Last summer, I wrote an article about Seattle Mayor Greg Nickles plan to ban guns on city property, after a criminal shot two people. A reader of this website sent me an email with a status update on this proposed ban: The Update Firstly, the ban had not yet gone into effect, although not for lack [...]...

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This will increase the tax rate on foreign investments relative to those in the US.Americans and American businesses earning profits overseas will pay an estimated $210 billion dollars more in taxes over the next decade if Congress approves stricter international tax laws outlined by the Obama Administration Monday. . . . . Currently, most American...

By Jim Irvine I recently finished reading The Ohio Guide to Firearm Laws by Ken Hanson, now in the third edition. For all the people who have acquired their first CHL in the past year, this book should be considered a must-read. For those who have already read one of the previous editions, there is enough new material in the latest version to make ...

Representative John Domenick (D-95) of Smithfield has introduced House Bill 158, which seeks to add instructors who are certified to teach courses that meet the requirements of Ohio's concealed handgun license (CHL) law to the list of persons who are exempted from paying a fee to obtain a CHL. What follows is the pertinent language from the bill, ...

The discussion is here:A joint committee on a bill to allow handgun carry permit holders to take their weapons into restaurants that serve alcohol decided to remove restrictions passed in the House that would not have allowed the guns in age-restricted restaurants and would have barred the weapons from any restaurant from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.The House...

What a federal agent did during a testing procedure to result in "automatic" fire from an AR-15 has no bearing on the case of a man convicted of transferring a "machinegun" after he loaned to a prospective buyer the gun he considered a semi-automatic rifle, according to a ruling from a panel of appellate judges. [More] Bob Unruh and WorldNetDaily f...

Is it too much to ask that editorial writers spend five minutes researching an issue before blathering away about it in print? That last question is rhetorical since it obviously is too much trouble. - Jeff Soyer ...

I really liked this song when the Clash did it. The Nouvelle Vague version is several magnitudes of greatness better.H/T To Which I Replied...

Marko gives us a preview of a hot new product we can soon expect from the US auto industry. ...

Over at GunsAndHunting.com, Bob Boyd has a great rundown on the Stag 2TL: Exit Stage Left Murdoc’s a natural southpaw, but he shoots right-handed. That’s just another example of how screwed up this kid is, but it’s one oddity I’m thankful for. That and not being able to use left-handed scissors. ...

College Park, GeorgiaFrom the May 3, 2009 Atlanta Journal-Constitution:College Park police are investigating a home invasion at a College Park apartment early Sunday in which a victim shot and killed one of the robbers. Police said two men forced their way into a unit of the Southern Lakes apartments on Lakemont Drive about 2:54 a.m. There were 1...

Firearms Excise Tax Raises More Money for Wildlife Conservation than all Anti Hunt Groups Combined Wildlife Conservation Benefits from $354,264,644.00 due to a 31 Percent Jump in Firearms Excise Taxes. Firearms Sales Remain Strong For Manufacturers. USA - -(AmmoLand.com)- Firearm and ammunition manufacturers paid more than $98 million in excise t...

I'm really hoping that this kid is playing some kind of hyperbolic, sarcastic joke, because there's no other explanation for the sheer brainlessness of this particular video.How does a kid this stupid figure out how to use a camera, let alone spew out an entire 10 minute speech without choking on his own ignorance?While he correctly confirms that c...

...in the Texas Legislature.May 11th is the drop dead date for legislation left in committee. If legislation does not make it on the schedule for debate on the Texas House or Senate floor by then, it is dead.Two important firearm related bills are still in committee, Campus Carry by CHL's and the Employer Parking Lot Bill.The bills relating to Camp...

Which is getting more MSM coverage? Hundreds of thousands peacably assembling in Tea Parties in 850 cities and towns across the Nation, or this? Ammo hard to find as gun owners stock up Story from CNN As David Hardy noted, enough firearms to supply the armies of China and India combined and upward of 1.5 billion rounds of ammo have been sold in ...

Getting word the bill to close handgun carry permit records passed overwhelmingly. ...

...our "2009 Property Value Notice" from the Tarrant County Appraisal District over the weekend. When I saw that letter in the mail, I was all set to get "irked" over Tarrant County increasing the value of the property so they can get more taxes out of us at the end of the year.As it turns out, the county did the right thing and reduced our apprai...

It's no secret that I've always thought Arlen Specter was a communist douchenozzle, whose ultimate goal was to inject government power into every aspect of America's life.  I've had nothing but disdain for this foul creature, who switches parties as if they were dirty underwear when it's convenient and for the sole purpose of keeping himself i...

Capitol Ideas is reporting that Specter beats Pat Toomey 53-33 percent in the general, but Tom Ridge matches up with Specter at 46 percent and Ridge at 43 percent.  Like I’ve said before, incumbents have a sky high reelection rate, which is why it makes sense for NRA to endorse Specter if he holds his position on the Second Amendment and kee...

I've been fascinated by the old sailing ships for years, because of one that's been a part of my memory since childhood, one that fueled my fascination with the archeology of accidents. A hundred years come and gone, yet the skeletal remains of that beautiful seagoing vessel still linger in a shallow grave, attesting to the passing parade of time a...

I don't know what my fascination is with the .32-20 (aka ".32 WCF"). It's not a particularly useful round, but it sure is neat; I confess to taking out my .32-20 Hand Ejector just to look at more often then is probably normal. I sometimes dream of finding a Marlin or Winchester levergun of a respectable prewar vintage to serve as a companion piece....

The Firearms Blog looks at some of the firearms captured from Somali pirates.  No doubt these all must have come from American gun shows.  Paul Helmke says so, so it must be true! ...

Tom Humphrey reports: House members of a conference committee on the so-called “guns in bars” bill voted 3-2 to abandon restrictions adopted by the House and accept the Senate version of the bill. The bill (HB962) would for the first time allow handgun permit holders to take their weapons into restaurants that serve alcoholic beverages....

Apparently the New York Daily News doesn’t like the fact that the NRA is presenting Sarah Palin with an Alaska themed AR-15: The all-white “Alaskan Hunter” - fashionable until Labor Day - is the civilian version of a modified M-4 rifle carried by U.S. troops overseas. No hint of condescension there at all. It’s engraved with...

Nebraska Deer Will Be Tested for Tuberculosis LINCOLN, Neb. – -(AmmoLand.com)- Samples of white-tailed deer will be collected in Knox County beginning this week and tested for tuberculosis. The tests will help determine if the disease has spread from a captive herd of elk and fallow deer in the area to free-ranging deer. Bovine tuberculosis r...

Looks like Uncle is starting to get into competition, namely Glock Shooting Sports Foundation matches.  I’ve thought it would be neat to do GSSF events at our club, but there are already clubs with larger facilities in the area doing them, plus, I’m not sure if some of our club rules would present a problem. But it does look like the k...

Chris Schropfer Wins Cornhusker Trapshoot Cup DONIPHAN, Neb. – -(AmmoLand.com)- Chris Schropfer from Fillmore won high overall honors at the Cornhusker Trapshoot on Saturday at the Nebraska Trapshooting Association’s home range. He earned the Cornhusker Cup with a score of 194X200. The Fremont No. 1 team of Nick Bradick, Megan Assmann, St...

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Second Amendment Forum in Wheaton, Same Location as LCAV Debacle Wheaton, IL - -(AmmoLand.com)- Gun owners are encouraged to attend this forum that is sponsored and organized by two of the pro-second amendment folks that attended the recent “forum” in the same location by the League of Women Voters and Legal Community Against Violence....

Elk Foundation Grants to Benefit 12 Washington Counties MISSOULA, Mont. — -(AmmoLand.com)- Twelve counties in Washington are slated for wildlife habitat conservation and public education projects using $199,651 in new grants from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. The 2009 RMEF grants will affect Asotin, Clallam, Cowlitz, Ferry, Grays Harbor, ...

Ducks Unlimited Begins Work On Texas Coast Restoration Project Ducks Unlimited and Partners to Restore Over 6,000 Acres. RICHMOND, Tx.– -(AmmoLand.com)- Ducks Unlimited recently began restoration work supported by a North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) grant to enhance 6,841 acres of wetland habitat along the Texas coast. Partners ...

Milwaukee Police Department Converts to Smith & Wesson M&P40 Pistols Department Now Carrying Smith & Wesson M&P Pistols & Tactical Rifles. SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — -(AmmoLand.com)- Smith & Wesson Corp., the legendary 157-year old firearms maker, announced today that the Milwaukee Police Department will equip its entire 2...

Below is an action alert from the ISRA, discussing a Second Amendment forum which will take place in Wheaton, IL on Tuesday, May 5th 2009 at 7:00PM.   This open forum is being sponsored by pro gun rights organizers, in response to a recent anti gun forum in Wheaton, where only those opposed to gun rights [...]...

I made it four months without purchasing a gun. Today, I ordered another custom gun for Fast Draw. Should get it in four weeks. Now the clock sets back to zero. ...