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All Washington D.C. Gun Owners To Be Fingerprinted To Renew Gun Registration

Thu, 11/21/2013 - 09:35
Living in a fairly gun friendly state, I can’t imagine the restrictions some of you in places like D.C. have to put up with. According to the Washington Post’s Emily Miller, gun owners in D.C. might be getting the full criminal treatment when they renew their gun registration this year. From Miller’s article, The 1,800 […]

TacCon Set to Release “Bump Fire” Style, Drop-In Trigger for AR-15 That Gets Close to Legal Full Auto

Thu, 11/21/2013 - 08:57
The gentlemen in the video above aren’t shooting fully auto AR style rifles in the video above. They are actually using a new trigger system from Tactical Fire Control, INC. The trigger operates on a similar system to many of the bump fire stocks we’ve seen released recently for the AR and AK platforms. You’re […]

Anti-Gunner Makes Online Video Game That Allows Players to Recreate Sandy Hook Shootings

Thu, 11/21/2013 - 08:29
Some people in the anti-gun movement have a weird way of expressing their anti-gun feelings (probably because those feelings are rooted in emotion and make little logical sense). Case in point, a self proclaimed anti-gun video game author has released an online video game that allows players to recreate the events of the Sandy Hook […]

BREAKING: White House and ATF Teaming Up to Propose New Gun Control Executive Actions

Wed, 11/20/2013 - 14:04
According to a report by The Hill, The White House and ATF are teaming up to draft new regulations that would put additional burdens on gun manufacturers, distributors and retailers. While the proposed new regulations aren’t yet public, they will likely deal with making everyone involved in the retail gun supply chain spend more time […]

Gun Profile: Carcano Model 91/38 – The Rifle That Killed Kennedy

Wed, 11/20/2013 - 13:01
AS the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F Kennedy approaches, we thought it would be a good time to take a look at the firearm used in the incident. Much to the dismay of the conspiracy theorists out there, we’re going to assume Oswald acted alone and shot Kennedy using a Carcano […]

WA Man Wants Apology From Joe Biden After Being Arrested For Firing Shotgun Into Air to Scare Thieves

Wed, 11/20/2013 - 11:23
We reported on this story back in the summer when it originally happened. A Vancouver, WA resident was arrested for firing his shotgun into the air in order to scare off people who were attempting to break into his car. Following the incident, he was arrested for illegally discharging a firearm, a misdemeanor. When he […]

TrayvonsAmendment.com – Repeal the Second Amendment – Crazy Anti-Gunner or Epic Troll?

Tue, 11/19/2013 - 23:28
If you frequent any gun forums or websites, by now you may have heard of TrayvonsAmendment.com. It’s a website, created by an individual, who claims to want to repeal the Second Amendment. Here are a few of the ideas presented as a “28th Amendment” The second amendment of the Constitution of the United States, being […]

Melissa Bachman Faces Huge Social Media Backlash Over Lion Hunting Photo

Tue, 11/19/2013 - 15:28
OK, I’ve seen this pop up in my Facebook and Twitter feeds literally 500 times over the past week, so apparently there is enough critical mass behind this that it warrants a mention here. Professional trophy hunter Melissa Bachman posted a photo of herself with a deceased, adult, male African lion that she killed during […]

Columnists & Professors Compare NRA Leadership to War Criminals and Mob Bosses

Tue, 11/19/2013 - 14:25
Opinion columns are tricky things. They often get a lot of real estate on websites and newspapers, but ultimately, they are just one person’s opinion. For this reason, it’s usually pretty easy to dismiss them, especially the more ridiculous ones. However, sometimes these columns just get the information wrong or say things that are so […]

Woman Shoots 1 of 2 Armed Home Invaders Who Shot Another Resident in the Face

Tue, 11/19/2013 - 12:07
A woman in a Gainesville, FL home may have saved her own life as well as the lives of two other people in her home as well. Two armed men burst into a Gainesville, FL home. They shot a man who was sleeping on the couch in the face. A female resident of the home, […]

Shocking 911 Call From George Zimmerman Arrest Released

Tue, 11/19/2013 - 10:11
Yesterday George Zimmerman was arrested during a domestic violence dispute. According to 911 calls released today that were made by Zimmerman’s girlfriend, she accuses Zimmerman of putting a gun in her face and breaking a glass table, a pair of sunglasses, and other items. She also alleges he had a Kel Tec Shotgun, an AR-15, […]

Michigan State Senate Committee Approves Bill to Remove Ban on Short Barreled Rifles & Shotguns

Mon, 11/18/2013 - 18:28
According to MLive.com, the Michigan State Senate Judiciary Committee has voted, unanimously, to lift the state’s current ban on short barreled rifles and shotguns. The bill still has quite a few steps before it becomes law. It must pass a senate floor vote, a vote in the house, and be signed by the state’s governor. […]

BREAKING: George Zimmerman Arrested

Mon, 11/18/2013 - 13:09
According to WESH and the Orlando Sentinel, George Zimmerman has allegedly been arrested during a domestic violence dispute. According to the Orlando Sentinel, It’s not clear what happened or what crime he’s accused of committing, but just before 1:30 p.m., Eslinger confirmed that Zimmerman had been arrested today and was being driven to the county […]

[Video] Police Officer Opens Fire at Minivan Full of Kids in Shocking Video

Mon, 11/18/2013 - 09:35
I’m not going to Monday morning quarterback the actions of anyone involved in this incident, but this video is pretty much the opposite of everything you’d want to do at a traffic stop. According to KRQE, a family from Tennessee was driving through New Mexico on a vacation when Oriana Ferrell was pulled over for […]

[Video] Oregon Woman Pulls Gun on Intruder Who Asked Her, “Do You Want to Meet God?”

Mon, 11/18/2013 - 08:53
A mentally unstable intruder in Oregon reportedly asked a woman he was following if she “wanted to meet God.” The intruder is the one who almost got to have the meeting. The man had followed a Milwaukie, OR woman into her apartment. That’s when she grabbed her gun from her bedroom. Upon seeing the gun, […]

Pennsylvania Town Ousts Previously Unopposed Mayor After He Joined Mayors Against Illegal Guns

Sun, 11/17/2013 - 11:32
Michael Bloomberg’s “Mayors Against Illegal Guns” is starting to have a negative political connotation to it. Earlier this month we reported on the Morrisville, NC mayor, who was backed by MAIG suffering a loss following her campaign to get sporting goods stores in the area to stop selling semi-auto rifles. It appears that at least […]

[Video] Circle K Clerk Fired For Shooting at Armed Robber Who Was Holding a Gun to His Head

Sun, 11/17/2013 - 10:14
Johnny Jarriel, of Douglasville, GA, isn’t having the best November. Jarriel has faced an armed robber who put a gun to his head and he lost his job, all in about 48 hours. The two incidents are actually connected. Jarriel, who was working as an assistant manager at a Circle K convenience store, was working […]

Law Professor Calls for Repeal of the Second Amendment at Symposium on Constitutional Law

Fri, 11/15/2013 - 19:52
Texas A&M University Law Professor Mary Margaret Penrose is causing quite the controversy over comments she made at a symposium on the constitutional right to bear arms. Penrose told a room full of lawyers and law students that she supports completely repealing and rewriting the Second Amendment as well as redrafting the entire Constitution. According […]

Jesse James’ Colt .45 Expected to Fetch $1.6 Million at Auction

Fri, 11/15/2013 - 12:18
One of the most well documented guns to be tied to the notorious outlaw, Jesse James, is going to be auctioned off with a starting price of $400,000. Experts are pegging the gun’s final sale value near $1.6 million, or more. The gun has an excellent provenance that accounts for ownership of the gun all […]

[Video] 75 Year Old Cancer Patient Shoots and Kills 1 of 4 Home Invaders, Other 3 Captured

Fri, 11/15/2013 - 09:59
Charles Carlson, a 75 year old cancer patient, lives along in his rural home about 90 miles north Minneapolis. His nearest neighbors are some distance away. Those facts make what happened early yesterday morning even more terrifying. Four suspects broke into Carlson’s home with the intent to steal the painkillers that he takes to deal […]

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