Getting a Tax Refund? Consider Using it to Support the Second Amendment.
Income tax season is in full swing, with just over one month until the Tuesday, April 15 2014 deadline. Many employees who have overpaid on their tax burden throughout the year will be getting a refund and might be wondering what to do with the “extra” cash. Many people treat themselves to something nice that they have had their eye on for the past year which, for firearms enthusiasts, might be a new firearm, firearm accessory or maybe some ammo and a range trip. Maybe you are thinking about taking the opportunity to get your CCW permit (maybe even taking your class online). But have you considered using part of your refund to help defend the right to keep and bear those firearms?
Tax time might be the perfect time to join or renew your RKBA organization membership, give a membership as a gift or make a donation to help support the cause. There are plenty of great Second Amendment organizations out there and, with the constant attacks on gun rights from all sides, getting a financial boost in the form of a tax refund check is a great opportunity to help fight back against those attacks.
If this is something that you are interested in, you can make your tax refund dollars go further by saving $10 on NRA membership dues here.
Civil Disobedience: Tens of Thousands in CT ignoring Gun Registration Law
[T]he right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. – United States Bill of Rights, Ratified Dec 15, 1791
One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that “an unjust law is no law at all” – Martin Luther King Jr, Letter from a Birmingham Jail, 1963
A recent article by Hartford Connecticut’s Courant business writer Dan Haar is bringing attention to widespread disregard to the recently effected law that would require residents to register “military style” firearms. In April 2013, CT legislators passed the law (introduced, ironically, on April Fools Day even though it isn’t just a bad joke) which established the December 31st, 2013 deadline for having such firearms registered. The law, widely seen as a knee-jerk reaction to a series of murders by a deranged madman in Connecticut, also included multiple other restrictions on firearms and accessories. More sad irony for what is nicknamed “The Constitution State.”
Many may remember the infamous picture of obedient Connecticut residents queued up in long lines to register their firearms. Despite the long lines and the end-of-year deadline, Haar reports that state police had only received approximately 50,000 applications for registration – a number which includes over 2,000 incomplete (and, thus, invalid) applications. This is a figure that is estimated to be as little as 15% of so-called “assault weapons” in Continue reading
Film Details Attacks on Right to Keep and Bear Arms
We first caught wind of Assaulted: Civil Rights Under Fire in 2012 when the original Kickstarter campaign was making its rounds. Wildly popular amongst crowd-funders, through the original campaign and the “finishing” campaign, director Kris Koenig raised $148,737 from nearly 2,000 contributions – well over the $135K goal.
Koenig describes the goal of Assaulted as “educating the public about how their rights are under attack.” A noble goal, given the never-ending attack on the supposedly constitutionally-protected right to keep and bear arms. The film touches on a number of historical events ranging from the 1946 Battle of Athens (TN) to the LA riots of the early ’90s and gun confiscations after hurricane Katrina. Narrated by rapper Ice-T, Assaulted features appearances by Ted Nugent, Chris Cheng, Alan Gottlieb, Alan Gura and others – all rock stars in their own right.
Dead Patriot Films says Continue reading
SAF Launches ‘Guns Save Lives Day’ National Advertising Effort
Guns Save Lives Day is coming up on December 15, coinciding with Bill of Rights day. According to the event website, there are a number of ways to participate and show your support for the second amendment, including petition signing and promoting awareness on social media. Patriots can also use the opportunity to voice their opinions on gun control legislation using tools such as PopVox (see speakup.GunLink.info and the associated forum thread).
BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation is launching a nationwide television advertising effort, calling attention to “Guns Save Lives Day” on Dec. 15, in conjunction with Bill of Rights Day.
SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb announced the campaign, noting that the organization has bought “hundreds of thousands of dollars of air time” on Fox News, DISH TV, and Glenn Beck’s Blaze Network. He has also purchased air time on national conservative radio talk shows, SiriusXM satellite radio and major radio stations.
“Our message points out that guns do save lives,” Gottlieb said, “and that it is not in the interest of public safety to create so-called ‘gun-free zones’ where people are Continue reading
Metcalf Out at Guns & Ammo After Column Calling For Regulation of Second Amendment
Guns & Ammo editor Jim Bequette yesterday released a statement announcing the termination of Dick Metcalf’s following his recent Backstop column titled “Let’s Talk Limits.” In the column, Metcalf compared the right to keep and bear firearms to the privilege of driving a car on public highways, saying that all constitutional rights, including the second amendment, must be regulated. This move places Metcalf among the ranks of Jim Zumbo, Recoil magazine staff, Reed Exhibitions and the like.
Unlike backpedaling that has been seen in some of the previous instances of public gun guys selling out the Second Amendment, Guns & Ammo responded quickly with the statement below: Continue reading
Is This Thing On? We’re in Good Company in the Fight for Gun Rights.
Our Team’s Still in the Fight
Earlier this week, while watching a well known radio host do his program, I drew some parallels between his monologue about his fight to further his political ideology and the way it can sometimes feel when it comes to advancing the Second Amendment cause.
The host claimed naïveté in believing that he was a part of a larger force working to support his political views and battle the policies and practices which he believes to be harmful. He recalled a number of anecdotes in which individuals and organizations which he had previously believed to be agents of political change turned out to be nothing more than mouthpieces, sitting on the sideline, riding the pine while occasionally cheering on another member of their team.
He spoke of an interview with an author who, in painstaking detail and with myriad examples, had demonstrated the opposition’s efforts and the disastrous results of Continue reading
