Tag Archive: gun laws

on March 4, 2014 in World News

‘No Real Scientific Evidence’ Background Checks Reduce Crime

                    John Lott: ‘No Real Scientific Evidence’ Background Checks Reduce Crime In a March 3 Investor’s Business Daily editorial, John R. Lott, Jr. highlights the failures of the Brady Law over its 20 year existence, specifically pointing out that the background checks associated with it do not reduce crime. This is crucial information for gun owners and would-be gun owners who are constantly bombarded with the idea that background checks are good and need to be expanded to cover all sales now. According to Lott, of the 76,142 background checks denials in 2010,… View Article

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on February 21, 2014 in World News

Piers Morgan Shooting Himself in the Foot?

      Piers Morgan Shooting Himself in the Foot? the end, are guns what killed CNN’s “Piers Morgan Live”? The show, hosted by anti-gun crusader Morgan, continues to struggle in the Nielsens. And this month, the start of the Michael Dunn loud-music murder trial in Florida has put the issue of gun control back in the forefront. February has also produced six of the show’s smallest 10 audiences since it bowed in January 2011. Tuesday’s telecast, which included coverage of the uprisings in Kiev and an interview with Rudy Giuliani, drew the show’s second smallest audience to date in… View Article

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on February 17, 2014 in World News

Expanding Concealed Carry to Churches, Bars, Airports

                      GA Lawmakers Vote on Expanding Concealed Carry to Churches, Bars, Airports On February 18, Georgia lawmakers will vote on expanding the exercise of concealed carry to include churches, bars, and non-secured portions of airports. According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the carry expansions are contained in House Bill 875, sponsored by Representative Rick Jasperse (R-Jasper). In addition to opening up churches, bars, and non-secured portions of airports, HB 875 would also “decriminalize guns on college campuses if the person carrying has a license.” Rather than face criminal charges, a person… View Article

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on February 17, 2014 in World News

‘More Youngsters Killed in Bicycle Accidents’ Than with Guns

                    Criminologist: ‘More Youngsters Killed in Bicycle Accidents’ Than with Guns Responding to a recent report that Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America (MDA) and Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) conducted about the dangers of guns in public schools, Northeastern University criminologist James Alan Fox said the annual risk of gun-related death in school is “well below one in two million,” and “many times more youngsters are killed annually in bicycle accidents.” Because of this, Fox said he “trusts [MDA and MAIG] would support a national helmet law as… View Article

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on February 10, 2014 in World News

Gun control activist was carrying gun while visiting school

              Gun control activist was carrying gun while visiting school A Buffalo, N.Y. community activist who is well known locally for pushing for a highly restrictive 2013 gun control law has been arrested for — wait for it — carrying a gun illegally at a public elementary school. The arrested gun-control advocate, Dwayne Ferguson, caused quite a scene at Harvey Austin Elementary School, reports local CBS affiliate WIVB. At about 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, police acted on a pair of anonymous 911 tips. A battalion of cops quickly swarmed the school. The brigade included… View Article

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on February 10, 2014 in World News

Manufacturers Change Look of AR-15

        Manufacturers Change Look of AR-15; Rifle Is Now Legal in New York State Pass a stupid law, get a stupid result. This, Clash Daily reports, is a remodeled AR-15, and it is legal in New York despite the state’s “assault weapons” ban: When the opponents of “assault weapon” bans argue that it is preposterous for the state to ban firearms based on the way they look, they really mean it. It is. The rifle in the photograph above is no more or less powerful than the one that has been banned; it just looks different. And,… View Article

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on February 5, 2014 in World News

‘Public Health’ Campaign Against Guns

                      Gun Control Groups Want White House ‘Public Health’ Campaign Against Guns After failing to get a bill through Congress in 2013, gun control groups are switching gears and asking the White House to declare guns “a public health and safety issue,” hoping President Obama will “direct the Department of Health and Human Services to launch a public safety campaign about the dangers of gun ownership, much like the agency did about the dangers of smoking.” According to The Newtown Bee, Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) is involved in this… View Article

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