Charleston, South CarolinaFrom the WCDB of April 9, 2009Intruder killed during shootout in North Charleston homeNorth Charleston police said that an armed man who tried to rob a home on Ranger Drive on Thursday was killed during a shootout with the tenant. The coroner says the suspect was 25-year-old Demario Brown from Johns Island.Police said offi...

Palm Coast, FloridaFrom the News-Journal Online of April 9, 2009Gunfight breaks out during attempted robberyA gunfight broke out in a Palm Coast neighborhood early today during an attempted robbery.Gunfire erupted when a man armed with a silver handgun attempted to rob a man who had just returned home on Folcroft Lane after purchasing a prescriptio...

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I recently received the following self defense suggestion via email from a relative, which advocates the use of a car alarm to scare away criminals who are breaking into one’s home.  While I love the relative dearly, I’m going to have to pass on her advice: Tell your spouse, your children, your neighbors, your parents your [...]...

By Tim Inwood During the Presidential campaign, Senator Barack Obama told gun owners we had nothing to fear from him. Most of us did not believe him. Now that he is President, his actions have shown we were right to doubt him. Since February, the true intent of the Obama administration has become very clear. They intend to ban self-loading firearms...

By Chad D. Baus As Buckeye Firearms Association reported recently, the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) has published documents online showing that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) killed 95 percent of the adoptable pets in its care during 2008. Despite having a $32 million budget, PETA does not operate an adoption she...

The Washington Times has this editorial. I think that it has a lot of interesting information.Not even the sky is the limit to crackpot environmental theories these days. On Wednesday, presidential science adviser John P. Holdren told the Associated Press that it might be necessary to blow pollution into the atmosphere to shield the sun's rays and...

Scripps News: Prospects dim for new restrictions on gun ownership. "The White House Web site's description of the administration's agenda calls for a variety of gun-control measures, .... But the Democratic majority at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue has shown no appetite to act on any of those proposals." Democratic Underground: Feinstein...

Scripps News: Prospects dim for new restrictions on gun ownership. "The White House Web site's description of the administration's agenda calls for a variety of gun-control measures, .... But the Democratic majority at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue has shown no appetite to act on any of those proposals." Democratic Underground: Feinstein...

Dave Workman has the story here:Roberts: Under the Bush administration, you pretty much said the ball was in their court when it came to reinstating the ban. Now, it's a Democratic President, a Democratic House. So, is the ball in your court where this is concerned? Pelosi: Yes, it is. And we are just going to have to work together to come to som...

The Bozeman Daily Chronicle has this:• Allows anyone who feels physically threatened to use deadly force, rather than flee or call the police, providing that the person is where he is legally.• Allows most people to openly carry a firearm and brandish it if they are threatened with bodily harm. This section of the bill states specifically that ...

Sorry Nancy.  It’s not going to happen.  I’m not going to register mine.  I think enough people feel the same way it’ll work out the same way it did in Canada. - Sebastian ...

The Firearm Blog has an article with links to videos of a torture test proving the reliability of a Glock 19 (the shorter version of the very popular Glock 17, photo above): 1,000 rounds 68 magazines in under 14 minutes 4 stoppages (mostly due to bad ammo) Glock guide rod melted away (steel spring on nylon guide rod), but gun kept going!Part O...

I have never approached a post with this much trepidation. A post on which I can’t be right or I can’t be wrong . A post sure to elicit controversy and also agreement. A post where I’m going to tell you my opinion and you can think what you will. This is my opinion and my belief. There are many issues that cause a murder s...

Gallup has this.PRINCETON, N.J., April 8 (UPI) -- Gun-control law support in the United States is at an all-time low, a Gallup Poll survey taken before last week's massacre in Binghamton, N.Y., indicates.Twenty-nine percent of Americans asked said they favored banning possession of handguns by private citizens, the smallest approval percentage sinc...

Part Two of an old post about one of my favorite airplanes. The Boeing Stearman. Being back home, near where I learned to fly, brought back a lot of memories. It was sitting, looming almost, on the ramp when we got to the airport. Larger than we expected, corralled away from the other airplanes, not quite broken, still waiting to be ridden.The Y...

GunVault Frequently Asked Questions Q. I can’t program my GunVault. A. Disconnect the battery tray for 30 seconds and try to program again. Q. I hear a click when I enter my code. A. Replace your batteries (Duracell is recommended). Q. I hear a whirl noise when I try to open my GunVault. A. Please call Technical Support for assistance. Q. My new...

McKinney Whitetails Scores with Game Management Solutions WACO, Texas —-(AmmoLand.com)- Eleven-year NFL pro Steve McKinney of McKinney Whitetails (www.McKinneyWhitetails.com) has a passion for whitetail deer which inspired him to begin his own hunting and breeding operation with one goal — produce world-class whitetail at a reasonable price. T...

1885 Single Shot Rifle by Winchester Repeating Arms Winchester Repeating Arms Recreates A Piece Of John M. Browning’s Legacy. Morgan, Utah - -(AmmoLand.com)- One day in 1878 while repairing, what he called a “freak”, John M. Browning said to his father; “I could make a better gun than that myself.” “I know you...

Maryland Artist Wins 35TH Annual Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp Design Contest Annapolis, Md. - -(AmmoLand.com)- A painting by Wally Makuchal Jr. entitled “Icy Refuge” will become the 2009-2010 Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp. The entry shows a pair of blue-winged teal resting on the water. It was judged as the best of 35 entries from...

Chris Baker Joins Hunter Safety System As Assistant Director Of Marketing Danville, Alabama - -(AmmoLand.com)- Hunter Safety System, the world leader in safety harness design, today announced that Chris Baker has joined the company as assistant director of marketing. In this capacity, Baker will be responsible for managing the HSS pro staff and ...

Sixell Innovations Never Quit Grip for AR15 and More! Gilbert, AZ - -(AmmoLand.com)- Sixell Innovations has recently released the much anticipated Never Quit Grip. The grip is the first and only advanced polymer grip that is designed to fit the AR15/M16/M4 magazine well. The Never Quit Grip is ideal for shooters who shoot from the magazine wel...

Bud Kennedy of the Star-Telegram has plenty to say about the upcoming Tea Parties:Bud Kennedy: Burleson Tea Party is about taxes (and secession)...From its beginnings as an anti-tax protest for people who don’t understand how much of our North Texas economy depends on federal spending, the April 15 event has evolved into a festival for the fringe...

I’m going to take this issue up with the NRA.  And here all this time I’ve been promoting NRA out of concern for the cause.  What a fool I’ve apparently been.  Thank you, thank you, lefty bloggers, for showing me the light. ...

The Germans are known for probably the best idea humanity has ever come up with, and unfortunately, also one of the worst.  This decidedly lies betwixt beer and Hitler, but is not in the realm of good ideas, if you ask me: Germany may require gun owners to lock weapons in safes that can only be accessed with a fingerprint, as the country considers...

Tim Diaz of VPC has some advice for his movement that if you took out the word “control” could have come from Larry Pratt: I am sick and tired of the incrementalists in the so-called “gun control movement,” the strategic geniuses and direct-mail fundraisers who fed the shark by bits and pieces for years until it ate their movement.�...

Look no further than the latest Facebook message by my sister in law Adriane Kelly Winchester can't believe I filled a prescription today for VIAGRA for a DOG!!!! What is this world coming to?!?!?!? I wonder if the person pickup up the prescription also picked up a set of shin guards...

Brookings, South DakotaFrom April 9, 2009 KELO-TV:Authorities are investigating a deadly shooting that happened shortly before 2 a.m. Thursday in Brookings.According to officials, Brookings Police responded to a report that a resident had shot someone breaking into his house early Thursday morning.Twenty-three-year-old Bradley Joe Odens was found f...

Houston, TexasFrom April 8, 2009 channel 2 in Houston:HOUSTON -- One person was killed when a group of men tried to steal a boat while driving down a freeway, KPRC Local 2 reported.Houston police said three men in a car tried to steal a boat that a man was hauling with his pickup truck on Interstate 45 at about 1 a.m.Investigators said the men in t...

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Kenneth Melson, who has been head of the Exec Office of US Attorneys, has been named acting director of BATFE. He comes from outside the agency, having been a Justice Dept attorney since 1983. On the side, he taught forensic science at George Washington U law school....

Yep, so says the Fox News political analyst. Williams is just one of many who equate the Second Amendment right to keep and bears with the privilege to drive a car.Newsflash Juan - The Second Amendment guarantees a God given right. A license to drive is simply a way for the government to exact a tax through a fee -thus the predictable increase in...

Just 53% Say Capitalism Better Than Socialism [More]We'll be able to vote our way out of this, right?...

This is the last in our series of interviews with Board Candidates, which means it’s now time to get your ballots in.  I will be engineering a fun series of reminders for you.  As with our interviews with Scott Bach, and Edie Reynolds, my questions are in bold, and the answers italicized. What, if anything, do you think the NRA can do to he...