On October 8th, Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir released the following statement. “Today I directed the Firearms Licensing Division to go on an emergency operation in order to allow as many citizens as possible to arm themselves. The plan will...
In the six months after the Supreme Court's Bruen Decision, the New York City Police Department granted only 503 permits for an annual rate of just about 1,000. By contrast, in 2021, they granted 2,591. They were granted permits at just 38.5% of the rate in 2021. Even...
The Washington Post probably ran this article because they thought conservatives would be upset about blacks owning and carrying guns. In fact, from the very beginning of Dr. John Lott's research in More Guns, Less Crime, he has argued that the very people who are the...
The Financial Times has an interesting article on the changing debate over gun ownership in Israel. The debate here is very similar to the gun control debate in the United States. . . . For some at the range, obtaining a gun is a reaction to the wave of bloodshed that...
These costs are in addition to the 16 hours that you are required to take for the training class. The ability to carry seems limited to only the wealthy. Hat tip Rob Romano.
Israel just had a mass public shooting where seven people were murdered. Compare Israel's response to that in California, where they have just had several mass public shootings. In California, few people have a concealed handgun permit. Half Moon Bay is in San Mateo...
The Supreme Court's Bruen decision from June has greatly impacted the number of concealed handgun permits in Maryland. Our last annual report showed that as of August 27th, 2022, there were 47,674 concealed handgun permits in Maryland, up from 12,189 in 2021. But...
Honolulu is finally following Hawaii's other three counties (Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii) in issuing concealed handgun permits. After six months or a year, as we have shown in our annual concealed handgun reports, people will realize that all their fears about concealed...
The Crime Prevention Research Center's latest annual report on concealed handgun permits was covered extensively at Fox News today. Concealed carry permits have increased by 2.3% in 2022 compared to last year, despite nearly half of U.S. states enacting what have been...
On Tuesday, November 8th, U.S. District Judge Glenn Suddaby paused most of New York's new concealed carry law is unconstitutional. Among the parts of the law he paused: proof of "good moral character" and a list of social media accounts and family contacts. He also...
A young man was beaten twice and shot at because he had helped police solve a crime. He was forced to move and take other precautions to protect himself. But the police said he had not met the “imminent and compelling” emergency standard for carrying a concealed...
So who is going to decide if someone holds "radical" views? Democrats are claiming that people who believe that there is significant vote fraud are "anti-Democratic." Are they too radical? “I’ve called upon and am working closely with our Attorney General to identify...