Massachusetts Police Screw-Up Gun Licenses
"Those who received licenses improperly would have qualified for licenses if they had listed an accurate local address, taken a firearms training course and paid the required fee, police said." Oh, so that's alright...
Chicago Mayor Daley: Why Can’t I Bring a Gun to the Supreme Court?
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is staring down the barrel of a Supreme Court decision throwing out The Windy City's gun ban. This does not please Hizzoner, who is not used to people telling him...
Evansville Gun Control Columnist: Charmed Life or Sensible Soul?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhgwHQCJwWw
I spent the better part of yesterday watching the full version of this Thunder Ranch video on shotgun defense. Actually, it was only about twenty minutes. But it SEEMED to take up most of...
Aussie Schools’ Knickers Twisted by Gun Game Website
The BBC reports that Queensland parents, educators and politicians are outraged---outraged I tell you!---by outings to a laser gun "school," photos of same and a reference to "killing fields" posted on the company's website....
School Suspends 6-Year-Old for Playing Guns With His Fingers. Amongst Other Things. Allegedly.
C'mon, really? The idea that a six-year-old was suspended from a Michigan kindergarten for playing guns with his fingers is just Rush Limbaugh having a laugh at the driveby media, right? Not according...
TWHN BS: Nice Shootin’ Edition
I've been studying for my Rhode Island handgun permit. It's all basic stuff---provided you know a crashing bore from a dog muzzle (or something like that). As a long gun guy and recent convert...
Ha! Connecticut Considers Legalizing Tasers for Concealed Carry
I'm not shilling for Taser, I swear. It was the AP who made TTAG's stun gun coverage a trifecta. To wit: the news org reports that The Nutmeg State is considering a bill that...
Is Jewish Gun Ownership On the Rise?
I doubt it. But one of the main media memes is that all stories are part of a trend. Crime is going up! Crime is going down! More Jews are buying guns! No one...
Random Notes from a Distant Friend: What The Snub Knows
Don’t spread it around, but, in 1979 I was a Civil Rights Observer with the Nashville police. I went out for eight-hour shifts and rode in the back of the squad car. The people...
Christian Science Monitor: 2nd Amendment Encourages Terrorism
The Christian Science Monitor (CSM) asks the right question about the recent McDonald Supreme Court case: "Do gun rights protect against tyranny?" And they quote the right person: Daniel Schmutter in a friend of...
New Senate Bill: Feds to Keep Firearm Sales Info for 180 Days
Thanks to Alltop for giving us the heads-up on a gun control alert from a USACarry forum member. "Ronwill" links to Senate bill S. 2820, which would change federal regulations re: the retention of...