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New York Times Lauds Chicago Mayor’s Crackdown on Non-Existent Gun Stores
“The city of Chicago, bedeviled by street gang violence, refuses to give in to ever more restrictive court rulings against enactment of sensible gun safety laws,” The New York Times editorial writer opines. “The Supreme Court’s misguided 2010 decision ended the ... Read More
Jonah Goldberg Calls for Grabbing Guns. Sort Of.
By Johannes P. Conservative writer Jonah Goldberg’s latest column at National Review Online starts off as a bold defense of liberty. “Can we please stop holding the country hostage to crazy people?” he asks, lamenting calls in the legacy media to restrict certain forms of ... Read More
Gear Review: Wilson Combat Beretta 92/96 Reduced Power Hammer Spring
I grew up watching John McClane and Martin Riggs with wide-eyed adoration. So I’ve always known that a Beretta 92 and I were meant to be. But close encounters of the ergonomic and ballistic kind proved a let down; I really didn’t dig ... Read More
Violence Policy Center: Mass Shootings Brought to You by America’s Gun Industry
Email blast from the Violence Policy Center re: the Isla Vista shooting: Dear VPC Supporter, Like you, I was deeply saddened and outraged when I heard about yet another mass shooting in America, this time in Isla Vista, California. Since last Friday, ... Read More
American Gun Nut – Why We Fight, Why We Win
The following article was written by Blake Roberts [not shown] who blogs about old-fashioned men’s shaving at amanoverbored.wordpress.com. It’s republished from criterionjournal.com. Mobile, Alabama is sticky in June, and the summer of 2003 was no different. The heat didn’t bother ... Read More
Debunking Mother Jones’ ’10 Pro-Gun Myths, Shot Down’
I’ve been inundated by emails in the last couple days asking for me to straighten out an article from Mother Jones titled “10 Pro-Gun Myths, Shot Down.” The premise of the piece is simple: paint gun owners as paranoid idiots, ... Read More
BREAKING: Police Knew But Didn’t View Elliot Rodger’s Videos
“Law officers who visited Elliot Rodger three weeks before he killed six college students near a Santa Barbara university were aware that he had posted disturbing videos but didn’t watch them, and they didn’t know about his final video detailing ... Read More
Gun Review: FNX-45 Tactical [P320 Entry]
By Warren Lauderdale From the time I began shooting handguns until a few months ago, I was a die-hard 9mm shooter and SIG fan-boy. Being a college student, I don’t have much to spend in terms of ammo money so ... Read More
Gun Tweet of the Day: Christopher Kalish Edition
Who is this CJ Kalish staring at us with two-faced intensity? Well, we know he’s a man who could pass for actor Sam Elliott in a pinch. We know he churns-out progressive propaganda - heavy on the anti-gun and NRA hate. [Click here for a ... Read More
Annals of Police Militarization: GA SWAT Burn Toddler With Stun Grenade
As much as we bemoan the fact that facts don’t trump emotion when it comes to public debate about public safety (e.g., the post-Newtown civilian disarmament surge), they don’t. Most people make decisions based on emotion. Hundreds of innocent lives ... Read More
Quote of the Day: This One Will Work Edition
“Always after a mass shooting, the question comes up: How could we have prevented this? In most cases, my response has to be there isn’t anything we could have done. In this case, this law might have prevented this from ... Read More
Guam ‘Shall Issue’ Becomes Law
Governor Eddie Calvo of Guam signed Bill 296-32 into law on the 21st of May, 2014. One of the last changes to be made to the bill before it was sent to the governor was to change the term of ... Read More
The Worst Gun Bill In The History Of The World Ever
Assembly woman Nancy Skinner, bless her heart, felt so bad about the UCSB stabbing and carnage done by a black BMW, that she decided to introduce California AB 1014. What does exsanguination by a sharp instrument, and death from blunt ... Read More
P320 Entry: Fun With BATFE
By Ross President Bill Clinton signed a bill into law before leaving office in 2000 that affected those of us who were not US citizens or permanent residents (green card holders) who where purchasing firearms. Shortly after the terrorist attacks ... Read More
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Kevin Tym
“Sheriff’s deputies seized several guns and about 1,000 rounds of ammunition from the Isla Vista apartment of a UC Santa Barbara student who was arrested after he said he accidentally fired one of his firearms at home….” Unfortunately, that wasn’t ... Read More
Are Gun Murders Related to Gun Ownership?
By Anonymous The recent mass murder in Isla Vista California has reignited, at least to some degree, the debate over guns, mental health, and sexism in our culture. Due partly to my career in academia, I have been faced with ... Read More
Joe the Plumber: No More Mr. Nice Guy
By Joe “The Plumber” Wurzelbacher The following originally appeared at joeforamerica.com and is reprinted here with permission. I wrote my “open letter” on the eve of Memorial day – a day we honor the fallen heroes that defend and protect ... Read More
P320 Entry: My First Time
By Jerrick Irby I could hardly contain myself; the anticipation was overwhelming. It was a bright, sunny Saturday morning. The sun peeked through the canopy of surrounding oak trees as my Dad and I walked together in the woods. My ... Read More
Fudds Are Out There, Somewhere . . .
Regular readers know the term “Fudd.” It references Elmer Fudd, the cartoon buffoon who hunted wascaly wabbits and ditzy ducks without success. In the gun rights world, a “Fudd” is a gun owner whose single-minded obsession with hunting blinds him to threats against ... Read More
RF on KQED NPR Forum: Could Restraining Orders Help Prevent Gun Violence?
“Shame on you Michael! Robert Farago as a guest? His contributions to the discussion were insulting to your listeners’ intelligence. I hardly consider calling a proposal ‘stupid’ as sophisticated discourse. Mr. Farago, we’re still dealing with the loss of 6 ... Read More