Maryland Handgun Ruling a Victory for Second Amendment Supporters
• W. E. MessamoreThere’s never been a better time in America for gun rights advocates.
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Colorado court says students can carry guns on campus
• ReutersThe 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
Federal judge finds right to bear arms not limited to home, Md. handgun law unconstitutional
• Washington PostThe 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.
Obama Second Term Odds Spurs Rash Of Gun Buying
• www.prisonplanet.com“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
Judge Sentences Texans in Mexico Gun Running Scheme
• ReutersA 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.
Bill Maher: Guns are a religion in America
• Eric W. Dolan via The RawStory.comDuring an appearance on CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight, comedian Bill Maher discussed Americans love of firearms in wake of the recent school shooting in Ohio.
Veteran who called suicide line offered counseling to avoid charges
• Washington PostDuvall, a 45-year-old Persian Gulf War veteran who lives outside Roanoke, was charged with four counts related to the manufacturing of the weapon after calling a [confidential?] suicide crisis hotline run by the Department of Veterans Affairs last Ju
Madness after girl, 4, draws gun pic at school
• www.wnd.comA father has been arrested, strip-searched and hauled in for questioning – all because his four-year-old daughter drew a picture of a gun at school.
Michigan banning guns . . . toy guns
• Jonathan TurleyMichigan 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
Gun lobby launches Starbucks 'buycott' to counter boycott called over 'open carry'
• Global PostGun owners have responded to a boycott of Starbucks locations by a gun victims advocacy group by encouraging large turnouts to the coffee chain and the "open carry" of weapons in those states that allow it.
What Most Gun Nuts Get Wrong
• The Two GsGun nuts? Okay, we admit that we wanted to get your attention. As you may recall, we wrote about basic home security a while back.
.22 Handguns and Other Options For Self Defense
• by R.F.D.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.
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To own a gun or not to own a gun?
• The Political CommentatorOver 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
Starbucks pulled into gun debate
• MSN MoneyTo commemorate Valentine's Day anti-gun groups gave Starbucks a hard time for their allowing the open & concealed carry of firearms in their stores.
‘Doomsday Prepper’ Star Determined Mentally Defective, Stripped Of Firearms
• personalliberty.comOfficials 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
Guns and Self-Defense
• The AgitatorA 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.
Bloomberg reloads in push for gun control
• www.reuters.comSuper Bowl this Sunday, viewers in Washington will see a far more modest spot. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will be sitting on a couch touting an issue most politicians avoid like the plague: gun control.
Virginia expected to lift one-per-month limit on handgun purchases
• Washington PostVirginia 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.
Sandia Labs' bullet doesn't miss (VIDEO)
• www.krqe.comALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Engineers at Sandia National Laboratories have invented a bullet that guides itself to the target.
New Jersey Assembly aims to ban all handgun, some rifle ammo
• www.prisonplanet.comIn 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.
With Gov't Protection a Failure, Regular Mexicans Taking Up Illegal Guns
• NPRLaw-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.
NJ Assembly Committee To Consider Ammo Ban In The Name Of Police Safety
• AmmoLand Shooting Sports NewsCommon hunting, target, and self-defense ammunition would be subject to ban under A588, along with BB’s, airgun pellets, and plastic airsoft pellets...
Why Switzerland Has The Lowest Crime Rate In The World
• www.youtube.comThe key to freedom is to be able to have the ability to defend yourself &, if you dont have the tools to do that, then youre going to be at the mercy of whomever wants to put you away.
Gun Owner ID Cards Soar In Chicago
• www.chicago.cbslocal.comSignificantly more Chicagoans are arming themselves with guns.
Daytona woman, 64, holds suspect in yard at gunpoint
• www.news-journalonline.com- A 22-year-old car theft suspect tried to elude police Tuesday morning, but was stopped in his tracks when he was confronted by a gun-toting 64-year-old woman.
Not guilty plea for alleged White House shooter Ortega-Hernandez
• Washington PostAlleged White House shooter Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempting to assassinate the president and 16 related crimes.
Pistol-Packing By the Millions
• online.wsj.comA Viennese garage-tinkerer heard that the Austrian army wanted a new sidearm. He got down to work—with industrial plastic.
New York Moves to Deploy Body Scanners on Street in Search for Guns
• www.infowars.comNYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly told CBS in New York his department is looking to deploy Terahertz Imaging Detection scanners on the street in the war on “illegal guns.”
MILLER: Emily gets her gun, Part 2 (Washington Times Senior Editor goes through process)
• www.washingtontimes.comOver the past couple months, I’ve been trying to get a legal gun in the District. I always knew this would be a challenge, but I had no idea how time-consuming it would be to complete all 17 steps the city requires. I’m not even halfway done.
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