Posts about "violence"
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.
Chicago Violence Prevention Worker Accused of Attempting to Carjack Lyft Driver
A man reportedly associated with Chicago CRED, an organization involved in preventing violence in high-crime neighborhoods, faces felony charges after allegedly attacking a female Lyft driver and attempting to steal her vehicle. The post Chicago Violence Prevention Worker Accused of Attempting to...
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
Supreme Court Rejects Maine Gun Waiting Period Challenge, Leaving Second Amendment Split Unresolved
The Supreme Court has declined to review Maine's mandatory 72-hour firearm waiting period, leaving gun owners unable to take possession of purchased firearms even after passing a background check. The decision leaves unresolved a disagreement between federal appeals courts over whether the Second...
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...
Shootings Hit Decade Low in Q3 2026 as Gun Sales Tick Up
Shooting deaths fell to their lowest third-quarter total in more than a decade, according to Gun Violence Archive data, while estimated firearm sales increased in 2026. The post Shootings Hit Decade Low in Q3 2026 as Gun Sales Tick Up appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
10 Practical Lessons for Concealed Carriers From the Zimmerman Trial
I watched 88 hours of the Zimmerman trial. Here are 10 practical lessons for concealed carriers, from avoiding fights to what to do after the shot.
Bend Father With a Concealed Carry Permit Followed a 16-Year-Old Shooter Into His Daughters’ Elementary School and Killed Him Before Police Arrived; Wyden Answers With Call for ‘Common Sense Gun Laws’
A Bend father took a .40 pistol from his vehicle and followed a shotgun-armed 16-year-old into Silver Rail Elementary. Wyden wants gun laws. Read the original story: Bend Father With a Concealed Carry Permit Followed a 16-Year-Old Shooter Into His Daughters’ Elementary School and Killed Him Bef...
ChatGPT Refused AmmoLand Gun Deal Post One Day After Everytown’s AI Report
AmmoLand’s experience matches the timeline Lee Williams reported: Everytown published its AI recommendations September 28, and ChatGPT refused our H&R T48 Daily Deal request September 29—five days after completing an ammunition deal article.