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Gun Reports - News

Gun News from Around the Web: Mar 28-Apr 3

Gun News from Around the Web: Week of March 21, 2011



From gun-shy to gun-savvy: Weapons-handling class turns fear into confidence

Officials Say Violence Spiked Gun Sales

Obama Administration Under Mounting Pressure for Botched Gun Trafficking Investigation

Texas mulls letting workers cart guns

Robin Riley: Children and guns not a good mix

National Rifle Association (2nd Amendment) and Florida Medical Association (1st Amendment) call a truce

Alaska's state gun: All of 'em

Kansas poised to allow use of silencers while hunting

Idaho House passes bill to allow guns on campus

Arizona House panel narrowly approves firearm reforms

John Lott: What's Really Behind Obama's New Push for Gun Control?

NRA Eyes Record Rally for Gun Rights

Search for missing Washington State Patrol rifle sparks uproar

Florida bill allowing guns to be carried in the open passes committee stop

C. Scott Shields, a small-town GOP mayor and criminal defense attorney whose controversial side cases included a court battle that knocked down Philadelphia's effort at enacting gun-control laws, died while skydiving in South Jersey

Reader Comments

"Texas mulls letting workers cart guns" And why not? Just because a guy has a job shouldn't mean he had to be defenseless 8 hours a day plus whatever time it takes him to drive to work and home. For some of us that is an hour each way - or more. And not always in 'safe' places either. Your employer may provide armed security on the job (not likely tho') but they damned sure aren't paying anyone to ride home with you just to be sure you get there.

Comment by: david b | March 31, 2011

"Alaska's state gun" I get so weary of anti-gun 'sarcasm'. I suppose it works for the anti-gun folks, but I find it to be lame, not humorous, and not really to the point of the issue anyway. What the hell does some drunk shooting up a highway sign have to do with gun rights? Nothing more than some other drunk destroying a guard-rail has to do with car or truck ownership, that's what.

Comment by: david b | March 31, 2011

Idaho gun on campus bill "Opponents argued allowing firearms at universities would only accelerate conflict and leave students and faculty in fear, not knowing who might pull a gun over a poor grade, a broken romance, a drunken fraternity argument, or an altercation at a football game."

They ALREADY have this problem. Unstable people who would do this already exist. What they don't have is anyone else who will be able to do something about it if it should happen.

Comment by: david b | March 31, 2011

Idaho gun on campus bill "Opponents argued allowing firearms at universities would only accelerate conflict and leave students and faculty in fear, not knowing who might pull a gun over a poor grade, a broken romance, a drunken fraternity argument, or an altercation at a football game."

They ALREADY have this problem. Unstable people who would do this already exist. What they don't have is anyone else who will be able to do something about it if it should happen.

Comment by: david b | March 31, 2011

Idaho gun on campus bill "Opponents argued allowing firearms at universities would only accelerate conflict and leave students and faculty in fear, not knowing who might pull a gun over a poor grade, a broken romance, a drunken fraternity argument, or an altercation at a football game."

They ALREADY have this problem. Unstable people who would do this already exist. What they don't have is anyone else who will be able to do something about it if it should happen.

Comment by: david b | March 31, 2011

Arizona reforms "The overall sentiment is to make sure that, in public areas, either everyone is allowed to have a firearm or no one is."

Here again, they mean everyone is LEGALLY allowed or no one is LEGALLY allowed. It still won't stop criminals and psychos from going to those places armed. We're ALL safer if those who wish to be armed (anywhere) are allowed to be.

Comment by: david b | March 31, 2011

Missing Washington state cop rifle

Any bets that they find it in the posession of one of their own? I got $10 that says that's where it is. Somebody at this site please keep on top of this story so we can find out where the gun went when it did go AWOL.

Comment by: david b | March 31, 2011

Florida bill "The law enformcent community is strongly opposed"

Can someone explain to me why cops seem to be so universally opposed to citizens carrying guns? I get that they don't know I'm a law abiding citizen at the beginning of an encounter - but I also don't know that isn't a rogue officer either.

I just read yesterday that Florida had 1% of their officers investigate or even arrested for illegal behavior. But I suggest that less than 1% of currently legal gun owners represent a threat to them for any 'interaction' they might have. Do they really think I or anyone else is stupid enough to try a shoot-out with them over a traffic citation? And honestly, if it's not a traffic issue, they never have any interest in me, so where's the threat?

Comment by: david b | March 31, 2011