A Week Of Freedom | September 21 - 25, 2015

posted on September 26, 2015
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We take a fresh look at several anti-gun bad apples in this Week of Freedom.

Why Are New Jersey Gun Permits Being Held Up? How New Jersey is keeping a church pastor effectively disarmed—and his flock potentially defenseless.

Women, Guns And Violent Attackers: Julie Golob gives the straight scoop on women and armed self-defense.

The Armed Citizen® Banks: These individuals survived intense situations at banks with their wits and a handy firearm.

WarriorWire | Marcus Luttrell, LtCol Oliver North and Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke: These American warriors tell us why they are “Freedom’s Safest Place.”

Cam's Corner | A Bad Apple At UTEP: One Texas professor says that he’ll ban guns in class regardless of the campus carry law.

No Trace Of Truth | The Inconvenient Truth About Vermont: The Trace is touting a fictional connection between guns and domestic violence in Vermont.

Let’s End The Charade Of Gun-Free Zones: “Gun-free zone” signs mean nothing to criminals intent on causing harm and destruction.

Carry Life | Trigger Press—Too Much, Too Little, Just Right: How light is too light for trigger press weight in a defensive handgun? We take a look.

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The Trade Association for the Firearms Industry is Calling Out JPMorganChase

The CEO of JPMorganChase, Jamie Dimon, went on Fox News and claimed that JPMorganChase does not debank individuals, associations or corporations for ideological reasons. But the NSSF points out that Dimon has said different things before.

Gun Review | Rost Martin RM1C

I would like to introduce you to the Rost Martin RM1C—and yes, anyone familiar with the Glock 19 will immediately see its lineage. I nevertheless became intrigued by this gun, as I believe you might, thanks to some of its special features—and thanks to its price tag.

The NRA is Still Fighting for Our First Amendment Freedoms

Though the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 in favor of the NRA's argument in NRA v. Vullo, the decision sent the case back to a lower court, which ruled the offending government official had "qualified immunity." As a result, this case is ongoing.

Policing Should Not Be A Political Issue

Crime is a complicated topic, but there is an extremely simple rule that must be observed before one can begin to fight it effectively: One must genuinely wish to deal with the problem. Without such an elementary ambition, no amount of legislation, activity, taxpayer money or speechmaking will make the slightest bit of difference.



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