Category: Public Issues

Sacramento County Gun Sales Increase 406 Percent

Sacramento County Annual Gun Sales Increase 406 Percent

Some California residents continue to buy firearms at an unprecedented rate.

Data recently released by the California Department of Justice indicate that Sacramento County residents continue to buy firearms at an unprecedented rate. Over the past 15 years, annual gun sales increased 406 percent in Sacramento County. No other area in California experienced a larger jump. Each year…
Posted 8 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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Federal Judge Overturns Gun Laws

Federal Judge Overturns Ban on Openly Carrying Guns in Public

Marianas Island ruling also rejects "assault weapon" ban, caliber restrictions, a heavy handgun tax, and registration requirements.

A federal judge in the Northern Mariana Islands overturned a ban on carrying handguns in public, a ban on so-called assault weapons, caliber restrictions for long guns, a $1,000 tax on handguns, and a requirement that all guns be registered with the government. "The individual right to…
Posted 8 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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September 2016 Gun Background Checks Highest on Record

September Gun Background Checks Highest Yet

The "war on guns" doesn't seem to be doing much good.

Numbers are being released that show September 2016 gun background checks were the highest on record. According to FBI stats, firearm-related background checks conducted this September were higher than any other September on record, which goes back to 1998. The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) through…
Posted 8 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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Underwater lionfish hunting with a Glock Handgun

Underwater Lionfish Hunting with a Glock Handgun

No limit on this catch and the gun gives it a twist.

Florida hunters don’t just stay on land during hunting season. Some of them take to the water, and now they can take their Glock with them. Yes, it’s true. In Florida, lionfish are in abundance, so many fishermen/hunters enjoy the sport of hunting them. The…
Posted 8 years ago
By Jack Hardy
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Guns Being Sold on Facebook

Guns Being Sold on Facebook Marketplace

Facebook's new sales section has some issues.

Would you buy a gun from someone on Facebook? A new section of the site called Facebook Marketplace seems to make that possible, at least in the future. Facebook recently opened a new section of their social network called Marketplace. This area is for people who…
Posted 8 years ago
By Jack Hardy
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gun laws in Missouri

New Missouri Stand Your Ground Law

Several laws went into effect yesterday.

Several new state laws went into effect in Missouri yesterday, the result of the Legislature overriding several vetoes of Governor Jay Nixon at its September session. The law relevant to us here is Stand Your Ground, State Bill 656. This law is an expansion of the state’s…
Posted 8 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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