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The Legacy of WWII Veteran Dick Winters Lives on in Arizona

3:00pm Friday, January 14, 2011

Editor's Note: This article is also featured today at WorldNetDaily.com by Gerard Valentino During the wall-to-wall coverage of the Arizona spree killing and attempted assasination of a U.S. Congresswoman, a small news blurb was hardly noticed by most of America - Major Richard Winters of "Band of Brothers" fame died in his rural Pennsylvania home. For those not familiar with his story, Richard...

Delaware city councilman calls for lift of state's ban on concealed carry in public buildings

7:00am Friday, January 14, 2011

by Chad D. Baus In the wake of a shooting at Florida school board meeting, and the mass shooting in Arizona that accompanied as assassination attempt against U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, a Delware, Ohio city councilman is says it's time that the statewide ban on concealed carry in public buildings be lifted. From the article : Delaware City Council members this week discussed security measures...

December sees 9.9% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year

3:00pm Thursday, January 13, 2011

The FBI has released its National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figures for December 2010. NSSF-adjusted figures (1,133,371) show a 9.9 percent increase over NSSF-adjusted figures from December 2009 (1,031,344). For calendar year 2010, the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 9,436,182 is a decrease of 1 percent over the NSSF-adjusted figure of 9,534,131 in calendar year 2009. In...

Loose cannons in the media are wrong to place blame for Tucson attack on anyone but the killer

7:00am Thursday, January 13, 2011

by Chad D. Baus Within minutes of learning of the tragic mass murder in Tuscon, Arizona last Saturday, the establishment media began shooting from the hip on who they thought was to blame. They knew nothing about the killer, but it was clear they were cocked and ready with a template that fit their jaded view of anyone who owns a gun. Reporters were loaded for bear. Without even a shred of proof...

White House Delays Multiple Sales Reporting Requirement for Long Guns

3:00pm Wednesday, January 12, 2011

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is reporting that an ATF proposal to require federally licensed firearms retailers to report multiple sales of rifles has been placed on hold by the White House amid stiff opposition from the firearms industry and NRA. Specifically, the ATF requirement calls for firearm retailers to report multiple sales, or other dispositions, of two or more semi-...

Arizona Shootings: Next to the killer, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann was the Worst Person of the Day

7:00am Wednesday, January 12, 2011

by Gerard Valentino The attack of a ruthless and mindless killer on Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords, Federal Judge John Roll and a group of innocent bystanders was a terrorist act, just as 9/11 was a terrorist attack. Every American should be outraged and saddened by the cowardly actions of the murderer. Terrorism has many faces and in this case it appears a lone, deranged individual...

CCRKBA Deplores Arizona Shooting and Subsequent Exploitation

3:00pm Tuesday, January 11, 2011

The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is condemning Saturday's attempted assassination of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the murders of six people including a federal judge and a 9-year-old child, for which a 22-year-old Tucson man is now facing charges. "Our sincere sympathy and sorrow goes to the victims of this heinous crime, and their families, who are in...

Reports: One of the Men Who Subdued Tucson Killer Had a Legally-Carried Gun, and He Was Ready to Use It

7:00am Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Following are three interviews with the armed hero who joined others and subdued the killer: