If you haven't heard about the recent controversy in Michigan with a small business owner who refuses to repair cars for openly gay people, but will give discounts to gun owners, check it out.

It's made national headlines and Guns.com quoted me for the pro-LGBT side of things and how I believe it's wrong to discriminate, regardless of your rationale. This is America, where we can agree to disagree and not push people away through discrimination. We learn through interaction and engagement, and as the owner is a proud Christian, I would encourage him to embrace the idea that Jesus loved everyone and was accepting of man and all his flaws. 

It's quite an interesting controversy where the 1st, 2nd, and 14th Amendments are all involved. 

What are your thoughts on all of this? Please share your thoughts in the comments below.

Full article: http://www.guns.com/2015/04/16/michigan-auto-shop-offers-discounts-for-gun-owners-bans-gays/

I'm finally back home in San Francisco after being away for 3.5 weeks. I just came in from Nashville, Tennessee last night from the NRA Annual Meeting and I had an amazing time. I'll put up a blog post about the show later this week.

In this week's episode of The Second Scoop, I chat about the attendance record as well as Mom's Demand Action failed and sad attempt at a protest. The NSSF is also putting on a major anti-straw purchasing media blitz through it's "Don't Lie for the Other Guy" campaign here in California as well as New Jersey and Delaware.

I discuss the recent shooting at Wayne Community College in North Carolina (side note, this may have been an LGBT hate crime- we'll see how that story continues to develop) and how if the school hadn't been a gun free zone that perhaps the victim could have had a chance to defend himself from the crazy guy who killed him.

Finally, I compiled a bunch of clips of the GOP presidential hopefuls who spoke at the NRA Annual Meeting. Hear what they have to say about our Second Amendment rights. 

I'm still traveling abroad for vacation but wanted to bring you this week's big gun news while I'm here in London, England. Here are the headlines:

1. Governor Chris Christie issues a full pardon for Shaneen Allen. A huge victory for justice in New Jersey!
2. Detroit's Top Cop supports conceal carry on NPR's Morning Edition, and support for gun rights amongst African Americans jumps up to 54 percent.
3. Clear Channel pulls donated anti-gun ads after being challenged by the Gun Owners' Action League, the NRA state affiliate in Massachusetts. 

This week's Good Guy with a Gun story brings us to Garland, Texas where another good guy homeowner successfully defends himself from the bad guys. 

Finally, CBS This Morning covers the "Guntry Club" movement cropping up in parts of the nation.

This week's full "Second Scoop" video is below:

Each Tuesday brings us another episode of The Second Scoop and today's show has some exciting news for gun lovers: 

1. Glock introduces the new G43 9mm sub-compact single stack pistol. It's the most anticipated Glock ever in the company's history.
2. The #I'mUnloading Takeover Campaign has been a huge hit, check out the update!
3. ATF Chief B. Todd Jones resigns following his failed AR-15 ammo ban attempt. 

I know you're a busy person, The Second Scoop is the place for you to come and get the quick scoop on the top gun stories of the week. I hope you are enjoying the show!

Boy oh boy is this week's Second Scoop filled with interesting updates. This week, I discuss the recent half-win over the ATF's AR-15 ammo ban, the continued hypocrisy of Snoop Dogg and Liam Neeson, my new #ImUnloading Campaign, and the story of Brian Aitken, a man who was wrongly jailed in 2010 for firearms violation which was overturned. He hasn't seen his seven year old son since he was born, and he needs legal help.

This week's Good Guy with a Gun segment involves an M1 Carbine with a 30 round mag. What's not to like about that!

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This week's episode of The Second Scoop ramps up with action from Snoop Dogg joining the anti-gun camp in a 401K divestment campaign called #ImUnloading. I find it super hypocritical that a guy who promoted gun violence in his music and made millions off of it is now blaming gun companies for gun deaths. I'm sure Snoop's music played no role.

Here's another ridiculous example of blaming the tool and not the person. If we take drunk driving deaths, do we blame the alcohol or the car manufacturer for the deaths? Of course not. I don't understand how gun companies should be held responsible for the actions of individuals, particularly when the gun industry speaks out against the illegal use of firearms. 

The Washington Post reports on a study showing the while gun ownership has declined, gun rights is at an all-time high.

The NRA's Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre appeared on Lou Dobb's show to discuss the Obama AR-15 ammo ban, and we have one more week to submit comments to the ATF to tell them this ban is a worthless idea. Please invest 15 seconds to fill out this simple form and contact your elected officials: www.NRAILA.org/STOPBATFE.

Finally, this week's Good Guy with a Gun segment brings us yet another successful self-defensive use of a gun story. 

The full video is embedded here:

I love Marty and Zeke over at Talking Lead, a very popular gun radio show and after all these years we finally got a chance to connect and get me on their show during SHOT Show back in January. 

My segment starts around the 2 hour 20 minute mark and I had an awesome time on their show. We chat about a number of things, including, you guessed it, firearms :) Topics included: The Bryant Gumbel controversy, The Outdoor Channel's new documentary "Safe Haven" coming out later this year, and my new book for new shooters, "Shoot to Win."

Head on over to their page and you'll see the embedded audio player, or you can download the episode here. Alternatively, it's also on iTunes.

In this week's episode of The Second Scoop, I chat about the Al-Shabaab terrorist threat against the Mall of America in Minnesota, Washington Times Senior Opinion Editor Emily Miller gets her CCW license in Washington DC, a great Good Guy with a Gun story, and then finally, Gnat Warfare.

I've also got some exciting news about The Second Scoop coming up in the next few weeks. In the meantime, keep coming back each Tuesday for a new serving of Second Amendment news, and please share The Second Scoop with your friends!

The big news this week is President Obama through the ATF is proposing to ban "M855" AR-15 ammo, and wait for it, people are now panicking and buying M855 ammo and driving the price up.

This is so predictable. Here's the formula:

- Anti-gunner politician/agency talks about gun/ammo ban
- People go buy the thing that might be banned
- The End

Contact the ATF to voice your disapproval of the proposed ban. It won't do anything to increase public safety and it's just going to make sports shooting more expensive.

ATF email: [email protected]

Fax: (202) 648-9741.

Mail: Denise Brown, Mailstop 6N-602, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Enforcement Programs and Services, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 99 New York Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20226: ATTN: AP Ammo Comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise Brown, Enforcement Programs and Services, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, U.S. Department of Justice, 99 New York Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20226; telephone: (202) 648-7070.

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This week's Second Scoop is live below. #JeSuisCharlie, America FAIL and AK-47 FAIL are this week's topics. 

My heart goes out to the victims of the Charloe Hebdo terrorist attack.