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A Virginia homeowner allegedly shot and killed a three-sport high school athlete after the teenager and two pals banged on the shooter’s door while playing “ding dong ditch” early Saturday, authorities said. Tyler Chase Butler, 27, was charged Tuesday with killing 18-year-old high school senior Michael Bosworth Jr. and injuring one of his friends during what police initially reported was an attempted burglary on a residential block in Fredericksburg around 3 a.m., the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office said. Butler claimed to detectives that a trio of teens were trying to break into his house, but the wounded teenager insisted they...

Florida is a state known for sunny beaches and red state politics. I've actually heard a state lawmaker describe it as the freest state in the nation. Of course, this was at a Second Amendment gathering where people know how restrictive the state can be on guns. They're not anti-gun, but not the most pro-gun, either. But they're good enough that people can defend themselves if need be. However, that doesn't mean someone won't make you move. It seems a Florida woman defended herself from a home invader. She shot the intruder and killed him. But rather than just be...

In 2022, Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell wrote a piece in Newsweek titled, “President Biden Does Not Want to Take Your Guns Away.” He accused Republicans of spreading fear. “No one is coming for your guns,” he wrote. “We respect the Second Amendment,” he added. He made it sound like the debate was over.But in 2025, a declassified document proved Swalwell was wrong—and possibly knew it.On April 16, 2025, then-Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified the Strategic Implementation Plan for Countering Domestic Terrorism. This multi-agency plan had been quietly signed and put into motion by the Biden administration back in...

The FBI tracks active shooting cases-where individuals attempt to kill people in public places, excluding those tied to robberies or gang violence. This study is the first to systematically compare how uniformed police and civilians with concealed handgun permits perform in stopping these attacks. Civilians with permits stopped the attacks more frequently and faced a lower risk of being killed or injured than police. Officers who intervened during the attacks were far more likely to be killed or injured than those who apprehended the attackers later.

Patrick Rooney, Founder of Old School (Natural Health / Success / Freedom) interviews Kevin Starrett, Executive Director of the Oregon Firearms Federation (OFF) regarding Oregon courts and legislature DECIMATING the 2nd Amendment before our eyes! How bad is it? In the state of Oregon, citizens will soon need to get a PERMIT (that state representatives are making it almost impossible to get!) just to purchase a firearm! If that's not enough, they are taking actions which-- according to Kevin Starrett--will likely put gun dealers OUT OF BUSINESS! It started with OR Measure 114. Now they're CODIFYING it into "law" through...

Armslist is a national advertising medium for gun and accessories sales. It is much like Craigslist but focused on guns. AmmoLand was able to have an extended conversation with the owner and founder of Armslist, Jon Gibbon. Jon came up with the idea for Armslist when he saw how little gun stores were offering customers for used guns when he was a college student. Because many online advertising platforms discriminate against firearms advertising and sales, Gibbon believed a platform that featured advertising for firearms and accessories could make money. The economies of scale and the intrinsic efficiency of using digital...

(The Center Square) – A controversial gun control bill has cleared the Colorado General Assembly and now heads to the governor’s desk to be signed into law. Senate Bill 25-003, when introduced, initially outright banned the sale or purchase of most semi-automatic rifles or shotguns that take detachable magazines and exempted firearms with “permanently fixed” magazines. The bill was later amended to allow purchases if an individual secures a “firearms safety course eligibility card” from their local sheriff department and then completes a qualifying firearm education course. SB 25-003 passed a concurrent vote of 19-15-1 in the upper chamber on...

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Following Friday night’s reported mass shooting in Las Cruces, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham lambasted lawmakers for what she described as a failure to take action on juvenile crime during the 60-day session ending at noon on Saturday. Police are continuing to investigate Friday night’s shooting at approximately 10 p.m. at Young Park in Las Cruces that killed three and injured 14 others. The deceased are two 19-year-old men and one 16-year-old boy. The injured range in age from 16 years to 36 years. Police have not as of publication, released the names of any of the victims, not...

Report Highlights: Federal and state laws allow prosecutors to charge unlicensed civilians with manufacturing, possessing, or transferring 3D-printed firearms. • Unserialized 3D-printed firearms, known as “ghost guns,” are illegal in seven states. • The Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 and a 2022 ATF rule permit federal prosecution for 3D-printing firearms if certain legal requirements are not met. • Manufacturing 3D-printed firearms is explicitly illegal in Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Washington. • Possessing an unregistered, unserialized 3D-printed firearm is prohibited in Connecticut, New York, and Oregon. • Selling or transferring an unserialized 3D-printed firearm is illegal in all 50 states.

Sally Moyer, 44, was named as the FBI agent who traded anti-Trump texts that were seen in the 568-page inspector general report released last Friday. Moyer was identified only as 'Agent 5' in the report, but her name was released by Congressman Mark Meadows during a congressional hearing this week. At the time of the texts, she was on the 'filter team' for the Clinton probe - a small team that determined whether information could be used in the investigation. Moyer exchange messages with Agent 1 who she was in a romantic relationship with at the time. The two have...

A well-known San Francisco street preacher hardly flinched after a transgender woman held a gun to his face after he said: 'God made men to be men.' Kevin Kihara, 37, a pastor of Christian Forgiveness Ministries in San Francisco, was preaching 'the love of God' near 4th & Market Streets on Wednesday, when a person, believed to be a transgender woman, threatened him with a gun. While standing beside a table with a microphone in hand the sermonizing pastor delivered his blunt message. 'You need to try being less like somebody you are not and start to humble yourself and...

While removing a shotgun from the office of his restaurant in Morton Grove at about 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, Niles Mayor George Alpogianis dropped the weapon and it discharged, injuring himself and a co-worker. “On Saturday, Feb. 15, while leaving my restaurant office, I accidentally discharged my personal firearm while preparing to take it for routine cleaning,” Alpogianis said in a written statement. “As I removed the weapon, it slipped from my grip, and when I attempted to catch it, it discharged. It was pointed at the ground. “The incident resulted in flesh wounds to me and a co-worker...

While everyone can agree that guns are awesome (and if you don't think so, you're probably gay), it can be difficult to determine which gun is right for any given scenario. The manly gun experts at the Babylon Bee are here to help you know exactly which gun you need for each job: 1. General home defense: M1 Garand. Enjoy the sweet sounds of storming Omaha Beach right in your living room. 2. Deer hunting: Bazooka. 3. Attracting the ladies: Guns don't work here; you'll need an oversized anime sword. 4. Political debates: A Marin le Bourgeoys flintlock pistol. Should...

Roy from the Paul Harrell channel recently produced a short video with very good advice entitled ‘Go Buy A Gun.’ As he outlines in the video, you will want to check with local laws and seek out help if you’re not experienced in such matters. And we have six solid reasons to ‘pull the trigger’ (pardon the pun) on gun ownership. [Link to video at source] Here is a summary of his six reasons: 1. All part of being prepared.Owning a gun is simply a part of being prepared for emergencies. Where it’s better to have something and not need...

Hawaiian Supreme Court rules that individuals have no Second Amendment rights under its history, state law, and “spirit” “As the world turns, it makes no sense for contemporary society to pledge allegiance to the founding era’s culture, realities, laws, and understanding of the Constitution. ‘The thing about the old days, they the old days.’” –Justice Todd Eddins Justices with the Hawaii Supreme Court argue that Hawaii must follow the “spirit of Aloha,” not the rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court, when it comes to the Second Amendment rights of individuals. The Supreme Court of Hawaii has handed down a decision...

Maryland black gun activists and youtuber Mark “Choppa” Manley was wrongly raided by the ATF. Mark talks about the raid with TCRL in this video.

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During the year 2024, the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) discovered 6,678 firearms in the baggage of 904 million people who were screened at TSA checkpoints in the calendar year. This was slightly lower than the 6,737 firearms discovered in 2023 when 858 million people were screened. The rate of people who were found to possess firearms at airport security checkpoints was down from .0000785% to .0000739%, a minor reduction in the tiny percentage of firearms discovered at airport security checkpoints. The reduction amounts to 59 fewer firearms discovered, a bit less than 1% of the total.Given the hundreds of millions...

On January 22, 2025, Democratic Governor Whitmer of Michigan signed HB No. 6145 into law as part of a package of bills. HB No. 6145 mandates the state destroy valuable assets as an ideological statement. The bill requires all parts of firearms that come into possession of the Michigan State Police to be destroyed instead of being sold and the money used for the public good. From enrolled House Bill No. 6145: Sec. 14. ( 1) Subject to sections 5g and 14a, all pistols, weapons, or devices carried or possessed contrary to this act are declared forfeited to this state,...