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Canadian dad arrested after 4 year-old daughter draws image of him with a gun

7:00am Friday, March 09, 2012

by Tom Woitovich A Kitchener, Ontario, man was arrested and strip-searched last Wednesday after his 4-year-old daughter drew a picture in school. The picture depicted him with a gun. That's right...his daughter drew a picture of him with a gun. When her teacher asked her what it was that she was drawing, she replied that she was drawing her Daddy "shooting burglars and monsters." The teacher...

Op-Ed: Disarming the Myths Promoted By the Gun Control Lobby

3:00pm Thursday, March 08, 2012

by Larry Bell As much as gun control advocates might wish otherwise, their attacks are running out of ammo. With private firearm ownership at an all-time high and violent crime rates plunging, none of the scary scenarios they advanced have materialized. Abuse of responsibility by armed citizens is rare, while successful defensive interventions against assaults on their lives and property are...

Februrary sees 31.4% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year; 21st straight month over month increase

7:00am Thursday, March 08, 2012

The February 2012 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,266,344 is an increase of 31.4 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 963,746 in February 2011. For comparison, the unadjusted February 2012 NICS figure of 1,734,646 reflects a 18.6 percent increase from the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,463,138 in February 2011. This marks the 21st straight...

NSSF Urges Congress to Pass Hunting, Shooting and Fishing Protection Bills

3:00pm Wednesday, March 07, 2012

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources will vote today to forward a historic package of legislation to Congress that includes a number of legislative priorities of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry. H.R. 4089, known as the Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012, was recently...

Man found with stolen gun days after weapons conviction (or "Why gun control laws are entirely impotent")

7:00am Wednesday, March 07, 2012

by Chad D. Baus WHIO (CBS Dayton) is reporting that a Dayton man, who was convicted on Tuesday, February 21 of carrying a concealed weapon without a license, was caught carrying a stolen gun just five days later. From the article : According to a Dayton Police arrest report, Mark A. Hinton, Jr., 25, was detained by security officers at Good Samaritan Hospital Sunday evening for drinking in the...

“Can’t Miss” Candidate's Reception Coming Soon

3:00pm Tuesday, March 06, 2012

The U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance (USSA) will host a Candidate's Reception for current elected officials, candidates for Ohio's General Assembly, and for candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. This free-of-charge event is part of the organization's annual effort to connect Ohio's sportsmen community with current and potential policymakers. The...

Maryland "may issue" CCW law found unconstitutional

7:00am Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Federal court finds right to bear arms not limited to home by Chad D. Baus WBZ-TV (CBS Boston) is reporting that a federal judge has ruled that Maryland's requirement that residents show a “good and substantial reason” to get a handgun permit is unconstitutional. From the article : States can channel the way their residents exercise their Second Amendment right to bear arms, but because Maryland'...

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The Annual Big Yawn: Brady Campaign State Gun Control Scorecard 2011

3:00pm Monday, March 05, 2012

Year after year, the Brady Campaign’s state gun control scorecards have become the laughing stock of the gun control debate for at least three reasons. First, they typically give good scores to states that have high crime rates and bad scores to states that have low rates. The Brady Campaign’s scores aren’t based on whether anyone gets murdered, raped, robbed, or beaten in any particular state;...