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Patriot: How America's Gun Culture
Cultivates Civic Virtue
Many people are often surprised to learn that I am a gun owner and firm defender of the Second Amendment. After all, I, a first-generation Chinese-American immigrant, do not fit the stereotype of the... moreHow America's Gun Culture
Cultivates Civic Virtue
Many people are often surprised to learn that I am a gun owner and firm defender of the Second Amendment. After all, I, a first-generation Chinese-American immigrant, do not fit the stereotype of the typical American gun owner. Of all of America's cherished freedoms, the natural and unalienable right of self-defense, recognized and protected (not granted) by the Second Amendment, took me the longest to fully embrace.
But as an open-minded rationalist, the lessons of history and statistical research proved overwhelming (not to mention the sheer fun of learning the basic operations and mechanics of firearms) and eventually helped me understand why tens of millions of my fellow Americans treasure their right to keep and bear arms. READ MORE less
A free society endures only when its people internalize its principles. Owning and shooting a gun promotes self-reliance, personal responsibility, and community.
Patriot: Latest News of Self-Defense With Firearms Contradicts Gun Control Rhetoric
Gun control advocates long have controlled the narrative about defensive uses of firearms, calling the "good guy with a gun" scenario a "myth meant to scare... moreLatest News of Self-Defense With Firearms Contradicts Gun Control Rhetoric
Gun control advocates long have controlled the narrative about defensive uses of firearms, calling the "good guy with a gun" scenario a "myth meant to scare people into buying guns for self-defense."
This is a false narrative that does not reflect reality.
Despite a backdrop of rhetoric asserting that "the average person ... has basically no chance in their lifetime ever to use a gun in self-defense," the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a 2013 report concluded that studies routinely find that Americans use firearms in defense of themselves or others between 500,000 and 3 million times every year.
Data collected by the CDC itself, but long hidden from the public, indicates that the number is likely around 1 million defensive gun uses per year. But even the lowest end of this statistical range far outpaces the number of times Americans use firearms for unlawful purposes.
Patriot: MCRGO Board of Directors discussed firearms legislation already introduced and voted for the following positions on bills:
HB 4020 (Stun Gun Legalization): SUPPORT
HB 4021 (Lifetime CPLs): ... moreMCRGO Board of Directors discussed firearms legislation already introduced and voted for the following positions on bills:
HB 4020 (Stun Gun Legalization): SUPPORT
HB 4021 (Lifetime CPLs): SUPPORT
HB 4022 (CPL Fee Reductions): SUPPORT
HB 4026-4029 (PFZ Revisions/Permitless Carry): SUPPORT
HB 4097 (PFZ Exemption for Retired LEOs): SUPPORT
HB 4194 (CPL Term Extension): NO POSITION AT THIS TIME
HB 4200-4201 (Open Carry Penalties): NO POSITION AT THIS TIME
HB 4277 (Pepper Spray in Schools): SUPPORT
HB 4278 (Tasers in Schools): SUPPORT
HB 4283/84 (Red Flag): OPPOSE
HB 4294 (LEIN Requests from FFLs): SUPPORT
HB 4295 (PFZ Exemption for CPL Instructors): OPPOSE
HB 4331 (ATV/UTV Firearms Transport): SUPPORT
SB 156-159 (Red Flag): OPPOSE
A longer legal description of the above legislation and links to the bills themselves along with their current status can be found HERE. less