Gun Grabbers

Voters approve concealed carry ordinance in Pike County, Illinois: Now What?

by Jim Shepherd Recently, I made a big deal out of the fact that on Tuesday, March 21, 2012, Pike County, Illinois passed a voter initiative that rejected the concealed carry restrictions of state law-in Pike County. When that story ran, several readers - including a some very irritated Illinois attorneys, were quick to point out that a voter initiative had no force of law. Until today, their...

Campus Police Detain and Draw Weapons on Student Activist for Wearing Empty Holster to Trayvon Martin Vigil

Student now faces possible charges of academic misconduct Columbus, Ohio – Ohio State University Police detained and drew their weapons on student-activist Mike Newbern for demonstrating his support for gun rights by wearing an empty holster to a candlelight vigil for Trayvon Martin on Wednesday. Newbern, the president of Buckeyes for Concealed Carry, was taken forcibly into police custody just...

Presidents Obama & Calderon talk gun control at border; ZERO mention of Fast & Furious

by Chad D. Baus Despite a year-long Congressional investigation into the BATFE gun-running operation known as Operation "Fast & Furious," which has uncovered proof that the Obama administration's Department of Justice was forcing American gun stores to sell hundreds of firearms to Mexican drug cartels operatives, media who attended a press conference between Barack Obama and Mexican president...

"Get in line and I'm going to kill you" The legacy of gun control on full display on California campus

by Chad D. Baus The State of California has more gun control laws in more places affecting more people than anywhere else in the country. Without a doubt, California is what gun ban extremists desire for all of us. And this week, seven more defenseless college students are dead - dead on a "gun free" college campus in that gun control state. From NBC News : In the deadliest campus shooting in...

NRA-PVF releases "Defeat Obama Fact Sheet"

by Chad D. Baus The National Rifle Association's Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) has released a flyer intended to inform pro-gun voters about President Barack Obama's war on their Second Amendment rights. The document lists "Ten things every gun owner must know about Barack Obama." 1. If President Obama wins reelection, he will have the opportunity to appoint as many as three more anti-Second...

Headline: Internal memo shows ATF rank and file don't trust the brass

Top leaders at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, already under fire from lawmakers in the wake of the "Fast and Furious" debacle, also get harsh marks from the men and women who serve under them, according to an internal survey. An ATF memo obtained by FoxNews.com reveals that rank-and-file workers at the beleaguered federal agency, where whistleblowers who first alerted lawmakers to...

The Uninvited Ombudsman Report, No. 109 - The Dangers of Being GUNLESS

1- Non-gun Owner's Title Thanks to all of those who answered my call for a term to describe people who choose to reject personal ownership of firearms. Those numerous suggestions, ranging from silly to sarcastic to serious, led me to an answer. The Dangers of Being GUNLESS by Alan Korwin, Author Gun Laws of America http://www.gunlaws.com/consult.htm Gunless people, those who steadfastly refuse to...

Op-Ed: It’s Not About Stand Your Ground

We should reserve judgment, but it seems that Zimmerman acted lawfully. by John R. Lott Jr. President Obama, Jesse Jackson, and others have chosen to personalize the shooting of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla., highlighting the racial issues by expressing concern for people who look like they do or live where "blacks are under attack." Many conservatives and liberals have also already concluded...

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