Daily Archives: April 27, 2010

Chicago Mayor Daley Threatens Gunmakers with World Court. Wait. What?

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Robert Farago

You do know, of course, that there is such a thing as the World Court, right? OK, sure, if you want to pedantic (and who wouldn’t), there isn’t “a” world court. There are three, count ‘em three, world courts, all … Continue reading →

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Obscure Object of Desire: Post-It Note Assault Rifle

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Robert Farago

I could also tell you about the hand grenade coffee mug that’s on dvice.com, but hey, it’s not a gun.

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Daily Express: Ronnie Lee Gardner’s Firing Squad Reveals Americans as Barbaric

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Robert Farago

British intellectuals view Americans as uneducated, naive, stupid, racist, intolerant, insular, easily manipulated, arrogant and violent. On a good day. If you thought Barack Obama’s election would have softened the Oxbridge elite’s opinion of their American cousins, guess again. “It is … Continue reading →

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Obscure Attack Ad Pisses Off Policeman

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Robert Farago

Here’s the 911. I mean, 411 on the above video. The Florida Police Benevolent Association is unhappy with a Republican video lampooning Democratic Gubernatorial hopeful Alex Sink for kitting-out insurance fraud investigators with rifles. I agree with one thing: this ad would have … Continue reading →

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Second Amendment Enforcement Act Aims to Shoot Down DC Gun Laws

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Robert Farago

Senators McCain of Arizona and Jon Tester of Montana are set to introduce the Second Amendment Enforcement Act [download pdf here]. The as-yet-unnumbered bill would overturn the capitol city’s ban on semiautomatic weapons, trash the reg requiring D.C. gun owners store … Continue reading →

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TASER XREP Is NOT A Shotgun Round. Per Se.

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Robert Farago

According to wbay.com, the Green Bay (WI) police are adopting the TASER XREP round. I didn’t see anything wrong with their story. But then I don’t work for TASER’s PR department. Steve Tuttle does. What’s more, he points out that the … Continue reading →

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Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Sheriff’s Deputy Richard Charles Heverly

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Robert Farago

Regular readers of this website will both know that we don’t hold the police to any higher gun safety standard than anyone else who owns a firearm. Not pointing your gun at people you don’t want to kill is an … Continue reading →

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