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This week in Guns & Patriots...
Neil W. McCabe, Editor
Dear Guns & Patriots readers,
I was hoping against hope that there would be a smooth launch of a National Concealed Carry Reciprocity bill in the Senate with bipartisan support and close to the bill Sen. John R. Thune (R.-S.D.) forced the Senate to vote on in the last session when he made it an amendment to the defense appropriation bill.
Instead, the NRA and a group of Democrats led by Sen. Mark P. Begich (D.-Alaska) and Sen. Joseph Manchin (D-W.V.) stole march on Thune and his working group to file their own bill—one closely modeled on H.R. 822, the bill that passed the House in November.
We are expecting to sit down with Thune and other players in this Capitol Hill drama as it unfolds. It is my understanding that the Thune working group was caught unaware that the NRA and Democrats would go forward with their own bill. Such was the surprise that Sen. Michael D. Crapo (R.-Idaho), under the impression that the Thune working group had simple given up, joined the other bill and was part of the press release. Crapo is now off the bill and will be part of the Thune bill when it is filed.
But, now free from the constraints of bipartisanship, a Thune bill will be filed within a week. It is expected to be more generous to gun owners. Thune's state does not require permits and, similarly, Vermont. The bill should generally mirror the former Thune effort that received 58 votes, falling two votes short of Democratic filibuster.
This is the most important gun rights legislation since the 1968 Hand Gun Control Act. We will continue to monitor the progress.
The roster is packed this week; please take the time to read each and every one.
Enjoy,
Neil W. McCabe
Editor, Guns & Patriots
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 | Lt.Col. Oliver North, USMC (Ret.)
Four years ago, when then-Sen. Barack Obama was campaigning for president, he said of Afghanistan: This is "a war that we have to win." He also claimed, "The Afghan people must know that our commitment to their future is enduring because the security of Afghanistan and the United States is shared." But after three years of Obama's being commander in chief, it ought to be clear that he never really believed his own campaign rhetoric... Read More |
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 | Robert J. Laplander
Maj. Loring distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. While leading a night of 4 F-80 type aircraft on a close support mission, Maj. Loring was briefed by a controller to dive-bomb enemy gun positions which were harassing friendly ground troops... Read More |
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 | Richard L. Johnson
The name SIG SAUER has been synonymous with quality firearms for many years. Police agencies and elite military units carry a SIG handgun in their holsters. Even the US Navy SEALs picked the SIG pistol over all others as the teams' primary handgun... Read More |
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 | Corrogan Vaughn
Our forefathers had to survive on the land and depend heavily on their shooting skills. To many, the "right to bear arms" was not only a precious Constitutional protection, but was necessary for survival. Today, there are many politicians who think that the time has passed when guns should be constitutionally protected. We should vote those politicians out of office. They just don't get it!... Read More |
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 | Raquel Okyay
Plan on purchasing, owning, transporting and/or operating a firearm in your lifetime? Do not relocate to the state of Illinois. Having one of the worst gun laws in the country, the Illinois Police and the Illinois Attorney General really need to stop pursuing innocent gun owners, sellers, and users, and pursue those who actually commit crimes that injure or harm others... Read More |
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 | Dick Fairburn
When Colt recently asked me to review their 16-inch "monolithic" 5.56mm carbine, I decided to also take a fresh look at patrol rifle optics. When I published my "Police Rifles" book in 1994, the options available in both sighting and mounting systems for AR rifles were quite limited... Read More |
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 | Jarrett Stepman
In an energy speech in Maryland on Thursday, President Barack Obama decided to take a whack at a former Republican president who drew Democratic ire for "stealing" an election... Read More |
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 | Tech Sgt. Randy Redman
Airmen at Langley Air Force Base, Va., are testing a new fuel delivery system that could revolutionize flightline operations and save the Air Force millions of dollars... Read More |
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 | John E. Nevola
Macie Vance leaned closer to her Philco radio to listen to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Fireside Chat. It was three o'clock in the afternoon on Christmas Eve. The President scheduled his address at the most suitable time for a worldwide audience. Macie found herself looking forward to hearing the calm, reassuring voice of the President. He had just returned from conferences with other world leaders and she was anxious to hear the outcome... Read More |
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 | Publius
IN DISQUISITIONS of every kind, there are certain primary truths, or first principles, upon which all subsequent reasonings must depend. These contain an internal evidence which, antecedent to all reflection or combination, commands the assent of the mind... Read More |
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