National Politics

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

7:00am Tuesday, April 03, 2012
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

3:00pm Monday, April 02, 2012
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

3:00pm Friday, March 30, 2012
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...

Two versions of National Right To Carry legislation introduced in U.S. Senate

7:00am Thursday, March 22, 2012
by Chad D. Baus The National Rifle Association reported on March 13 that U.S. Senators Mark Begich (D-Alaska) and Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) have introduced S. 2188, the "National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2012." According to the press release, the bill is the Senate companion to H. R. 822, which was approved by the U. S. House last November by a vote of 272-154. S. 2188, like H.R. 822...

Op-Ed: If lead bullets are banned, it could compromise self-defense

3:00pm Tuesday, March 20, 2012
by John Lott Lead poisoning from bullets? Sounds scary, but the push by the Center for Biological Diversity in a petition to the EPA is nothing new. The claim has been brought up many times, and even the EPA during anti-gun Clinton administration dismissed the fears about traditional, lead ammunition. The lead in ammunition has never been shown to produce any health hazards, but a ban would...

VIDEO: Eric Holder 1995 - We must "brainwash" people against guns

7:00am Tuesday, March 20, 2012
by Chad D. Baus Brietbart.com has unearthed video from a 1995 CSPAN2 broadcast which shows Eric Holder, then a U.S. attorney under President Clinton and now President Obama's Attorney General, calling for a program in America's schools and U.S. media that would "brainwash" people against guns. Holder's Department of Justice is responsible for the ATF "Fast & Furious" gun-running scandal,...

USSA: Santorum Provides Views on Sportsmen’s Issues

3:00pm Thursday, March 15, 2012
Editor's Note: Although his campaign spending dwarfs Rick Santorum and other challengers, Mitt Romney, the only remaining Republican presidential candidate with an anti-gun record, is struggling to win the votes of more than a third of his party's primary voters in most states. The following interview wasn't released in time to influence voting in Ohio, but it is being offered here as a service...

"No-guns" zone at Afghanistan's Camp Leatherneck: U.S. Marines ordered to disarm before listening to secretary of defense speak

7:00am Thursday, March 15, 2012
by Chad D. Baus The New York Times is reporting that American Marines operating in war-time Afghanistan were ordered to disarm before being allowed to listen to a speech by President Obama's Secretary of Defense, Leon Panneta. From the article : In a sign of the nervousness surrounding the visit, Marines and other troops among the 200 people gathered in a tent at Camp Leatherneck to hear Mr...

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