The WSJ Reveals Mexican Cartels’ Favorite Firepower

As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear an almost laughable lawsuit regarding whether Mexico can sue American gun manufacturers for the violence committed by cartels in their country, The Wall Street Journal’s(WSJ) Steve Fisher and Roque Ruiz decided to dig in and try to find out just what are the “hot” items cartels are shopping … Read more

WSJ Tackles the Topic of “Parents and School Shooters”

In an editorial titled “Parents and School Shooters”, the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) delves into the complex issue of parental responsibility in school shootings, focusing on the case of Colin Gray, who faces criminal charges after his 14-year-old son murdered four people at a Georgia high school. The editorial in the … Read more

Aiming for Glock: New York Seeks to Outlaw Guns that Can Be Modified to Shoot Full-Auto

New legislation proposed in New York aims to be the first in the nation to prevent gun manufacturers from selling pistols that can be modified to shoot like machine guns, according to The Wall Street Journal. The bill, targeting the use of “pistol converters” or “Glock switches” as they are more commonly called, would make … Read more

Epstein: Chicago News Is Dominated by Gang Shootings, Murders, and Carjackings

I’m a news junkie, but the time has come for me to cut back. The first and best place to do so, I have decided, is local television news. It’s altogether too depressing, especially the nightly version that I usually watch before bed. In Chicago, where I live, most of each broadcast is given over … Read more

S&W Share Price Jumps 18%, WSJ Blames ‘Paranoia’

Smith & Wesson Model 60 (courtesy The Truth About Guns)

Everybody needs money,” Danny DeVito sneers at Gene Hackman in David Mamet’s classic movie Heist, “That’s why they call it ‘money.'” If Smith & Wesson is making ‘money’ hand over fist these days, why won’t the Wall Street Journal’s Marketwatch blog show them some love? Their headline? “Smith & Wesson’s Future Depends On Continued Paranoia.” This puzzles me, because last I checked the WSJ hadn’t waded into the blue state/red state debate. As capitalists, the only color they’re supposed to care about is green . . .

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