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For a sidearm carry, would you prefer a .45 ACP or a 9mm and why? Gregg Kielma I grew up preferring the 9mm. It is a good self-defensive round. Stopping a person has very little to do with what you stop the threat with; it has everything to do with where you hit them. If a .45 round would stop them, a 9mm hit to the same location would stop them as well. A shot from either in a non-vital location may not stop a person who is determined, on drugs and or adrenaline. People often take rifle rounds and pistol rounds and keep moving. Always shoot center mass, when that doesn’t work shoot pelvic girdle and last shoot for the head. We need to stop the threat. Hitting a vital body part is important and practice is important to avoid multiple rounds being fired. The 9mm has higher capacity (usually 2x), faster and more accurate follow up shots, is cheaper to train with, and has more than enough energy and penetration to reach vitals organs from poor angles. I like my .45 but I believe 9mm to be the best cartridge for self-defense. It’s what I carry and have carried for 35 plus years. When I lived in Nebraska, I preferred the .357 because I didn’t know better. It was a good gun to shoot, stopped just about anything I came across, and I liked it before the semi-auto’s were available to purchase. Like I said I didn’t know better. Here in FL 9mm is king and will stop just about anything. I truly wouldn't feel bad carrying any of the cartridges I mentioned. They are all very good at what they do, and more than sufficient for predators of the two-legged variety.

Can I be fired for merely holding a concealed carry permit? Gregg Kielma Say's Gregg Kielma FFL, Firearms Instructor, Gunsmith, First Aid Fundamentals Instructor and ERT Captain . This is a very good question. I get asked this every once in a while, during my firearms training classes. Let's take a look and talk more about this subject. My advice is keep your business private from all employers and coworkers. Let's Take a LOOK: I assume this stems from the 2018 news that a social worker in Roanoke , Virginia claimed she was fired for simply having the permit. It appears she was a city employee. I would suggest that if you are fired for merely holding a legal concealed carry permit or license, you have the grounds for an enormous civil rights lawsuit. I assume you are really discussing just getting the permit. Any private employer can fire you for carrying on their property- it’s theirs and they get to set the rules, including prohibiting lawful concealed carry by their employees. There is no doubt about that. If you are really asking about you just getting the permit? The right to arms is a “fundamental civil right” according to the US Supreme Court. Simply acquiring a permit so you can carry legally in your jurisdiction is none of your employers business and they cannot sanction you for the action. Acquiring a carry permit might be reasonably compared to a person registering to vote. Could your employer fire you for registering to vote? How about for you actually voting? How about firing you for you going to church on your own time, even if your employer doesn’t like that church? I don’t think you will find a court which would let your employer fire you for simply getting a permit. As I said- civil rights lawsuit. If the fired person was really a public employee and the story is actually as reported, the City of Roanoke was certainly in danger of legal action.

October Gun Sales Surpass 1.3 Million, NSSF Reports Mark Chesnut - After slow sales in July ended the nearly six-year-long streak of firearms sales above 1 million, that sub-1 million figure only lasted for a month. Based on recent sales information, the new 1 million-plus streak has now reached three months. The National Shooting Sports Foundation-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure for October was 1,299,312, up from the September total of 1,091,342. That number marks a slight decrease of 0.3 percent compared to the October 2024 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1,302,857. For comparison, the unadjusted October 2025 FBI NICS figure of 2,289,774 reflects a 0.4 percent decrease from the unadjusted FBI NICS figure of 2,298,383 in October 2024. The adjusted NICS data were derived by subtracting out NICS purpose code permit checks and permit rechecks used by states for CCW permit application checks as well as checks on active CCW permit databases. NSSF started subtracting permit rechecks in February 2016. Mark Oliva, NSSF managing director of public affairs, called the October numbers “encouraging,” as they indicate many are still very interested in acquiring firearms.

Dr. Michael Nance: Another Uninformed Pawn How one of the country’s loudest anti-gun doctors gets data for his anti-gun stories by Lee Williams Michael L. Nance, MD, is a very bus y m an. He is chief of the Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic, and Fetal Surgery, and director of the Pediatric Trauma Program at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, which is known as “CHOP.” Nance has also been called both an associate and an investigator for CHOP’s Center for Violence Prevention, which is almost violently anti-gun. The Center for Violence Prevention publicly supports wild anti-gun policies such as mandatory child-access laws, universal background checks, strict limits on “assault-style weaponry,” court-ordered firearm storage laws and, of course, more funding for firearm-related research, which of course would be paid directly to the Center for Violence Prevention. Nance has written scores of articles on what he believes are the perils of guns and gun ownership, including 2020’s “Most Mass Shootings Occur Within a Mile of a School or a Place Where Children Live, Learn and Play.” “Firearms are the second leading cause of trauma-related death in children in our Trauma Centers,” Nance said in the news release announcing his work. “Our findings highlight the sheer extent of the problem and show how closely mass shootings are tied to our communities, and especially to the places where children learn and play.” The story, for which Nance was the main author, raises the question of how his group defines a mass shooting. After all, the FBI defines a mass shooting as an event where four or more people are murdered. But Nance’s press release states his team uses a different definition, which they got from a cringe-worthy anti-gun group. “The researchers defined mass shootings as events involving four or more people injured or killed by a firearm in a single setting, using data from the 2019 Gun Violence Archive,” Nance’s story states. The Gun Violence Archive? Their data is bunk—it’s made up. Anything that’s based on the Gun Violence Archive is nothing but complete fiction. Literally, no one who matters uses their data anymore, not since we outed them in 2021. Even the Trace quit citing GVA numbers and created their own database, which isn’t much better. Why would Nance quote the GVA? "Because he doesnt know better"? The Gun Violence Archive, or GVA, was founded in 2013 by Michael Klein, a left-leaning philanthropist and open-government advocate, and Mark Bryant, a retired computer analyst and GVA’s current executive director. According to Bryant’s all-inclusive definition, there were 417 mass shootings in 2019. The FBI says there were 30, because it uses a much more realistic definition. Bryant’s mass-shooting definition—four people were shot—is the same one Nance is using. Still, the overly broad definition didn’t stop the anti-gunners. The Biden administration cited Bryant’s data constantly, as did a bevy of other elected officials and political candidates, at the local, state and federal level.

New York's Next "HUGE MISTAKE" SAF Files Reply Brief Challenging NYC’s Ban on Stun Guns Article by Scott Witner Comment by Gregg Kielma Comment: Gregg Kielma as former NYS state resident who left New York in 1977 I’m ashamed of what this state has become. Says Kielma, the once “I LOVE New York” is a thing of the past. It has become ruled by a tyrannical, socialist state government that is going to continue to send my beloved home state down the toilet. My dear friends, I grew up and went to high school with, PLEASE MAKE A CHANGE in leadership. I’m truly extremely concerned about you. Article Scott Witner: The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) has filed a brief reply with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, arguing New York City’s total ban on stun guns violates the Second Amendment. Attorneys for the Second Amendment Foundation and its partners have submitted a reply brief in Calce v. City of New York, a case challenging the city’s complete prohibition on electronic self-defense weapons such as stun guns and Tasers. New York City’s law bars residents from possessing any form of electronic defensive weapon, even though such devices are widely used across the country as a non-lethal means of personal protection. SAF is joined in the lawsuit by five individual plaintiffs and the Firearms Policy Coalition. “Courts across the country have struck down similar bans as unconstitutional,” said SAF Director of Legal Operations Bill Sack. “The District Court upheld New York City’s ban by misapplying the ‘common use’ test, placing it in the wrong part of the analysis and effectively shifting the burden of proof from the government to the plaintiffs. That’s contrary to Supreme Court precedent, and this appeal seeks to correct that.” The brief argues that the lower court’s ruling conflicts with the Supreme Court’s decisions in District of Columbia v. Heller and New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, both of which establish that the right to keep and bear arms includes commonly used self-defense tools.

Florida Man Arrested After Chicken Egg Argument Ends In Gunfire Outside Of Pub Comment by Gregg Kielma Story by Maria Hernandez I talk about this all the time in my CCW training classes says Gregg Kielma. Avoid-Escape- Defend. Never, ever put yourself in a position like the one below. Deescalate, before you find yourself in jail for either murder or attempted murder. Your firearm should be the last resort. A simple argument over eggs and Peter Riera will be going to jail for a very long time. Please use common sense. Never have a firearm on you when alcohol or drugs being used. Let’s Take a LOOK at Maria's article. A late-night debate over how many eggs a chicken can lay escalated dramatically last week, leading to a Florida man allegedly firing a handgun at three other bar patrons. Peter Riera, 44, was arrested after he called 911 following the incident outside a local pub. According to Port St. Lucie Police, the argument started inside the establishment over an agricultural topic—how many eggs a chicken could produce. The conversation became heated and moved to the parking lot as the pub closed. Police allege that Riera, who had been smoking marijuana, became "agitated" and "paranoid," believing the others were trying to con him. Riera reportedly fired four rounds from a .45-caliber Glock at the three patrons, who fled for cover. Fortunately, no one was injured. Riera faces multiple charges, including three counts of attempted aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, four counts of discharging a firearm in public, and one count of use of a firearm while under the influence. He is being held without bond. Police also arrested two of the other individuals involved for obstruction or resisting arrest.

The Complex Smuggling Network TAMPA, Fla. - A Colombian national who masterminded a massive drug trafficking operation that smuggled over 43,000 kilograms of cocaine—valued at approximately $1.3 billion USD—into the United States was sentenced to 13 years and 4 months in federal prison last week in a Tampa courtroom. According to court documents, Gonzalez-Ortiz established and led the sophisticated drug trafficking organization from 2016 until 2023. The operation relied on a network of corrupt officials and airport personnel to move massive amounts of cocaine disguised in boxes of fruit onto commercial flights. U.S. District Judge Kathryn K. Mizelle handed down the sentence to Jorge Hernan Gonzalez-Ortiz, 49, of Colombia, who pleaded guilty to conspiring to import cocaine into the United States on January 14, 2025. The journey began at Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport in Cali, Colombia. From there, the drug-laden flights were destined for Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport in San Andrés Island, Colombia. The plea agreement details how the conspirators enlisted the aid of at least 20 corrupt Colombian police officers to facilitate the movement of the drugs. Once the cocaine reached San Andrés Island, the corrupt officers assisted in exporting the narcotics out of the airport, which were then smuggled by boat to either Nicaragua or Honduras. From Central America, the cocaine was transported through Mexico and into the United States via land routes. Inside the Operation The organization’s success hinged on key insiders at both airports: ・Airport Security: A security supervisor at the Cali airport was responsible for diverting security cameras away from external gates used to import the cocaine. ・Logistics & Personnel: The network included airport personnel who altered cargo manifests, as well as luggage cart drivers and warehouse employees who were responsible for loading and unloading the cocaine onto and from the commercial aircraft. Between 2016 and 2023, Gonzalez-Ortiz’s organization successfully smuggled cocaine onto at least 27 commercial flights in Cali. The Interception Investigators say the operation began to unravel on July 29, 2023, when Colombian National Police interdicted a shipment of 1,310 kilograms of cocaine after it was offloaded from a commercial aircraft in San Andrés Island. This seizure helped lead to the eventual charges and conviction of Gonzalez-Ortiz in the U.S.

A True Idiot: Lucien Alexandre Crooks Davenport Man’s Florida Keys Vacation Ends In Felony Arrest, Murder Threats Against Deputy Story by Maria Hernandez MONROE COUNTY, Fla. - A Davenport man with a previous felony record was arrested in the Florida Keys late Saturday after a traffic stop escalated into charges involving weapons possession and threats to kill a law enforcement officer and his family. Lucien Alexandre Crooks, 30, faces multiple charges, including possession of a concealed weapon by a convicted felon, resisting arrest, and threatening a law enforcement officer. According to deputies, the incident began at approximately 8:36 p.m. when a Sheriff’s Office Deputy stopped Crooks’ Nissan SUV near Mile Marker 100 on U.S. 1. The initial reason for the stop was Crooks’ failure to move over and slow down for another law enforcement officer who was conducting a separate traffic stop nearby. Upon questioning, the Deputy discovered Crooks was driving without a valid license. A subsequent search of the vehicle led to the discovery of an open bottle of tequila and a cup containing an alcoholic beverage near the driver’s seat. The situation worsened when a pair of brass knuckles with an attached knife was in Crooks’ pocket. Authorities confirmed that Crooks has two previous felony convictions in Florida, making the possession of such a weapon a serious felony offense. According to the Sheriff’s Office report, the suspect, Lucien Crooks , became volatile upon his arrest. While being transported to jail, Crooks repeatedly threatened to murder the arresting Deputy and his entire family. Bad move Luciferien... lolol you be a dumbass.

Secret Arsenal Shut Down In Florida: Jacksonville Man Gets Four Years For Explosives Cache Story by Maria Hernandez A Jacksonville man, Matthew Reid Davisson, 36, has been sentenced to four years and five months in federal prison for illegally possessing unregistered destructive devices. U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard handed down the sentence after Davisson pleaded guilty on February 18, 2025. The investigation also revealed an unregistered firearm. One of Davisson’s family members surrendered a gun belonging to him, which was later identified as an unregistered machinegun with an unregistered homemade silencer attached to the barrel. Davisson’s arrest stems from an unrelated state charge on October 26, 2023. Following his arrest, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) received a tip that Davisson was storing large amounts of chemicals and possible grenades at his Jacksonville residence. A search of the home by law enforcement uncovered a significant cache of illegal materials, including: ・Two improvised explosive bombs ・One improvised explosive grenade ・Parts to readily assemble three additional improvised explosive grenades ・Quantities of homemade high explosives and detonators ・Large volumes of explosive precursor chemicals ・Homemade explosive manufacturing equipment None of these destructive devices were registered to Davisson in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record (NFRTR), a violation of federal law. The investigation also revealed an unregistered firearm. One of Davisson’s family members surrendered a gun belonging to him, which was later identified as an unregistered machinegun with an unregistered homemade silencer attached to the barrel. The case was the result of a joint investigation conducted by the ATF, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the JSO. Assistant United States Attorneys David B. Mesrobian and Rachel Lasry prosecuted the case.