As the Wednesday Journal reports, there were 5 armed robberies in Oak Park during the last week.  3 of the armed robbers used firearms, while 2 used knives: Two criminals used handguns to threaten a man standing in front of his apartment building, and then demanded his wallet. One of the robbers reportedly stated, “If there’s [...]...

The National Shooting Sports Foundation is scheduling gun courses for DC residents. And DC residents are forming a lobbying group....

By Chad D. Baus Having adopted the deceptive tactics suggested a few years ago by billionaire gun-hater Andrew McKelvey, gun and hunting ban lobbyist groups go to great lengths these days to deny that their ultimate goals are to stamp out all civilian ownership of firearms, or to eradicate all forms of hunting. In response to warnings by grassroots...

The Washington Post is reporting that Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives have agreed to allow a vote next month on a bill that would end local handgun control in the District, making it easier for D.C. residents to acquire pistols, including semiautomatics, while eliminating the strict handgun-storage requirements imposed by th...

Story here. Don't know if I liked the story about the guy who tried to steal copper wire from a live line, or the one about the lady who crashed her car into a convenience store and then tried to buy beer, more....

“Sighting in on the best of the buzz” Gun Blogs is an new aggregator site, meaning they take the feeds from a number of gun blogs and meld them together at a central convenient site. They are collecting such luminaries as Say Uncle, John Lott, David Codrea, Sharp as a Marble, Snowflakes in Hell, Keyboard and a .45, The Real Gun Guys, The Firear...

This afternoon I received an email from Elizabeth Pierson of the Texas Weekly requesting an interview. We emailed back and forth and decided that since I was heading out to the range right after work, we agreed to do the interview on the way back from the range. We spent a little over 20 minutes taking about blogs, the potential influence of blogs...

If you're going to pull a SWAT raid, and shoot two dogs, don't do it to the mayor. That's gotta hurt promotion protential....

Catfish of The Texican Tattler invited me to join the Dallas Action Pistol Shooters for a practice session at Quail Creek Public Shooting Range this afternoon. So after work I hurried home, got my gear (forgot my hat) and headed near to Denton to learn a bit from one of the better action pistol shooters in the Metroplex.Did I mention it was near D...

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Robb Allen tells me that the hard drive on his blog has crashed, and he might not be able to recover the backup.  I can’t even begin to express the depths of that suckitude.  I wish him luck on getting everything operational again. ...

Story here, regarding their first national meeting in D.C.. Rather slanted -- a five second clip from the meeting, and more from their opponents -- but then it's hard to expect much else....

One would think that the International Olympic Committee would get a commitment from the host country to let in people with a legitimate connection to the Olympics when the hosting decision is made. ABC News has this story:China's last minute decision to deny a politically active 2006 Olympic gold medalist a visa to attend the Beijing Games is not...

Duty calls (and usually in the middle of breakfast). Will be back to post tomorrow....

This video clip discusses how almost overnight, the citizens of Brittan lost their gun rights after 2 high profile shootings.  Collectors with guns that were hundreds of years old and worth thousands of dollars were forced to turn in their firearms for destruction.  Olympic target shooters were forced to travel to another country to practice [......

It's going to be interesting to hear about the Olympics after everyone has gone home and can say whatever they want. A fight breaks out when Beijingers mobbed up for Olympics tickets, and the foreign devil reporters on scene did what hairy barbarian reporters do, they tried to cover the brawl. That forced Chinese police (part of the Chinese police...

Using adminimize for wordpress. Highly recommended, thus far. It puts categories where they should be. ...

Calif. Rifle and Pistol Assn has an alert out that three bills could be considered in the CA Senate Appropriations Committee tommorrow: Assembly Bill 2062 would require an individual to possess a license to purchase ammunition, require vendors to keep a detailed record of the transaction, and simply ban mail or internet ammunition orders. Assembl...

 Mayor Bloomberg has for years been attempting to bring the Olympic Summer Games to New York City but has always been aced out by a more firearm friendly venue like …Beijing. We have to continually remind Mayor Bloomberg that firearms competition is included in both the summer and winter games but obviously he has a short memory or just ...

By Chris Chumita There are more stories pertaining to our gun rights in Ohio then we can possibly draw attention to with individual daily commentary. But they are all worthy of mention. What follows is our review of headlines from around the state though a pro-gun rights lens. From an armed robber temporarily escaping to robberies at diners, these ...

I thought this would be an appropriate title to reflect my “bunker mentality.”  The Brady Campaign has fired a salvo in our direction.  Like I said, we have the inherent disadvantage of having our disagreements out in the open where everyone can see it.  Fortunately for us, the only people who read the Brady Blog are gun nuts. I will not ...

The NRA should come out of their bunker and explain themselves.Huh? I thought Bryan Miller said the truth was on his side.Why are you associating Mike Vanderboegh's opinions with NRA? The folks who champion their legislative approach have been Mike's most vehement critics in the gun blogosphere.So what's with lying to the world that this somehow ha...

When Lou Matteo got his handgun collection back, town police averted a legal battle based on a new U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding an individual's right to own a gun. Matteo, 75, turned over his firearms in March after a verbal spat with his wife led to an order of protection against him. Guilderland police refused to give the guns back, c...

The pictures are in of FBMG's pink camo rifle to be raffles off for breast cancer research. See them here gundoctor.wordpress.com Tickets can be purchaced in their shop or nationally over the phone with a credit card. The raffle tickets are $5.00 each and there is no limit on how many tickets you may buy. FBMG 801-571-1160 48 e. 13200 s. Draper, U...

In mid July, the international community renewed its efforts to curb the spread of small arms and light weapons (SALW). After failing to even adopt a report at their last meeting in 2006, this year's delegates found a way through Iranian procedural objections to vote for modest next steps on a program of action to address the illicit trade of the...

Two men tried to rob the owner of a Crawfordville business earlier this week, but the owner pulled out his gun and scared the would-be robbers away.1 Vote(s) ...

An Oakland Park man says he shot a pit bull after it escaped from its owner's backyard and attacked his dog Friday morning. Anthony Dippolito, 49, will not be cited, and the pit bull was euthanized at the owner's request, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.2 Vote(s) ...

You can listen to the show here.I was pleased with the outcome. Caleb and Bonnie indeed moderated with personal feelings in check, although I note the characterization of "extreme" isn't exactly neutral. Mike Vanderboegh stated his case reasonably and authoritatively. And Kurt and Sebastian presented and defended their arguments clearly and without...

For Valencia Clay, carrying a handgun is like toting a safety blanket. Standing just over 5 feet tall, the 54-year-old Clay is a petite woman who believes a handgun is a necessary precaution -- like the shotgun she keeps by the bed at her Cordova home.4 Vote(s) ...

What kind of world would it be if we didn't have police officers," Kluge said. "Joe was doing his duty."No non sequitur there. Besides, haven't we already established that "Only Ones" get a pass on shooting mothers holding babies?[Via Mark G]...

"We can have him arrested for menacing or stalking," Huntley said of Jimmy, signaling a possible new confrontation in the streets. "For too long, we've been abused by the public and the media. We're not going to be a punching bag anymore in New York City."Yeah, and if he resists, you can kill him! Imagine, having the nerve to document "Only Ones" b...

Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives have agreed to allow a vote next month on a bill that would end local handgun control in the District, making it easier for D.C. residents to acquire pistols, including semiautomatics, while eliminating the strict handgun-storage requirements imposed by the city. Sounds good. Why would they do...

You see professor, police are special, very much so; they have conferred upon them an awesome, and totally unique responsibility, by the public that they serve, and that is the power to take a life!And we're the "Only Ones" who can!I wonder what this letter sounds like in the original German...?[Via DJK]...

Virginia Tech spokesman Larry Hincker said he is not aware of any discussions university officials have had involving changes to campus security after an employee shot himself in Tech's Cassell Coliseum last weekend..."I'm not sure what you can do," Hincker said. Of course you are, Larry. You're just not honest enough to admit it.Why do you still h...

"In the battle of ideas with the gun lobby, we're at a constant disadvantage because we're honest."Thanks, Bryan Miller. I needed a good laugh.But seriously, folks, if it turns out to be true that NRA paid her to spy--and I'm not convinced it is, and I'm further not convinced it wouldn't be justified under my any chair in a bar fight rules of engag...

Hundreds of law enforcement officers using a Blackhawk helicopter fanned across South Florida today to hunt for the gunman accused of killing a customs agent in broad daylight during an argument in a post office parking lot.Not to minimize the very real agony and loss surviving family is feeling, but do you think such resources would be employed fo...

Race and Armed Defense of Individual Liberty and the RepublicWhat are you still doing hanging around here? Go. Read....

Gun fired...it went off...it fired...I sure hope that "Only One" standard incident review gets these dangerous self-activating guns off the streets![Via John K] ...

How large a proportion of the people in general think with you or think with me it is in none of our powers to ascertain. I believe, because I think I can prove it, that your party, to serve an obvious party purpose, exceedingly magnify the numbers of those whom they suppose to take part with you, and you tax us with doing the same.It's not a new d...

As if it weren't already obvious, here is some additional proof that Obama doesn't understand economics."Let me make a point about efficiency, because my Republican opponents - they don’t like to talk about efficiency. You know the other day I was in a town hall meeting and I laid out my plans for investing $15 billion a year in energy efficient...

Remember, it’s gun nuts who are paranoid. ...

Bitter outlines the reasons Cuccinelli’s opponent is slime.  AG is usually a good stepping stone to the Governor’s Mansion, and Cuccinelli would certainly be a good governor for Virginia gun owners. ...

From Paul Helmke: “It raises some real concerns with the tactics of the NRA. If they’ve got one person, maybe they have more. If they’ve done this dirty trick, what else have they done?” said Paul Helmke, president of the Brady Campaign, which planned to search its offices for listening devices and computer spyware. Paul, se...

Looks like the NSSF is running some ads in DC.  The Bradys will no doubt spin this as the gun industry trying to peddle their wares on people who will just use them to shoot loved ones and commit suicide.  Well, it’s a free country, and guns are legal.  So even if NSSF is out to market their legal product, I have no problem. But I think, a...

Thanks to Caleb for having me on his show “Extreme Gun Activism” (I feel like I need to buy a helmet and knee pads).  Kurt says: Ironically, the vituperative howls of indignation from the “pragmatics”–the calls to silence us less “polite” gun rights advocates (good luck with that, by the way) are what kept this issue on the f...

Lauderdale County in Alabama reported has about 6.67 percent of all residents and 9.1 percent of adults with concealed handgun permits. (Second number based on assuming that the share of population below 21 is about 26 percent.)...

The National Shooting Sports Foundation reports: On Aug. 9, Dodd & Associates Training will be offering area residents a free introduction to shooting and firearm safety. A First Shots® seminar will be held at 8:30 a.m. at the range located at 2107 Leggett Road in Sale Creek. Class size is limited. Pre-registration is required by contacting th...

First, I don’t think papers should endorse candidates. That said: The KNS has endorsed challenger Doug Overbey. I personally have stated I’ll be voting for his opponent, incumbent Raymond Finney because Overbey while in the house crossed party lines to vote for Jimmy Naifeh as speaker of the house. Jimmy Naifeh, you?ll recall, is our l...

Stuff you cannot make up: With DNC in mind, city bans carrying urine, feces ...

Remember that mayor whose dog was killed when the police put on their ninja clothes and kicked in his door because someone mailed him some weed? Well, turns out that: 1) Police concluded that maybe that really wasn’t his weed (duh - who mails 30 pounds of illegal drugs and doesn’t plan on getting caught). 2) And the police, it seems, d...