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S. 941 and H.R. 2296: The "BATFE Reform and Firearms Modernization Act of 2009"

12:05am Monday, May 18, 2009

Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) have introduced S. 941, the "Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Reform and Firearms Modernization Act of 2009." Reps. Steve King (R-Iowa) and Zack Space (D-Ohio) have introduced a companion bill in the House. The bills would roll back unnecessary restrictions, correct errors, and codify...

Georgia college student saves 10 lives with gun; Ohio's defenseless students targeted by criminals

12:10am Friday, May 15, 2009

By Chad D. Baus One of the principle claims made in Diane Sawyer's rigged campus carry experiment , recently aired on ABC's 20/20, was that having a gun wouldn't protect a college student, that ordinary people like college students aren't trained to handle stress, that they might shoot innocent people, and that the bad guy might take their gun away. Apparently someone forgot to tell a student in...

The Uninvited Ombudsman Report, No. 64 - Montana Gun Law Defies Feds

12:05am Friday, May 15, 2009

Taken from the most recent "Page Nine", Alan Korwin's "The Uninvited Ombudsman Report" ---------- STARTERS: The Montana Firearms Freedom Act has started a blaze nationwide. People are asking, "Is it real?" It is. It's now law. Montana is attempting to get the feds out of the state's gun business. I have first-hand details in this issue of Page Nine. ----------

Obama continues trend of appointing rabid gun-haters to important administration positions

12:10am Thursday, May 14, 2009

Another bright star has been added to President Barack Obama's anti-gun constellation. By Dave Kopel Obama's newly nominated "drug czar" is Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske. And just like a real czar, the drug czar, whose formal title is director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, can destroy rights instantly, and he can set the stage for additional harm. Before the dark days of...

The Ammo Drought

12:05am Thursday, May 14, 2009

By Jeff Knox Where has all the ammo gone? That's a common refrain these days and not just in a few places, but all across the country. The answer is simple and complicated, but it's not part of a nefarious plot hatched up by Washington politicians. Ammo supplies got thrown out of kilter as a result of military action in Iraq and Afghanistan and several former Warsaw Pact nations transitioning to...

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Polls show support for new efforts to regulate guns shrinking

12:10am Wednesday, May 13, 2009

The Houston Chronicle is reporting that more Americans than ever oppose new government efforts to regulate guns, even despite Obama administration efforts to blame law-abiding Americans for Mexico's drug-related violence problem. The report says recent polls show shrinking support for new gun control measures and strong public sentiment for enforcing existing laws instead. So strong is the shift...

Congressional Democrats introduce legislation to ban sales of guns between individuals at gun shows

12:05am Wednesday, May 13, 2009

The Cybercast News Service is reporting that Congressional Democrats have introduced legislation that would ban the sale of guns between individuals at gun shows. The legislators staged a press conference with a few survivors of students killed at Virginia Tech, even though the mass murderer responsible for the Virginia Tech massacre did not acquire his guns at gun shows (nor was he deterred by...

Love Thy Neighbor: Buy a Gun

12:10am Tuesday, May 12, 2009

By Gerard Valentino Mankind pulled civilization out of the mud somewhere in the ancient past. In creating society, people agreed to a non-spoken compact that required everyone to look out for their neighbor. We aren't talking about a communist society where the government dictates that everyone work for the collective good, but instead an agreement between honest law-abiding people that made it...