-Gun Agenda   x Feb 23 2021   It's been a month now since Joe Biden was sworn in as president, but gun control activists and anti-gun politicians are still waiting on those "Day One" executive actions on gun control that Biden promised to deliver. The White House has had several meetings ... [Keep Reading]     Constitutional Carry Passes Indiana House   x Feb 23 2021   Already this year we've seen Utah and Montana adopt Constitutional Carry legislation, but the ranks of states that recognize the right of legal gun owners to carry without a license may grow even larger in the weeks to come. On Monday the Indiana House approved its own Constitutonal Carry bill, which now heads ... [Keep Reading]     Four Arrested After Straw Purchases At Gun Show   x Feb 23 2021   Gun control proponents continually tell us that if we pass more gun control laws, we'll stop bad people from getting guns. Part of that is universal background checks. They seem to believe that criminals are buying guns from law-abiding people at some incredible rate, despite the fact that these weapons ... [Keep Reading]     Oklahoma House Passes Bill Scrapping Use Of NICS System   x Feb 23 2021   Oklahoma is already one of the most Second Amendment-friendly states in the nation, with Constitutional Carry going into effect last year and efforts to declare the state a Second Amendment Sanctuary underway, but lawmakers are also pushing a bill that would end the use of the federal NICS system for ... [Keep Reading]     Appeals Court Strikes Down Gun Storage Law   x Feb 23 2021   The Washington Court of Appeals has ruled that a local gun storage law passed in the city of Edmonds, Washington back in 2018 violates the state's firearm preemption statute, delivering a huge win to gun owners and Second Amendment organizations that had challenged the local law in court. The law, which ... [Keep Reading]     No Motive Apparent In Louisiana Gun Store Shooting   x Feb 23 2021   The shooting at a gun store in Louisiana is an anomaly. It's an aberration. It's one of those things you never see more than once in a lifetime, if that. At least, we sure hope it is. Things like this just generally don't happen. Gun stores are typically the kind of places ... [Keep Reading]     Harvard Law Prof: We Need To Pack The Court To Save Democracy   x Feb 23 2021   Even though Sen. Joe Manchin hasn't budged on the issue, some Democrats haven't given up on their desire to pack the Supreme Court full of reliably progressive justices by growing the number of seats on the Court. In fact, a month into Joe Biden's term and the rhetoric is becoming ... [Keep Reading]     Gun Group Wants Biden To Spend $1 Billion On "Gun Violence"   x Feb 23 2021   We knew that Joe Biden wasn't a fan of gun rights. If he were just some random guy on the internet, you'd probably think of him as a Fudd. "I believe in the Second Amendment, but you don't need that military hardware. All you need is a good shotgun." Admit it, ... [Keep Reading]     Mother Killed After Child Finds Her Gun   x Feb 22 2021   The tragic consequences of not securing your firearms properly and second to that, not educating your children on firearms, can and will ruin and take lives. Negligent acts by some irresponsible gun owners end in shattered lives.  We're not just talking about primary victims but secondary victims as well, the ... [Keep Reading]     Federal Judge Sentences Gun Owner For Using Marijuana   x Feb 22 2021   If you've ever bought a gun at retail and filled out a Form 4473, you've had to check a box stating that you're not an unlawful user or addicted to any narcotic, including marijuana. Even in states where medical marijuana is legal, or states that have legalized the recreational use ... [Keep Reading]     Gun License Delays Put Illinois Residents at Risk   x Feb 22 2021   It should come as no surprise that almost no effort is spared in Illinois to keep people from exercising their Second Amendment Rights. In the middle of a spate of carjackings in Chicago, residents who applied for a Firearms Owner Identification Card or a concealed carry license months ago are still ... [Keep Reading]     Court Allows Case Against N.C. Carry Delays To Continue   x Feb 22 2021   Back in March of last year, Wake County, North Carolina Sheriff Gerald Baker announced that he was closing his office to those applying for a pistol purchase permit because of "a significant increase in PPP applicants and concomitant concerns over social distancing violation by long lines of applicants." That didn't ... [Keep Reading]     Anti-Gun Dems Press For Gun Bans At State Capitols   x Feb 22 2021   Bills to ban firearms from the grounds of state capitol buildings in Washington State and Virginia are still advancing, but as we detail on today's Bearing Arms' Cam & Co, several other states are moving to protect the right of citizens to bear arms, ... [Keep Reading]     More Maine Towns Consider Sanctuary Status   x Feb 22 2021   The Northeast tends to be one of the most liberal blocks in the United States, competing with the West Coast for that title. It's kind of hard not to look at them as almost alien to the rest of the nation. After all, that's the area that gave us some ... [Keep Reading]     Biden AG Pick Declares There's "Room" For More Gun Control Laws   x Feb 22 2021   Judge Merrick Garland, who's been tapped by Joe Biden to be the next Attorney General, told a Senate confirmation panel on Monday that there's "room" for Biden's anti-gun policies to be enacted into law, and if confirmed he'll work with the administration to carry out its gun control agenda. Garland was ... [Keep Reading]     Alleged Graffiti Artist Shot By NYPD   x Feb 22 2021   Graffiti is pretty much a way of life in New York City. I grew up in an era when the Big Apple's subway system was depicted with spray-painted initials, names, and proclamations sprawled along the walls of the cars. The rest of the city wasn't much better. Hell, one of ... [Keep Reading]     Montana Colleges Scramble To Adjust To Constitutional Carry   x Feb 22 2021   The state of Montana became the newest constitutional carry state, and good for them. If only a certain other state that considers itself pro-gun would get a move on and pass constitutional carry, too. (Squints at Georgia.) Anyway, with Montana's passage of the new law, things should be pretty simple. However, it ... [Keep Reading]     Feinstein To Biden: Where's Your BATFE Nominee?   x Feb 22 2021   Anti-gun politicians on Capitol Hill have sent a letter to President Joe Biden demanding that he get to work on his gun control agenda, starting with appointing a permanent director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. The letter, signed by California's Dianne Feinstein, Maryland Sen. Chris Van ... [Keep Reading]     Man Open Carrying Gun Has It Stolen At Detroit Gas Station   x Feb 22 2021   It's one of the worst nightmares for those who carry a firearm in self-defense; a bad guy getting the drop on you and disarming you of your gun. That's what happened to a 53-year old in Detroit last month, but police have only now released details of the crime. In the ... [Keep Reading]     Armed Citizens Saved Lives In Gun Store Shooting   x Feb 22 2021   Well, it was bound to happen. On a long enough timeline, there will likely be a mass shooting at just about any type of place. Now there was one at a gun store. There goes our counter of, "If guns are so dangerous, why are there no mass shootings at gun ... [Keep Reading]     Florida Woman's Second Amendment Argument Ends With Federal Charges   x Feb 21 2021   If you're a longtime reader or viewer/listener to Bearing Arms' Cam & Co, you've heard me talk about the importance of being a "good ambassador for the Second Amendment." Most Americans aren't gun owners themselves and know very little about the intricacies of the gun control debate, so gun owners can ... [Keep Reading]     Palmetto State Armory Goes Big With Latest Location   x Feb 21 2021   South Carolina gun manufacturer Palmetto State Armory is looking to expand, and has picked a 69,000 square foot facility in Myrtle Beach for a new retail location and gun range. The building was formerly the home of the Sun News newspaper, which moved to a smaller space last year, but ... [Keep Reading]     Television Pushes Anti-Gun Nonsense   x Feb 21 2021   Hollywood is weird when it comes to firearms. On one hand, they use an awful lot of them. After all, action movies and shows are a mainstay of the film and television industry and that's not likely to change anytime soon. However, the industry itself is filled with people who don't think ... [Keep Reading]     Hong Kong Has Its Own "Loophole" Issues When It Comes To Guns   x Feb 20 2021   Anything discussing the subject of "freedom" and in the context of Hong Kong is going to be a polarizing and interesting topic, to put it lightly. With its own very long and sordid history, Hong Kong has its fair share of what we'll lightly define as "issues" when it comes ... [Keep Reading]   NRA Warns Of Fraudulent Bill Titles In Florida Legislature   x Feb 24, 2021     Elected officials sometimes like to try and get clever with their bill names. They try to work out names, they'll break it down so as to make some degree of sense. But not every official makes that effort, which is fine. After all, I actually prefer a straightforward name that's easy ... [Keep Reading]   VIP Gold Live Chat - Biden Gun Ban, Constitutional Carry, & More - Replay Available   x Feb 24, 2021     If you are not a VIP Gold member, join below so you can watch and participate today — and in future chats! Use LOYALTY for 25% off! It's time once again for our weekly live chat with VIP Gold members, and I'm really looking forward to this week's conversation. As always, ... [Keep Reading]   New York Dems Seek To Ban "Ghost Guns"   x Feb 24, 2021     Among anti-gunners, one of the more terrifying threats out there has to be so-called ghost guns. These firearms are the ones people build at home, which means they don't pass through a licensed dealer. Anyone can build them, and that's a problem for these folks. You see, because anyone can build ... 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