Category Archives: Gun Control

OMG! The Internet! Guns! Guns for Sale on the Internet!

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Dan Zimmerman

Today is so yesterday. While the show remains a cash cow, Today’s production team can’t show up at J-school lecture halls without the cloying smell of 80′s happy talk overpowering their intellectual pretensions. And so Today is dipping its collective toe … Continue reading →

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Posted in Gun Control, Gun Nation, Law and Order, Media | 18 Comments

Rick Gray Doesn’t Like Making Illegal Laws Illegal

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Bruce W. Krafft

Lancaster Pennsylvania mayor Rick Gray is outraged. Outraged I tell you! The state legislature is debating a law which would punish municipalities for breaking the law. Pennsylvania has statewide gun law preemption which means that local governments can’t make and enforce their … Continue reading →

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Posted in Gun Control, Law and Order | 13 Comments

Emily Got Her Gun! And?

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Robert Farago

I appreciate Emily’s Miller’s determination to secure a legal firearm in post-Heller decision Washington, D.C. If anyone should be thrilled about Ms. Miller’s ballistic blogging at washingtontimes.com it should be us. But reading Emily’s saga has been about as exciting as watching dry paint … Continue reading →

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Posted in Gun Control, Gun Nation | 41 Comments

ATF Proposes Common Sense Change. No, Really.

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Dan Zimmerman

Our northwestern correspondent, Chris Dumm, has been struck almost, well, dumb. It seems that our friends at the ATF have proposed a common sense change to the firearm import permitting rigamarole that actually makes some common sense. Here’s Chris’s breathless … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Gun Control, News | 23 Comments

RayCo Armory: Anti-Gun Rant Great for Business

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Robert Farago

I just got off the blower with Gary Veitenheimer, co-owner of RayCo Armory. I asked him about the article at philly.com targeting the Merchantville, New Jersey death merchant (JK). Gazza says it’s been a ballistic business bonanza. “The phone’s been … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Gun Control | 11 Comments

Are Gun Rights “Extremists” In FBI Crosshairs?

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Robert Farago

“The FBI said Monday that it is being inundated with calls from local government officials asking for assistance in dealing with anti-government extremists,” officer.com reports. I mention this because A) the Deputy Assistant Director of the FBI Counterterrorism Division’s use … Continue reading →

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Posted in Gun Control, Gun Nation | 76 Comments

Quote of the Day: Old Testament Edition

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Dan Zimmerman

“This is a place of peace. Weapons are allowed inside only after they have been hammered into plowshares.” – sign on church door in Madison, Wisconsin. Photo by blogger Ann Althouse.

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Posted in Gun Control, Gun Nation | 64 Comments