Guns in the News

Rep. Michael DeBose (D), remembered for becoming pro-concealed carry after mugging, dies at 58

by Chad D. Baus The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that State Rep. Michael DeBose, a Cleveland Democrat, has passed away at the age of 58. From the article : DeBose, 58, had struggled for several years with Parkinson's syndrome. He entered the Clinic Sunday with an infection. The lifelong Clevelander represented District 12 from 2002 to 2010, when term limits forced him out. He'd also been a...

Op-Ed: Where’s the ‘Probable Cause’?

by John Lott The charges brought against George Zimmerman sure look like prosecutorial misconduct. The case as put forward by the prosecutor in the "affidavit of probable cause" is startlingly weak. As a former chief economist at the U.S. Sentencing Commission, I have read a number of such affidavits, and cannot recall one lacking so much relevant information. The prosecutor has most likely...

Public opinion poll: "Most Americans back gun lobby, right to use deadly force"

by Chad D. Baus According to a recent news report, a Reuters/ Ipsos poll has found that most Americans support the right to use deadly force to protect themselves - even in public places - and have a favorable view of the National Rifle Association, the main gun-lobby group. From the article : The online survey showed that 68 percent, or two out of three respondents, had a favorable opinion of...

Romney addresses attendees at NRA Annual Meetings; Members have concerns, but seem ready to support "anybody but Obama"

by Chad D. Baus Much to the dismay of two-thirds of GOP voters (who consistently voted against him throughout the primary), Rick Santorum's departure from the Republican primary last week all but locked up the nomination for Mitt Romney. Romney's poor record on the issue of gun rights is quite well-documented , though as a presidential candidate in 2008 and again in 2012 he has changed his tune...

Op-Ed: Campus commandos, or safer students?

Editor's Note: The following op-ed was originally published on April 11, 2012. Would conceal carry on campus prevent school shootings like Oikos? by David Lewis The Oikos University tragedy managed to occur just in time to coincide with the first day of the annual campus gun ban protest. Students this week will wear empty holsters to class to symbolically represent what they see as a...

Headline: Remington Arms Company threatens to pull plant out of New York in response to Bloomy-backed gun bill

by Chad D. Baus The New York Daily News reported recently that one of the world's major gun manufacturers is threatening to pull its plant out of New York over a gun bill pushed by Mayor Bloomberg. From the article : Remington Arms Company, in a recent letter to Gov. Cuomo, said it may be forced to bail on the Empire State if a law requiring bullet casings to carry unique markings is enacted...

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