Las Vegas, NV —I’ve never been a fan of polymer frame guns. It’s more because of the sensitive triggers and my fear of an unintended discharge. Springfield Armory just released their XDS compact .45 ACP pistol. It has an additional grip safety that makes me feel somewhat better. The size, feel and quality of this little self-defense gun are wonderful. Sit back and let delightful Dawn present this to you.

Los Angeles, CA —This case should have been a winner but Oakland CA. lawyer Darrell Stallworth apparently was not up to the task. Of course Stallworth had to deal with his client, Tomieka Jones Lemons Johnson’s statements made to police investigators when she killed her husband, Marcus Lavar Lemons with a single shot from a tiny Browning .25 automatic pistol. There was a history of domestic violence and a disparity of force involved. Stallworth just did not overcome the prosecutor’s lame suggestion that Johnson was somehow a superior combatant because of police training. The case was winnable because it took some two years for prosecutors to indict Johnson. Their case was week but the courtroom defense was even weaker. The defense needed a solid investigation and qualified expert witnesses. It had neither. Johnson is now facing the rest of her life in prison.

Las Vegas, NV—Erin Simpson is also a big gun Tucson lawyer! I met this interesting lady in Pittsburgh at last year’s NRA convention. Erin is one to watch as she forces open even more doors to the gun rights community for yet more women. We have, “Right to Carry” laws in all but a handful of states thanks to some dedicated women like Marion Hammer, Sandi Frohman , actress Lee Purcell and a handful of others. It was a plea from the weaker sex that changed the direction of American gun laws. The NRA was slow to recruit women perhaps because the good old boys thought only men understood the value of guns as a lifesaver. Women broke down the membership doors of the NRA when they should have been aggressively invited. Thankfully the women are here to stay. Another sign of hostility that has made women feel unwelcome is some of the thoughtless marketing campaigns exploiting scantly clad ladies using sex to get the attention of men. Erin pointed this out to me in a recent conversat...

Joliet, IL —Putting someone in a jail cell for more than three years without even a trial date is incredible and un-American. This is all because Will County Prosecutor James Glasgow wants to introduce the worst kind of hearsay evidence into an American courtroom. The trial judge refused to allow the hearsay and Glasgow is appealing his loss until he reaches the court of last resort. In the meantime Peterson is being held in jail on a $20 million bail bond requirement. Most Americans don’t have a clue just what hearsay is or how grossly unfair it is. When we formed America we created protections for people charged with crimes. The simple and foremost right is the one that gives the accused the right to face, confront anyone or anything used against him in court. In the case of testimony that means the right to cross-examine what’s being said. Let’s begin with hearsay being a simple quote being repeated by an honest person. Remembering and repeating exactly what someone has told...

Las Vegas, NV —The Sig Sauer Exhibit at this year’s SHOT Show had another compact surprise! One of my blog visitors wanted me to do a piece on yet another gun being released. I foolishly passed on taking a second look that the gun because of a personal bias against most polymer frame guns. This all black gun had that familiar look from the distance. Boy was I wrong! The P224 is simply a cut down larger frame P229, making yet another terrific hideout gun. This can be obtained on .40 S&W or .357 Sig. This is small enough to look like a mouse gun but looks are deceiving. This gun packs a real punch. I thank my visitor for making me take a second look. Sit back and watch Scott introduce you to the P224:

Las Vegas, NV —The SHOT Show always has a few surprises and I found a good one at the Sig Sauer exhibit. It’s the P 938 sub-compact 9 MM pistol. It’s based somewhat on the venerable 1911 design but in miniature! This is a 9MM that will take the title of the ultimate backup or hideout gun. Sit back and Adam will show you this gem that’s available right now.

Las Vegas, NV --I will have LIVE video up and running during the SHOT Show in Sin City. The show runs 17-20 January. On 16 Jan they will have Media Day at the Range... Read more: http://www.outdoorhub.com/poma-media-center/#ixzz1izvLlZ7M Video from the Las Vegas Strip I shot last night:

Chicago, IL —In this city law-abiding people are routinely placed into unnecessary danger and abject fear by their own government. Is being placed in fear somehow more tolerable than hunger or being denied medical care? For too many politicians, forcing people to live in fear is a desirable goal. Is it perhaps because these oblivious politicians live in safe well-protected neighborhoods, drive reliable cars and work in government buildings where everyone is searched before they enter? Is there a more sinister motive to their gun prohibition agenda? Every night in places like Chicago, New York and Newark young mothers must put their children to bed in abject fear. Working mothers must take public transportation to various night jobs throughout these cities that have stripped them of their human right to self-defense. The vicious predators roaming around in these cities all depend on government to keep the people they rob, rape and murder unarmed. The cities that deny the right to mea...

Berlin, Germany —It’s appropriate that the fight begin here because this is where the Nazi’s actually perfected gun control. It’s here in Berlin that Adolph Hitler and his propaganda minister; Josef Goebbels demonized citizen’s gun rights as a threat to public safety.Guns were outlawed and the especially law-abiding and obedient German people surrendered their guns and liberty to that despicable and criminal regime. Too many people on this planet have forgotten how 12 years of gun control and National Socialist rule caused the deaths of six-million Jews and Gypsies along with nine-million Germans. It was the successful Nazi administered gun control that facilitated the abject horror on this nation and its citizens. Without arms it became impossible for Germany’s population to regain their liberty and freedom by any means. We have experimented with gun control in America since it began during Post-Civil War Reconstruction as a way to keep the newly freed slaves disarmed and defe...

Chicago, IL --Carrying a firearm in this city is forbidden and only the law abiding obey that unconstitutional mandate. So what do you do when government holds you down for muggers, rapists and killers? You do whatever you can to avoid the savages that inflict harm. Here is an idea I had several years ago that is finally being developed. A filter for your GPS that will warn you as you stray near dangerous ghettos. There is no question that this will save lives! I always recommend that law-abiding gun owners always avoid conflict. This application will help you do just that! This ought to prove fun when the Liberals and whiners call this idea racist. No it's all about taking steps to insure personal safety. Microsoft Patents ‘Avoid Ghetto’ Feature For GPS Devices « CBS Seattle

Scottsdale, AZ —One of the fathers of Phoenix radio broadcasting, Bill Heywood and his wife Susan were both found dead from gunshot wounds in a hotel here. Heywood had the perfect mellow voice and could talk sensibly to a microphone about nothing for hours. He was considered a broadcasting pro and seemed destined to work forever in his well-paying high profile gig. He always had a warm smile in his voice and never dared utter a discouraging word. All of that changed. Radio audiences dwindled but for drive time. Formats changed from music to hot-button talk shows. The local disk jockeys like Heywood were replaced by syndicated talent and forced out of the business. Heywood was washed up well before his time and then went into real estate just in time to see that industry tank too. Heywood’s wife, Susan was his agent and with her primary client out of work she was idled too. Along the way were collection lawsuits, the foreclosure of their comfortable Biltmore Estates home and...

Phoenix, AZ —It’s appropriate that we get specific to Arizona because they have a much better tolerance for people that use deadly force in self-defense or the defense of a third person. This is about the Golden Hours between and arrest and an Indictment by a Grand Jury. Once you’re arrested or otherwise labeled as a suspect the race begins to indict you for, Manslaughter or even Murder. Needless to say you’ve not uttered a word to police beyond your name, date of birth along with a request for a lawyer. The Golden Hours is a tiny time period where you can defeat a prosecution and spare yourself and family from Bankruptcy, divorce, home foreclosure, car repossession and even years in prison. Depending on complications prosecutors could secure an Indictment against you in just a day or two. Aside from being a gun rights leader of our nation, Arizona has solid protections from abusive arrest and prosecution as well additional protection from bogus lawsuits. Just because that’s the...

Hollywood, CA — Harry Burkhart , 24 lived with his 53 year-old mother, Dorothee Burkhart on Sunset Blvd. Apparently they ran a sex entertainment business website called HollywoodTantraMassage.com. They advertised sex services just short of prostitution. Dorothee Burkhart is seen here in a photo from that website. Dorothy was arrested by the feds on a German theft warrant related to non-payment for a boob job and some fraud related to apartment rentals. On it’s face it looks to be an issue of a fugitive from German justice who was visiting here on a 90-day tourist permit. When Harry’s mother was taken away by authorities on December 28, he was suspected of engaging in a 53 fire arson spree. Apparently Harry’s story is far more complicated since a physician had previously diagnosed him as autistic along with suffering with Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome and other issues. Harry Burkhart was obviously in a major state of panic without his only support. Acting out through the dang...

Los Angeles, CA —We have an immigration law long on the books but we also have a government run by Communists and Socialists. These criminals simply obstruct justice by providing sanctuary for certain illegal immigrants. Our officials allow for the tsunami style importation of crime poverty and drugs from all of Mexico and Central America. Additionally these same traitors have opened our borders to millions of Muslims from nations wanting to destroy us. This engineered and illegal immigration policy has destroyed our health care and educational system by overloading it with Hispanic and Muslim freeloaders. Our “elected” insurgents are intentionally destroying our entire economy and our free market. Most Americans are unaware that our Immigration policy is much different for English speaking, educated and wealthy Europeans wanting to live here. To begin with the Europeans follow our laws and cooperate with Immigration officials. For that, they are rewarded with instant deportat...

Los Angeles, CA —In a world where the word terrorism is misused to describe schoolyard children threatening each other there are real threats. Our government has been using scare tactics to justify eliminating privacy and liberty exactly like Nazi regime did during the Third Reich. Josef Goebbels and Obams’s former Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel both understood the power grabbing benefits of crisis exploitation. What’s very real here are some 40 similar arson fires apparently started in building carports. The fires include Hollywood, West Hollywood, Sherman Oaks, Burbank Sun Valley and at least one on the Westside of L.A. If this is the product of a single arsonist he is prolific, busy and very dangerous. Today they released a grainy video of an older heavy, pony tail wearing, White male with a resemblance to the legendary rocker, Meatloaf . Police say unknown subject is a “person of interest”. Cops also say the same subject has been seen at more than one of the arson fires. Arson ...

Berlin, Germany —As a film lover and novice filmmaker I am beyond fascinated and spellbound by a truly amazing woman. She was an athlete, rock climber, mountain climber, dancer, actor, photographer, filmmaker, writer, scuba diver and major artist. This woman was gifted, talented and downright gorgeous. Leni Riefenstahl was born in 1902 in this great city. Riefenstahl was raised in prosperity and rather than follow in her father’s business footstep chose to make her mark in performance and art. Riefenstahl was a strikingly beautiful contemporary of fellow actress Marlene Dietrich. Riefenstahl had a problem, this incredibly lady had to master absolutely everything she ever tried. She made it her goal to do everything perfectly. She failed at nothing and was redundantly proven to be fearless. As a budding filmmaker she was nothing less than a major pioneer that invented cinema techniques still being used today. She’d go to any length to create an exciting film shot out of the mos...

Click on Image to enlarge Washington, DC —Possessing firearms and voting are considered rights. To obtain a firearm from a licensed dealer a citizen must provide solid documentation of identification. Falsifying the gun purchase forms carries significant felony punishments. To vote no Identification is required and falsification carries little or no punishment. Someone please explain to me why there should be any difference in the requirements to exercise these two rights? Of course the Leftists have had a 60-year lock on Congress. Those Leftists hate gun rights but want to extend to every third world needy trespasser the ability to vote because they’re unskilled, uneducated and needy and all beg for redistribution of the wealth. Looking at the map above you can see that voter identification is never required in Leftist run states. Just try buying a gun in any state without ID. All rights should be equal in America. Some rights are more equal than others.

Los Angeles, CA —I’m here this year and won’t see any snow. I will however have fun anyway because this season is about friends, family and the most important part of our lives. Our faith, liberty and way of life have been challenged like never before in our lifetimes. This Christmas has many Americans suffering because of unemployment and underemployment. The Socialist engineered destruction of our economy has placed millions of retirement pensions in certain jeopardy along with the Social Security Ponzi scheme. We have a new American Marxist inspired culture of rewarding failure and punishing productivity that makes an economic recovery impossible. The worst news story of the Christmas season was to see African-Americans resorting to nationwide savagery in order to waste their government entitlement cash on over-priced sneakers. Those shoes are nothing more than a twisted status symbol that won’t improve life. This demonstrates just what we can expect in the future where flash mob v...

Nuremberg, Germany —This venerable and historic old city every March is the site of the International Arms Exposition or IWA . This is similar but just a bit smaller than the international SHOT Show most often held in Las Vegas, NV. The IWA Nuremberg show is split into a civilian sports section and a military and police area. Some 35,000 people visited over 1100 exhibits last year. There are also many exhibitors with exciting new products never seen before in the United States. Aside from the show the real draw here for me are the sights, elegant women and food. Located in the state of Bavaria it’s just a two hour drive North of Munich and there is a lot to see if you can stay an additional week or more. As for sights you will be able to visit the Hall of Justice where over a dozen trials were held bringing many Nazi to justice for War Crimes. Six-million Jews and Gypsies were murdered by the National Socialist regime but over nine-million Germans were annihilated as a result of...

Phoenix, AZ —Flying between Los Angeles and Las Vegas used to be a snap. Bargain air fares and the pleasure of having your friends see you off or meet you at the gate instead of baggage claim. Not anymore, TSA tyranny has arrived. Today you must face a gauntlet of the lower form of life that is the TSA . They’re simply there to provide the illusion of security because they are not trained, equipped or even capable of providing real protection. This American insult comes with their zero tolerance policies that shred our rights to be free of unreasonable searches and our privacy. The TSA has taken on all kinds of additional concerns such as drug laws and currency reporting violations that are in no way related to terrorism. I will take the risky six-hour drive anytime instead of being miserable at the hands of the unemployable TSA thugs. There are other benefits such as the secure transportation of my personal firearms, computer and camera equipment. Additionally, I never need to rent a...