TWHN BS: Onions Make Me Cry Edition
Let's start with the money shot: "Whether a person who acquires a gun with drugs does so in order to obtain the gun (as Gardner and Gladden did) or to sell drugs, that person...
New Orleans Police Cover-up Continues to Unravel
ProPublica has uncovered proof that a second ex-New Orleans policeman has been implicated in a Big Easy cover-up. According to records released to the reporters, The U.S. Department of Justice alleges that ex-NOP patrolman...
Was the Pentagon Shooter a Right Wing Loon?
Here's a no-brainer for you: Pentagon shooter John Patrick Bedell was anti-government. We know this because A) he attacked the government B) he left rambling writings on the Internet stating his hatred for the...
Kentuckians Bought 412,976 Guns In January and February
As you may or may not know, The Truth About Guns (TTAG) is a young 'un. We went live last month with a post about guns and The Red Lobster chain. Although we've published...
MD Gun Shop: “Pentagon Shooter Didn’t Buy A Gun From Us”
As we promised yesterday, TTAG got on the blower with Atlantic Guns in Silver Spring, Maryland. If you recall, The Washington Post reported that the family of Pentagon shooter John Patrick Bedell had discovered...
Canada Looks to Ditch Gun Registry
In 1989, Marc Lépine entered Montreal University's École Polytechnique engineering school armed with a Ruger Mini-14 and murdered 14 people. Six years after the École Polytechnique Massacre (a.k.a. The Montreal Massacre), the Canadian parliament...
Ha! Connecticut Considers Legalizing Tasers for Concealed Carry
I'm not shilling for Taser, I swear. It was the AP who made TTAG's stun gun coverage a trifecta. To wit: the news org reports that The Nutmeg State is considering a bill that...
Taser to SF: We’ll Be Here When You Figure It Out
Yesterday, the San Francisco Police Commission rejected the Chief's request to arm his force with Tasers. The Commission was worried about the lethality of the world's most famous non-lethal weapon. While ambulance chasers lawyers...
Louisiana’s Operation Exodus “Ahead of the Curve When It Comes to Fighting Islamic Extremism”
http://www.bossiersheriff.com/videos/2%201%2010%20Exodus%20Rollout%20vid.flv
Massachusetts Police Screw-Up Gun Licenses
"Those who received licenses improperly would have qualified for licenses if they had listed an accurate local address, taken a firearms training course and paid the required fee, police said." Oh, so that's alright...
MD’s Gay Marriage Edict Fuels Concealed Carry Fervor
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...