“It is unclear how disarming law abiding citizens would better protect them from the dangers and threats posed by those who would flout the law.” ~ Gov. Rick Scott, 2012
That was the response to the Mayor of Tampa’s request to have the Florida Gov
The controversial tactic of "letting guns walk" out of gun shops in the hands of suspected straw purchasers was used in Operation Fast and Furious at ATF in Phoenix in an effort to track the guns to major weapons traffickers and drug cartels in order
"Don't use pepper spray," [the cop] told the Zimmermans, according to a friend. "It'll take two or three seconds to take effect, but a quarter second for the dog [a pit bul] to jump you," he said. "Get a gun."
Hours after the city manager announced he had reached an agreement with Chief Bill Lee to resign over the Sanford Police Dept’s handling of the Trayvon Martin shooting case, the City Commission voted to reject the resignation.
Vice President Joe Biden says that he expects a fresh debate over Florida’s “State Your Ground” law, which is being used to defend neighborhood watchmen George Zimmerman after he killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
Important missing word has been found: "Gunless" - National Training Week - Hispanic Shoots Black (includes amazing photo) - Self-Defense Poor House - New "N" Word ("Birther") - and much more!
An 80-year-old tavern owner believes it's "unjust" that he is facing charges after shooting a burglar, but believes he will prevail in court. "It's wrong," Homer "Tank" Wright said as he walked into his bar after being released from jail. "Unjust tha
A bill in Az. would require any gov't property operator who demands visitors disarm to be present, must assume liability for their safety and provide police or armed guards toward that end.
At a dinner organized by the Pennsylvania Firearm Owners Association Mark Fiorino was interviewed by the Daily News columnist Stu Bykofsky . Mark became the target of the Philadelphia Police Department last year when he was arrested for legally open
The University of Colorado overstepped its authority when the school's board of regents imposed a ban on the carrying of concealed weapons at its four campuses, the state's Supreme Court ruled on Monday.
In overturning the policy, the court said t
The Second Amendment right to bear arms is not limited to the home and Maryland’s requirement that residents show a “good and substantial reason” to get a handgun permit is unconstitutional, according to a federal judge’s opinion filed Monday.
“Look who the Republicans are trying to put against Obama,” he said. “It’s the Keystone Kops and people are getting scared. People are terrified he’s going to get re-elected and then he won’t care about getting votes next time. He’ll just pass whatev
A federal judge sentenced 10 South Texas residents to jail and probation on Thursday for their roles in purchasing 55 guns for a trafficking ring that armed drug cartels in Mexico.
Michigan legislators are moving to make possession of toy guns a crime. The legislation by members is based on the growing practice of criminals cutting off the orange tips and using the toy guns in crime. This way, presumably, they will go and get r
No one, myself included, would recommend a .22 caliber handgun as the ideal defensive weapon. For that matter, I wouldn’t recommend any handgun at all as the ideal defensive weapon.
Over time this is becoming an extremely relevant question!
As the economy stagnates, unemployment remains stubbornly high and prices for the staples necessary to feed your family and heat your home continue to rise, the desperation and angst in so
Officials have declared David Sarti, one of the preppers from the show last Tuesday, mentally defective and his guns were confiscated by the government.
After seeing a doctor for a medical condition during which the man felt as if he would suffocate
A new Cato study finds 5,000 incidents from 2003-2008 in which a gun was used in self defense. But the authors point out that even that figure likely low-balls the real number.
Virginia is poised to lift a 19-year-old limit on handgun purchases, with the Republican-controlled state Senate expected to do away with the one-gun-per-month cap in a final vote Friday.
In an end-run around an all out gun ban, the New Jersey Assembly Law & Public Safety Committee is set to consider legislation that would ban ammunition under the auspices of protecting police.
Law-abiding Mexicans who want a gun to defend themselves have no good options. Either they fight government red tape to get a legal permit, or they buy one on the black market.
Common hunting, target, and self-defense ammunition would be subject to ban under A588, along with BB’s, airgun pellets, and plastic airsoft pellets...