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England shooting proves fallacy of gun control laws

3:00pm Tuesday, June 08, 2010

Last Wednesday's mass shooting in northwest England is more proof that restrictive gun laws do not prevent horrible criminal acts, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. Wire service and British news agency reports say 12 people are dead and 25 people are wounded, and suspected gunman Derrick Bird is among the fatalities. It appears he died from a self-inflicted...

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Gun control restrictions snag heroes, but have no effect on criminals

3:00pm Monday, June 07, 2010

by Jeff Knox With a decision expected from the Supreme Court later this month, the importance of the McDonald case challenging Chicago's handgun ban was brought into stark relief last week when an 80-year old Chicago resident used a handgun to stop a violent home intruder. Reports indicate that the intruder broke in through a back window of the octogenarian's home in the early hours of May 26 and...

Ohio man competes in History Channel's "Top Shot"

11:32am Monday, June 07, 2010

The Akron Beacon-Journal is reporting that an Ohio man is among those competing on Top Shot , a History channel series that premiered Sunday at 10:00 p.m. Hosted by Colby Donaldson of Survivor fame, the show has 16 marksmen competing for a $100,000 prize. Among the competitors is Chris Cerino of Wadsworth, Ohio, who told the Alron newspaper he loved being part of it.

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Obama administration's ATF Reverses Interpretation of Gun Control Act; Redefines "Transfers" of Firearms

7:00am Friday, June 04, 2010

Editors note: The following is republished from a blog post by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) . Reversing an interpretation of the Gun Control Act that has been on the books for more than four decades, ATF today posted a ruling declaring any shipment of a firearm by a manufacturer (FFL) to any agent or business (e.g., an engineering-design firm, patent lawyer, testing lab, gun...

Research: Concealed Carry and Guns Save Lives

3:00pm Thursday, June 03, 2010

Guns save lives, and are necessary for protection. That's according to research from David Burnett and Clayton Cramer, who track incidents of defensive gun use at TheArmedCitizen.com. The stories include senior citizens fighting off robbers, and women defending themselves against rapists or attackers, proving armed citizens prevent violent crimes everywhere from restaurants and grocery stores to...

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Anti-gun Ohio newspaper editorial board member embraces "denial" like a baby does his "binky"

7:00am Thursday, June 03, 2010

de·ni·al - "An unconscious defense mechanism characterized by refusal to acknowledge painful realities, thoughts, or feelings." - The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary by Ken Hanson, Esq. In a May 30, 2010 column, Cleveland Plain Dealer editorial board member and columnist Thomas Suddes says, " Just hand Ohio to the gun nuts and get it over with ." While I would like to oblige him,...

Mexican President Calls For Reinstatement Of Failed Gun Ban

3:00pm Wednesday, June 02, 2010

On Thursday [May 20], Felipe Calderon, the president of Mexico, where prohibitive gun laws prevent good people from having firearms for protection against criminals and governments of dubious legitimacy (historically the norm in Mexico), encouraged Congress to reinstate the federal "assault weapon" ban. With a warning seemingly designed to appeal to those who believe that speaking out against the...

Facing defeat in U.S. courts, Chicago Mayor Daley suggests "appeal" to World Court

7:00am Wednesday, June 02, 2010

by Gerard Valentino Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley is clearly getting desperate to save the city's longtime ban on private ownership of firearms. With the prospect looming of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling his city's ban unconstitutional, and after the state Supreme Court tossed his $433 million lawsuit against the gun industry, he is now calling for a change of venue — to the World Court normally...