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Senator investigating allegations guns sold in purchases sanctioned by BATFE were later used to kill a Border Patrol agent

By Chad D. Baus The Associated Press reported recenty that a U.S. senator is examining a claim that two guns sold in purchases sanctioned by federal firearms agents were later used in a December shootout that left a Border Patrol agent dead near the Arizona-Mexico border. From the article : Republican Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa said in a letter provided Monday to The Associated Press he had...

Alan Korwin: Time for National Carry Laws

by Alan Korwin Recent events have made it painfully obvious that murderous trouble can erupt at any time and in any place. It is a clear and present danger. We can no longer afford to pretend such dangers do not exist. It is irresponsible to continue to imagine that police can be everywhere, or that they can respond with sufficient speed to prevent a homicidal rampage. Police are second...

Tuscon fallout: Criminal acts and incompetence

We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions. -Ronald Reagan by Tim Inwood After a tragic shooting in the US, you can almost use a stopwatch to count the minutes before certain people will start pointing fingers and placing blame in places where...

Op-Ed: What liberals don't know about guns, Chapter 217

by Ann Coulter Fresh off of blaming Jared Loughner's killing spree in the Tucson mall on Sarah Palin, liberals are now blaming it on high-capacity magazines. They might as well imprison everyone named "Jared" to prevent a crime like this from ever happening again. During the presidential campaign, Obama said: "I don't know of any self-respecting hunter that needs 19 rounds of anything. You don't...

“Americans Want Background Checks” ... so say the media elite

by Larry S. Moore NEWS FLASH – There is a federal background check required on all purchasers of firearms sold through gun stores which hold a Federal Firearms License (FFL). And you can't operate a gun store selling firearms without an FFL. It seems that journalists, especially those associated with various Buckeye State universities and colleges, are coming out of the woodwork to attack the...

Op-Ed: Another Mistake in The New York Times

by John Lott Since the tragedy in Tucson, the New York Times has started an all-out campaign for gun control, with a relentless number of pieces -- news, editorials, and op-eds. In its advocacy, even the news stories are heavily biased by selectively quoting only academics who support pro-gun control positions. These seemingly unbiased sources are then contrasted with opposing views from clearly...

January sees 9.7% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year

The January 2011 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 784,856 is an increase of 9.7 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 715,309 in January 2010. For comparison, the unadjusted January 2011 NICS figure of 1,312,544 is an increase of 18 percent over the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,112,312 in January 2010. The adjusted NICS data was derived by...

Southern Ohio home invasion victim defends own life with firearm; Castle Doctrine offers further protections

by Chad D. Baus Another crime victim in Ohio has been protected from unwarranted legal expense and even prosecution thanks to Ohio's Castle Doctrine law. Pike Co. Sheriff Richard Henderson told the media that a property owner in Bainbridge interrupted a home invasion in progress this past Monday morning.

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