500 Guns Stolen from Cleveland TX Police Evidence Room
Chron.com reports that thieves removed some 500 deadly weapons from the Cleveland, Texas police evidence room. The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) recovered just 112 of the missing firearms from...
Chimp Killing Cop Suffers From PTSD
"Travis, the 14-year-old, 200-pound pet of Sandra Herold, 71, mauled a family friend in Ms. Herold’s driveway," the New York Times recounts. "Officer Chiafari and another officer were the first to respond to Ms....
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Nicholas Bemis’ “Friend”
Here's a rule worth following: don't keep a bullet in the chamber when transporting a weapon. "Combat ready" means ready for combat, not a strenuous hike over hill and dale. And here's another piece...
ATF Agents Seize Toys Guns in Tacoma
The Seattle Times reports that "U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Tacoma seized a shipment of 30 toy M-4 automatic rifles that had arrived on Oct. 20 in a 40-foot...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Former New Jersey Nets Player Jayson Williams
And so we launch a new series, highlighting careless gun owners who bring disgrace to those who understand that responsibilities and rights must be joined at the proverbial hip. That total commitment to gun...
UK Taxi Driver: 6 Years for Stashing Shotgun, Machine Pistol
The Yorkshire Evening Post reports that taxi driver Anthony Scott was sent down for six years for "keeping machine gun under bed." Scott was caught stashing a loaded shotgun with two (count 'em two)...
Supreme Court Set to Widen 2nd Amendment Rights. Or Not.
There are two amendments to the Constitution that rarely, if ever, appear on the Supreme Court's docket. One is the Third Amendment, which prohibits the quartering of troops in private homes. Since the end...
Washington Open Carry Advocate Pleads Out
The Open Carry movement---which lobbies for citizens' right to carry licensed firearms in plain view---may have a champion in Duncan Dohmen. The 68-year-old Washingtonian was arrested last June for openly carrying a Smith &...
How Did This Convicted Murderer Acquire 80 Guns?
The Salisbury (SC) Post reports local police recently arrested one Jessie Lee Sexton for Possession of a Firearm by a Felon. In 1982, Sexton was convicted of second-degree murder in Mobile, Alabama. After serving...
Department of Homeland Security Loses 289 Guns in “Bowling Alleys, Restrooms, Unlocked Cars and...
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According to ABC news, U.S. Inspector General Richard Skinner reports that the federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) lost 289 guns from fiscal year 2006 through 2008. D'oh! It gets worse (of course). Some...