My stomach dropped when I read the story about a horrifying home invasion in Madison, Wisconsin. Three men broke into a couple's home in the wee hours of the morning. The residents were a legally blind man and his wife, who was six months pregnant at the time of the break in. According to the report, the three burglars pulled the man from his bed and beat him (hard enough to … [Read more...]
Guns can save lives. A Milwaukee janitor survived an attack by three violent youths earlier this month, with the aid of a concealed carry firearm. Two teenagers, a 17-year-old female and a 19-year-old male, and a 20-year old male, attacked the janitor of an apartment complex janitor while he was on the job. Allegedly, the altercation began with a verbal confrontation and … [Read more...]
If it's illegal, is self defense wrong? A news story I read made me start thinking about people who carry self defense tools without a permit. According to the news report, Flair Lamont Griggs, a seventeen-year-old from York, Pennsylvania, was often at odds with fellow youth Joseph Gomez, Jr.. Their animosity toward each other was strong enough that Griggs decided to carry a … [Read more...]
Recently, a Houston man was able to defend himself from carjacking using his concealed carry. The concealed carrier, Dedrick Moore, visited a local McDonald's restaurant (where he ate regularly) to return a Redbox movie to a kiosk there. After returning the movie, two men approached Moore's vehicle and forced him out of it and onto the ground. The men stole Moore's wallet, … [Read more...]
When I was growing up, my parents often brought my brother and I out to spend time with my grandparents. We'd spend the day at their home, smack dab in the middle of nowhere, where the surrounding corn fields stretched on forever. At least, it seemed that way to me as an energetic eight year old. To keep my brother and I occupied, one of the things my grandparents did was to … [Read more...]
Do magazine capacity limitations save lives, or doom them? We've discussed firearms restrictions a lot recently with regard to New York's SAFE Act, which, among other things restricts magazine capacity. The original proposal included a 7 round magazine capacity limit for handguns, but in December of 2013, the provision was deemed unconstitutional and was struck from the law. … [Read more...]
