John Donvan of ABC News has a nice story on people who open carry guns. I meet Donvan at the Intelligence Squared debates and I thought that he was an extremely fair guy. This piece is extremely friendly to the topic....

The following anti gun bills may be advanced this week in Illinois.  Please contact your representatives and voice your opposition to these bills: House Bill 6123, which is in the House Judiciary II – Criminal Law Committee, could be taken up this week.  This bill, introduced by anti-gun State Representative Harry Osterman (D-14), seeks to ...

All this sprung from the mind of economist Art DeVany. It is pretty neat to see when an academic's ideas impact the real world. ...

In one of the more irrational decisions he has made this week, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is taking on the Supreme Court after realizing his city will likely have their handgun ban overturned. “Why can’t I go to the Supreme Court and sit there with a gun and listen to the arguments? If a gun is so important to us on the street or someone’s...

For those who are interested, the McDonald v. Chicago oral arguments transcript can be downloaded here.  Also, some interesting commentary on the oral arguments can be seen here....

I’m not too sure what to expect.  I really expect nothing to change.  It will take lawsuits, which take money.  I’m just very surprised that, currently, there are so few gun related bills introduced to the NJ Legislature.  Cause the way NJ Government seems to work is: Don’t like it?  Too bad.  Take us to court.  Which leads...

An armed Shreveport, Louisiana man reportedly used his gun to save his father from 2 violent home invaders. Police say that a 62 year old homeowner was asleep in his house when a pair of teenage home invaders broke in and bound his hand and feet with... ...

An armed Shreveport, Louisiana man reportedly used his gun to save his father from 2 violent home invaders. Police say that a 62 year old homeowner was asleep in his house when a pair of teenage home invaders broke in and bound his hand and feet with... ...

Adolph Hitler would have been proud ofMohave County...more...

Yeah okay, this is beyond words, if not just plan silly ass dangerous. But then again this is Russia we are talking about. H/T Everyday, No Days Off....

On the Cutting Edge – Keeping Knives Less Sharp By Greg Hallen ...

An armed Shreveport, Louisiana man reportedly used his gun to save his father from 2 violent home invaders. Police say that a 62 year old homeowner was asleep in his house when a pair of teenage home invaders broke in and bound his hand and feet with... ...

An armed Shreveport, Louisiana man reportedly used his gun to save his father from 2 violent home invaders. Police say that a 62 year old homeowner was asleep in his house when a pair of teenage home invaders broke in and bound his hand and feet with... ...

28,000 signatures nationwide that oppose Starbucks' policy to serve customers who wear guns? Is that it? Just 28,000 nationally?SEATTTLE (AP) — Coffee chain Starbucks said Wednesday it's sticking to its policy of letting customers carry guns where it's legal and is asking not to be put in the middle of a larger gun-control debate.The company's ...

Since I can't seem to find it in me to come up with my own. Doc Zero The people of an orderly nation surrender the business of vengeance to the government, replacing it with the rule of law. They cannot be expected to surrender the right of defense. The right to protect yourself, and your family, from injury and death is an essential part of ...

I decided to run the Brady State Rankings through Excel, and see if there was any correlation to violent crime rates. The short answer, no. You can see the scatter chart here: I’m no good at Excel charting, so what I did was plot the violent crime rate (per 100,000) for each state (y-axis) against its Brady Grade (x-axis). I’ve seen fo...

Who knows how many of these guys will cave after pressure, but there seems to be at least 15 votes that could flip. From the Hill newspaper.The Senate's healthcare bill would lose 12 Democratic votes in the House, Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) said Wednesday.Stupak, the sponsor of an amendment to the House healthcare bill which barred federal subsidi...

Pick up a rifle and you change instantly from a subject to a citizen. ~Jeff Cooper ...

I pose the title question in a format that Senator Daylin Leach may understand – given that it reflects his own rhetoric against those with whom he disagrees. Senator Leach, in all the wisdom he can muster, tried to explain his theory – which we will call Leach’s Law – on the jurisprudence of the Supreme Court that might hav...

News at 11: "In Pakistan anti-American protesters set a Kentucky Fried chicken restaurant on fire. The protesters mistakenly thought they were attacking high-ranking U.S. military official Colonel Sanders.”World Traveler and Blogger Old NFO and I go back a ways. I was a young pup, piloting a transport and he caught a ride to get back to his bas...

Over the course of the weekend, we met up with at least four lobbyists from wildly varying industries/issues who all know each other and work together from time-to-time when their issues cross. And while you hear some politicians decry “special interests” in politics, every single one of them represents real people on the ground or ind...

Wyoming Game and Fish Reiterates Opposition to Ferret Petition Looks like another case of Animal Preservationists thinking they know better than professional fish and game managers. – AmmoLand ...

Sportsmen’s Caucus Members Return To Washington Determined To Improve Hunting, Fishing and Conservation Opportunities ...

Safariland Saves Club Honors Three New Members At Shot Show New club name, same focus on honoring LE officers and saving lives. ...

Starbucks is keeping there message steady in the face of anti-freedom people: We recognize that there is significant and genuine passion surrounding the issue of open carry weapons laws. Advocacy groups from both sides of this issue have chosen to use Starbucks as a way to draw attention to their positions. While we deeply r...

This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone and it would have risked trade wars if there had been some broader prohibitions, but it produces a sticky situation for the anti-trade Democrats. With Democrats completely controlling everything, it will be interesting to see how they talk their way out of this one.Senate Democrats are furious that the v...

Makes me wonder how loud they are going to have to say no before the gun control groups get it: As the public debate continues, we are asking all interested parties to refrain from putting Starbucks or our partners into the middle of this divisive issue. As a company, we are extremely sensitive to the issue of gun violence in our society. Our Starb...

Oral Arguments Heard In Groundbreaking Gun Rights Case Macdonald Vs Chicago transcript available to download here… ...

Live Coverage of World Elk Calling Championships, March 5-6 ...

Bill to STOP Florida Adoption Agencies Forcing Gun Registration Up Thursday ...

I always knew this day would come. It turns out that whale hunting is adding to global warming, and the nexus of the 80's most popular environmental fad and the most popular current environment fad has happened.. But then ... I wonder how many tons of CO2 the Seashepherds are putting into the atmosphere, running two large ships at full speed plus a...

Beretta USA Mail Order Catalog Enters Sixth Year of Publication Download you digital magazine copy right here… Beretta Spring 2010 ...

The next chairman of a key house committee with oversight over federal funding for wildlife conservation has a long history of opposing hunting, trapping, and gun ownership. U.S. Representative Jim Moran (D- VA) is expected to be named Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. This subc...

I will be on the Mark Levin Show at 7:30 PM EST for about 12 minutes this evening.Sandy Rios Radio Show at 4:20 PM EST.Al Kresta Show 4:40pm Eastern to discuss the Chicago case...

Urban Shooter Update – March 3rd 2010 If you are done digging out this week come and join me for some good food. ...