California State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson doesn't like guns. She doesn't appear to like anyone carrying a gun, including cops, highway patrol officers, sheriffs and people retired from any of those positions. In a hearing before the State Senate yesterday on AB 603 (sponsored by Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez), a bill that is little more than a […]
The California Rifle & Pistol Association (CRPA) spent more than 90 minutes yesterday outlining the new rules for ammo purchases in California beginning July 1. For those of you who missed it and want to listen to the entire presentation (minus the Q&A), you can watch the replay here. The CRPA has helpfully created a […]
Back in 2002 New Jersey passed a law that required, once the first so-called smart gun was offered for sale, that three years later only smart guns could be offered for sale in the state of New Jersey. Every rifle, handgun, shotgun, etc. would have to contain smart gun technology from that point onward. Needless to […]
The California DOJ last week submitted proposed "emergency" regulations to the state's Office of Administrative Law for ammunition background checks slated to begin on July 1. The law requiring background checks was originally passed as part of the so-called gunmageddon period that included a slate of restrictive gun control laws through the legislature and Proposition […]
In a press conference held outside NRA Headquarters in Fairfax, Va., earlier this week, Democrat presidential hopeful Rep. Eric "Duke Nukem" Swalwell outlined his gun control wishlist to a crowd of 18 supporters. Swalwell is currently polling at 0 percent in national polls. In his plan, the California Democrat reiterated that, if elected president, he […]
Just two weeks after the mass shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center left 12 people dead, Virginia Beach council members Sabrina Wooten and Guy King Tower have doubled down on stupid—announcing plans to extend the "gun-free zones" in public buildings in the town to cover the public, as well as city employees. Virginia Beach […]
Democrats Rep. Adam Schiff and Sen. Richard Blumenthal are among those pushing for the repeal of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act which protects gun manufacturers from frivolous lawsuits when a criminal decides to use their legal product for illegal acts, especially mass shootings. For several years in the early 2000s, the anti-gun […]
The New Hampshire legislature has successfully passed two gun control bills this session, but both face likely vetoes from the state's Republican governor. The two gun control bills would have instituted a three-day cooling off period between the purchase of a new firearm and when the buyer could actually take possession of the gun; the […]
In the wake of the Mosque massacres in Christchurch, New Zealand, the government acted quickly to ban most semi-automatic firearms in the nation. The ban is apparently work as most critics expected, with only 530 guns turned in, despite the fact that officials believe that the number of now-illegal weapons could be nearly 300,000. Nicole […]
After more than a year of investigation, the Coward of Broward County, former Deputy Scot Peterson, was arrested yesterday on charges of child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury. Peterson could serve up to 97 years in prison if convicted on all charges; he remains in jail in lieu of a $102,000 bond. Peterson resigned shortly […]
In the wake of last Friday's massacre at the Virginia Beach Municipal Building that left 12 dead, embattled Virginia Gov. Ralph "Blackface or Klan" Northam announced he's calling a special session of the legislature to pass more gun control laws. "The nation is watching," Northam said at a new conference. "We must do more than […]
Friday afternoon a deranged nut (we here at Restricted Arms do not use the names of mass shooters in order to deny them the notoriety they so desperately seek) went into the Virginia Beach, Va., municipal center and killed 12 innocent people before police arrived on the scene and shot the killer dead. Effectively a […]
