Open Carry Advocate Released on $100k Bail For Attempted Murder

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You may recall that Open Carry advocate Jesus Gonzalez was charged with murder, after gunning down one Danny John. The judge has released Mr. Gonzalez on $100,000 bail, on condition that he not possess...

Texas Contemplates Legalizing Open Carry

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The Lone Star State does not make it difficult for law-abiding citizens to carry a handgun---as long as the permit holder passes background checks and training requirements. But neither the state's concealed carry permit...

1000 ft. School Exclusion Zones vs. The Second Amendment

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The above image is from a Connecticut group campaigning against the relocation of a power plant. It gives you a pretty good idea how difficult it is for someone on the ground to figure...

Open Carry Still Not OK in OK

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tulsaworld.com reports that Oklahoma concealed carry permit holders---and anybody else with a gun---still have to keep their piece under wraps. Earlier this week, Governor Brad Henry's vetoed House Bill 3354 , which would have brought the joys of...

UPDATE: Dismissed Open Carry Complainant Charged With Murder

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We recently reported that a judge dismissed a lawsuit by one Jesus Gonzalez against three police officers and two municipalities. Jesus Gonzales was pissed because he'd been arrested for openly carrying a firearm into retail stores....

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence Releases Dodgy Poll on Starbucks Open Carry Policy

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Whenever I'm confronted (confronted I tell you) by a poll from an advocacy group, I pay attention to the man behind the curtain. Only in this case---The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence's survey...

Federal Judge: Open Carry Inherently Disruptive

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No reasonable person would dispute that walking into a retail store openly carrying a firearm is highly disruptive conduct which is virtually certain to create a disturbance. This is so because when employees and...

58% of Americans OK With Concealed Carry; 41 % Cool With Open Carry

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Rasmussen Reports. You decide. "A new national telephone survey finds that 41% of Adults are at least somewhat concerned about their safety in the presence of those who have 'concealed carry' gun permits. Fifty-eight...

Starbucks CEO: “Only Unloaded Guns at Starbucks”

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So, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz screwed the pooch at the shareholder's meeting re: the whole gun control thing. Maybe. After a sensible statement about the logistical issues surrounding the idea of asking employees to...

Has The Open Carry Campaign Found a Champion in Kurt Kirby?

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The so-called Open Carry movement---whose adherents openly wear their weapons to assert their right to own and carry guns---is a cause in search of a champion or two. Or three. Or more. You know;...

Should Gun Control Advocates Have A Concealed Handgun License?

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Let's say you're a pro-mass transit environmentalist; you considered automobiles the devil in-car-nate. Chances are you'd have both a theoretic and emperical understanding of how cars work; what they can and can not do....

Open Carry for the UK?

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Hell just got a little chillier. Still, the fact that the Christian Science Monitor (CSM) published a piece from the ultra-left wing (just kidding) Adam Smith Institute suggesting that Brits would be better off...