Category: FPC Newslinks
Restaurant in Texas hands out free brisket sandwiches to CHL holders
James England for ConcealedNation.org reports: Those with concealed handgun licenses were in for a treat this past fourth of July when Brooks’ Place offered up a mouth-watering brisket sandwich to everyone with a CHL permit. The main proprietor did it both in celebration of the... Read More
Guns.com: Oregon recall effort suspended as House leader steps down
Chris Eger for Guns.com reports: A move to recall Democratic House Majority Leader Val Hoyle over issues to include passage of gun control legislation, halted this week as the lawmaker announced she was stepping down. The recall petition against Hoyle was filed in April by... Read More
WT: Maine to allow carrying of concealed guns without a permit
Alanna Durkin for the Associated Press reports: Republican Gov. Paul LePage signed a bill on Wednesday that will make Maine one of a handful of states where residents are free to carry a hidden firearm without a permit. The bill’s success is a huge victory... Read More
CCRKBA: Data shows Obama still best gun salesman in the U.S.
The Citizen Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms reports: Last month set a new record for the number of background checks ever conducted during the month of June in the 17-year history of the National Instant Check System, prompting the Citizens Committee... Read More
Guns.com: Suspect dead after attempting to rob machine gun dealer
Jennifer Cruz for Guns.com reports: A burglary suspect died after he was shot while breaking into a Houston gun shop early Tuesday morning. Class 3 Weapons, which as the name implies is federally licensed to sell Class III firearms like machine guns, has recently been... Read More
WT: Nancy Pelosi goes after guns in wake of Charleston shootings
Tom Howell Jr. for The Washington Times reports: House Democrats reignited an uphill battle for tighter gun control Wednesday, exactly three weeks after nine black members of a historic Charleston church were killed in a mass shooting fueled by racial hatred. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi... Read More
June sees 11% spike in gun sales from previous year
Aaron Smith for CNN Money reports: It’s a hot summer for the gun industry. Background checks for gun sales spiked 11% in June compared to last year, making it the busiest June ever, according to the FBI’s background check data. Last month the FBI conducted nearly... Read More
Charleston activists pressure Congress for gun control legislation
Jared Morgan for Guns.com reports: Gun control advocates from South Carolina rallied on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning and called on lawmakers to pass background checks they say could have prevented the deadly mass shooting at a Charleston church last month. Members of the Charleston chapter... Read More
Seattle Times: Seattle City Council president proposing tax on gun sales
Daniel Beekman for the Seattle Times reports: Seattle would tax gun and ammunition sales and require owners to tell police about lost and stolen firearms under a pair of bills coming before the City Council. City Council President Tim Burgess is proposing the legislation, saying... Read More
Texas fast-food chain urges customers to refrain from open-carry in restaurant
Michele Richinick for Newsweek reports: Whataburger, a fast-food chain based in Texas, still wants its customers to refrain from openly carrying guns, following the governor’s approval of a new firearms law that had been banned for more than 140 years. For the past two decades, law in the Lone Star State permitted... Read More