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Bill seeks to Shift Concealed Gun Permit Decisions to Police Chiefs

Posted by jhingarat21 on 5th Aug 2015

California sheriffs soon may be able to legally pass the responsibility of issuing concealed handgun permits to city police chiefs, the latest salvo in a case of political hot potato for a state that gives local law enforcement agencies wide leeway in deciding who can carry a gun in public. The …

Los Angeles Takes a Step Toward Gun Control Rules

Posted by jhingarat21 on 5th Aug 2015

LOS ANGELES:  The city of Los Angeles on Tuesday endorsed a bill setting out rules for weapons owners on how to store their arms, a potential bellwether towards tackling the hugely controversial issue of gun control in the US.The draft legislation, which still has to be voted on by the city cou …

Gun Test: NAA Guardian Bottle Rocket

Posted by jhingarat21 on 5th Aug 2015

North American Arms (NAA) has been providing some of the smallest concealed-carry firearms available since 1971. Their .22 Short, .22 Long Rifle and .22 Magnum Mini revolvers are some of the few handguns available that can be rightfully described as tiny. In 1997, the company expanded their line-up …

Owen Courreges: The Far-Reaching Net of Federal Gun-Free Zones

Posted by jhingarat21 on 4th Aug 2015

Owen Courrèges“Trust me, I’m a federal prosecutor.” You can almost hear the words come from his mouth. Sure enough, with his latest initiative, U.S. Attorney Louisiana Kenneth Polite is asking us for a great deal of trust.Polite recently announced a bold plan for reducing gun violence in New Orleans …

Americans Can Shoot Straighter than the Washington Post

Posted by jhingarat21 on 4th Aug 2015

At A1F Daily, we’ve focused a lot recently on bogus “studies” dealing with guns and gun ownership, and how the national media is quick to publish, without question, the alleged “results.”Well, here we go again.A new “study,” completed by the anti-gun National Gun Victims Action Council and quickly c …

Does Gun Control Encourage Crime? The Science of Crime Statistics

Posted by jhingarat21 on 4th Aug 2015

IntroductionIt is widely believed that modern society is in sharp decline. Crime, especially, is widely considered to be steadily soaring out of control. American politicians frequently join the fray, using the crime issue to assert various political points. For example,Democratic front-runner Hilla …