2A News Is the ATF Neutral, or Quietly Anti-Gun? Zion Patriot, August 28, 2025August 28, 2025 When news broke that former senior ATF official Marianna Mitchem had joined Everytown for Gun Safety, it barely made a ripple in the mainstream press. But for those of us who care about the Second Amendment, this should be flashing red lights. We’re talking about someone who held a top…
Gun Control Et tu, Glock? Zion Patriot, August 28, 2025August 28, 2025 News broke this week that Glock, Inc. sent a letter to Oklahoma Representative David Hardin, chair of the House Public Safety Committee, expressing support for state legislation banning machine gun conversion devices (MCDs)—the so-called “Glock switches” that criminals use to illegally convert pistols into full-auto firearms. At first glance, the…
Gun Control Thoughts and Prayers Are Not Enough Zion Patriot, August 28, 2025September 9, 2025 After the tragedy in Minneapolis, critics sneered: “Thoughts and prayers are not enough. Those children were literally praying when they were gunned down.” It’s a painful statement, and at first glance it seems to carry weight. But it rests on a deep misunderstanding—of God, of free will, and of what…
Gun Control Another School Shooting, Another Rush to Blame Zion Patriot, August 27, 2025September 9, 2025 On the morning of August 27, 2025, the unthinkable happened at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. During morning Mass, a gunman stood outside the sanctuary and fired through the stained-glass windows at children and parishioners. Two children were killed and seventeen others injured before the attacker died by suicide in…
2A News Understanding the “Well Regulated Militia” Clause Zion Patriot, August 25, 2025September 9, 2025 Few phrases in the U.S. Constitution are as debated or misunderstood as “a well regulated Militia.” For many modern readers, the words conjure images of heavy government oversight, formal uniforms, or active enlistment. But in the 18th century, “well regulated” didn’t mean government-controlled. It meant something much simpler: properly functioning,…
2A News Banning Guns Won’t Save Lives Zion Patriot, August 22, 2025September 9, 2025 We’re told that banning guns will save lives. But what if the opposite is true? What if taking away guns means more innocent people die? That’s not speculation. The CDC itself — in a 2013 study commissioned under the Obama administration — found that firearms are used defensively between 500,000…
Gun Control The Safety Lie Zion Patriot, August 21, 2025August 21, 2025 If you were offered a trade—your safety in exchange for tyranny—would you take it? Most Americans would say no. But history, even recent events, shows that when the promise of “safety” is wrapped in fear and urgency, people often do make that trade. And once liberty is surrendered, it is…
Gun Control Focus on the Violence — Not the Guns Zion Patriot, August 18, 2025September 10, 2025 Every time there’s a tragic shooting, we hear the same tired refrain: “We need more gun control.” Politicians rush to the microphones, pundits tweet out emotional pleas, and anti-gun activists renew their calls to ban civilian firearm ownership. But what if I told you the majority of “gun violence” in…
2A News Sixth Circuit Upholds Machine Gun Ban Zion Patriot, August 8, 2025September 10, 2025 On August 7, 2025, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in United States v. Bridges, upholding the federal machine gun ban under 18 U.S.C. § 922(o). The ruling has stirred debate within Second Amendment circles, especially in light of the Supreme Court’s 2022 landmark decision in NYSRPA…