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Chicago Passes Law Requiring All Legal Gun Sales to Be Taped and Bans Gun Shops in 95% of City
The Chicago City Council this week passed one of the strictest sets of regulations for gun shops in the country. The measures will all but insure that gun dealers are not able to operate within the city and will likely continue to amount to a complete ban on legal gun sales within city limits. According […]
Meth Addict Opens Fire on Officers From the Back of Squad Car With .25 He Kept in His Butt
We’ve seen at least a couple of stories where women have hidden those small .22 derringers in their lady parts (here and here), but this is the first semi-auto we’ve heard about being stored inside of someone’s body. The gun in question was a Raven .25ACP. While those guns are pretty small, they certainly aren’t […]
Armed Robber Said to Victim, “Betcha Ain’t Got One of These” (Referencing His Gun), He Was Wrong…
Well this is pretty much right out of a bad movie. We have a defensive gun use out of Jackson, Mississippi today. According to MS News Now, They say the guest was approached by a man asking for cigarettes. The hotel guest said he didn’t have any cigarettes. The man began to walk away, turned […]
Anti-Gun Radio Host Lays Out His Plan to Get Open Carriers Killed by Police
If you’re from Georgia you might already be familiar with whacko radio host Mike Malloy and his stance on guns. However, Malloy’s recent tirade against open carriers goes too far, even for him. Newsbusters brought the comments to light and they are as follows, I guess what I’ll do if I’m ever in that situation […]
[Video] High School Caught Blocking NRA Website, but Allowing Moms Demand Action
A high school student in Woodbury, CT was tasked with researching the topic of gun control for a school assignment. Given such a topic, one would assume that one of the resources that could be used to talk about the debate would be information from the websites of organizations on both sides of the debate. […]
Federal Judge Rules: Second Amendment Doesn’t Protect Hunting
Well, I’ve known that the Second Amendment isn’t about hunting, well ever since I was able to read and comprehend it. However, many people seem to think that the Second Amendment only protects Americans’ right to own firearms for hunting. You hear statements like, “Why do you need a 30 round magazine for hunting?” Well, […]
WTF: Photo of Suspect Arrested for Gun Crime Goes Viral as “Hottest Criminal Ever”
According to a Fox40 report, 4 men were arrested in a California operation meant to crack down on illegal guns (which cover a lot of guns in California). One of the men though is in the news not for his alleged crimes, but for his looks. The mugshot photo has gotten literally hundreds of thousands […]
Canada’s Sun News Network Partially Blames Mass Murders in US on Media Coverage
Sun News of Canada published a great editorial following the killing of 3 RCMP officers and the wounding of two others by a man armed with a rifle. The incident sparked a multi-day manhunt and saw residents barricaded inside their homes in the area where the shootings took place. In the editorial following the incident, […]
First Grader Suspended for Voluntarily Surrendering Toy-Gun to Teacher
The following story is from the NRA-ILA. As useless as the practice may be, anti-gun crusaders typically love a gun turn-in, even those aimed at toy guns. Yet in this week’s example of zero-tolerance zealotry, even that act was cause for punishment. On Wednesday, June 4, seven-year-old first grader Darin Simak was at Martin Elementary […]
We Like Shooting Podcast Episode 045 – “Straw Man”
The following summary written by Aaron Krieger of We Like Shooting. The We Like Shooting show is a hilarious panel discussion about safety, guns, gear and gadgets and the issues that affect responsible shooters everywhere. This weeks guest included Dan Cannon, Founder, Owner, Editor, Writer and Tech Guy at GunsSaveLives.net and Ryan Michad, Host of […]
[Video] Retired Marine Uses Concealed Handgun to Stop Suspected Kidnapping of His Young Daughter
It was a scary situation for retired marine Anthony Broyles as he was trying to spend some time with his young daughter near Lake Coeur d’Alene in Idaho. Broyles said a man attempted to sneak up behind him with a knife in what he believes was an attempt to kidnap his daughter. Fortunately, Broyles had […]
Michigan Public Library Calls Police on Legal Gun Carrier, Asks Him to Leave Event
Whether it’s local, state or federal property, it seems like it is governments who have take the most issues with legal carriers of firearms. In this story a man was asked to leave an event taking place in the parking lot of a public library in Kalamazoo, MI because he was carrying a handgun. According […]
[Video] Colion Noir – “But Guns Were Designed For Killing!”
In his most recent NRA commentator video, Colion Noir tackles the issue of the guns and cars analogy. Cars (actually the people driving them) do kill far more people than guns (the people using them) do by the way, but inevitably, an anti-gunner will bring up the point that “well, guns were designed for killing”. […]
Boulder, CO City Officials Continue to Defy State Law on Gun Rights
The following story is via the NRA-ILA. Recently, it was brought to our attention that the City of Boulder and their Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) division have been in direct violation of Colorado law by posting signs that prohibit the carrying of firearms. During the 2000 legislative session, a law was enacted that […]
CO Gov. Hickenlooper Admits Mistakes on Gun Control Laws, Back Pedals Ahead of Election
The following story is from the NRA-ILA. Last Friday, June 13, Governor John Hickenlooper (D) spoke to a gathering of Colorado sheriffs in Aspen during the bi-annual County Sheriffs of Colorado Conference. During this conference, Hickenlooper admitted that he and his office failed to meet with the sheriffs when they showed up en masse at the state Capitol in […]
Cleveland, OH Mayor Proposes Law to Limit Gun Purchases to 1 Per 90 Days and Other Restrictions
The mayor of Cleveland, OH, Frank Jackson, has introduced a package of local gun control laws that he says will help to curb violent crime in the city. According to Straight From City Hall, the proposed restrictions include, - A Gun Offender Registry. Anyone convicted of a gun offense will be required to register with the […]
Joe Rogan Catches Major Heat From Anti-Hunters Over Archery Bear Hunt
We’re hunting supporters here at GunsSaveLives.net. We understand that not everyone is a hunter, but we feel that it’s important to protect hunting rights as part of our freedoms here in the US. It looks like actor and television host Joe Rogan has become the latest celebrity to take heat over a hunting photo posted […]
We Like Shooting 044 – Walrush
The following summary written by Aaron Krieger of We Like Shooting. The We Like Shooting show is a hilarious panel discussion about safety, guns, gear and gadgets and the issues that affect responsible shooters everywhere. This week we are joined by Jason Pfannenstiel from Sonoran Desert Institute (SDI) and Mark Gregory from EZ2C Targets This […]
Seattle Shooter is Mentally Ill, Was Off His Meds at Time of Shooting
Surprise, surprise, the suspect in the recent shooting at Seattle Pacific College is a mentally ill person who was off his meds at the time of the shooting according to prosecutors. According to write up on KPTV, The man charged with killing one student and wounding two others at a small Seattle college last week […]
This Invention by a Teacher is Super Simple and Could Actually Slow Down a School Shooter
While I still think the best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun (which could come in the form of armed resource officers, armed private security, or armed staff), it’s always good to take additional precautions to protect children while they’re at school. A simple, relatively […]