(from nyagv.org) Short answer: No. But you wouldn’t know that from the breathless media coverage of a recent study from the Boston University and Harvard’s T.C. Chan’s Schools of Public Health. “Household Gun Ownership and Youth Suicide Rates at the State Level, 2005–2015” was published online by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine January 17. (more…)

[Ed: Here's a glimpse at this year's awesome SHOT Show in Las Vegas this week. Again, we appreciate GATdaily for sharing. It's the newest, greatest shooting life stuff, without the politics. For more, check out SHOT Show News & TV .] (from gatdaily.com) SHOT RANGE DAY is the day we wait for every year – the day that those of us who type for a living get to fondle and test shoot the new toys for the year – on someone else’s dime. Here is a quick overview of my very windy day on the ran...

(from tvcriminaldefense.com [Ed: Reprinted with permission from GATDaily, this is an apt followup to Dr. Latebloomer’s pice on patriotic civil disobedience to laws outlawing possession of common firearms and accessories.] On Thursday [January 10], to the surprise of no one, Dianne Feinstein, the one trick pony of California politics, introduced her new Assault Weapons Ban. This, while two different versions of background check legislation float to and fro. (more…)

[Ed: We are reposting with permission Dr. Latebloomer's 10/31/18 piece from GATdaily because it highlights the failure of restrictive gun laws. New Jersey also outlawed "high capacity" magazines as of December 10 and, earlier, bump stocks. Exactly zero of each were turned in prior to those laws' effective dates. See her follow-up "Peak Felony" here.] The word “Resist” seems to have become a liberal battle cry these days. But what most people don’t realize, and what the mainstream media a...

[You may also be interested in Michael Graham's column in the Boston Herald and my interview with Dana Loesch.] (from sarahscoop.com) In a bizarre announcement last Thursday, the City of Boston has decided that physicians should now be required to ask all patients about their gun ownership. Mayor Martin J. Walsh wants the state of Massachusetts to legislate this in the 2019 session. Boston Police Commissioner William Gross said “This is a great way for the medical field to help identify a...

(from newsmax.com) [Ed: We’ve reported on GVROs and Red Flag laws since 2015—how they put gun owners at risk and about California’s law in particular. With Senator Rubio promoting more ‘Red Flag’ laws, Dr. Vaughan's warning is more timely than ever. You can download DRGO’s position paper on Firearm Confiscation due to Dangerousness here.] ‘Red Flag Gun Laws’, or ‘Gun Violence Restraining Orders’ are becoming increasingly popular among opponents of the right to keep and bear arms.  Politic...

(from armedcitizensnetwork.org) [We are pleased to have permission to repost this book review by Gila Hayes of the Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network. The Network is an admirable non-profit association providing legal referral and funding for members facing prosecution for defensive firearms use. Her review was just published in the Network's January newsletter. The book is especially interesting for its psychological analysis about normal persons suddenly facing life or death versus ...