Month: June 2020

According to The Hill  Florida is shutting down bars in an effort to slow the spread of corona virus, after the state reported a single-day record of new infections. The announcement did not come from the office of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), but from Halsey Beshears, the secretary of the agency that regulates Florida bars, who made […]

According to Firearm Chronicles  The civil unrest and increasing violent crime in Chicago and other Illinois cities have prompted tens of thousands of Illinois residents to arm themselves in self-defense for the very first time. The Illinois State Police reports that in the first two weeks of June, more than 42,000 residents applied for a […]

According to Firearm Chronicles California Democrats are using Assembly Bill 88 to include more semiautomatic firearms under their current “assault weapons” ban. The NRA-ILA reported on the push to add new guns to the California “assault weapons” ban, saying, “AB 88 was amended yesterday to include significant policy changes that would expand the definition of […]

According to Firearm Chronicles  Los Angeles County is home to more than ten million people, but only a few hundred county residents have been able to acquire a concealed carry license, thanks to the sheriff’s policy requiring applicants to demonstrate “good cause” for carrying a firearm. Self-defense isn’t seen as a legitimate reason in LA […]

According to Firearm Chronicles  Gun rights aren’t negotiable. We’ve given and given to anti-gunners throughout the years and they have continued to demand more and more. There’s been no effort to meet us partway on anything. They simply want us to capitulate to their demands and none of us are interested in going that direction. […]

According to Military.com U.S. troops can now be punished for using products that contain hemp or cannabis oil, according to a Defense Department memo recently made public. In February, Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Matthew Donovan directed the services to issue general orders or regulations by March 1 prohibiting the use […]

According to Firearm Chronicles No one voted for Sen. Kelly Loeffler to be a senator from Georgia. That’s not a slam, just a fact. Loeffler was appointed to fill the seat by Gov. Brian Kemp (R) after Sen. Johnny Isakson (R) resigned from office due to health reasons at the end of 2019. She hasn’t […]

According to Firearm Chronicles While some still try to sell gun control after nationwide rioting, looting and a few high-profile police misconduct cases, Americans aren’t buying it. Instead, they’re buying guns and ammo at a record pace. In fact, they are buying so much that gun shops simply can’t keep product on the shelves. In […]

According to Firearm Chronicles Gun rights are a fundamental part of the American experience. The Bill of Rights protects some very specific rights for Americans, rights that shouldn’t need protection but clearly do. After all, they’re trampled on in every other nation on Earth. One of those rights is expressed in the Second Amendment: “A […]

According to Firearm Chronicles  Justices on Oklahoma’s highest court turned away an initiative petition Tuesday that would have allowed voters to weigh in on whether or not to keep the state’s Constitutional Carry law in place. The state Supreme Court ruled that the wording of the summary of the proposed ballot initiative was insufficient, and […]