Accuracy in Media

Cathy Lanier, the controversial police chief in the nation’s capital, ran a police department that had a history of denying gun permits to citizens even after the Heller decision. Now, she has resigned to join the National Football League’s security office as a senior vice president in New York City. Photo by Mr.TinDC

Constitutional carry, or permit-less concealed carry, is now legal in the state of Idaho. Photo by ibropalic

Terry McAuliffe, whose Attorney General Mark Herring enraged gun rights advocates and state legislators after he revoked reciprocation of out-of-state gun permits, signed a compromise bill into law last week. It will restore the reciprocation of gun permits with other states, but required tighter restrictions on domestic abusers and put into place voluntary gun checks […]

This is a stunning move by the state’s attorney general, Democrat Mark Herring, to eliminate reciprocity agreements with other states and their gun permits.

It is at odds with Chief Cathy Lanier’s remarks, which aired on “60 Minutes” this past weekend. So she expects civilians to take out mass shooters, but she won’t approve gun permits?

The Free Beacon with the find: “Nearly 13 million Americans now have gun carry permits, according to a new study.” “The Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC), a pro-gun nonprofit, released the Concealed Carry Permit Holders Across the United States study Thursday, which reviews how many permits have been issued up to this point as well as how […]

Is this surprising? Not at all, especially when good citizens try to apply for firearms (which is a right defended by the upper courts) and yet the police says ‘no thanks.’

This is a win for the Second Amendment for D.C. residents! The city’s ban on carrying firearms was ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge in July 2014, and so far, 8 D.C. residents have had their permits approved.