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Zero correlation between state homicide rate and state gun laws :: 10/07/2015
There’s been much talk recently — including from President Obama — about there being a substantial correlation between state-level gun death rates and state gun laws. Now correlation obviously doesn’t equal causation; there may be lots of other factors that are the true causes of both of the things that are being measured.
Australia's 1996 Gun Confiscation Didn't Work - And it Wouldn't Work in America :: 10/06/2015
Within hours of the gunfire falling silent on the campus of Umpqua Community College in Oregon Thursday, President Obama stepped up to a podium and declared that America should follow the path of our Anglosphere cousins to reduce gun violence.
Ben Carson: Gun Control Will Make Citizens 'Vulnerable To Criminals And Tyrants' :: 10/06/2015
As Democrats renew a push for gun control after the recent school shooting in Oregon, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson argues in his new book that an armed citizenry is needed to protect the people against “tyrants” and “radicals.”
Harry Reid Gears Up For Massive Gun-Control Push :: 10/06/2015
Senate Democrats are saddling up for another gun-control push in response to the shooting at Umpqua Community College. Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced Monday that he is reaching out to Democratic senators on moving background checks legislation.
Lithium Love: Was Oregon Gunman on Psychiatric Meds Linked to Violence? :: 10/06/2015
Anti-depression drugs connected with innumerable other mass shootings
NICS System Now Has Classifications for Private Sales :: 10/06/2015
An FFL friend noticed something new on the ATF’s NICS portal. Under the Purpose ID section, there are now a variety of classifications for private sales of firearms. And when he signs into the portal he gets the following message regarding transfers between “unlicensed individuals”: . . .
Oregon Town Blasts Obama's "Inappropriate," "Disrespectful" Visit After College Shooting :: 10/06/2015
Residents of Roseberg, Oregon are blasting President Barack Obama’s trip to the city a week after an anti-Christian misfit* killed nine students and injured nine more in a writing class at Umpqua Community College before committing suicide when police arrived.
PA Gun Show Ban? - Petition to ban gun shows from county center in Westchester :: 10/06/2015
A petition asking County Executive Rob Astorino to permanently ban all gun shows from being held at the Westchester County Center in White Plains has more than 800 signatures and getting more minute by minute.
PA-Sen: McGinty Challenges Toomey on Guns :: 10/06/2015
Guns have once again move to the forefront of the 2016 Senate race.
Quote of the Day: Umpqua Victim's Mom Wants You to Arm Yourself :: 10/06/2015
“I say, America, we need to pack guns, if this is what it’s coming to to protect ourselves.”
Student, 16, who lost a kidney after being shot by the Oregon college killer says she STILL opposes gun control and wants armed guards in schools :: 10/06/2015
A teenager who was shot in the back during the Umpqua College shootings on Thursday has said she is still in favor of gun ownership – despite her narrow escape.
The Right to Bear Arms Is Not a Relic of the Slave-Owning South :: 10/06/2015
Another day, another attempt at guilt by association. This time the topic is guns, and the guilt is being wrung from that perennial favorite, slavery.
4 students arrested in California school shooting plot :: 10/05/2015
TUOLUMNE, Calif. —Authorities in Northern California say they broke up a plot by four teenage boys to shoot up their school with the intent of killing as many people as they could.
After school shooting, Tenn. Lt. Gov. urges Christians to acquire guns for protection :: 10/05/2015
In the wake of the mass shooting in Oregon last week, the lieutenant governor of Tennessee is calling on Christians in his state to obtain a handgun permit and be "prepared" for future incidents.
Brady group calls for Oregon sheriff to resign :: 10/05/2015
A famous gun control advocate organization wants an Oregon sheriff to resign, questioning his ability to conduct a fair investigation into last week's mass shootings at a community college there, The Oregonian reported on its OregonLive.com website.
Brilliant: Charles C.W. Cooke nukes every liberal gun control argument on MSNBC :: 10/05/2015
"Stop saying it's complicated!"
Columnist: NRA should be placed on State Department's list of terrorist organizations :: 10/05/2015
Linda Stasi, a columnist for the New York Daily News, has a unique proposal to share with her readers. She thinks the NRA should be listed on the State Department terrorist list because they are responsible for thousands of gun deaths over the last few years.
Constitutional Rights Matter :: 10/05/2015
Jake Trapper, CNN, asked Gabby Gifford's husband Mark Kelly, what new gun law would have prevented the murder of the students in Oregon?
Dear 'Gun Free Zone' Campus Wizards: Nine Kids Died Because Of Your Stupid Policy :: 10/05/2015
Last Friday night I was at my favorite cigar bar watching the news of the Umpqua Community College massacre. Like you, my buddies and I were pissed off, sad and sick to our stomachs. Three things, in particular, were ticking us off regarding this senseless slaughter.
Do Civilians with Guns Ever Stop Mass Shootings? :: 10/05/2015
The media rarely reports on people fighting back or using a weapon to stop any crime.
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