House Passes Bill to Keep Creditors From Taking Guns Political Hotsheet - CBS News, July 28, 2010 -- If you file for bankruptcy, you run the risk of losing your money and your car to creditors. But under a measure that just overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives, one thing they would not be able to take is your gun.
The reluctant gun owner
I had never wanted a gun. Now I own a Smith & Wesson revolver. Why? LA Times, July 25, 2010 -- I wasn't happy about the errand, but my husband was. He had awakened me that morning like a kid getting ready for a fishing trip. "Are you excited?" he asked.
Gun fight looming -- State legislators expected to reload laws My Web Times, July 23, 2010 -- Thanks to a Supreme Court ruling neutralizing a Chicago handgun ban last month, state lawmakers are expected to have a showdown on gun control early next year.
Court upholds gun ban
Domestic violence can hinder right to arms Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, July 17, 2010 -- In a case watched by gun rights advocates nationwide, the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals last week reinstated the convictions of a Rock County man for possessing a hunting shotgun while on probation for domestic violence.
Utah backs Montana's challenge to gun regulation The Salt Lake Tribune, July 17, 2010 -- A federal judge is considering a government request to dismiss a Montana lawsuit challenging federal regulation of some guns in the state, the first test of a states’ rights quest that stretches to Utah and several other states.
Gun Sales Could Explode In Wake of Supreme Court Ruling on Chicago's Gun Law ABC News, July 16, 2010 -- After a Supreme Court decision affirming the right to bear arms was handed down in June, the owners of Midwest Sporting Goods, just outside of Chicago, started noticed something any retailer would find encouraging – an increasing number of customers.
U.S. pockets $20.6 bln in sin taxes in FY'09 Reuters, July 15, 2010 -- Americans armed themselves to the teeth and paid through the nose to have a smoke, according to a U.S. government report released on Wednesday.
Mayor Daley: Not making gun owners jump through hoops Chicago Sun Times, July 13, 2010 -- Mayor Daley today denied that he’s making Chicago gun owners jump through hoops to exercise their Second Amendment rights and expressed confidence the city’s new gun law can withstand a court challenge.
In key contests, Democrats championing gun rights The Boston Globe, July 13, 2010 -- MANCHESTER, N.H. — Democratic candidates in key states are embracing gun owners’ rights, winning favor from the National Rifle Association, a lobby that has long been the target of disdain from the party faithful.
Beyond Guns - N.R.A. Expands Agenda The New York Times, July 12, 2010 -- WASHINGTON — Fresh off a string of victories in the courts and Congress, the National Rifle Association is flexing political muscle outside its normal domain, with both Democrats and Republicans courting its favor and avoiding its wrath on issues that sometimes seem to have little to do with guns.
The Hard Work of Gun Control The New York Times, July 9, 2010 -- Thirteen days ago, the Supreme Court undermined Chicago’s ban on handguns by applying the Second Amendment to the states, ruling that people have a right to protect their homes with a gun. Four days after that, Chicago passed another handgun restriction that edged right up to the line drawn by the court. And on Tuesday, a group of gun dealers and enthusiasts sued the city again to overturn the new law.
Lawsuits challenge Chicago's new gun-ownership restrictions
Some legal experts unsure parts of new firearms ordinance can survive Chicago Tribune, July 8, 2010 -- As Chicago prepares to implement its new firearms ordinance Monday, gun advocates have begun a legal assault, filing two lawsuits that constitutional law experts said could be the next round of challenges to how cities can regulate personal gun ownership.
Plaintiffs aim to shoot down gun ordinance
City sued over new handgun laws Chicago Tribune, July 7, 2010 -- A trader on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, a teaching assistant, a self-employed businessman and a veterinarian are challenging the city's new gun ordinance put in place last week after the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the city's handgun ban.
Jindal signs guns-in-church law Politico, July 7, 2010 -- Louisiana GOP Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed a law allowing holders of concealed-weapons permits to carry guns into houses of worship.
Some D.C. Residents Say It's Too Hard To Get A Gun NPR, July 5, 2010 -- The Supreme Court ruled last week that states and localities cannot ban handguns intended for self-defense. That could overturn local bans, just the way a similar ruling two years ago ended a ban in Washington, D.C
Clarence Thomas, Gun Control and the Case for Black Self-Defense Politics Daily, July 5, 2010 -- Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas doesn't say much from the bench, rarely asking a question or revealing what he's thinking. But every so often he gives us a glimpse of what is underneath that taciturn exterior. And in his concurring opinion for last week's 5-4 court ruling in McDonald v. Chicago, which affirmed an individual's right to bear arms, Thomas bares his soul in words that reflect the weight of history he feels as a black man who came of age in white America.
City quickly enacts gun measures
Limits to replace gun ban when it is officially struck down Chicago Tribune, July 3, 2010 -- Four days after the U.S. Supreme Court gutted Chicago's longtime handgun ban, the City Council enacted new gun-control measures.
Daley unveils gun control plan Chicago Tribune, Clout Street, June 30, 2010 -- Mayor Richard Daley unveiled a gun control ordinance today that would require gun owners to register their weapons with the city, get training and keep all but one firearm locked up.
Gun law challenges likely after high court ruling Yahoo! News, June 29, 2010 -- WASHINGTON – State or local gun laws that prohibit people from carrying firearms outside the home and onerous registration requirements are the most likely to be struck down by judges following the Supreme Court's latest decision supporting the right to keep and bear arms.
City: One handgun per person 'sufficient' Chicago Sun-Times, June 30,2010 -- Chicagoans should be limited to one handgun for every eligible person living in a home — and gun dealers should be banned within the city limits — in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to shoot down the city’s handgun ban, the city’s top lawyer said today.
Is His Gun-Control Concurrence Justice Thomas's Finest Hour? Law Blog - The Wall Street Journal, June 28, 2010 -- Down in our nation’s capital, the day belongs to a lot of people: To retiring Supreme Court justice John Paul Stevens, who Monday capped his lengthy career on the court; to Elena Kagan, who survived her first day of Senatorial grilling; to Robert Byrd, an institution within the institution, who died on Monday at age 92.
Judges, the Constitution & Gun Control Laws RealClear Politics, June 29, 2010 -- Now that the Supreme Court of the United States has decided that the Second Amendment to the Constitution means that individual Americans have a right to bear arms, what can we expect?
States with the most guns The Daily Beast, June 29, 2010 -- The Supreme Court yesterday declared the right to bear arms is a federal mandate. The Daily Beast crunched the numbers to determine which states pack the most guns, and which sport the least.
Editorial: Another gun control law bites the dust The Orange County Register, June 29, 2010 -- By the narrowest margin, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Constitution guarantees all Americans the right to bear arms, fortifying what many have correctly believed since ratification of the Second Amendment in 1791.
Editorial: The Court: Ignoring the Reality of Guns The New York Times, June 29, 2010 -- About 10,000 Americans died by handgun violence, according to federal statistics, in the four months that the Supreme Court debated which clause of the Constitution it would use to subvert Chicago’s entirely sensible ban on handgun ownership. The arguments that led to Monday’s decision undermining Chicago’s law were infuriatingly abstract, but the results will be all too real and bloody.
Chicago gun ban on way out, but mayor vows fight Yahoo! News, June 28, 2010 -- CHICAGO – A Supreme Court ruling finding that Americans have the right to bear arms anywhere they live almost certainly means the end of Chicago's decades-old handgun ban, but it may not make handgun ownership there much easier if the city's powerful mayor has his way.
Utah gun permit business booming - in other states Yahoo! News, June 28, 2010 -- SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Never shot a gun? Never been to Utah? Got a "combat mindset"? If yes to the above, you could qualify for a concealed gun permit from Utah, which is seeing record demand for permits from people all across the United States who never been to the state and have no intention of ever going.
McDonald and how gun rights were essential to black civil rightsWashington Examiner, June 28, 2010 -- Within the text of the 214-page Supreme Court ruling on gun rights is a history lesson on how Americans’ right to keep and bear arms was a major issue in the struggle for black civil rights in the South after the Civil War.
Gun control means nothing to my students Salon, June 28, 2010 -- Whether the courts allow local gun ordinances won't change the world where the prisoners I teach come from
Supreme Court strikes another blow to local gun bans USA Today, June 28, 2010 -- The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Constitution's "right to keep and bear arms" applies nationwide as a restraint on the ability of the federal, state and local governments to substantially limit its reach.
Justices extend gun owner rights nationwide
The Washington Post, June 28, 2010 -- WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court held Monday that Americans have the right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere they live, advancing a recent trend by the John Roberts-led bench to embrace gun rights.
NRA Discourages Board Members From Testifying Against Kagan Politics Daily, June 27, 2010 -- On the eve of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan -- and for the second time in two weeks -- the National Rifle Association (NRA) is under fire from conservatives.
Mayor Daley prepares for U.S. Supreme Court gun ban ruling WGNTV, June 26, 2010 -- CHICAGO - The U.S. Supreme Court could overturn Chicago's handgun ban Monday.
Mayor Daley said the city must continue to fight against handguns even if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the ban as unconstitutional.
Court rejects NRA gun law challenge Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 26, 2010 -- A three-judge panel of Commonwealth Court on Friday upheld the dismissal of a challenge to Pittsburgh's lost and stolen gun law, finding that the National Rifle Association and four individuals lacked the legal standing to bring the case.
Chicago prepares for losing its handgun ban
City might do what D.C. did: Issue slew of regulations and requirements MSNBC, June 24, 2010 -- CHICAGO - If the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Chicago's handgun ban, the city will likely do what Washington, D.C., did when its own ban was overturned two years ago: Put in place all sorts of regulations and restrictions to make it tougher to buy guns and easier for police to know who has them.
Illinois gun laws not stopping Chicago violence Chicago Tribune, Letters to the editor, June 23, 2010 -- It was shocking to learn that over this past weekend 54 were shot in Chicago's latest spate of gun violence, leaving 10 dead.
More Guns Means Less Crime Real Clear Politics, June 23, 2010 -- By John Stossel -
You know what the mainstream media think about guns and our freedom to carry them. Pierre Thomas of ABC: "When someone gets angry or when they snap, they are going to be able to have access to weapons."
Chicago gun ban ruling could set off new battle
Daley considers other options if city's ban is overturned Chicago Tribune, June 16, 2010 -- As Chicago awaits a U.S. Supreme Court ruling this month that could overturn its 28-year-old handgun ban, City Hall is considering a host of countermeasures that might set off another round of legal fights with gun advocates.
Guns and Free Speech
The NRA sells out to Democrats on the First Amendment. The Wall Street Journal, June 16, 2010 -- The National Rifle Association is suffering a sudden onset of amnesia this week, as the gun lobby cuts a deal to exempt itself from the latest Congressional attempt to repeal the First Amendment. NRA members may soon regret the organization's bid to ingratiate itself with Democrats at the expense of its longtime free-speech allies.
Court poised to change gun debate Atlanta Journal- Constitution, June 15, 2010 -- The Supreme Court is poised to forbid cities and states from banning handguns, bringing an anti-climactic end to a political firefight that petered out decades ago.
NRA Remains The King On The Hill The Huffington Post, June 15, 2010 -- Democrats on Monday touted a major breakthrough in campaign finance reform legislation that could drastically alter the shape and course of the 2010 elections. But in the process of securing the necessary concessions, the party confirmed the widespread assumption that special interests can literally write legislation if they have enough clout.
High court to define reach of gun-control laws USA Today, June 8, 2010 -- WASHINGTON — In 2008, when national gun rights advocates were looking for residents to challenge Chicago's ban on handguns, Otis McDonald was in effect looking for them.
Baltimore Crime Beat: Should off-duty cops carry guns into bars? The Baltimore Sun, June 7, 2010 -- Many are asking legitimate questions about whether police officers should be allowed to carry guns while off-duty and in bars in light of Saturday's fatal shooting of a man in Mount Vernon during a dispute over a woman. Police are trying to determine whether the officer was intoxicated at the time.
Assembly advances 'long gun' registration, ban on lead shot The Redding Record Searchlight, June 4, 2010 -- Bills that would ban lead shot in state wildlife areas and require registration of newly purchased rifles and shotguns passed the state Assembly on Thursday.
Blast hits Bend, Ore., bullet plant; nobody hurt Oregon Live, June 2, 2010 -- BEND, Ore. - A bullet plant in Bend has been evacuated after an explosion and fire. Fire officials say a worker who smelled smoke pulled an alarm, and everybody got out before the explosion minutes later.
California's assembly voted to ban carrying guns openly in public abc7news.com KGO-TV San Francisco, June 1, 2010 -- People who support the state's open carry gun law are feeling threatened. California's assembly voted to ban gun owners from carrying their guns in public. Right now, it's legal, but only if the weapon is unloaded. It is an old right that some believe is a new threat.
Backpacker shoots and kills grizzly bear in Denali National Park Los Angeles Times, June 1, 2010 -- A backpacker shot and killed a grizzly bear in Denali National Park and Preserve on Friday after the animal charged toward his hiking companion. This is the first shooting incident since a change in federal law that allows firearms to be carried in many national parks and wildlife refuges went into effect in February.
Man, 80, 'did what he had to do,' killing home invader
Intruder had a history of drug and weapons convictions, records show Chicago Sun-Times, May 26, 2010 -- An 80-year-old Army veteran shot and killed an armed man who’d broken in to the two-flat where he and his wife live in East Garfield Park early this morning and fired at him.
'Morning Shooting Underscores Why We Sued Chicago,' Says SAF Yahoo News, Second Amendment Foundation, May 26, 2010 -- This morning's fatal shooting of a home invasion suspect by an 80-year-old retired Army veteran in Chicago's East Garfield Park neighborhood underscores why we filed a lawsuit to overturn the city's gun ban, the Second Amendment Foundation said today.
Mayor Bloomberg's new gun law proposal aims for new controversial measures WJI Times Observer, May 25, 2010 -- A proposed package of changes in New York City’s gun laws has lit a fire under gun enthusiasts and Second Amendment rights groups. The changes are a part of the gun law reforms proposed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly.
Calderon And Daley Want Your Guns Investors Business Daily, May 24, 2010 -- Gun Rights: Not happy with interfering in our internal affairs by savaging Arizona's new immigration law, the president of Mexico wants to shred our Second Amendment too. And the mayor of Chicago wants to help.
Brady Center joins fight over state gun rights The State, May 18, 2010 -- HELENA, Mont. -- The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence is joining the federal government's fight to stop states that want to exempt themselves from national gun control laws, arguing the effort threatens public safety.
Washington's New Gun Rules Shift Constitutional Debate The Wall Street Journal, May 17, 2010 -- WASHINGTON—Mark Snyder, an amateur biathlete, wanted to buy a .22-caliber bolt-action rifle for target shooting and figured the process would take about a week. After nearly six weeks, six visits to police departments and $300 in fees, he secured his rifle.
Pass the ammunition, cont'd Power Line, May 15, 2010 -- We are in the midst of a prolonged national ammunition shortage. Provoked by an AP story attributing the shortage to military demand (i.e., President Bush), Bob Owens started writing about the shortage in 2007. Owens debunked the AP story claiming the military's consumption of ammunition was responsible for police ammunition shortages in the United States.
Explosion at NH gun factory kills 2, injures 1 Houston Chronicle, May 14, 2010 -- COLEBROOK, N.H. — Multiple explosions at a gun and ammunition manufacturing plant in far northern New Hampshire on Friday killed two people, shook buildings blocks away, filled the sky with black smoke and forced the evacuation of dozens of homes.
Bloomberg Plan Would Simplify Gun-Permits The New York Times, May 14, 2010 -- The Bloomberg administration announced on Friday that it was moving to simplify the process for New Yorkers to obtain gun permits, thus speeding up a set of byzantine licensing requirements that gun-rights advocates have long criticized as among the most restrictive in the country.
Scoring Elena: NRA Sizes Up Candidate's Record on Guns The Wall Street Journal, May 13, 2010 -- Roughly 70,000 gun owners are currently gathering at the National Rifle Association meeting in Charlotte, N.C., a city that’s already got a place in gun-rights history.
New law pits guns vs. grizzlies in national parks Associated Press, May 10, 2010 -- CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The grizzly took Jerry Ruth by surprise, bursting from thick brush and biting his jaw almost completely off. On the ground and barely able to see, Ruth grabbed his .41 Magnum-caliber revolver and started shooting. The third bullet pierced the bear's heart and spinal cord, killing it from 25 feet.
Gun-rights group to drop concealed-weapons lawsuit against CSU The Denver Post, May 7, 2010 -- A gun-rights group plans to drop its lawsuit challenging Colorado State University's prohibition of concealed weapons on campus.But the legal fight over the right to carry firearms on Colorado college campuses is not over, said Ray Hickman, spokesman for Rocky Mountain Gun Owners.
The Gun Lobby's Long Shadow The New York Times, May 6, 2010 -- While the rest of the nation comes to grips with fresh concerns about terrorism, domestic and foreign, Congress is wrapped up in the peculiar obsessions of the gun lobby — most of which are certain to make Americans less safe in their homes and on the streets.
Open carrying of guns may soon become law in Oklahoma The Dallas Morning News, May 5, 2010 -- OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahomans soon may be able to openly carry guns in public after the House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to allow the practice.
Gun Bill Passes But Loses Ammunition GPB News, April 30, 2010 -- ATLANTA — Carry permit holders had hoped for legislation vastly extending the type of places they can bring their weapons. Instead the bill spells out the places No guns can be carried. They include government buildings, churches, schools and polling places. Gun owners would be able to take their weapons to more parking lots, but not necessarily out of their cars. Bars owners could allow guns in their establishment. Senator Mitch Seabaugh says it makes carry laws very clear.
Packing heat: More women training to carry guns SC Now.com, April 30, 2010 -- EFFINGHAM - The National Rifle Association reports there are more than 250 million privately-owned firearms in the United States. The NRA also reports the number of guns typically rises by about 4.5 million every year.
NRA-backed gun permits bill is now law in Iowa DesMoines Register, April 30, 2010 -- Although most Iowa sheriffs oppose a new gun permit law – including some who believe it could lead to dangerous people carrying guns concealed in their clothing in public – four sheriffs stood with Gov. Chet Culver during this morning’s bill signing.
House passes bill to allow guns in parts of airports The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 28, 2010 -- The Georgia House gave final passage Tuesday to a bill that would expand licensed gun-holders' rights to carry in parts of airports.
Bills take new aim at D.C. gun control The Washington Post, April 28, 2010 -- Legislation introduced in Congress on Tuesday would weaken the District's gun-control laws and restrict the D.C. Council from regulating firearms.
Author of vetoed gun bill predicts bid to override
The measure attempts to exempt locally made guns from federal laws.
Tulsa World, April 28, 2010 -- OKLAHOMA CITY — Gov. Brad Henry's veto Tuesday of a bill intended to challenge federal gun regulations is likely to face an override attempt, the measure's author said.
Gun Dealer Case Sheds New Light On Hutaree Anti-government Hatred Newsweek, April 24, 2010 -- A Michigan based firearms dealer indicted this week on an unrelated federal gun charge had sold about half dozen weapons to members of the extremist "Hutaree" militia group that was plotting to assassinate law enforcement agents, a federal law enforcement official tells Declassified.
D.C. Vote Killed by Guns Deal
Concealed Weapons Part of Amendment Roll Call, April 21, 2010 -- A gun rights amendment backed by the National Rifle Association that would bar Washington, D.C., from prohibiting people from carrying guns in public caused the withdrawal of the D.C. House Voting Rights Act on Tuesday.
Gun-Control Activists Launch Lobby Blitz Roll Call, April 20, 2010 -- Gun-control proponents, outspent and outmaneuvered on Capitol Hill, are pushing back this week using the anniversaries of two high-profile tragedies to make the case for legislation that would close gun show loopholes.
Gun-Rights Advocates Open a New Front
Saying NRA Isn't Imaginative, Splinter Groups Seek More Aggressive Tactics The Wall Street Journal, April 19, 2010 -- Some gun owners, saying that the National Rifle Association isn't battling hard enough for their rights, are taking the fight into their own hands.
Advocates carry handguns, rifles at Va. rally The Washington Post, April 19, 2010 -- ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Dozens of Second Amendment rights activists holstered their handguns and slung unloaded rifles over their shoulders Monday at a gun rights rally in northern Virginia, while hundreds of like-minded but unarmed counterparts converged in the nation's capital.
NRA stays out of gun dispute with feds The Billings Gazette, April 18, 2010 -- HELENA — The nation’s most influential gun-rights group is conspicuously absent — and nearly silent — in a growing battle between states and the federal government over gun control.
Arizona to allow concealed weapons without permit Yahoo! News, April 16, 2010 -- PHOENIX – Favoring the constitutional right to bear arms over others' concerns about gun safety, Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday signed into law a bill making Arizona the third state allowing people to carry a concealed weapon without requiring a permit.
Court tosses CU gun ban The Denver Post, April 16, 2010 -- The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the University of Colorado has no authority to bar students or visitors from lawfully carrying guns on campus.
Cuccinelli addresses gun-rights rally at Capitol Square Richmond Times-Dispatch, April 13, 2010 -- Spring and Second Amendment rights were in full flower yesterday during a rally at Richmond's Capitol Square. A little more than 100 people -- many of them openly carrying firearms -- gathered at the Bell Tower to drum up support for a national "Second Amendment March" in Washington next Monday.
More states join fight with feds over guns The Salt Lake Tribune, April 13, 2010 -- HELENA, Mont. -- A growing list of states joining the legal battle over federal gun control argued Monday that Congress can't regulate guns made and sold within a state.
Utah, Wyoming, South Dakota plan to join Montana lawsuit over states' rights to regulate guns CB Online, April 8, 2010 -- CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - The attorneys general for Utah and Wyoming said Wednesday that their states and South Dakota will join a federal lawsuit pending in Montana in which pro-gun groups are seeking to protect that state's sovereign right to regulate guns.
California Democrat proposes mandatory gun registration CBSNews, April 7, 2010 -- A California Democrat is proposing a new law requiring residents to register their shotguns and rifles or go to jail, CBSNews.com has learned.
Missouri, Kansas move to relax concealed-carry rules The Kansas City Star, Mar. 31, 2010 -- JEFFERSON CITY | It’s been a quiet week in Jefferson City. Legislators writing laws. Debating the budget. Training with handguns. About 16 Missouri lawmakers — along with several legislative staffers and at least one representative’s wife — are taking a firearms-training course sponsored by the bipartisan “Sportsmen’s Caucus” that will qualify them for concealed weapons permits.
Federal Court Upholds D.C. Handgun Laws The Weekly Standard, March 30, 2010 -- A federal judge last Friday upheld the District of Columbia's handgun regulations, finding them within Constitutional bounds and declaring public safety to be a compelling governmental interest.
Christian militia accused of plotting to kill cops My Way News, March 30, 2010 -- DETROIT (AP) - Nine alleged members of a Christian militia group that was girding for battle with the Antichrist were charged Monday with plotting to kill a police officer and slaughter scores more by bombing the funeral - all in hopes of touching off an uprising against the U.S. government.
Record numbers now licensed to pack heat
Firearms deaths fall as millions obtain permits to carry concealed guns MSNBC, March 24, 2010 -- Waving a chromed semiautomatic pistol, the robber pushed into the building in the bustling Five Points neighborhood of Columbia, S.C., just before 11 p.m. on April 11, 2009. “Gimme what you got!” he yelled, his gun hand trembling.
Federal judge upholds D.C. gun regulations; appeal expected The Washington Post, March 27, 2010 -- A federal judge on Friday upheld the gun laws that the District of Columbia passed to comply with the landmark 2008 Supreme Court ruling that struck down the city's decades-old ban on handgun possession.
22 minutes for a concealed-weapon permit
I’d never held a loaded pistol, but that was not a requirement MSNBC, March 25, 2010 -- SEATTLE - On a cool morning in the epicenter of Left Coast liberalism, I went looking for what it takes to pack a little heat.
Bills to OK carrying concealed guns without permits advance Arizona Central, March 25, 2010 -- Proposed legislation that would make Arizona the third state in the nation to allow adults to carry concealed guns without permits may be the first of the dozen or so weapons-related bills proposed this session to hit the governor's desk.
Gov. Mitch Daniels signs gun bill into law
Businesses likely to challenge law in court South Bend Tribune, March 19, 2010 -- Gov. Mitch Daniels added his signature this week to a controversial measure prohibiting Indiana employers from banning guns in their parking lots.
Starbucks finds itself between a gun and a hard place The Baltimore Sun, March 15, 2010 -- Guns. Religion. Abortion. These are the no-win arguments that spoil family gatherings -- and the stuff of retailers' nightmares.
Pentagon shooter's gun had many previous owners The Washington Post, March 15, 2010 --
One of the handguns that John Patrick Bedell used to shoot two Pentagon police officers this month was seized five years ago by a Tennessee police department that later traded the weapon to a licensed gun distributor in Georgia, law enforcement sources said Sunday.
Texas Attorney General Leads Charge to Loosen Gun Laws Kansas City infoZine News, Mar. 11, 2009 -- The Texas attorney general was among 30 state attorneys general who filed friend of the court briefs in the gun rights case argued before the Supreme Court, and he came to town to attend the hearing and argue for prohibiting states from restricting the rights of individuals to own guns.
Gun law approved by Senate committee WFXL Fox 31, March. 9, 2010 -- A new Georgia law could allow people with gun permits to take firearms onto college campuses and in churches and bars.
Culled out ESPN, March 9, 2010 -- The Obama administration will accept no more public input for a federal strategy that could prohibit U.S. citizens from fishing the nation's oceans, coastal areas, Great Lakes, and even inland waters.
Locked Loaded and Ready to Caffeinate - Gun Enthusiasts Make a Point The New York Times, March 7, 2010 -- For years, being able to carry a concealed handgun has been a sacred right for many gun enthusiasts. In defending it, Charlton Heston, the actor and former president of the National Rifle Association, used to say that the flock is safer when the wolves cannot tell the difference between the lions and the lambs.
Freudenthal signs concealed gun reciprocity bill Laramie Boomerang, March 5, 2010 -- Gov. Dave Freudenthal has signed into law a measure intended to make sure that Wyoming residents who have concealed weapons permits won't run into trouble carrying their hidden guns in other states.
Supreme Court Still Divided on Guns The New York Times, March 2, 2010 -- WASHINGTON — At least five justices appeared poised to expand the scope of the Second Amendment’s protection of the right to bear arms on Tuesday, judging from comments at an unusually intense Supreme Court argument.
Supreme Court Weighs Chicago's Strict Gun Ban
Justices Hear Second Amendment Case: Right to Have Gun at Home? ABC News, Mar. 2, 2010 -- Otis McDonald, 76, is afraid for his life in his crime-saturated Chicago neighborhood and he is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn his city's strict ban on handguns in the home.
Chicago man explains challenge of city's handgun ban Chicago Sun-times, Mar. 2, 2010 -- 'IT WAS DIVINE DESIGN' -- Chicago grandfather tells why he's lead plaintiff in case that sets sights on city's handgun law
Gun case presents quandary for Supreme Court justices The Washington Post, Mar. 1, 2010 -- As a member of the Junior ROTC, teenager Antonin Scalia toted his rifle on the subway ride back and forth to Queens. As a hunter, he speaks lyrically of stalking wild turkeys. And as a justice, he may have reached the pinnacle of his more than two decades on the Supreme Court when he wrote the majority opinion that said the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to own a firearm.
Supreme Court Guns Case Preview Fox News, Feb. 28, 2010 -- The battle over the meaning of the Second Amendment returns to the Supreme Court Tuesday when the justices hear a case that is a follow-up to their historic ruling in 2008 that individuals have a Constitutional right to keep and bear arms. On Sunday, Fox's Shannon Bream spoke with a couple of key figures in the gun rights debate: lawyer Alan Gura and Dennis Henigan of the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Gura argued and won D.C. v. Heller two years ago and will appear before the Court Tuesday.
Conceal-carry bill dies in committee The Billings Gazette, Feb. 27, 2010 -- CHEYENNE — A state legislative committee on Friday shot down legislation that would make Wyoming the third state to allow residents to carry concealed weapons without a permit.
CSU clarifies that new weapons policy allows stun guns, pepper spray The Denver Post, Feb. 26, 2010 -- Students at Colorado State University's Fort Collins campus will be allowed to carry pepper spray and stun guns under the school's new weapons policy, a fact school officials say needs to be stressed before the rules become effective Aug. 1.
CSU bans guns from campuses Loveland Connection, Feb. 24, 2010 -- Without discussion, the CSU Board of Governors on Tuesday morning banned weapons on the university system’s Fort Collins and Pueblo campuses, including guns carried by concealed-carry permit holders.
Fears over gun control benefited wildlife agencies' funding The Billings Gazette, Feb. 24, 2010 -- BOZEMAN - Wildlife officials say last year's fears that the Obama administration would enact sweeping gun control reform have translated into a windfall for wildlife agencies nationwide.
Fearing Obama Agenda, States Push to Loosen Gun Laws The New York Times, Feb. 23, 2010 -- When President Obama took office, gun rights advocates sounded the alarm, warning that he intended to strip them of their arms and ammunition. And yet the opposite is happening.
Guns are now permitted -- but not necessarily welcomed -- in national parks Los Angeles Times, Feb. 22, 2010 -- As the controversial law takes effect Monday, critics argue it could increase wildlife poaching, violence between visitors and against rangers, and destruction of historic and cultural monuments.
Plaintiff in handgun case is suing D.C. for right to carry firearms in public The Washington Post, Feb. 21, 2010 -- He was at the heart of the landmark Supreme Court case that took down the District's handgun ban. But before arriving at the range, he warns in a text message: "You will find I'm not the best shot."
Local Gun-Control Laws Come Into Sights of U.S. Supreme Court Business Week, Feb. 19, 2010 -- For gun-control advocates, defeat may be inevitable in the Chicago handgun-ban case before the U.S. Supreme Court. The question is whether they will get a consolation prize.
If Virginia lifts gun-buying limit, get ready for mayhem The Washington Post, Feb. 18, 2010 --
In a rare moment of gun law sanity, Virginia enacted a bill 17 years ago limiting the purchase of handguns to one a month. Almost immediately, the numbers of guns traced to Virginia that were used in crimes in the Northeast, particularly in New York, dropped sharply.
Gun sales hotter than a two dollar pistol
More Coloradans buy weapons in 2009 than ever before Glenwood Springs Post Independent, Feb. 15, 2010 -- Colorado residents are exercising their Second Amendment rights in record numbers.
Obama anti-gun? No, anti-gun control Chigao Tribune, Feb. 14, 2010 -- Among the many groups that opposed Barack Obama's presidential race, few were more certain or vehement than gun-rights organizations. "Barack Obama would be the most anti-gun president in American history," the National Rifle Association announced. "Obama is a committed anti-gunner," warned Gun Owners of America.
Professor Charged in 3 Alabama Deaths
Shooter Allegedly Opened Fire After Denied Tenure, CBS News Affiliate Reports; 3 Other People Injured CBS News, Feb. 13, 2010 -- A biology professor at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus was charged with murder late Friday in the shooting deaths of three fellow biology professors at the campus.
SAF, NRA Victory: Court Strikes Down Seattle Park Gun Ban PR Newswire, Feb. 12, 2010 -- A King County Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of a lawsuit filed by the Second Amendment Foundation and National Rifle Association, striking down a ban on guns in city parks because it violates Washington State's long-standing preemption statute.
House panel votes to end gun-a-month law Richmond Times-Dispatch, Feb. 2, 2010 -- The House Committee on Militia Police and Public Safety voted 15-6 today to eliminate Virginia’s one-gun-a-month limit on the purchase of handguns.
Wildlife commissioners consider curbs on elk hunting, lead shot today Billings Gazette, Feb. 11, 2010 -- Montana wildlife commissioners are to adopt hunting rules and seasons for the next two years today in Billings, including changes to the elk hunt and a ban on lead shot for upland game bird hunters.
States' rights weapons bill going great guns The Salt Lake Tribune, Feb. 8, 2010 -- A bill challenging federal gun laws and asserting states' rights continued to roll through the Utah Legislature on Monday.
Senate OKs gun bill, triggers federalism debate The Salt Lake Tribune, Feb. 4, 2010 -- A bill that would deregulate Utah-made guns cleared the state Senate on Wednesday, with several lawmakers saying the measure puts the federal government on notice to stay out of Utah's business.
Push is on to ease Arizona's gun laws AZ Central, Feb. 3, 2010 -- Arizona has always held tightly to its legacy as part of the gun-toting Wild West and a protector of individual rights. This year, the state's Republican governor and a conservative Legislature may continue that tradition by giving Arizonans some of the least-restrictive weapons laws in the nation.
Utah seeks to exempt its guns from federal rules Bloomberg Business Week, Feb. 2, 2010 -- Guns made and kept in Utah would be exempt from federal regulations under a measure the Utah Senate gave its initial approval to Tuesday, despite concerns it could lead to a costly legal fight in a lean budget year.
Law to limit ammunition before Oakland council San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 2, 2010 -- Any new public policy measure undertaken to reduce, regulate or limit access to the guns and ammunition that have contributed to the loss of human life across the nation's urban landscape is a step in the right direction.
New groups mobilize as Indians embrace the right to bear arms The Washington Post, Feb. 1, 2010 -- In the land of Mahatma Gandhi, Indian gun owners are coming out of the shadows for the first time to mobilize, U.S.-style, against proposed new curbs on bearing arms.
Stop the Assault Weapon Ban in Olympia, Wash.
Opinion by NRA Opposing Views, Jan. 30, 2010 -- As you will recall, NRA-ILA has informed you about Senate Bill 6396, legislation that would bring California-style gun-control to the Northwest and ultimately ban many semi-automatic firearms commonly owned by Washingtonians. SB6396 was heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee but no action was taken.
OUR VIEW: Gun ban may make students unsafe (vote in poll) The Gazette (Colorado Springs), Jan. 25, 2010 -- Colorado State University, like any university, should be in the business of serving its paying students. The students are the customers. They are the only reason we need the university. It isn’t about faculty members and administrators, who are hired and paid only because students need them.
Firearms Freedom Act promises something politicians are not able to deliver Cheyenne Examiner, Jan. 23, 2020 -- I am going to get into trouble with my fellow Gun Rights Examiners today, but I have to point out the obvious for anybody who has researched the case law pertaining to the Commerce Clause.
DOJ Looks To Block Montana Gun Control Lawsuit AVVO, Jan. 22, 2010 -- In a new lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice, the federal government argues that Montana doesn't have the authority to exempt itself from national gun control laws.
Feds Fight Back on Montana Made Guns Lawsuit ABC News, Jan. 21, 2010 -- Montana doesn't have the authority to exempt itself from national gun control laws, the federal government argued in new court filings, hoping to beat back a movement from states adopting the Firearms Freedom Act.
Plan for gun ban at Colorado State unveiled Denver Post, Jan. 21, 2010 -- Colorado State University administrators released a draft weapons-control policiy Wednesday that would ban all firearms from campus.
Twenty-Two Executives Charged in Foreign Bribery Scheme The Outdoor Wire, Jan. 20, 2010 -- Twenty-two executives and employees of companies in the military and law enforcement products industry have been indicted for engaging in schemes to bribe foreign government officials to obtain and retain business, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Channing Phillips for the District of Columbia; and Assistant Director Kevin Perkins of the FBI's Criminal Investigative Division.
Obama, the U.N., and the Right to Bear Arms Canada Free Press, Jan. 12, 2010 -- As anyone who hasn’t been sailing solo around the world or living in a cave knows, the United States Constitution is under attack. The Democrat-controlled health care bill, which, if passed, will designate 16% of the economy to the government, and the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade legislation, which, if passed, will mean “global warming” will have hijacked our future, provide ample evidence.
Washington’s Gun Past Affects Arenas’s Future The New York Times, Jan. 10, 2010 -- WASHINGTON — The office of Peter Nickles, the District of Columbia’s attorney general, is on Pennsylvania Avenue, not far from the White House or the Verizon Center. The proximity of the three locations underlines how law, government, sports and the continuing threat of violence stand shoulder to shoulder in the nation’s capital, creating a stark backdrop for Gilbert Arenas’s decision to store several guns in a Verizon Center locker room.
Should Guns Be Allowed On College Campuses? CBSAtlanta.com, Jan. 6, 2010 -- ATLANTA -- Georgia lawmakers are about to debate an emotional issue, gun control. A proposed bill would expand where gun owners can bring their guns. Under the House Bill 615, those with a gun permit could carry on public colleges and universities.
Denver's declining murder rate follows national trend Denver Post, Jan. 4, 2010 -- Denver's murder tally for 2009 was the lowest since 2000 and the second-lowest since 1964, following an encouraging state and national trend of decreasing violence in major cities.
Wiped clean Journal Sentinel, Jan. 3, 2010 --
Facing federal scrutiny, gun shop got new lease on life with simple ownership change
Students resist Colorado State gun ban Los Angeles Times, Dec. 28, 2009 -- Activists at the Fort Collins campus say a ban will make them more vulnerable to a Virginia Tech-style attack.
Home invasions target the have-nots
Star analysis shows residents of lower-income areas in city are more likely to become victims Indystar.com, Dec. 26, 2009 -- Larae Kessler had never had a gun pointed at her until a cold night last January. Two men wearing bandanas over their faces broke open the sliding glass door in the kitchen of her Southwestside home. They waved chrome handguns at Kessler, her son and grandson, threw blankets over their heads and ransacked a safe for prescription painkillers and $15.
Colorado universities offer gun storage to students The Denver Post, Dec. 21, 2009 -- BOULDER -- Nearly every college and univeristy in the statee bars students from having weapons on campus. But at Colorado's three largest institutions of higher learning, there are large caches of student-owned weaponry that would be the envy of many police departments.
Was mayors' gun poll really newsworthy? The Washington Post, Dec. 19, 2009 -- First, a biased survey from Mayors Against Illegal Guns shows support for the group's anti-gun agenda.
Why Do Rappers Hold Their Guns Sideways? Slate, Dec. 14, 2009 -- Because it looks so Hollywood. As police chased Raymond "Ready" Martinez through Times Square on Thursday, the street hustler and aspiring rapper fired two shots, holding the gun sideways "like a character out of a rap video." According to the New York Post, Martinez's side grip caused the gun to jam, enabling police to shoot and kill the suspect. What's the point of holding a gun sideways?
Tenn. demonstrates trend of looser guns laws The Houston Chronicle, Dec. 11, 2009 -- NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It's been the year of the gun in Tennessee. In a flurry of legislative action, handgun owners won the right to take their weapons onto sports fields and playgrounds and, at least briefly, into bars.
A gun case or Pandora's box?
Ruling could trigger the unhinging of American culture The Washington Times, Dec. 11, 2009 -- Many have heard about the historic gun rights case going to the Supreme Court. Fewer have heard that this is also a major case for businesses and family values. It could lead to anything from court-ordered Obamacare to same-sex marriage. This is the biggest case of the year, and everyone has a stake in it.
GOP lawmaker plans bill to undo CSU concealed-weapons ban The Denver Post, Dec. 10, 2009 -- A state Senate Republican leader said there won't be any broad-based retribution against Colorado State University just because the school's administrators seem ready to ban concealed weapons on campus.
Beyond the NRA's absolutism The Washington Post, Dec. 10, 2009 -- When it comes to passing sensible gun laws, Congress typically offers Profiles in Cowardice.
America's pointless gun fight Los Angeles Times, Dec. 8, 2009 -- Both sides of the debate stifle constructive action on safety by arguing only the extremes, writes a former gun lobbyist.
CSU gun ban is the right call The Denver Post, Dec. 8, 2009 -- More guns means a less secure campus, despite arguments that concealed carry could prevent Virginia Tech-style massacres.
Our View: Tough love needed with guns on campus The Daily Republic, Dec. 8, 2009 -- A student at Sioux Falls Washington High School recently was expelled for a year for having an unloaded gun in the trunk of his car on school property. South Dakota sure has come a long way in the past few decades. It used to be students would drive all sorts of rigs to school, and in the small rural schools especially, gun racks with two or three hunting guns were a common sight.
Colorado State University to Ban Self Defense AmmoLand.com, Dec. 4, 2009 -- Colorado State has been rattling its empty saber scabbard for years about a “No Firearms Policy,” but this week the (bad) idea reached a fevered pitch.
CSU students, staff split as board moves toward concealed weapons ban The Denver Post, Dec. 5, 2009 -- Colorado State University's past refusal to go along with a national trend and ban concealed weapons on campus makes sense to students, but not necessarily to adults on campus.
CSU officials weigh a gun ban; student leaders disagree The Denver Post, Dec. 3, 2009 -- Public-safety experts at Colorado State University and the school president's cabinet all agree the campus needs a concealed-weapons ban.
CSU student board votes in favor of guns on campus 9News.com, Dec. 3, 2009 -- FORT COLLINS - Only a few universities in the country allow students to carry guns on campus, and one of them in Colorado is considering a change.
Ruling puts gun verdicts at risk The Boston Globe, Nov. 28, 2009 -- Dozens of gun possession convictions statewide could be overturned in the coming months as state judges interpret a narrow US Supreme Court ruling that found Massachusetts routinely violated the constitutional rights of drug defendants.
Suit filed over Seattle over Seattle gun ban The Seattle Times, Nov. 27, 2009 -- A Seattle attorney who carried a gun into a Seattle community center in order to challenge the city's ban on guns in city parks filed a federal lawsuit today against the city and Mayor Greg Nickels.
Tancredo: Lawmakers should oppose gun control treaty The Denver Post, Nov. 27, 2009 -- Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo has proposed a 2010 ballot measure that would recommend to Colorado's top elected officials that they oppose gun restrictions.
Bald eagles studied for lead bullet fragments Billilngs Gazette, Nov. 20, 2009 -- JACKSON, Wyo. — Biologists have fitted three bald eagles with transmitters in hopes of seeing if lead bullet fragments in Jackson-area gut piles are poisoning eagles from other regions.
Obama revives talk of U.N. gun control
NRA guests warn international treaty would strip 2nd Amendment rights World Net Daily, Nov. 14, 2009 --
Gun rights supporters are up in arms over a pair of moves the White House made last month to reverse longstanding U.S. policy and begin negotiating a gun control treaty with the United Nations.
Ex-soldier faces jail for handing in gun Surrey Mirror, Nov. 13, 2009 -- A former soldier who handed a discarded shotgun in to police faces at least five years imprisonment for "doing his duty".
Exceptions to new gun law are sought for retailers New Jersey News, Nov. 11, 2009 -- A new state gun law needs exceptions for various groups -- including retailers who will only be able to buy one handgun a month from suppliers -- members of a task force reviewing the legislation said yesterday.
Gun registry a $2-billion boondoggle The Intelligencer, Nov. 7, 2009 -- The day after the Conservatives and a handful of opposition MPs voted to put a bullet in the federal long-gun registry for being a complete waste of money, the RCMP issued a report that "highlights the importance" of the program to law enforcement.
A training ground as beautiful as the front lines are hellish Los Angeles Times, Nov. 3, 2009 -- A remote Marine training camp in the picturesque Eastern Sierra provides the best terrain in the U.S. for troops heading to the frigid, windy, mountainous fields of Afghanistan.
Snapshots: Should gun laws be more strict? USA Today, Nov. 3, 2009 -- Support for stricter gun control laws is at new low. Note: Question was asked for first time in 1990.
Bullets are speeding faster out of gun shops in U.S.
A Shortage of Ammunition -- Demand is up despite drop in crime rate The Washington Post, Nov. 3, 2009 -- In a year of job losses, foreclosures and bag lunches, Americans have spent record-breaking amounts of money on guns and ammunition. The most obvious sign of their demand: empty ammunition shelves.
America's gun spree could run out of ammo
Fears of limits from a liberal president are firing sales, but gun-makers only have so many weapons in their arsenals. CNNMoney.com, Oct. 22, 2009 -- Private equity shop Cerberus plans to float gun-maker Freedom Group soon. It had better hurry.
EDITORIAL: The feds take a shot at guns
Government research fits liberal political conclusions The Washington Times, Oct. 22, 2009 -- For a decade, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been forbidden by Congress from doing research on gun-control issues. Such piddling hurdles as federal law don't matter to the Obama administration.
NRA co-sponsors legislation to repeal AB 962 Los Angeles Times, Oct. 21, 2009 -- Hunters and target shooters may want to take note: The National Rife Assn. is backing legislation that, if approved, will repeal AB 962, which was signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last week and will put restrictions on the purchase of certain ammunition beginning Feb. 1, 2011.
Gun Owners Take Aim at OC Sheriff Reuters, Oct. 20, 2009 -- The Full Disclosure Network(R) presents Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, the National Rifle Association's Ed Worley and, former OC Sheriff Lt. Bill Hunt in a fifteen minute online video news report covering the new policy implemented by Sheriff Hutchens regarding issuing CCW's in Orange County.
READY TO REVOLT: Oath Keepers pledges to prevent dictatorship in United States
Group asks police and military to lay down arms in response to orders deemed unlawful Las Vegas Review-Journal, Oct. 18, 2009 -- Depending on your perspective, the Oath Keepers are either strident defenders of liberty or dangerous peddlers of paranoia.
U.S. reverses stance on treaty to regulate arms trade Reuters, Oct. 14, 2009 -- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States reversed policy on Wednesday and said it would back launching talks on a treaty to regulate arms sales as long as the talks operated by consensus, a stance critics said gave every nation a veto.
Going after the real killers Los Angeles Times, Oct. 13, 2009 -- From Sacramento. Guns don't kill people, it's true. Bullets do.
"Without ammo, a handgun is only good for pistol-whipping someone," notes Assemblyman Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles). "Ammo is the lifeblood of a handgun."
Weapons failed US troops during Afghan firefight Oct. 11, 2009 -- WASHINGTON (AP) - In the chaos of an early morning assault on a remote U.S. outpost in eastern Afghanistan, Staff Sgt. Erich Phillips' M4 carbine quit firing as militant forces surrounded the base. The machine gun he grabbed after tossing the rifle aside didn't work either.
IL Supreme Court Says Guns Can be Stored in Glove Boxes Galesburg Radio 14 WGIL, Oct. 9, 2009 -- If you are taking your guns with you in a car, the guns have to be in an enclosed case. The Illinois Supreme Court says it doesn't have to be a case especially designed to store guns -- it could just be the glove compartment or center console.
City of Sharonville Reacts to NYC Gun Show Investigation LOCAL 12 WKRC-TV, Cincinnati, Oct. 09, 2009 -- The city of Sharonville today released a statement in response to an undercover investigation by New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg into illegal gun sales.
Guns Are the New Abortion Fox News, Oct. 6, 2009 -- With an estimated 90 million firearms owners in America and a huge margin of popular support for a right to keep and bear arms, the gun rights community is a potent political force. But until recently, it had little reason to care about judges. That's all changed with the arrival of a new Supreme Court justice and the Obama administration.
450 Mayors Petition Obama To Adopt Broad Gun Reform The Washington Post, Oct. 3, 2009 -- A new report from a national coalition of mayors urges President Obama to adopt dozens of reforms to help curb gun violence, including steps to crack down on problems at gun shows and the creation of a federal interstate firearms trafficking unit
Piece be with you: Detroit pastors packing heat The Washington Post, Oct. 1, 2009 -- DETROIT -- The Rev. Lawrence Adams teaches his flock at the Westside Bible Church to turn the other cheek. Just in case, though, the 54-year-old retired police lieutenant also wears a handgun under his robe.
Supreme Court to hear Chicago gun case Chicago Breaking News (Chicago Tribune) , Sept. 30, 2009 -- The Supreme Court set the stage for a historic ruling on gun rights and the 2nd Amendment by agreeing today to hear a challenge to Chicago's ban on handguns.
Supreme Court takes gun case that will test reach of 2nd Amendment Los Angeles Times, Sept. 30, 2009 -- The justices' ruling on whether state and local laws are subject to the 2nd Amendment could open the door to legal challenges nationwide. The ruling on a Chicago handgun ban is expected by summer.
Guns allowed in Arizona bars starting Wednesday Associated Press, Sept. 28, 2009 -- PHOENIX — Bartender Randy Shields was serving British brews and Arizona ambers as usual at Shady's bar in east Phoenix when he saw a customer walk in with a hunting knife strapped to his hip.
NRA takes aim on mayor's group supporting more gun control Tallahassee.com, Sept. 26, 2009 -- Naples Mayor Bill Barnett expected a hard recoil when he joined Mayors Against Illegal Guns, but the fusillade of angry mail and phone calls startled him.
Stone Mountain Park To Allow Guns 11Alive.com (Atlanta, Georgia), Sept. 26, 2009 -- STONE MOUNTAIN, GA. -- Steve and Lena Markos and their three year old daughter Sascha walked through Stone Mountain Park near dusk Friday night. Like many married couples Steve and Lena don't agree on everything. One of those things? The gun that Steve Markos keeps with him in his car and on some trails at Stone Mountain Park.
Utah gov backs limits on nonresident gun permits Associated Press, Sept. 26, 2009 -- SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says he doesn't want his state to be a national clearinghouse for concealed weapons permits.
Court considers county's right to regulate guns Associated Press, Sept. 24, 2009 -- Some judges on an 11-member panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals appeared to agree with gun-rights advocates that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms, recently interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court to protect an individual's right to own guns, is binding on the states and can be used to challenge the county ordinance.
Much-criticized gun shop will close The Philadelphia Inquirer, Sept. 24, 2009 -- Philadelphia gun-store owner James Colosimo plans to close his decades-old shop, which has been targeted recently with antiviolence protests and federal inquiries into its business practices.
Ohio Mayors Say They Never Joined Bloomberg's Gun Control Group, Names Used Without Permission The Outdoor Wire, Sept. 22, 2009 -- DELAWARE, OH - As a growing number of mayors in Ohio and around the country resign from Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG), New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's gun control group, new evidence suggests some of their names have been added to the member list and used to promote Bloomberg's political agenda without their knowledge or permission.
Surprise winner of Obama stimulus spending: gun industry The Christian Science Monitor, Sept. 11, 2009 -- Police departments are using some of the stimulus money to arm up, helping to make Obama 'gun salesman of the century.'
D.C. Appeals Court Upholds Mandatory Gun Licensing CBS News.com, Sept. 10, 2009 -- An appeals court in Washington, D.C. has upheld the city's extremely restrictive law requiring residents to obtain licenses to carry handguns outside of their homes.
Henry Repeating Arms Donates 50 Rifles to NRA Youth Programs AmmoLand.com, Sept. 8, 2009 -- FAIRFAX, VA -- The National Rifle Association is pleased to announce that Henry Repeating Arms has generously donated 50 Henry Lever Action Youth Rifles to NRA’s Youth Programs Department, furthering their support of youth involvement in the shooting sports.
7 cops, 43 citizens gunned down by CC permit holders The Roanoke Times, Sept. 5, 2009 -- One of the frequent and false claims that come from concealed-carry advocates is that nobody can point to CC permit holders who have unlawfully killed or harmed anyone.
Gun-Toting God Squad: Rabbis Pack Heat CBS News, Sept 4, 2009 -- Go into a synagogue in Queens these days and you may find rabbis learning how to shoot firearms and execute karate kicks.
La. debuts tax-free shopping for guns, ammo, more The Sun News, Sept. 3, 2009 -- BATON ROUGE, La. -- Paul McCrory won't go deer hunting until November, but Louisiana's new "sales tax holiday" on hunting equipment makes this weekend his best opportunity to shop for bullets and a new rifle.
Get a Gun in D.C. -- Do You Feel Lucky?
Not Just Strict Rules Test Your Decision The Washington Post, Sept. 2, 2009 -- It took $833.69, a total of 15 hours 50 minutes, four trips to the Metropolitan Police Department, two background checks, a set of fingerprints, a five-hour class and a 20-question multiple-choice exam.
Next gun battle is about local control
70 Tennessee cities opted out of law to allow carrying in parks The Tennessean, Sept. 1, 2009 -- Handguns may now be permitted in hundreds of parks across the state, but the battle over the issue might not be over.
Fear of gun limits fuels a burst of demand for bullets Los Angeles Times, Aug. 30, 2009 -- Since President Obama's election, demand for guns and ammunition has skyrocketed. Gun shops have trouble keeping bullets in stock.
Gun tax bill SB 2099 is a hoax Examiner.com, Aug. 27, 2009 -- There has been a rumor making the gun ownership circles that congress is going to pass a law that taxes gun owners $50 per gun, per year and requires full disclosure of all guns in possession including make, model, serial number and caliber to the IRS.
World's largest shooting range opened today in North Las Vegas Digital Journal, July 25, 2009 -- The world’s largest and most advanced shooting range officially opened today in North Las Vegas with a host of dignitaries. The $60 million Clark County Shooting Park is both large and comprehensive, designed to attract not only locals, but shooting enthusiasts from around the world.
Guns near Obama fuel 'open-carry' debate NBCWashington.com, Aug. 25, 2009 -- Gun owners may be arguing among themselves and with gun-control activists about it, but for Mustapha Kassou, there’s no debate over the “open-carry” movement thrust into nationwide controversy this month when pistol- and rifle-packing citizens showed up near several public appearances by President Barack Obama.
High-Profile Gun Rights Case Inches Toward Supreme Court CBS News.com, Taking Liberties - Aug. 25, 2009 -- A federal appeals court on September 24 will hear a high-profile gun rights case that's a leading candidate to end up before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Sorry, Mandatory Gun Registration Is Constitutional CBS News.com, Taking Liberties - Aug. 21, 2009 -- Mandatory gun regulation has long been the bête noire of Second Amendment advocates, who worry that it's the final step before firearm confiscation.
Group ready to test gun law Billings Gazette, July 24, 2009 -- HELENA - A prominent Montana gun rights group has partnered with a national organization to test federal authority over a new class of firearms: guns manufactured and used solely in the state of Montana.
Chicago Suburb Defends Gun Registration Law CBSNewsBlogs, Aug. 20, 2009 -- Yesterday I wrote about a federal appeals court declaring that a Chicago suburb's anti-gun laws were perfectly constitutional.
The Media Gets It Wrong, Again, On Guns Fox News, Aug. 20, 2009 -- A story about an American with a gun who behaved properly is twisted into something else: a narrative about crazy conservatives who want to threaten the president
Righty bloggers slam MSNBC over 'gun' clip; network responds Politico, Aug. 20, 2009 -- Several conservative bloggers, including Hot Air, RedState, and NewsBusters, have taken MSNBC to task for not identifying a man with a gun at an Obama event as an African-American in a segment that discussed the "racial overtones" of those packing heat at presidential town halls.
White House Backs Right to Arms Outside Obama Events
But Some Fear Health Talks Will Spark Violence The Washington Post, Aug. 19, 2009 --
Armed men seen mixing with protesters outside recent events held by President Obama acted within the law, the White House said Tuesday, attempting to allay fears of a security threat.
Man carrying assault weapon attends Obama protest Breitbart.com, Aug. 17, 2009 -- PHOENIX (AP) - About a dozen people carrying guns, including one with a military-style rifle, milled among protesters outside the convention center where President Barack Obama was giving a speech Monday—the latest incidents in which protesters have openly displayed firearms near the president.
Business Owner Fires on 4 Robbers, Killing 2, Police Say The New York Times, Aug. 14, 2009 -- A 72-year-old Harlem business owner used a shotgun to blast four men who tried to rob his restaurant-supply business Thursday afternoon, killing two and sending two others to the hospital with gunshot wounds, the New York City police said.
‘Castle doctrine’ law forces shooter’s release, prosecutor says Billings Gazette, Aug. 12, 2009 -- A man who police said shot his Wal-Mart co-worker in a dispute over the length of a work break has been released from custody because his actions may be protected by Montana's recently enacted "castle doctrine" law.
Officials see rise in militia groups across US Breitbart.com, Aug. 12, 2009 -- WASHINGTON (AP) - Militia groups with gripes against the government are regrouping across the country and could grow rapidly, according to an organization that tracks such trends.
Obama's Mexico Mission: Keep Guns in el Norte Time, Aug. 10, 2009 -- The camcorder shakes as it films the thud of thick .50 caliber bullets ripping through a steel plate target in the heat of the Arizona desert.
Lawsuit Seeks Right to Carry Concealed Weapons in the District The Washington Post, Aug. 8, 2009 -- The lawyer who won the battle to allow District residents to keep handguns in their homes is now fighting to allow residents and visitors to carry their weapons in public.
Gun control on a roll?
Americas are clinging to their arms more than ever The Washington Times, Aug. 7, 2009 -- The Senate confirmed Judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court yesterday. Gun-control groups are crowing that the 68-31 vote was a major defeat for the National Rifle Association, which actively opposed the nomination. The gun controllers are reading too much into this vote.
The breakdown on gun laws across state lines Daily American, Aug. 1, 2009 --
The loaded question in the U.S. Senate recently was whether gun owners with concealed carry permits should be allowed to carry their guns across state lines. The Senate ultimately voted against the measure.
New hearing set on fairgrounds gun ban SFGate, July 30, 2009 -- A federal appeals court in San Francisco set aside its ruling Wednesday - the only one of its kind in the nation - that allowed private citizens to claim a constitutional right to bear arms in challenging state and local gun laws.
Nebraskans assert state sovereignty Omaha World-Herald, July 27, 2009 -- LINCOLN — At least three Nebraska lawmakers want to send a message to the federal government: Butt out of state business.
Lugar and the gun vote Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne), July 25, 2009 -- Republican Sens. Richard Lugar of Indiana and George Voinovich of Ohio voted in favor of state’s rights. All their Senate GOP colleagues – along with Evan Bayh and more than 20 other Democrats – voted in favor of allowing the federal government to dictate to states what their laws must be.
Senate Defeats Conceal-Carry Measure That Divided Democrats The Washington Post, July 23, 2009 -- An amendment that would have allowed gun owners to carry their weapons across state lines fell just short of passage Wednesday in a vote that revealed deep divisions among the Senate's Democrats.
Gun-Shy The Washington Post, July 23, 2009 -- How do you outgun the NRA? Very, very carefully.
How the gun vote went down Politico, July 22, 2009 -- Senate Democrats know the NRA will soon come a-calling again but they are savoring their victory on the Thune Amendment as a watershed.
NRA Claims Victory in a High-Profile Loss
Gun Reformers Score Rare Win in Senate The Washington Independent, July 22, 2009 -- In the year’s first high-profile legislative setback for the gun lobby, the Senate on Wednesday shot down legislation to scrap state and local laws dictating who can carry concealed firearms.
Senate to vote on concealed weapons measure Washington Post, July 22, 2009 -- WASHINGTON -- Gun rights advocates sought to show their political muscle again Wednesday with a Senate vote giving people with concealed weapons permits in one state permission to carry their hidden weapons into other states with similar gun laws.
The Last Thing New York Needs Is More Guns The Wall Street Journal, July 21, 2009 -- You can be forgiven if you thought that Republicans are for states’ rights. But for some Republicans, federal preemption of state authority seems just fine if it promotes the possession of guns.
Obama Administration Takes Aim At Gun-Rights Revolt CBS News.com, July 21, 2009 -- The Obama administration is raising the stakes in a fight over states' rights and firearm ownership by arguing that new pro-gun laws in Montana and Tennessee are invalid.
Democrats Fear Defections on GOP Gun Proposal The Washington Post, July 21, 2009 -- Senate Democrats are scrambling to defeat a Republican-backed provision that would allow gun owners to carry their weapons across state lines, overriding the stricter laws of many jurisdictions and giving preference to states with looser standards.
Democrats Scramble to Block Thune Gun Amendment The Washington Post, July 20, 2009 -- Senate Democrats are scrambling to produce 40 votes -- or a mere two-thirds of their caucus -- to defeat a GOP-led push to override state gun laws.
Thune, Lautenberg Clash on Concealed-Carry Gun Proposal U.S. News & World Report, July 20, 2009 -- A pitched fight over handguns takes place in the Senate this week as gun control advocates move to block an amendment to the defense authorization bill that would allow armed citizens with state-approved concealed-carry permits to cross into another state that also allows the carrying of concealed weapons.
Major Cities' Plummeting Crime Rates Mystifying
Killings in the District, Pr. George's Have Fallen The Washington Post, July 20, 2009 --
Violent crime has plummeted in the Washington area and in major cities across the country, a trend criminologists describe as baffling and unexpected.
Mexican Standoff On Second Amendment Investors Business Daily, July 7, 2009 -- Big lies die slowly. After a claim by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that 90% of Mexican drug dealers' military weapons (machine guns, hand grenades and missiles) come from American gun stores was exposed as a lie several months ago, it's back — this time with the imprimatur of the Government Accountability Office.
An Uphill Fight for the Right to Carry Guns on Campus The Wall Street Journal, July 8, 2009 -- Gun-rights advocates have won victories in several states in recent months allowing gun owners to carry concealed weapons in public parks, taverns and their work places.
D.C. Advocates Fear Gun Amendment on Budget Roll Call, July 7, 2009 -- Washington, D.C., residents and gun safety advocates went door to door on Capitol Hill on Monday, lobbying against rumored efforts to attach a controversial gun amendment to the city’s budget.
NRA Urges Arizona to Pass Three Self-Defense Bills Opposing Views, July 3, 2009 -- FAIRFAX, Va. – The Arizona Senate passed three important self-defense bills in a session that lasted into the early morning hours Wednesday.
Federal agents hunt for guns, one house at a time Houston Chronicle, June 30, 2009 -- In front of a run-down shack in north Houston, federal agents step from a government sedan into 102-degree heat and face a critical question: How can the woman living here buy four high-end handguns in one day?
NRA Applauds Kansas Recognition of Non-Resident Carry Permits Opposing Views, July 1, 2009 -- Fairfax, Va. --- Kansas Attorney General Steve Six today concluded that the State of Kansas will now recognize ‘non-resident’ right-to-carry permits issued by any of the 22 states already recognized.
One-gun-a-month bill passes in N.J. Legislature The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 27, 2009 -- TRENTON - The New Jersey Legislature tackled more than 100 bills Thursday along with the state budget, in advance of lawmakers' summer recess.
D.C. Expands List Of Allowed Guns To Avert Lawsuit The Washington Post, June 20, 2009 -- The D.C. government released emergency regulations yesterday that greatly expand the models of handguns that District residents can own, a shift designed to stave off another lawsuit over its compliance with the Second Amendment.
Gun Rulings Open Way to Supreme Court Review The New York Times, June 16, 2009 -- A year ago, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark decision establishing the constitutional right of Americans to own guns. But the justices did not explain what the practical effect of that ruling would be on city and state gun laws.
Mont. gun law challenges federal powers The Washington Times, June 15, 2009 -- A new Montana gun law puts the state at the forefront of a national bid to restore states' rights by attacking up to a century of federal court decisions on Washington's power.
Senator: Sotomayor accepts gun rights ruling Associated Press, June 11, 2009 -- WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic senator says that Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor sees a 2008 ruling affirming Americans' right to own guns for self-defense as settled law.
Tenth Amendment Movement Aims to Give Power Back to the States Fox News, May 26, 2009 -- Fed up with Washington's involvement in everything from land use to gun control to education spending, states across the country are fighting back against what they say is the federal government's growing intrusion on their rights.
Sonia conservative on guns Arkansas News, June 4, 2009 -- Only because of guns might Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court give heartburn to the two Democratic senators from Arkansas.
Sotomayor May Have Some Unlikely Allies on Gun Issue(Update3) Bloomberg.com, June 2, 2009 -- Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s best defense against firearms owners mobilizing to oppose her U.S. Supreme Court nomination may come from an unlikely source: two top conservatives on the federal bench.
Off-Duty Officer Is Fatally Shot by Police in Harlem The New York Times, May 29, 2009 -- A New York City police officer who had just gotten off duty was fatally shot late Thursday in East Harlem by a fellow officer who mistook him for an armed criminal, Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly said.
To right's dismay, NRA stays out of Sotomayor fight The Hill, May 28, 2009 -- The National Rifle Association (NRA) is staying on the sidelines in the battle over Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, to the dismay of conservative activists who hoped that the gun-rights group would pressure conservative Democratic senators to oppose her.
KEN BLACKWELL: Obama Declares War on America’s Gun Owners With Supreme Court Pick Fox News, May 26, 2009 -- President Obama’s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor is a declaration of war against America’s gun owners and the Second Amendment to our Constitution. If gun owners mobilize and unite, it’s possible (though unlikely) to stop this radical nominee.
Liberals ask how they lost gun, Guantanamo votes Google News, May 24, 2009 -- WASHINGTON (AP) — Frustrated liberals are asking why a Democratic-controlled Congress and White House can't manage to close the Guantanamo prison or keep new gun-rights laws from passing.
Legislators praise gun smuggling bill Houston Chronicle, May 21, 2009 -- AUSTIN, Texas — Legislation waiting to be approved by Gov. Rick Perry creates new state punishments for smuggling weapons illegally across the Texas-Mexico border.
San Francisco slapped with gun lawsuit San Francisco Examiner, May 18, 2009 -- SAN FRANCISCO — The City is being sued by gun owners and gun-advocacy groups because of a local law that says firearms have to be locked up or kept disabled.
Democrats and Guns
Party liberals have lost the debate. The Wall Street Journal, May 18, 2009 --
Amid so much other news, a Senate vote last week to allow loaded guns in national parks slipped under the media radar. The vote shows how the political cause of gun control is as dead as a mounted moose.
Federal appeals court: Gun maker, dealer can't be sued in attack on LA Jewish center
Los Angeles Times, May 12, 2009 -- PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A federal appeals court rejected a lawsuit against gun maker Glock Inc. and a Seattle gun dealer stemming from a white supremacist's 1999 shooting rampage at a Los Angeles-area Jewish center and the murder of a postal carrier.
Senate Backs Allowing Loaded Guns in National Parks, Jeopardizing Credit Card Reform
Republican Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma sponsored the amendment, which would restore a Bush administration policy allowing loaded guns in national parks. Fox News, May 12, 2009 -- WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Tuesday voted in favor of a measure, 67-29, that would allow Americans to carry firearms in national parks, if their state laws permit them to possess a gun, with 27 Democrats voting in support.
Enzi, Barrasso - Gun Equality for All
Support bill to stop gun carry inconsistencies in national parks American Chronicle, May 11, 2009 -- Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, both R-Wyo., are pushing to protect second amendment rights in every corner of the nation, including a corner of Wyoming – Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks.
Support waning for new gun laws Houston Chronicle, May 5, 2009 -- WASHINGTON — Amid a wave of publicity about drug-related gun violence along the Mexican border and police killings in U.S. cities, more Americans than ever oppose new government efforts to regulate guns.
Proposed gun law couched states' rights language The Salt Lake Tribune, May 3, 2009 -- Some Utah legislators are eyeing a bill aimed at preventing the federal government from regulating guns in the state.
Obama puts gun-control issue on back burner
Advocates say they are still looking to him for leadership Chicago Tribune, April 27, 2009 --
In July 2007, when the presidency was still a long-shot proposition, Barack Obama stopped at Vernon Park Church of God in Chicago to deliver a fiery sermon challenging the government, the gun lobby and the public to do more to stop gun violence.
Texas campuses may allow students to carry concealed weapons
Bill's sponsors are determined not to allow a repeat of the Virginia Tech massacre to occur in Texas Chicago Tribune, April 27, 2009 -- HOUSTON -- Across the rest of America, packing for college usually means gathering up books, clothes and maybe an iPod.
Here in gun-loving Texas, it could soon mean packing heat.
Fear triggers sales of guns and ammo
FBI doing more background checks; more seem Texas permits Houston Chronicle, April 22, 2009 -- Medie Elliott bought her first handgun this month, a 9mm semiautomatic that fits into her purse.
Citizens can challenge state, local gun laws San Francisco Chronicle, April 21, 2009 -- San Francisco -- A federal appeals court ruled Monday that private citizens can challenge state and local gun laws by invoking the constitutional right to bear arms - the first such ruling in the nation - but upheld a ban on firearms at gun shows at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton.
Gun rights proponents hold rally in Pa. Capitol Philly.com, April 21, 2009 -- HARRISBURG, Pa. - Hundreds of gun rights supporters held a noisy rally in the state Capitol on Tuesday, the fourth consecutive year they came to Harrisburg to remind legislators that constitutional gun-ownership protections are broadly supported in much of the state.
Citizens can challenge state, local gun laws San Francisco Chronicle, April 21, 2009 -- San Francisco - A federal appeals court ruled Monday that private citizens can challenge state and local gun laws by invoking the constitutional right to bear arms - the first such ruling in the nation - but upheld a ban on firearms at gun shows at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton.
U.S. "home invasions" up as thugs seek drug cash Yahoo! News, April 21, 2009 -- TUCSON, Ariz (Reuters) – When the heavy battering started to buckle the front door of her new home in Tucson, Maria remained frozen to the spot with fear.
Gillibrand, Schumer Want Repeal Of Gun Records Policy North Country Gazette, April 20, 2009 -- WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are criticizing the federal policy requiring that the records from federal gun purchase background checks be destroyed after 24-hours because it severely ties the hands of law enforcement.
Rendell, NRA official spar over gun ban The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 20, 2009 -- Taking his campaign for stronger gun-control measures to the national stage, Gov. Rendell squared off with a top National Rifle Association official on national television yesterday over the federal ban on assault weapons.
Editorial: Obama's gun lies The Washington Times, April 20, 2009 -- The "liar, liar pants on fire" argument usually isn't the most effective. But when it comes to guns, President Obama is lying through his teeth.
NRA official rips weapons-ban bid
Calls linkage to Mexican gangs 'phony' The Washington Times, April 20, 2009 -- A top National Rifle Association official said the Obama administration is using the increasingly violent drug cartels in Mexico as an excuse to push for reinstating the ban on assault weapons.
Barack Obama way wrong on U.S. guns in Mexico -- FactCheck.org Los Angeles Times, April 17, 2009 --
On his recently concluded first visit to Mexico as president, a week after telling Europeans that his country had been at times arrogant, President Barack Obama blamed his own country for providing 90% of Mexico's recovered crime guns.
President Obama to Face Opposition from Gun Lobby, Possibly Democrats, to Ratify Treaty on Firearms Trafficking ABC News, April 17, 2009 -- ABC News' Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller report: While President Obama has indicated he's not willing to expend any political capital to try to re-new the ban on semi-automatic assault weapons that expired in 2004 -- despite pleading from Mexican President Calderón that he do so -- he did announce a step this week that is meeting with opposition from the powerful National Rifle Association -- an international gun treaty that the Senate refused to ratify under former President Bill Clinton.
Houston man sentenced for smuggling guns to Mexico Houston Chronicle, April 17, 2009 -- HOUSTON — A Houston man was sentenced Friday to just over eight years in prison for helping buy more than 100 military-style firearms, some of which ended up in the hands of Mexico's violent drug cartels.
Stock Up On Guns
Shares of Smith and Wesson can shoot even higher as pistol-packing Americans load up on handguns. Forbes, April 16, 2009 --
Thankfully, we as Americans take it almost for granted that we live in a stable and law-abiding society where everyday citizens can assume that their homes and property are secure. There are, however, daily reminders on local newscasts and in the metro sections of daily newspapers that this is not always the case.
Fear and Greed Have Sales of Guns and Ammo Shooting Up
Buyers Foresee Anti-Weapon Legislation; Collectors Hope to Get Bang for Their Bucks The Wall Street Journal, April 16, 2009 -- FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. -- The way Jay Chambers sees it, the semiautomatic weapons in his firearm collection might be the most promising investment in his financial portfolio.
The Guns of Spring The New York Times, April 8, 2009 -- Outposts: Timothy Egan -- Bam, bam, bam. Three dead in Pittsburgh, cops, all of them, murdered by a man with an AK-47 who thought President Obama was going to take away his guns.
Montana poised to buck federal gun control Billings Gazette, April 6, 2009 -- HELENA - Montana-made guns may form the basis for a court showdown over states' rights if the governor signs a bill to release some firearms in the state from federal regulation.
Guns from U.S. to Mexico: Thorny issues crop up at the border
Mexico must tack corruption as U.S. faces gun-rights debate Chicago Tribune, April 5, 209 -- NOGALES, Mexico — A steady flow of Americans used to come down Interstate 19 to this city on the Arizona border: those looking for cheap prescription drugs, kitschy souvenirs or less wholesome pursuits.
Gun shops seeing sharp increase in demand for ammunition KSL.com, April 3, 2009 -- SALT LAKE CITY -- Gun owners in Utah have noticed a recent shortage for certain types of ammunition, specifically for handguns and semiautomatic weapons. However, it isn't clear why gun owners feel such an urgency to stock up.
Gun Sales Up in Binghampton and U.S.
In the City That's Home to Today's Tragic Shooting, and Across the U.S., Gun Sales Are Up ABC News, April 3, 2009 -- In Binghamton, N.Y., and across the country, firearms sales have been among the few bright spots within the recession-battered economy.
Mexico trying harder to catch smuggled US guns Associated Press, April 1, 2009 -- MEXICO CITY (AP) — Try to bring a refrigerator into Mexico in the back of your pickup, and you are almost certain to get stopped by Mexican customs officials. Stick a couple of AK-47 rifles in your trunk, and chances are you'll whiz right through.
Texas on front line in feds' battle against gun trade
As Obama aides prepare to visit the state and Mexico, sheriffs seek more funds to protect border Houston Chronicle, March 31, 2009 -- WASHINGTON — Just a week after Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton proclaimed Americans partly responsible for Mexico’s drug-fueled violence, Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano and Attorney General Eric Holder will head to Cuernavaca on Thursday to forge support for improved gun screenings at southwest border crossings.
Fear of new regs drives gun, ammo shortage The Washington Post, March 29, 2009 -- CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Concern that the Obama administration could impose a new ban on some semiautomatic weapons is driving worried gun owners to stockpile ammunition and cartridge reloading components at such a rate that manufacturers can't meet demand.
Kansans to vote on gun ownership amendment The Wichita Eagle, March 29, 2009 -- TOPEKA - Next year, Kansans will vote whether to change the state constitution to guarantee individual gun rights.
A Gun Ban Gets Shot Down Newsweek, March 28, 2009 -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is now the second member of President Obama's cabinet to get shot down by the White House over the politically sensitive issue of assault weapons.
Gun program for pilots set for expansion, officials insist
Backers take exception to inaccurate editorial The Washington Times, March 27, 2009 -- The Obama administration has no plans to end a program that trains commercial airline pilots to carry guns and thwart terrorist attacks, and in fact is seeking to expand resources for oversight and training, government officials and pilots organizations say.
Some Democrats and the NRA Agree on Assault Weapons Ban US News & World Report, March 27, 2009 -- Indications from Attorney General Eric Holder that the 1994 ban on assault weapons was making a comeback have won the attention of the National Rifle Association and many Democrats who oppose the ban.
A bulletproof bottom line Boston.com, March 26, 2009 -- GUN MAKERS are biting no bullets in the current recession. Firearm sales rose 26 percent at Springfield-based Smith & Wesson from Election Day through January.
Republican Enlists 65 Pro-Gun Dems to Oppose Assault Weapon Ban Opposing Views, March 24, 2009 -- WASHINGTON --- U.S. Representative Mike Ross (AR-04) led a group of 65 pro-gun Democrats in denouncing recent comments made by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s on February 25 that the Obama administration intended to reinstate the assault weapons ban that expired in 2004.
House Republicans to push for guns amendment to public lands catchall The New York Times, March 24, 2009 -- Two House Republicans today will push to add an amendment to the public lands omnibus that would codify the right to carry concealed weapons in national parks, less than a week after a federal judge blocked a similar proposal.
Judge Blocks Rule Permitting Concealed Guns In U.S. Parks The Washington Post, March 20, 2009 -- A federal judge yesterday blocked a last-minute rule enacted by President George W. Bush allowing visitors to national parks to carry concealed weapons.
ATF takes aim at deep 'Iron river of guns' USA Today, March 18, 2009 -- Guns recovered in some of the largest recent weapons seizures in Mexico are being traced deep into the United States — miles from the volatile border — revealing an expanding trafficking network that feeds Mexico's violent drug cartels, according to government documents and U.S. investigators.
Law would allow concealed guns without permit Great Falls Tribune, March 18, 2009 -- HELENA — Members of Montana's law enforcement community came out in force Tuesday against a controversial bill that would allow citizens to carry concealed firearms without a permit.
Editorial: Guns on a plane
Obama secretly ends program that let pilots carry guns The Washington Times, March 17, 2009 -- After the September 11 attacks, commercial airline pilots were allowed to carry guns if they completed a federal-safety program. No longer would unarmed pilots be defenseless as remorseless hijackers seized control of aircraft and rammed them into buildings.
Editorial: Global gun control The Washington Times, March 16, 2009 --
There may good reasons for deploying the National Guard along the U.S.-Mexican border, but illegal firearms isn't one of them.
Local views clash on carrying guns in public The San Bernardino Sun, March 14, 2009 -- The guns hooked on their hips are a symbol of freedom and constitutional rights for some. To others, they represent a conundrum cloaked in fear and the unknown.
Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammo The Washington Post, March 12, 2009 -- Sunday's fatal shooting at an Illinois church has revived an effort to pass a bill allowing concealed weapons in Arkansas churches, as well as a broader discussion about whether guns in houses of worship are legally or spiritually appropriate.
Gun Rights on The Line The Washington Post, March 13, 2009 -- The recent Senate vote to ensure that D.C. residents can purchase and own firearms without unreasonable restrictions and the House's subsequent delay of legislation to give the District a voting representative -- the result of pressure from centrist Democrats to include this amendment -- were crucial victories for all Americans.
Portrait of German Gunman Emerges The New York Times, March 13, 2009 -- FRANKFURT, Germany — A portrait of a troubled, depressed teenager with easy access to an unsecured pistol has begun to emerge in the days after the youth went on a rampage, killing 15 people before taking his own life.
D.C.'s Best Chance For A Vote: Give Way On Guns The Washington Post, March 13, 2009 -- (Scroll down the page to the headline) Just a few days ago, history was about to happen. After decades of dithering, Congress was going to give the District a vote in the House. But now it looks like raw politics on the Hill and pigheadedness among D.C. politicians may prevail.
Sales of guns, ammo still high One shop says the "hoarding" of ammunition since Obama's election has created a shortage. Tulsa World, March 13, 2009 -- Four months after the election of President Barack Obama, firearms and ammunition sales in Tulsa remain at a fever pitch.
Illinois gun-owners rally in Springfield, but misfire in committees St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 11, 2009 -- SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Hundreds of Illinois gun-owners descended on the state Capitol today, lobbying for the right to carry concealed handguns. They wore yellow caps and t-shirts with the emblem IGOLD (Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day), many with the Second Amendment printed on the back.
Strict German gun laws fail to prevent school shooting
Teenager gained access to gun despite living in country with some of the world's toughest firearm controls Guardian.co.uk, March 11, 2009 -- Germany will face pressure to re-evaluate its already tough gun laws in the wake of today's school shooting near Stuttgart, in which at least 16 people have died, including the teenage gunman.
Democrats offer NRA gun vote to move D.C. Voting Rights Act The Hill, March 11, 2009 -- House Democratic leaders are offering the National Rifle Association (NRA) a separate vote on legislation that would weaken the District of Columbia’s gun laws, trying to wriggle out of a conundrum created by their centrist members.
HIGH COURT ROUNDUP: New York Fails To Revive Gun Lawsuit CNN Money.com, March 9, 2009 -- WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- New York City on Monday failed before the U.S. Supreme Court to revive a lawsuit it filed against the gun industry.
SAF FILES LAWSUIT CHALLENGING CHICAGO’S HANDGUN BAN Second Amendment Foundation, March 9, 2009 -- BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation and three Washington, D.C. residents today filed a lawsuit challenging a regulation by District of Columbia city government that arbitrarily bans handguns based on a roster of “acceptable” handguns approved by the State of California.
Gun Makers and Retailers Post Strong Sales Increases
Sour Economy, Potential for Tightened Regulations Drive Buyers to Firearms Advertising Age, March 9, 2009 -- NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- The economy might be tanking, but firearm sales are going great guns.
Bill Would Enact Gun Return Procedure
No Current Process For People Served With Protection Orders
MSNBC, March 6, 2009 --
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - If you own a gun or work for law enforcement, then legislation sparked by a Channel 4 I-Team investigation could impact you.
Democrats show little appetite for gun control Seattle PI,. March 3, 2009 -- WASHINGTON -- The National Rifle Association warned in a campaign ad that if Barack Obama were elected president he would try to take away hunters' guns and ammo. But with pro-gun Democrats a powerful force in Congress, it's already pretty clear there will be no messing with Americans' right to bear arms.
Concealed handgun ban faces shootout in Illinois USA Today, March 2, 2009 -- The Illinois Legislature is nearing a vote on whether the state will become the nation's 49th to allow residents to carry concealed handguns, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports today.
U.S. Is Arms Bazaar for Mexican Cartels The New York Times, Feb. 25, 2009 -- PHOENIX — The Mexican agents who moved in on a safe house full of drug dealers last May were not prepared for the fire power that greeted them.
Boren will lead congressional gun-rights group An NRA board member, he will be co-chairman of the Second Amendment Task Force. Tulsa World, Feb. 26, 2009 -- WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Dan Boren, a board member of the National Rifle Association, announced Wednesday that he will be co-chairman of a new task force on gun rights.
Obama administration guns for assault-weapons ban The Hill, Feb. 27, 2009 -- The Obama administration’s announcement that it will push to reinstate the assault -weapons ban has stunned Capitol Hill and revived a debate that has been dormant for years.
OBAMA LIED TO GUN OWNERS, SAYS CCRKBA; ATTACK PLAN REVEALED BY HOLDER CCRKBA, Feb. 26, 2009 -- BELLEVUE, WA – As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama deliberately and repeatedly lied to America’s 90 million gun owners across the country when he insisted that he would not try to take away anyone’s firearms, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today.
Legislature Debating Proposed Gun Law Changes NewsChannel5.com, Feb. 25, 2009 -- NASHVILLE, Tenn. - What lawmakers decide about gun rights could have a major impact on you - and the 200,000 gun permit owners in Tennessee.
Obama to Seek New Assault Weapons Ban
The Ban Expired in 2004 During the Bush Administration ABC News, Feb. 25, 2009 -- The Obama administration will seek to reinstate the assault weapons ban that expired in 2004 during the Bush administration, Attorney General Eric Holder said today.
Justices Uphold Ban On Guns for Abusers
Law's Intent Called Clear, if Language Isn't The Washington Post, Feb. 25, 2009 --
The Supreme Court yesterday affirmed federal efforts to bar those convicted of crimes involving domestic violence from owning guns.
Daley Wants Gun Laws, Blasts Feds' "Lack of Focus" MSNBC, Feb. 25, 2009 -- Mayor Richard M. Daley is proposing new anti-gun legislation, while at the same time blasting the federal government for what he says is a lack of focus in combating violence in America.
'License bingo' a popular pursuit for gun owners Dayton Daily News, Feb. 23, 2009 -- COLUMBUS — Gun rights advocates call it "license bingo" — the game they play to get exactly the right combo of states' concealed weapons permits that will allow them to legally take their hidden guns all the way to Florida or Pennsylvania or other states.
Gun registration under federal control bill Examiner.com, Feb. 21, 2009 -- Gun owners continue to be anxious about their right to bear arms which they feel was given to them in the Constitution.
NEWS: NRA Wins Fight to Let Workers Keep Guns in Cars Opposing Views, Feb. 19, 2009 -- FAIRFAX, Va. – Today, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously in support of allowing employees to store legally owned firearms in locked, private motor vehicles while parked in employer parking lots. This decision upholds NRA-backed legislation passed in 2004.
Area gun sales and permit applications jump Herald Tribune, Feb. 19, 2009 -- Floridians have requested 187,162 concealed-weapon permit applications over the last six months -- an 82 percent increase compared with a year earlier.
Gun Law Narrowly Passes KXMCTV Minot, Feb. 18, 2009 --
A bill to allow guns in public places was approved - but is more restrictive than what was first proposed.
Justice Dept. Defends Bush Rule on Guns
But Interior Is Reviewing Measure, Which Allows Concealed Firearms in Parks
The Washingon Post, Feb. 17, 2009 -- The Obama administration is legally defending a last-minute rule enacted by President George W. Bush that allows concealed firearms in national parks, even as it is internally reviewing whether the measure meets environmental muster.
More People Protecting Homes With Guns
Firearm Sales Increase Across Valley Fox 5 News Las Vegas, Feb. 16, 2009 -- LAS VEGAS -- The growing recession has people concerned about the safety of their property, and Valley firearm retailers are seeing a spike in sales because of it.
House aims to shoot down federal gun controls Great Falls Tribue, Feb. 14, 2009 -- HELENA — Montana lawmakers fired another shot in battles for states' rights as they supported letting some Montana gun owners and dealers skip reporting their transactions to the federal government.
Students Aim for Gun Rights on Campus
Group Advocates for Concealed Weapons to Protect Against College Shootings The Washington Post, Feb. 14, 2009 -- Kyle Smith agreed to play the bad guy. In a scenario eerily designed to imitate the Virginia Tech massacre, when a lone gunman shot and killed 32 people in the nine minutes it took for campus police to respond, Smith burst into a classroom here Saturday, his right index finger pointed as if it were a gun drawn, and immediately "shot" the teacher between the eyes.
Fears of tighter gun laws drive up local demand The Courier News, Feb. 14, 2009 -- Since the election of President Barack Obama, local businesses have struggled to meet consumer demand for guns and ammunition due to what some dealers say is a fear of more stringent gun laws.
New L.A. gun control law proposed
Two council members want to expand on a state law to make it more difficult for people convicted of certain misdemeanors to own weapons. Los Angeles Times, Feb. 12, 2009 -- Just a few weeks after the Los Angeles City Council approved a batch of new gun and ammunition ordinances tightening restrictions on ammunition vendors, council members Jack Weiss and Janice Hahn are proposing a new law that would make it more difficult for individuals convicted of certain misdemeanors to own guns.
KERLIKOWSKE PICK MORE PROOF OF OBAMA’S ANTI-GUN AGENDA, SAYS CCRKBA CCRKBA, I Feb. 11, 2009 -- BELLEVUE, WA – Reports that Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske has been tapped to become the nation’s next “drug czar” offer more proof of the anti-gun intentions of the Obama administration, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today.
Gun dealers experiencing shortages of bullets Orlando Sentinel, Feb. 10, 2009 -- Selling bullets may be the most secure job in Florida as long as supplies last.
After months of heavy buying, gun dealers across the state are experiencing shortages.
Obama is stimulating gun sales The Detroit News, Feb. 8, 2009 -- If gun owners are like wooly worms -- they instinctively fatten up ahead of a harsh winter -- then the Second Amendment is in for a rough spell.
Obama, Ginsburg and Guns
Townhall.com, Feb. 9, 2009 -- Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is being treated for pancreatic cancer. While Americans pray for her recovery, this sad news is a sobering reminder that President Obama is likely to appoint several justices to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Committee recommends Wyo. gun rights resolution The Billings Gazette, Feb. 6, 2009 -- CHEYENNE - A state legislative committee backed a resolution Friday that seeks to reinforce Wyoming's right to bear arms.
Corzine signs harsher gun law The Star-Ledger, Feb. 6, 2009 -- People caught with machine guns or other illegal assault weapons will face harsher penalties under a bill signed into law today by Gov. Jon Corzine, who used the occasion to push for another bill that would restrict handgun purchases in New Jersey to one per month.
Self-defense law faces hurdle The Daily Times, Feb. 5, 2009 -- FARMINGTON — A bill that would make people who kill or hurt a criminal while defending their property immune from lawsuits faces a hurdle, the bill's sponsor says.
Looking down the barrel of an argument over guns Los Angeles Times, Feb. 3, 2009 -- Just because I don't want a Glock in my pocket doesn't mean I don't understand law-abiding people who do. I just think of them as having a more hyper-developed sense of "kill or be killed" than the rest of us.
Gun Law Update: Gun-Ban List Proposed Tactical-Life.com (Scroll down page), Jan. 5, 2009 -- Slipping below the radar (or under the short-term memory cap), the Democrats have already leaked a gun-ban list, even under the Bush administration when they knew full well it had no chance of passage (HR 1022, 110th Congress). It serves as a framework for the new list the Brady’s plan to introduce shortly.
Obama supports some gun control The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Feb. 1, 2009 -- The Obama administration, cited by many Georgia gun owners as the reason they applied for concealed-carry permits last year, supports restrictions on certain kinds of guns and certain kinds of gun sales.
Town withdraws effort to ban guns Pahrump Valley Times, Jan. 31, 2009 -- There was definitely a hot time in the old town Tuesday night, due in part to an item placed on the town board meeting agenda by Pahrump Town Manager Bill Kohbarger that would have barred firearms on town-owned property, in town-owned buildings and at town-sponsored events.
Gun dealer stole $55K from clients, police say Monterey County Herald, Jan. 31, 2009 -- A former Salinas gun shop owner remained in custody Friday, charged with 24 counts of embezzlement for allegedly keeping most of the sales money from consignment guns he sold.
Proposals would let licensed owners tote guns more easily Houston Chronicle, Jan. 30, 2009 -- AUSTIN — Michael Guzman, a 25-year-old Texas State University senior and Marine veteran, takes his Kimber Ultra Carry II handgun just about everywhere he goes. Except to school.
SAF Court Action Prompts Resumption of WA Alien Firearms License Program PRNewswire-USNewswire, Jan. 27, 2009 -- BELLEVUE, Wash.- The Second Amendment Foundation and National Rifle Association this week have won a preliminary injunction against the Washington State Department of Licensing that requires the state to resume processing applications by legal resident aliens for alien firearms licenses.
LAWMAKERS SEEK NEW GUN LEGISLATION: AMMO CONTROL LAWS NewsWithViews.com, Jan. 26, 2009 -- "Gun control fanatics, frustrated in their attempts to impose severely restrictive regulations on the gun rights of law-abiding American citizens, apparently think that if they push severe restrictions on ammunition acquisition and possession, they'll come closer to their objective of restricting if not eliminating the individual Second Amendment civil right to keep and bear arms," says John M. Snyder, named Washington's senior gun rights activist.
Concealed Carry Permits are Life Savers Human Events.com, Jan. 26, 2009 -- The right to bear arms is more than a Constitutional right: every human being has the natural unalienable right to self-defense.
Gillibrand Defends Stance On Gun Rights LoHud.com, Jan. 24, 2009 -- Newly appointed Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand defended her position on gun rights when she talked to reporters today, saying she and her family come from a long line of hunters. She said she wants to rid the streets of illegal guns, but that hunters should have rights too.
Dave Picks Gillibrand As Liberal Dems Howl New York Post, Jan. 23, 2009 -- ALBANY - Gov. Paterson, defying the liberal wing of his Democratic Party, has chosen little-known, NRA-backed, upstate Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton as New York's junior senator, it was learned last night
Gillinbrand says she's 'still in the running' CNN Politics.com, Jan. 22, 2009 --
(CNN) — Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand — considered one of the top candidates to replace Hillary Clinton in the Senate — said Thursday she was "still in the running."
With Kennedy Out, N.R.A. Becomes Issue The New York Times, Jan. 22, 2009 -- ALBANY — Representative Carolyn McCarthy of Long Island, a staunch supporter of gun-control laws, said in an interview Thursday that she would challenge a fellow Democrat, Representative Kirsten E. Gillibrand, if Gov. David A. Paterson names Ms. Gillibrand to the Senate.
Committee approves gun rights bill Casper Star Tribune, Jan. 20, 2009 --
CHEYENNE -- A bill that would require Wyoming judges to warn defendants that they would lose their federal gun rights by pleading guilty to misdemeanor domestic violence charges received preliminary approval in the state Senate on Monday.
Bill would pull plug on reloading Standard Journal, Jan. 14, 2009 -- Reloading ammunition in Pennsylvania may become a thing of the past if a bill currently in state legislature is passed.
Vin Suprynowicz: 'The weapons ban has worked well all these years' Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jan. 11, 2009 -- On Dec. 31, the daily Miami Herald editorialized: "The Bush administration last month gave the National Rifle Association a parting gift by lifting a decades-long ban on concealed weapons in national parks. ...
Loaded, concealed guns become legal in national parks Arizona Daily Star, Jan. 9, 2009 -- A new federal rule takes effect today, allowing people to carry loaded, concealed firearms in national parks in certain cases.
DNR to hunters: Hand over your guns on demand
Ex-hunter ed instructor says directive unconstitutional The Lakeland Times, Jan. 9, 2009 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has a simple, blunt message for hunters in Wisconsin: When a DNR warden asks you to give up your legal firearm, do so, plain and simple, no matter what.
