Guns in the News

Where the blame for Mexico's illegal guns problem really lies

12:10am Wednesday, March 25, 2009
By Jeff Riley In his article "Mexico's drug violence is hard on Arizona" , Washington Post columnist George Will is one of the latest columnists to repeat the myth that American gun stores along the border are the main source for Mexico's drug cartels. Mr. Will is late to the party and misinformed. This meme started appearing as far back as the summer of 2008 when the Los Angeles Times started...

Gun rights protected by one court ruling; attacked by another

12:10am Monday, March 23, 2009
Two recent court rulings have had opposite effects on the Second Amendment. On Thursday, May 19, the Illinois Supreme Court dismissed yet another reckless lawsuit aimed at putting firearms manufacturers out of business. That same day, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, a Clinton appointee, issued a preliminary injunction that blocked a rule enacted by President George W. Bush allowing...

On display: Gun control laws fail to stop violent domestic offenders

12:05am Monday, March 23, 2009
In a recent Columbus Dispatch article entitled "Many loopholes in domestic-violence gun law," Whitehall Councilwoman Jacquelyn Thompson asks why a man with a history of domestic violence who killed his wife and children in a murder-suicide had three guns, and whether communities could do more to prevent domestic violence. It's worth asking, because the fact that this ex-con was in possession of...

Obama secretly ends program that let pilots carry guns

12:10am Friday, March 20, 2009
This editorial originally appeared in the Washington Times . Republished with permission. After the September 11 attacks, commercial airline pilots were allowed to carry guns if they completed a federal-safety program. No longer would unarmed pilots be defenseless as remorseless hijackers seized control of aircraft and rammed them into buildings. Now President Obama is quietly ending the federal...

So much for "openness": Obama's National Park Service ammo ban

12:10am Thursday, March 19, 2009
By Jim Shepherd When the National Park Service decided to ban lead in fishing tackle and ammunition from properties under their control, they probably thought this was another of their little surprises that would stay under the radar. Instead, they've found themselves justifiably pilloried by a wide array of organizations representing the hunting and fishing communities and several state...

Department of Defense reverses decision to destroy all once-fired military brass

12:05am Thursday, March 19, 2009
By Jim Shepherd At about five-thirty Tuesday evening, the lengthy feature that was to have gone in Wednesday's editions of both the Outdoor and Shooting Wires was rendered unnecessary. Normally, that's not a reason for celebration. But this was no ordinary occurrence. After having spoken with Larry Haynie of Georgia Arms regarding the Department of Defense decision to require all once-fired...

The Uninvited Ombudsman Report, No. 61 - Gun Sales Astrobomical

12:05am Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Taken from the most recent "Page Nine" Alan Korwin's "The Uninvited Ombudsman Report" ---------- 1- Gun Sales Astrobomical The lamestream media told you: The economy is so far in the tank it's hopeless and you're all doomed. The Uninvited Ombudsman notes however that: Overlooked somehow by the "news" media, retail firearm sales leaped 23.3 percent in February to 1,259,078, compared to 1,021,130...

Firearm sales continue upward in February

12:05am Monday, March 16, 2009
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Despite an ever-worsening economy and slumping retail sales, firearm sales increased in February, continuing an upswing that began after November's election. Data from the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) show background checks on the sale of firearms jumped 23.3 percent in February when compared to February 2008. The increase follows a 29 percent...

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