A Houston store clerk, who was pistol-whipped after obediently handing over money to an armed robber late last year, shot and killed a robbery suspect Friday morning.
The clerk, who has a concealed-carry permit, was confronted by a masked man in a Family Dollar store, which had been robbed several times in the past. He drew his handgun and shot the robber.
Police told local media that it wasn’t immediately clear if the masked suspect was armed.
If you’ve ever wondered why nonviolent felonies should disqualify someone from their Second Amendment rights for life, then you’re asking the same question a court just did.
Despite the Second Amendment’s plain language, there are still many places throughout the country in which it is nearly impossible for even the most conscientious citizen to follow the letter of the law. This is by design.
A mountain of fees, regulations and more is making it increasingly difficult for many law-abiding Americans to exercise their Second Amendment rights. This is what gun-control proponents want.
President Joe Biden is reportedly set to announce that his administration is creating a new federal office.
Many people hide behind and project their ideological fantasies onto the political world. If only these same people would take a clear, honest look around them, they might just learn a thing or two.
As the Declaration of Independence says, all free people “are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights.” The first and most-fundamental of these is the right to arms to defend ourselves.
