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Event lets patrons trade guns for gas :: 06/06/2011
WATERLOO, Iowa --- Drivers can get more bang for their buck by turning in unwanted firearms during a local gas station's Gas For Guns event Saturday.
Is The NRA Talking Out Of Both Sides Of Their Mouth :: 06/04/2011
Colorado --(Ammoland.com )- As I told you last week, during Senate debate on the mis-named "Patriot Act," Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced an amendment to protect gun owners' firearm purchase records from the warrant-less searches authorized by the mis-named "Patriot" Act.
Gunwalker rumors. :: 06/04/2011
There is a rumor floating around in ATF agent circles that Billy Hoover has approached Senator Grassley for whistleblower status. At the moment, it is an unsubstantiated rumor. If true it could be significant, for it means that Billy beat Melson to the roll. Good for Hoover, bad for Melson and everybody else above him in DOJ and White House. A top-level HQ guy like Hoover will have virtually all the beans.
House Democrats urge White House to come clean on Gunwalker :: 06/04/2011
Today, 31 U.S. House members -- all Democrats -- wrote to President Barack Obama, urging him to end Administration stonewalling on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' "Project Gunrunner," and the "Fast and Furious" program under which border state dealers were encouraged to sell thousands of guns to suspicious buyers.
Students Call On Governor Rick Perry To Add Campus Carry To The Special Session :: 06/04/2011
Texas --(Ammoland.com )- Members of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus all across the state are beckoning for Governor Perry to include the right to concealed carry on campus to the list of items to be addressed in the current special session of the Texas Legislature.
Anti-campus carry editorial reveals ignorance-based fear :: 06/04/2011
"Legislation allowing concealed weapons on public university campuses thankfully was shot down again this week," an editorial in TheNewsStar.com pronounces .
Esquire Story on Petit Family Massacre Avoids the "Gun" Word :: 06/04/2011
"At night, Petit sleeps only because the pills make him sleep. Sometimes even with the pills he lies awake, thinking about the same questions. Working slowly and without rest, he has built ramparts around his mind to keep out the what-ifs, because the what-ifs can drive you insane. What if that bulkhead lock had been working properly? Sometimes the haunting questions break through and he has to shake them away." And that's it for "what-ifs" from the Esquire feature on the Petit family massacre . Yes, well, what if the magazine had addressed the central question for millions of Americans. Which is . . .
Philly cop arrested for assaulting girlfriend, ex-wife :: 06/04/2011
PHILADELPHIA - June 3, 2011 (WPVI) -- A Philadelphia police officer has been arrested for allegedly assaulting both his girlfriend and his ex-wife.
Substantial Inaccuracy In Gun Registries :: 06/03/2011
A Global Weapons Computer?
Ron Arnold: Obamacrat gunrunners are supplying Mexican cartels :: 06/03/2011
What would happen to Obama administration law enforcement agents if they recruited legitimate firearms dealers to sell guns to border-crossing smugglers as bait to snag high-level Mexican drug cartel leaders, and then lost track of the guns in Mexico?
Challenge set for Fla. gun bill signed by Scott :: 06/03/2011
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Physician and gun control groups say they will sue to block a new Florida law signed Thursday by Gov. Rick Scott that prevents doctors from asking patients about gun ownership.
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence: The return of McCarthyism? :: 06/03/2011
No--not the McCarthyism of Carolyn "What's a Barrel Shroud? " McCarthy, although the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV) is of course also fully on board with that kind. What we're talking about here, though, is the McCarthyism of Senator Joseph "Tail-Gunner Joe" McCarthy, who during the early days of the Cold War, achieved a kind of notoriety, after accusing the U.S. State Department of knowingly harboring scores or hundreds (the number varies, depending on which account one uses) of suspected communist infiltrators.
Seized .50 cal. rifle, Mexican chopper downing linked to Gunrunner? :: 06/03/2011
The downing of a Mexican military helicopter and a shoot-out in the Mexican state of Jalisco that left 11 people dead and dozens of weapons seized could be linked to the controversial Project Gunrunner and Operation Fast and Furious, according to congressional sources who spoke to this column late yesterday on condition of anonymity.
FBI Data Proves Anti-Gunners Wrong On Crime, Says CCRKBA :: 06/02/2011
FBI Data Proves Anti-Gunners Wrong On Crime, Says CCRKBA
More Whistle-Blowing Over Project Gunwalker? :: 06/02/2011
There was an interesting post yesterday on CleanUpATF talking about pending congressional hearings and whistle-blowing. The post was from "CovertOne" who appears to be a Special Agent in the field for ATF.
The Battle of Viers Mill Village: Part Two. :: 06/02/2011
Readers will recall my post the other day on the "Battle of Viers Mill Village." Several Irregulars sent in tips on where I might find more info on this skirmish of the armed citizenry versus the crooks.
Jerome Ersland's Shooting Of Would-Be Robber Sparks Debate :: 06/02/2011
The case of a white Oklahoma merchant recently convicted of killing a black teenager attempting to rob his store has sparked a national debate.
Jerome Ersland's Shooting Of Would-Be Robber Sparks Debate :: 06/02/2011
The case of a white Oklahoma merchant recently convicted of killing a black teenager attempting to rob his store has sparked a national debate.
Kids and Guns: When? How? and Why? :: 06/02/2011
From as early as I can remember, there were guns in the house while I grew up. Back in the day, it was more common for guns to be in a closet or under a bed, as were the guns in my parent's home. Now, responsible gun owners are expected to have their guns locked up and out of reach of children. I can understand why and I don't disagree. The cost of a safe is far cheaper than the cost of a life. So if we all lock up our guns, how, when, and to what extent to we teach our children about guns, gun safety, and how to use them?
7 killed in attacks in Mexican resort of Acapulco :: 06/02/2011
ACAPULCO, Mexico-Shootings and attacks in Mexico's Pacific coast resort of Acapulco left two police officers, three suspected drug cartel gunmen and two other men dead, police said Monday.
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