Daily Archives: March 14, 2010

West Virginia to New York Gun Show Gumshoes: Piss Off

Even as the revelation that Pentagon shooter John Patrick Bedell bought one of his weapons from a Las Vegas gun show gives ammo to gun control advocates looking to force private sellers to conduct criminal background checks, West Virginia has passed … Continue reading

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Garden & Gun Magazine Nominated for an “Ellie”

An Ellie, for those of you who don’t work for the highly endangered communication format known as “a magazine,” is an award bestowed upon said media by the National Magazine Awards folks. It’s the same old suspects this year, with … Continue reading

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TWHN BS: Definition of a Gun Nut Edition

The word “nut” can be a term of affection. “I’m nuts about you babe.” It’s also used to denote someone with an enthusiasm for a particular subject or pursuit, indicating a high level of expertise and/or knowledge. “He’s a Stanley … Continue reading

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Update: Pentagon Shooter’s Guns: Memphis Police and Las Vegas Gun Show

The AP reports that investigators have traced the Taurus 9mm handgun used by John Patrick Bedell in the attack on the U.S. Pentagon to the Memphis, Tennessee police. The Memphis police had seized Bededell’s Taurus as part of a criminal … Continue reading

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Just Because You’re Paranoid Doesn’t Mean Barack Obama Doesn’t Want Your Guns. Does It?

The American Thinker has been thinking about guns. And while the mainstream media has been reporting [semi-petulantly] that the Obamacrats have been silent on gun control, the Supremes are on the verge of “liberating” gun owners from onerous state and … Continue reading

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Gun Safety: Thinking Inside the Box

Handguns, rifles and shotguns do one thing, and do it very well: they blow holes in things. This is a good thing—if the hole you’re talking about is one you’ve put through a bad guy intent on harming you and … Continue reading

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