Justice Thomas wrote the majority decision immediately referring to decisions in DC v. Heller and McDonald v. Chicago to state that the Second and Fourteenth Amendments protect an individual’s right to carry a handgun for self-defense outside the home. New York’s practice and policy of “proper cause” to “demonstrate a special need for self-protection distinguishable …
Category: Firearms
June 29, 2021: Shield Plus
I traded in my M2.0 Performance Center Optics Ready 9mm Shield (SKU11786) for the new Plus Performance Center Optics Ready 9mm Shield (SKU 13251 MSRP $896) earlier this month. This is the fifth Shield I have owned since 2016. The one I traded, I had only had for four months. If the announcement of the …
August 31, 2020: A Biden Presidency, Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid
https://joebiden.com/gunsafety/# as of August 31, 2020.Excerpts from THE BIDEN PLAN TO END OUR GUN VIOLENCE EPIDEMICThis position paper starts off by equating the National Rifle Association (NRA) as the source for gun violence by declaring he defeated the NRA to get the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act and the 1994 “Assault Weapons Ban” passed in …
February 29, 2020: USA Entry Level Semi-Automatics
A roundup of entry level semi-automatic pistols made in the USA. Criteria: Personal Protection in the Home, MSRP less than $499, minimum 3.5″ barrel, chambered for 9mm, 40 S&W or 45ACP. Data as of February 2020. Manufacturer Model Barrel Capacity MSRP Diamondback AM2 3.5″ 12 + 1 or 17 + 1 $339 Hi Point C9 …