What Are the Odds?
When a less than 1% possibility becomes a community’s reality. Guest contributor Michael Bellantoni reflects on the Bend, Oregon elementary school shooting, the armed citizen who stepped in, and why rare does not mean impossible.
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CDC Data Challenges Gun-Control Claim That Firearms Are Leading Cause of Death for Children
New research from the Second Amendment Foundation uses CDC mortality data to challenge claims that firearms are the leading cause of death among American children. The findings expose how age brackets and combined death categories shape the gun-control narrative.
Georgia Father Opens Fire on Three Men Who Shot His 19-Year-Old Daughter in the Arm for Ignoring Them on a 5 A.M. Walk Home
Three men shot a 19-year-old Georgia woman in the arm for ignoring them on a 5 a.m. walk home. Her father came outside and opened fire, deputies say. Read the original story: Georgia Father Opens Fire on Three Men Who Shot His 19-Year-Old Daughter in the Arm for Ignoring Them on a 5 A.M. Walk Home
NRA, SAF, NSSF Sue New Mexico Again Over 7-Day Gun Waiting Period After Court Defeat
New Mexico faces another federal lawsuit after continuing to enforce its seven-day gun waiting period despite a Tenth Circuit ruling against the law. The NRA, SAF, NSSF, firearm dealers, and an individual gun buyer are seeking additional relief.
The Feds Stepped Back on NFA Rules. Your State Didn't.
ATF stopped enforcing NFA registration for suppressors, SBRs and SBSs on October 9, but state law never moved. New Mexico's waiting-period fight and Montana's felony statute show what that costs dealers at the counter.
New Mexico’s Seven-Day Waiting Period Already Lost in the Tenth Circuit. NSSF, NRA and SAF Just Sued to Make the State Stop Enforcing It.
NSSF, NRA and SAF sue New Mexico AG Raúl Torrez over the seven-day gun waiting period the Tenth Circuit already held unconstitutional. Read the original story: New Mexico’s Seven-Day Waiting Period Already Lost in the Tenth Circuit. NSSF, NRA and SAF Just Sued to Make the State Stop Enforcing It.
Hawaii’s Gun-Free School Laws Under Fire After Armed Father Stops Oregon Shooter
An armed father stopped a school shooter in Oregon. Now a Hawaii newspaper editor is questioning the state's gun-free school laws as national polling shows a majority of voters, particularly K–12 parents, support allowing trained teachers to carry firearms. Copy excerpt
What Is a High Threat Environment?
“How do I know if I’m walking into a high-threat environment?” It’s a fair question, but we aren’t issued crystal balls capable of predicting violence before it happens. What we can do, however, is recognize conditions that have preceded violence enough to justify paying...
Armed Citizen Stops School Shooter at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon
An armed citizen stopped the Silver Rail Elementary school shooter in Bend, Oregon, after the attacker killed three children and a teacher. The gun-free zone policy had disarmed law-abiding adults. Police arrived minutes later and found the suspect already dead.
The Wildest Waterfowl Bands Hunters Have Ever Recovered
A metal leg band carries an eight- or nine-digit sequence that records the bird’s age, sex, and where it was banded. Report one, and you receive a certificate telling you when and where the bird was banded. Since the U.S. government’s program began in 1920, the federal effort has tagg...