June 2008

In a saddening statement, the Humane Society has decided to oppose the basic right to defend oneself and one’s family.  The Humane Society’s reasoning is that poachers use guns, and therefore all law abiding citizens should be left without the right to carry a gun for self defense in national parks.  The problems with the [...]

As the AP reports, A 27 year old Grand Junction, CO man is in custody for allegedly of spraying a co-worker with flammable lacquer thinner, throwing a garbage can at him,  and shooting him as many as 20 times with a nail gun.
Jacob Bertrand is currently being held in the Mesa county jail in lieu [...]

Over 30 guns were seized when the gun smuggling ring was raided, including machine pistols that police say were destined for Canada. I applaud the law enforcement agencies for their excellent work in stopping these criminals. Now if only the politicians would recognize that passing gun control laws will only harm law abiding [...]

As the NRA reports, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland signed Senate Bill 184 into law.
Sponsored by Ohio state Senator Steve Buehrer, Ohio Senate Bill 184 protects the rights of innocent victims to defend themselves from attacks by criminals, and also expands the right of Ohio’s law abiding citizens to carry a concealed firearm for self defense. [...]

The mayor of Seattle, Greg Nickels, has banned guns on city property.
The mayor cites the incident in Seattle last month, when a criminal shot two people on city property. While the mayor’s goal of preventing innocent citizens from being shot is a noble one, it will not be served by this ban. [...]

Several of the people I’ve worked with and known socially over the last year have stated that they are either opposed to gun rights, and/or don’t personally wish to exercise their right to keep and bear arms.  While they certainly have a right to choose not to own a gun, I am of the opinion [...]

In cities such as Chicago and London, which already have strict gun control laws, there have been “gun violence” protests organized by anti gun groups.  These usually take place after a criminal violates the gun ban laws and commits a crime.  Unlike protests designed to focus the attention of political leaders on a governmental policy [...]

I see quite a few visitors searching for information on the size of shot in the various shotgun shells, such as 00 buck, #1 buck, #4 bird, etc., and the number of pellets in a one ounce 12 Gauge shell This article provides that information for lead shot.

Shot Size
Pellet Diameter (inches)
# of Pellets in [...]

An 8 year old girl in Grain Valley, MO was killed today by the negligence of adult(s).
Fox News indicates that this tragedy occurred in the 1200 block of NW Phelps Drive around 5:35 p.m today. However, the news agency got the story wrong in reporting it as an “accidental” shooting, since there is no [...]

Two of Philadelphia’s unconstitutional gun laws were struck down by Judge Jane Cutler Greenspan of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
The court ruled that the ban on so called “assault weapons” (which criminals don’t use anyway) and the limit on one handgun per month (which wouldn’t affect criminals and is unreasonable) violated the state [...]

With virtually unlimited taxpayer funds at his disposal, New York Mayor Bloomberg claimed victory over Adventure Outdoors, a small gun dealer in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia, which could not afford a month long trial whose fairness was far from assured.
This case began in 2006, when New York City sued 26 guns stores across the [...]

Pat Regan, who founded Mothers Against Violence was murdered with a knife today.
Pat Regan founded Mothers Against Violence after her son was shot to death by a criminal. Unfortunately she focused her pain and grief upon inanimate objects (guns) rather than the true cause of her son’s death (the intentional actions of a criminal). [...]

Although I’m not usually one to care about the opinions or personal lives of celebrities, I found this article when searching Google news for gun-related stories. It discusses Angelina Jolie’s views on guns and self defense, which I whole heartedly agree with.
In the interview, Angelina Jolie stated that she and Brad Pitt keep firearms [...]

I’ve noticed that a fair number of people who visit this website search on Google for “reasons to support gun control”, despite the pro-gun-rights nature of this website. I’ve decided to write this article listing reasons to support gun control, for those visitors.
Reasons to Support Gun Control:
1. You like pointless and ineffective laws – [...]