Should We Fingerprint Guns?
The Holy Grail of gun forensics: a method to definitively match a bullet and/or spent cartridge to a specific firearm. It's also the centerpiece of any number of anti-gun advocates fondest dreams. There's as...
Is This Why the African American Community Doesn’t Carry Guns?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVTs-LzTxRI
I've been putting a lot of time and thought into the racial implications of U.S. gun laws. As you may know, American gun control legislation has its roots in the south, as a method...
Perception v. Reality: Which ones are “Gun States”?
As you might have heard, several states have passed---or are in the process of passing---laws that (re)assert states rights over guns that are manufactured, sold and used within their respective states. Despite concerns about...
Toronto’s “Cash for Guns” Hopes to Collect More Than 53 Guns
As far as The Toronto Sun is concerned, the rationale behind the city's annual "Cash for Guns" program is as cut and dried as a piece of bacalhau. "The Cash for Guns project is...
Non-Lethal Rounds Get a Sexy Spokesman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnwLA8kYIYQ
"I am whatever I wish to be," Onision proclaims in his YouTube profile. Does he wish to be right? The stat trotted-out here---that more people are killed by people they know than unfamiliar burglars...
Chicago Gun Stores Ready for Post-Handgun Ban Sales Boost
The U.S. Supreme Court has heard oral arguments in the McDonald case re: Chicago's city-wide handgun ban. The Supreme's forthcoming ruling is not a slam dunk for fans of the ban's removal, but it...
Obama: “I Don’t Believe People Should Be Able to Have Guns”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tUJaUY2OiY
West Virginia to New York Gun Show Gumshoes: Piss Off
Even as the revelation that Pentagon shooter John Patrick Bedell bought one of his weapons from a Las Vegas gun show gives ammo to gun control advocates looking to force private sellers to conduct criminal...
TWHN BS: Definition of a Gun Nut Edition
The word "nut" can be a term of affection. "I'm nuts about you babe." It's also used to denote someone with an enthusiasm for a particular subject or pursuit, indicating a high level of...
Baltimore Sun: Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership Is Anti-Semitic
As we've reported previously,the Jews for the Preservation of Forearms Ownership (JPFO) lobbies to block or remove legislative restrictions on firearm ownership. The JFPO recently filed a friend of the court brief in the...
Shrimp Cocktail Highlights Anti-Gun Program Waste
I swear, I'm not making this shit up. But I am swearing. Because it's been a long time since I've encountered a piece of investigate journalism of this caliber. Do I need to set...
Massachusetts Gun Court Claims 89% Conviction Rate
That is, ladies and gentlemen, an extremely high conviction rate. For comparison, here's a round-up-ette of some Bay State courts' conviction rates : "An analysis of the statewide Superior Court conviction rate in 2009...