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  • Student stopped by police for openly carrying gun at ...
    John Lott on March 10th, 2010
    From KSL Channel 5 in Utah.A student confronted by police for openly carrying a gun at Utah Valley University says he's within his rights. Now advocates on both sides say his story points to a problem in Utah law.The student posted on YouTube the confrontation he had with officers after they responded to a report of a man with a gun.Steven Gunn of ...
  • My Response to Lara Marlowe’s Anti Gun Article
    Learn About Guns on March 10th, 2010
    Lara Marlowe recently published an anti gun article on IrishTimes.com.  The article calls Americans irrational for owning guns, and makes a variety of factually flawed anti gun arguments.  Relevant portions of the article, and my responses, are below: AMERICA: Cities and states that restrict gun ownership are seeing that prerogative threatened by...
  • 5 years in prison for a BB gun?
    John Lott on March 10th, 2010
    Five years in prison from bringing an unloaded BB gun to school to show student ROTC members seems nonsensical. Of course, this BB gun is neither a "firearm or dangerous weapon."A 17-year-old student at Huntington High School has been arrested after allegedly bringing an unloaded BB gun onto the campus.Authorities say Freddiericka Terrell was in o...
  • Next Media Appearance: March 11th - RealTalkFM’...
    Legally Armed in Detroit on March 10th, 2010
    I have graciously accepted an invitation to make an appearance on RealTalkFM's Internet radio show tomorrow night (Thursday evening) at 8:10pm. Listen in as I discuss what I have been doing lately: FREE Shooting lessons for ladies, FREE CCW Informational Seminars, and training citizens how to defend themselves. It'll be an interesting interview! Li...
  • New piece at BigHollywood: Television and Gun Accurac...
    John Lott on March 10th, 2010
    My piece starts this way:Has “Burn Notice” gotten new writers? They used to have some very insightful comments about guns and crime (e.g., see the episode in season 2 entitled “Lesser Evil”). Yet, now one needs a scorecard to keep tracks of all the errors in some of the shows. Take some of the errors in the most recent show, “Partners in ...
  • Obama administration wants to change how poverty is m...
    John Lott on March 10th, 2010
    Obama wants to define poverty as relative and not absolute levels of income.This week, the Obama administration announced it will create a new poverty-measurement system that will eventually displace the current poverty measure. This new measure, which has little or nothing to do with actual poverty, will serve as the propaganda tool in Obama’s e...
  • Remember how the media was bogged down for a month ab...
    John Lott on March 10th, 2010
    For a month it seemed as if there was nothing but media stories about Foley and the stupid emails that he sent former interns. It turns out that then House Speaker Dennis Hastert didn't really know that much and certainly hadn't seen the emails. Will there now be a media feeding frenzy about what Nancy Pelosi knew? Apparently Massa is accused of...
  • Did the Obama administration really offer Sestak a jo...
    John Lott on March 10th, 2010
    I am not sure that I believe Sestak, but Sestak claims that the Obama administration offered him a high-ranking government job if he’d stay out of the race.The top Republican on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee says the Obama administration may have broken the law by offering Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) a job in order to persuade h...
  • Census finding it very hard to hire many Hispanics in...
    John Lott on March 10th, 2010
    With unemployment high, you would think that it would be easy to fill the quotas for Hispanics to do the Census. If I read this article in the WSJ correctly, the claim is that there are so few legal Hispanics in some areas that they can't find anyone who qualifies.But recruiting Latinos is hard for some of the same reasons they are difficult to co...
  • Please make sure this douche doesn’t get electe...
    The Liberty Zone on March 10th, 2010
    Adam Kokesh is not a conservative.  He's not a libertarian.  He's a fake, a liar and a shitbag who has consistently foulmouthed our troops.The guys at This Ain't Hell have more, as does Cassy.He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1999, and served in Fallujah as a sergeant in 2004. Before being disharged in 2006, he was demoted to corporal fo...
  • [Video] Michigan CPL Educational Seminar Promo
    Legally Armed in Detroit on March 10th, 2010
    Here's a preview demo of my 90 minute DVD I produced to educate the community about the state of Michigan's Concealed Pistol License:...
  • Health care slavery
    The Liberty Zone on March 10th, 2010
    Thank you again, Dr. Williams!The great Walter Williams explains why health care is not a right.  I've explained it on this blog before, but the esteemed economics professor just breaks it down.True rights, such as those in our Constitution, or those considered to be natural or human rights, exist simultaneously among people. That means exerci...
  • SWAT Raids House In Oregon…Just Cause?
    Rifles, Pistols, and Jay on March 10th, 2010
    A SWAT team raided the house of a man who had been fire from his job at the Department of Transportation. You see he owns guns. So they raided his house. No charges! JayG @ MArooned sums it up nicely: I hope he gets a lawyer, a good one, and sues everyone involved for as much as he possibly can. The last time I checked, we had laws against this s...
  • NRA Board Member First Candidate on TV
    Snowflakes in Hell on March 10th, 2010
    According to Hotline, the two top candidates in the GOP primary for Arizona governor are bickering about web ads. Meanwhile, the longshot campaign of NRA Board member Buz Mills has just gone on television with his first ad. One of the interesting observations: He has a mobile campaign. I read something the other day about campaigns using mobile ...
  • Happy Birthday Bro
    Home on the Range on March 10th, 2010
    To my big brother Roger. Happy Birthday.People ask me, did you miss growing up without sisters? No, because you all taught me what adventure was all about. A piece of plywood, several inner tubes, a pair of roller skates to get it to the water, and of course, the necessary milk boxes to sit on. It was grand.Even if I had to be the safari photograp...
  • Guess what, pig!
    The Liberty Zone on March 10th, 2010
    We can still see you!Don't worry, folks!  The same guy who is groping your 8 year old for the safety and security of all on that airplane has a 14 year old lover named "Kitten."...
  • Colt Bullseye Match Target
    Cocked and Loaded on March 10th, 2010
    The Colt Woodsman was a stylish piece ofmachinery. The gun soon achieved the nick-name "Bullseye"...more...
  • A case for the Fair Tax.
    Conservative Scalawag on March 10th, 2010
    Sales Taxes (paid by choice)are out performing Property Taxes (looted from the owners). Perhaps the Fair Tax, which is a national sales tax close to the Value Added Tax, should be looked at to replace the un-Constitutional Income Tax. Just saying is all....
  • Canadian money soon to be worth more than US.
    Conservative Scalawag on March 10th, 2010
    This is just sad, that the loonie - yep, that is what he kanooks call it, might be worth more than the US green back before the end of this year,or beginning of next. That is just freaking sad,and shows how much the US dollar has fallen,cause the (sorry,gotta chuckle a little) the loonie was never that strong to begin with....
  • To whom it may concern:
    View from the Porch on March 10th, 2010
    If the authorities are reading this, I want them to know that I am not at all disgruntled. I am as gruntled as gruntled can be. If ever I feel my gruntle ebbing, even the slightest little bit, I promise I will seek help and not act out, okay?(Okay, look, if somebody's obviously gearing up to take their lunch hour atop a clock tower, it may be a goo...
  • Must be jealous of the IRS.
    Conservative Scalawag on March 10th, 2010
    On the heels of the IRS getting their shotguns, the Dept. of Education are procuring their own, 27 shotguns with 14" barrels. You know, the kind we citizens can't get without paying a tax, filling out paper work,and having .gov in our business. I wonder if they are going to arm teachers, or is something we should be wary of?...
  • Sen. Byrd Stopped Clinton from Using Reconciliation f...
    John Lott on March 10th, 2010
    "President Clinton got on the phone and called me also and pressed me to allow his massive health care bill to be insulated by reconciliation's protection.""I felt that changes as dramatic as the Clinton health care package, which would affect every man, woman, and child in the United States should be subject to scrutiny. I said Mr. President, I c...
  • New Fox News piece: The Truth About Unemployment
    John Lott on March 10th, 2010
    My newest piece starts off this way:According to Friday's announcement by the Labor Department, the nation’s unemployment rate remains unchanged from the previous month at 9.7 percent. The number was generally greeted as good news by the media. The Wall Street Journal's headline reported "Outlook Brightens for Jobless." The Los Angeles Times head...
  • More TSA theater.
    Conservative Scalawag on March 10th, 2010
    So, how what do you think about somebody like this piece of whale shit look at body scanners, while your teen daughter goes through them. Yeah, pretty damn sickening, but this is our government at work....
  • ArmaLite Firearms Truckload Sale
    AmmoLand on March 10th, 2010
    ArmaLite Firearms Truckload Sale Buy a truckload of ArmaLite and keep the truck! ...
  • After McDonald.
    Conservative Scalawag on March 10th, 2010
    Via the Cato Institute, some thoughts about what may happen after McDonald v Chicago is decided,and how it will effect the states and individuals....
  • More Free Guns, Now on Links List at Left
    DC Handgun Info on March 10th, 2010
    I have mentioned free guns before. Manufacturers of guns and related gear (knives, lasers, holsters) and magazinesa and Web sites really do give away their gear as a promotion. You can enter these sweepstakes in just a few minutes on the Web. America -- I love this country!I installed the link to "Weapons-related Giveaways" ...
  • Texas Deer Association Auction & Seminars Raise B...
    AmmoLand on March 10th, 2010
    Texas Deer Association Auction & Seminars Raise Bar For Wildlife ...
  • New approach to classroom discipline
    Arms & The Law on March 10th, 2010
    The Department of Education is acquiring a lot of short-barreled shotguns. They're for the Office of Inspector General, in case they have to deploy a SWAT team against cheated on a student loan or a contract. Of course if you or I wanted one, they'd be "assault shotguns"..... Hat tip to reader XD Owner,,,,...
  • Acusport To Add Masterpiece Arms To Their Inventory L...
    AmmoLand on March 10th, 2010
    Acusport To Add Masterpiece Arms To Their Inventory Line-Up ...
  • US Department of Education Needs 27 Short-Barreled Sh...
    SayUncle, Uncategorized on March 10th, 2010
    For serious: The U.S. Department of Education (ED) intends to purchase twenty-seven (27) REMINGTON BRAND MODEL 870 POLICE 12/14P MOD GRWC XS4 KXCS SF. RAMAC #24587 GAUGE: 12 BARREL: 14″ – PARKERIZED CHOKE: MODIFIED SIGHTS: GHOST RING REAR WILSON COMBAT; FRONT – XS CONTOUR BEAD SIGHT STOCK: KNOXX REDUCE RECOIL ADJUSTABLE STOCK FORE...
  • Rooneymags.
    View from the Porch on March 10th, 2010
    The EMA Tactical CountDown mag: If I've got time to look at my magazine and check its little gas gauge, I'm thinking I've probably got time to just prophylactically reload.The Cammenga EasyMag: Because I was looking at my magazines the other day and thinking "What these things really need are more moving parts."...
  • Snowflakes in Hell: NRA Board recommendations
    Arms & The Law on March 10th, 2010
    Here are Snowflakes in Hell's recommendations in the ongoing vote for NRA Board members. [Oops. Deleted the double posting!]...
  • Bowhunter Education Class Planned For Stevensville, M...
    AmmoLand on March 10th, 2010
    Bowhunter Education Class Planned For Stevensville, MT ...
  • Kim Rhode’s First 2010 World Cup Win Begins Her Que...
    AmmoLand on March 10th, 2010
    Kim Rhode’s First 2010 World Cup Win Begins Her Quest To Make The 2012 Olympic Team ...