Editorial: Firearms Fearmongering for Fun and Profit
I am not an alarmist. Which is probably why I did not pursue a career in broadcast journalism. Oh, sure, I love a great story, and I'm always sensitive to making things as interesting...
Truthout: Disarm The Stupids With A Civics Test
Truthout reckons the Hutaree militia are a logical extension of right wing Republicanism. Yes, well, there's a lot of that going around. So let's add the blogger to TTAWTSB (Tar Them All With The...
Brady Campaign: 2nd Amendment Rallies Trigger Violence and Vice Versa
As TTAG reported, the Huffington Post has launched a media meme equating the April 19th Second Amendment March with all manner of domestic terrorism and spree killing. In an editorial entitled April is "National...
Philippine Firearms Crackdown Continues Amidst Martial Law
TTAG has raised the flag on the gun control situation in the Philippines. The country's law enforcement agents are busy removing firearms from private ownership under the auspices of the Commission on Elections...
Good Friday Protest at Philladelphia’s Shooter Shop
The Huffington Post never met a gun control article it didn't like. As home for Josh Sugarmann of The Violence Policy Center and Paul Helmke of the The Brady Campaign Against Gun Violence, you'd...
April 19th Second Amendment March Falls Afoul of Left-Leaning Numerologists
On April 19th, gun owners and gun rights' supporters (big overlap there) will rally in Washington to "galvanize the courage and resolve of Americans; to petition our elected officials against establishing anti-gun legislation;...
Brady Bunch Going the Way of the Dodo?
The fine folks over at Snowflakes in Hell have a post today about the dire straights of the Brady anti-gun organization, vis รก vis donations v. expenses. On the one hand, I'm thrilled. On...
Mexican President Felipe Calderon Blames Assault Rifle Imports on Congressional Lobbyists
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V49XFsZYblw
Gun talk: starts at 3:08. El Presidente blames Washington lobbyists: 5:05. And that would be . . . the NRA? Gun makers? Corruption, eh? Mind you, the American kettle folk would like to remind...
Latest DC Gun Ruling Doesn’t Get a Whole Lott A Love
Anyone remember the book The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat? Aside from the title, Neurologist Oliver Sacks' tome was virtually unreadable, suffused as it was with enough medical terminology to pad...
UK Teen Gets Three Years for Firearms Possession
As far as I can tell from this Daily Mail story, 17-year-old Chloe Goodman doesn't have any history of violence or, indeed, juvenile delinquency. And yet the Manchester Crown Court sentenced Ms. Goodman to...
Pre-Playdate Check List: Car Seat? Dogs? Benelli M2 Tactical Shotgun?
The Mommy Files. What an odd name for a website. It reminds me of The IPCRESS File: the Michael Caine spy movie based on a Len Deighton novel, directed by Sidney J. Furie. Not...
Ohio Gun Rights: Home Rules Rule? Who Rules Home Rules?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR2bzZ9WBQ0
Same deal for Omaha: the state government wants to quash the city's gun control ordinances. Specifically, Omaha requires gun owners with concealed-carry gun permits to register their firearms with the city. "On Monday,...