Xavier nails it on the snubnose: I loaded the snubnose revolver for Frieda, and she aligned the sights. "You don’t have to keep shooting it," I told her. "We can unload it." "Good," she replied. All too often when a woman enters a gun store to purchase a gun, they are met with ignorance if not outright condescen...

Three Pittsburgh police officers killed by gun-loving maniac; afraid Obama would limit gun rights Source: Daily News If this pathetic maniac did actually care about gun rights (which I doubt seriously, but I can only take the story at face value as reported by his friend), he did the exact thing that will drive the government to institute f...

As reported, 20 year old Patrick Finney walked into a West Akron, Ohio pizza shop, brandishing a shotgun.  Finney demanded money while threatening the lives of those present.  Luckily, an employee was armed, and was able to shoot Finney in self defense.  Finney ran from the store, but collapsed down the stree and died.  None [...]...

From Mona Charen: Once again the cable news programs are going wall to wall covering the latest mass shooting. All other programming is on hold. I’ve said this before. When the news shows do this they are guaranteeing the next atrocity. A twisted desire for fame and attention drives some of this. And no sooner did she write this, and we had a...

Nashville, TennesseeFrom NewsChannel5 of April 4, 2009Police Say Dad Shot Son in FightMetro Police believe a father shot his 32-year old son, but he may not face charges. Investigators think the gunshots were the result of a fight.Investigators said, late Saturday afternoon in North Nashville, a father and son were fighting when the shooting happen...

Houston, TexasFrom KTRK of April 3, 2009Suspect shot by security guardA suspected car burglar is recovering from a gunshot wound after being confronted by a security guard. It happened in the parking lot of the Kings Best market on Martin Luther King near Old Spanish Trail. We're told the security guard spotted someone breaking into vehicles.In the...

Carmen Trutanich, partner to pro-gun attorney Chuck Michel, is one of the last two contenders, and the race is getting pretty combative: "Trutanich cast Weiss as a legal “novice” with little to show for his two terms on the City Council. Weiss hammered Trutanich for representing polluters and sharing a law practice with an attorney for the Na...

From LGF: I’ve become aware that there is a contingent of disgruntled LGF readers who have been using the Lizard Lounge — that I’ve been paying for, for the past two years — to trash and insult LGF and myself. As of right now, the Lounge is closed until further notice. http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/33280_Lizard_Lounge_Closes#rss ...

Hat tip to The Jawa Report … Criminals for Gun Control. ...

More details are coming out from The Post-Gazette: Records indicate that Mr. [Bonehead] was dishonorably discharged from the corps during basic training. Friends said he wanted out so he could rejoin his girlfriend. Unless he strangled someone,or murdered his drill sergeant, I’m having a hard time believing he got a DD from basic.  More like...

I used to be into stuff like that. Then, I grew up and turned 12-years-old. - Jeff Soyer ...

“… because a cop is too heavy,” said Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, a former state senator who shepherded concealed carry through the Senate in 1995. “I carry because I can. Do I do it because I need it? No. I have a smoke detector at my house, but I don’t think I need it.” AUSTIN — The debate rages on under t...

President Barack Obama will call for the elimination of all nuclear weapons across the globe...[More]Disarm the militia and disarm the military.Anyone need any further proof that this traitor is a mole intent on destroying America?...

David Reich reminded me about this video. Seeing it again just made me feel good....

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(AP) A disturbing breaking story has just been reported: A man opened fire on officers during a domestic disturbance call Saturday morning, killing three of them, a police official said. Friends said he feared the Obama administration was poised to... ...

Says this article: Perkovic also said that [Scumbag Killer Who I Won't Do the Honor of Naming] had received a dishonorable discharge from the Marines and that he has a history of domestic disputes. If he was dishonorably discharged, it’s not lawful for him to have a gun. ...

The Washington Post has this:A U.S. Education Department study released yesterday found that District students who were given vouchers to attend private schools outperformed public school peers on reading tests, findings likely to reignite debate over the fate of the controversial program. . . . ....

From this AP article: One friend, Edward Perkovic, said the gunman feared “the Obama gun ban that’s on the way” and “didn’t like our rights being infringed upon.” Another longtime friend, Aaron Vire, said he feared that President Obama was going to take away his rights, though he said he “wasn’t viole...

Pittsburgh Shooter Kills Three Officers, Reportedly Feared Gun Ban [More]I'm on it....

A few days ago I posted to the FoxNews story, showing the falsity of claims that 85-90% of guns seized in Mexico come from the US (the 85-90% figure only includes those the Mexican government asks ATFE to trace, which logically are guns they already figure came from the US. If all guns seized in Mexico are counted, the percent tracing to the US is...

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QUIBBLETOWN April 4, 1777British kill five wound one in action against militia. [More]...

Three officers dead in Pittsburgh. ...

(AP Photo/WBNG-TV) We've all seen the news about the Binghamton massacre. I followed it myself in real time yesterday on my online journal, The War on Guns, posting updates as reader/commentators there did the same. First, we don't know if the Tal... ...

When I saw this headline over at ABC News, I groaned, thinking they were trying to imply the tragedy is because gun sales have been up so high.  But I think, overall, it’s actually a pretty balanced article, in the sense they highlight that we already do have an awful lot of gun control laws.  New York State especially. ...

Breda takes offense to Obama’s prostrating himself before the Saudi Royal Presence, and reminds us that we are still a proud people. ...

Click here to view the embedded video. Hat tip Kevin.  I would also remind folks to wear your NRA hat or NRA jacket if you attend.  Let them know where the gun vote stands. ...

Nominations sought for Arizona Outdoor Hall of Fame Arizona - -(AmmoLand.com)- The Wildlife for Tomorrow Foundation is soliciting nominations for this year’s candidates for induction into the Arizona Outdoor Hall of Fame. The deadline to submit nominations is 5 p.m. on May 1, 2009. The Outdoor Hall of Fame annually recognizes individuals and or...

Xavier Thoughts reports on an Akron Pizza Shop Robbery where a man wearing an orange ski mask and carrying a sawed off shotgun stormed into a home owned pizza shop demanding money. As soon as the  owner (who has a concealed carry permit) gave him the money, he pulled his gun and fired four shots. The robber collapsed to the floor, then stoo...

…..if Firemen approach a burning building, with people trapped inside, do they hang around until it’s safe for them to enter? Cause that’s what it seems the police did in Binghamton NY: Police heard no gunfire after they arrived but waited for about an hour before entering the building to make sure it was safe for officers Yahoo a...

I heard US Airways is serving a new cocktail called “The Sully”. Two hits of Grey Goose and a splash of water.....

When I saw this, I laughed my ass off, until I realized this could actually be a horrifying reality. Then I cringed and thanked the Gods and Goddesses that I have a Nissan!...

So Comcast has decided I really don't need email this morning, which really sucks, because I live in my email.  That makes me angry. Want to know what else makes me angry?  Injustice. I have a visceral reaction to it.  Even as a kid I would cry when I saw injustice in action... the strong abusing the weak and getting away with it... ...

I watched my first televised Braves game in about a year. Granted, it was an exhibition game, but the real deal starts Sunday.It appears that Francouer has remembered what he's supposed to do with that stick he's holding.That Traitor Smoltz is still wearing the wrong uniform....