05Dec, 2022
Words Matter
by Sam Lichtman
“Gun violence.” We hear this term over and over in news articles, broadcasts, and speeches by elected officials, but few take a moment to think about what it really means. […]
31Oct, 2022
Guns for Me, Not for Thee
by Sam Lichtman
This past Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the arrest of now-former Deputy Samir Ahmad of the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office on weapons trafficking charges. Ahmad’s scheme involved selling confiscated […]
24Oct, 2022
Are Body Armor Bans Next?
by Sam Lichtman
District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby made headlines earlier this month when he issued a Temporary Restraining Order blocking some provisions of New York State Senate Bill S51001. This draconian new […]
29Sep, 2022
Carry Concealed in California Without a License? – With states like California and New York ignoring SCOTUS, some may be tempted to break the law to protect themselves and their loved ones
Violent crime is increasing throughout California and across the country particularly in our nation’s cities. So far, California cities have escaped the alarming increases in shootings and homicides seen in […]
01Sep, 2022
Defeated! SB 918 and California CCW Revisited – The people of California dodged a bullet due to the greed of anti-2A legislators
SB 918 failed. SB 918 was the response of Governor Newsom and California anti-2A legislators to the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decision in the NYSRPA vs Bruen case. SCOTUS confirmed […]
01Sep, 2022
SB918 Failed – How this is being portrayed to the People of California
This is a guest post by Karla Talley, Executive Director of Inland Empire Gun Owners. SB 918 FAILED to obtain the votes to pass, 52 yea 23 Nay. (54 yea […]
22Aug, 2022
Meanwhile in California, SB-918 and Concealed Carry – Gavin Newsom and the Democrats effectively disarm and endanger Californians despite what the US Supreme Court says
SB-918 is the reaction of the Democrat supermajority in the California legislature and Governor Newsom to the recent US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruling in NYSRPA vs Bruen. In that SCOTUS […]
08Jun, 2022
Expecting Different Results from More of the Same
When faced with a complex problem, people tend to repeatedly apply various versions of the same solutions that have failed in the past believing that a different result will be […]
25May, 2022
A Time for Questions – Again the Same Shameless, Corrupt People Demand More of Something That Doesn’t Work
Once again, the country is reeling from a tragedy that should never happen but does. I’m not going to write about what happened at a Texas elementary school out of […]
23May, 2022
Who is Steve Dettelbach and Why Should You Care?
In the next week or two, the Senate will begin confirmation hearings on the Biden administration’s second nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). That […]