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Florida GOA director continues to show his legislative ignorance

Florida GOA director continues to show his legislative ignorance

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="section" _builder_version="4.16" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row admin_label="row" _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"]Luis Valdes, the Florida state director for Gun Owners of America, should have taken a few more civics classes – something the GOA leadership is learning for themselves, the hard way. This entire saga

By Lee Williams|2022-07-08T03:01:35+00:00September 5th, 2021|Categories: Opinion|Tags: 2A, 2a news, Florida, Florida Carry, Gun Owners of America, Luis Valdes, Rep. Cord Byrd, The Truth About Guns|

Quick thinking Florida barber drops masked gunman with one in the hip

Quick thinking Florida barber drops masked gunman with one in the hip

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="section" _builder_version="4.16" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row admin_label="row" _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"]A 24-year-old Florida man recovering from a gunshot wound to his right hip is behind bars in the Brevard County Jail, facing charges of displaying a firearm during the commission of a felony, and

By Lee Williams|2022-07-08T03:00:30+00:00September 4th, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: 2A, 2a news, armed civilian, Concealed Carry, Florida, happy ending stories|

FBI numbers reflect huge gun sales

FBI numbers reflect huge gun sales

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="section" _builder_version="4.16" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row admin_label="row" _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"]The National Shooting Sports Foundation recently completed an analysis of the latest FBI background check numbers and found August continuing the trend of second-highest numbers on record. As Americans worry more about rising crime

By Mark Walters|2022-07-08T02:59:29+00:00September 3rd, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: 2A, 2a news, ATF, background checks, FBI, nics checks, NSSF, record gun sales|

USA TODAY factchecks the factchecker we factchecked

USA TODAY factchecks the factchecker we factchecked

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="section" _builder_version="4.16" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row admin_label="row" _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"]The USA TODAY factchecker we profiled Tuesday, Daniel Funke, might want to find another line of work. He seems to have a problem getting his facts right. In our story titled “Factchecking the media’s

By Lee Williams|2022-07-08T02:58:45+00:00September 3rd, 2021|Categories: Opinion|Tags: 2A, 2a news, Afghanistan, Daniel Funke, Factchecking, Joe Biden, USA TODAY|

Florida GOA director bashes pro-gun state lawmaker

Florida GOA director bashes pro-gun state lawmaker

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="section" _builder_version="4.16" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row admin_label="row" _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"]The Florida legislature has a pest-control problem – it’s infested with RINOs. Republicans have controlled the state House, Senate and Governor’s mansion for years, but Floridians still don’t have constitutional carry. The Gunshine State

By Lee Williams|2022-07-10T03:03:13+00:00September 2nd, 2021|Categories: Opinion|Tags: 2A, 2a news, Florida, Florida Carry, Gun Owners of America, Inc., Luis Valdes, National Rifle Association, nra, Rep. Cord Byrd|

Disgraced Biden now likely to use proxies in his war against our guns

Disgraced Biden now likely to use proxies in his war against our guns

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="section" _builder_version="4.16" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row admin_label="row" _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"]After his disastrous Afghanistan rout, Joe Biden has no credibility, especially when it comes to his lifelong efforts to strip Americans of our right to keep and bear arms. Any president who gives a

By Lee Williams|2022-07-10T03:02:24+00:00September 1st, 2021|Categories: Opinion|Tags: 2A, 2a news, Afghanistan weapons, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Susan Rice|

Texas goes permitless.

Texas goes permitless.

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="section" _builder_version="4.16" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row admin_label="row" _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"]In Texas, 22 new gun bills signed by Governor Abbot from the last Texas legislative session, go into effect today. Of those 22 bills, the one getting the most attention is HB 1927 otherwise

By Mark Walters|2022-07-08T02:57:14+00:00September 1st, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: 2A, 2a news, constitutional carry, permitless carry, texas, texas open carry|

Factchecking the media’s antigun factcheckers

Factchecking the media’s antigun factcheckers

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By Lee Williams|2022-07-10T03:01:37+00:00August 31st, 2021|Categories: Opinion|Tags: 2A, 2a news, antigun bias, Associated Press, Factcheckers, Factchecking, journalism, Journalism bias, social media, USA TODAY, Washington Post|

Did you know your neighbors hate you?

Did you know your neighbors hate you?

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="section" _builder_version="4.16" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row admin_label="row" _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"]Most Americans now use some form of social media in their daily lives and for the most part, use it wisely. Or do they? For the record, I am biased against social media in

By Mark Walters|2022-07-10T03:00:23+00:00August 30th, 2021|Categories: Opinion|Tags: 2A, 2a news, hate, social media, social media hatred|

Wichita Police selling — not destroying — recovered firearms

Wichita Police selling — not destroying — recovered firearms

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By Lee Williams|2022-07-10T02:59:24+00:00August 30th, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: 2A, 2a news, confiscated firearms, Wichita Police|