Guns-for-Flowers Program A Raging Success
Now that's what I'm talking about. Instead of a counter-productive, high-profile, hypocritical, taxpayer-funded guns-for-cash program like the ones in Los Angeles and Chicago, clever people have completed a privately run flowers-for-gun program in Binghamton, New...
Doc Slams AMA Physicians’ Gun Guide
The American Academy of Family Physicians tells us that "The American Medical Association (AMA) has published a 38-page set of guidelines to help physicians perform risk assessments and counsel patients on protecting themselves from...
N.Y. Bill Mandates Micro-Stamping Semi-Autos
TTAG's Brad Kozak already did the dirty on the wisdom of micro-stamping ammo to catch bad guys. Mr. Kozak's piece went straight to the heart of the matter: requiring that guns imprint spent ammo...
LA Gun Buy-Back Program Also a Failure
If you want to know why gun buy-back programs are a bad idea generally, I refer you to my previous post on Chicago's "Don’t Kill a Dream, Save a Life Gun Turn-In" campaign. In...
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel: No Fly, No Guns
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr1-86qBJm8
And there you have it. Had it. Have it.
Canadian Long Gun Registry = Abortion
Writing in the Globe and Mail, Jefrey Simpson compares the debate over the proposed extinction of Canada's long gun registry to America's perennial hot potato. "The long-gun registry is to Canadian politics what abortion is to...
Virginia’s Violent Crime Declines. Credit Gun Laws?
The Washington Post reports that Virginia's violent crime stats fell by 9.7 percent compared to 2008. Underneath the story, commentators are hashing out the importance of Old Dominion's gun laws, especially relative to neighboring...
Winnipeg Police Can Now Carry Off-Duty in Civvies
The Winnipeg police have been busy defending the Long Gun Registry---against the wishes of both retired cops and Canadian gun owners. Both of whom see the Registry as intrusive, ineffective, onerous and expensive. Even...
NRA Veep Wayne LaPierre (Just) Misses Media Meme on Arming Chicago
The National Rifle Association's Executive Vice President has picked-up on the firearm-shaped ball kicked in play by the Washington Times, played with it a bit, and handed it back to the players on the field....
The Gun Law Dance
Florida is considering a new bill that would set up a program for drivers with four DUIs to get their licenses back. According to First Coast News, under current law, "If you get four...
New York Times to Gun Lobby: STFU
The New York Times reckons that the National Rifle Association (NRA) should keep its big yap shut. More specifically, the gun rights group should have been shamed into silence (re: its opposition to banning...
Ex-Crack Addict and Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry on Gun Control, Amongst Others
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6_Nq5NsADM