How to Stop New York City Street Crime
"Twenty years ago, I had the honor of observing one of the finest outfits the American police ever fielded in action: the NYPD citywide street-crime unit (SCU)." That's Thomas A. Reppetto, former commander of Chicago PD's...
Texas Is Now An Open Carry, Campus Carry State
Don H writes:
Barring any special sessions, which Governor Abbott has suggested are not planned, the Texas 84th Legislature is a wrap. With the Governor signing HB910 and SB11 into law today, Texas will soon be a...
BREAKING: Governor Abbott Signs Texas Open Carry Bill
TTAG was front and center this afternoon at Red's Indoor Range in Pflugerville as Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill into law establishing Texas as the latest open carry state. The Lone Star's top...
Open Carry Backlash?
Earlier today, we ran a post entitled Open Carry Confidential: Michigan Edition. In it, Jeff the Griz writes about daily open carry in The Mitten State. "I've found it interesting that open carry has been so...
Open Carry Confidential: Michigan Edition
Jeff the Griz writes:
I've been a Michigan resident since about two years of age. My parents transplanted me from Texas. I've hunted and shot firearms since I was about six years old. As an...
The Truth About the Deffert Open Carry Case?
In March of 2014, Michigander Johann Deffert was exercising his Second Amendment rights. He was peacefully openly carrying a holstered handgun in Grand Rapids. As Deffert passed a church, someone called 911. When the police arrived...
How the Texas Campus Carry Win May Actually be a Loss
By James England via concealednation.org
The Greek king Pyrrhus of Epirus, in 280 BC, sought to stop the Romans from taking over his lands. Though he won two major victories against the numerically far superior...
Arkansas Governor: Open Carry Is Legal! Unless It’s Not. Unless It Is.
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson has finally brought some clarity - but not much - to the Natural State's open carry law. The right to keep and bear arms openly was thrown into confusion by Act...
Random Thoughts About Open Carrying In Santa Fe
I was at the New Mexico History Museum in Santa Fe yesterday, open carrying my Wilson Combat X-TAC 1911. The moment my daughter and I walked in we immediately ran into trouble. She was sipping on a fresh...
Can The Police Stop a Texas Open Carrier to Check for a License?
https://youtu.be/dSFEfiCvFl0
A raging debate nearly derailed the new Open Carry law in Texas (which will take effect on January 1). It centered around the so-called "Dutton Amendment" or "Dutton/Huffines Amendment." Briefly stated, the amendment forbid police officers from stopping and detaining...
Sara Tipton: The Importance of Open Carry
Like most of you, I've had a lot of annoying conversations with hoplophobes. People who'd love nothing more than to see the government ban all guns from all civilians, and take them away from those who already have...
Atlanta Man Arrested for Open Carrying at Airport
An Atlanta man says he was harassed by police for openly carrying an AR15 rifle at Atlanta Hartsfield Airport, in apparent violation of Georgia firearms law which explicitly protects that right, reports 11alive.com. "Cooley...