MD’s Gay Marriage Edict Fuels Concealed Carry Fervor

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OK, this one's a bit of a stretch. But I swear I'm not making it up. Start with this: yesterday, Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler issued an opinion stating that Maryland may recognize gay...

Never Mind Open Carry: Utah Offers Legal Immunity from Shooters

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The Desert News reports that Utah lawmakers are continuing to push firearms-related legislative boundaries. Last time we checked-in on The Beehive State, they were looking to usurp the feds' power to regulate firearms made...

My Cousin Vinnie Redux

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Courtesy learnaboutguns.com Last week, I got to the courtroom a bit early, and had to wait through a couple hearing that preceded my client’s hearing.  During one of those hearings, a police officer testified that...

That Didn’t Take Long: Tea Party “Debate” Focuses on Guns

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Counterpunch columnist Christopher Ketchum confounds critics with an anti-Tea Party polemic that attempts to wrest Second Amendment rights from the protest group's agenda---while continuing the media meme that they're all trigger-happy madmen (and women)....

Irony Alert: Toy Gun Recall

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The feds require orange tips for all toy guns so that law enforcement can identify them as toys. Safety first! The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced recalls of the following ...

Utah to Feds: You Can’t Regulate Guns Made In-State

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The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Utah Governor Gary Herbert's signed SB11: the Utah State-Made Firearms Protection Act. The bill tells the feds they have no regulatory power over firearms manufactured and sold in...

TWHS BS: Ayuh Edition

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We've reported on the relaxation of the federal parks gun ban. As of Monday, licensed gun owners are good to stow. Of course, not everyone is happy about this new state of affairs. For...

Editorial: Colorado State University Gun Ban Doesn’t Go Far Enough

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Yesterday, Colorado State University's Board of Directors decided to ban guns on campus. Although the edict follows hard on the heels of the recent tragedy in Alabama, CSU's campus-wide firearms ban is not in...

TWHN BS: What We Have to Do Edition

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Today's TWHN BS comes to us from The San Francisco Chronicle. In a gun-control-by-the-numbers article, the paper ticks off the usual boxes: tragic anecdote, gang violence, resolute gun control advocate, new plans to control...

Students for Concealed Carry on Campus Clobber

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Click here for the org's homepage. Click here for a surprisingly balanced article on their efforts via the UK's Independent newspaper.

TWHN BS: Non-Policeman Know Thyself Edition

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTUxXWaeURk Another new feature: Truer Words Have Never Been Spoken (TWHN BS). In this category, The Truth About Guns (TTAG) unearths gun-related comments that uncover the truth within truth (TM). Feel free to submit suggestions...

Supreme Court Set to Widen 2nd Amendment Rights. Or Not.

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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...