Posts tagged 'guns'

South Dakota Introduces Bill Mandating Gun Ownership

by SteveK @ Monday, February 7th, 2011. Tags: , , , , ,
Filed under Government, Healthcare, Legal, Second Amendment

As a somewhat mocking gesture to ObamaCare, the state of South Dakota has introduced a bill that would require every adult age 21 or older to purchase a firearm.
“The bill, which would take effect Jan. 1, 2012, would give people six months to acquire a firearm after turning 21. The provision does not apply to [...]

Gun Sales Increase After AZ Shooting

by SteveK @ Wednesday, January 19th, 2011. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Second Amendment

According to POLITICO, gun sales have soared in the wake of the Arizona shooting spree. “Gun sales skyrocketed 60 percent in Arizona on Monday, Jan. 10, compared with the corresponding Monday last year. ” In Ohio, the FBI reported that sales spiked 65 percent, 38 percent in Illinois, 33 percent in New York, and 16 [...]

Starbucks Coffee Chain Catching Heat for Allowing Customers to Pack Heat

by SteveK @ Thursday, February 11th, 2010. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Media, Second Amendment

While Starbucks does “not have a corporate policy regarding customers and weapons,” according to a spokesman, it is (for now) allowing customers to carry firearms into most stores. That is, unless it caves in to pressure from anti-gun groups such as the Brady Campaign.
What’s the big deal you ask?
According to an article over at AlterNet [...]

Senate Rejects Concealed Guns Law – Biased AP Article

by SteveK @ Friday, July 24th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Government, Media, Second Amendment

An Associated Press article, sympathetic to gun-control advocates, defends the Democratic-controlled Senate rejecting a reciprocity amendment allowing people to carry hidden guns in 48 states if they have a concealed weapon permit (CCW) for any other state.
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif) was quoted as saying, “It’s extremely dangerous policy.” She then explained that her state demands [...]

Flawed Concealed Guns Permit Study By Violence Policy Center

by SteveK @ Thursday, July 23rd, 2009. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Second Amendment

The Violence Policy Center, a gun control group, conducted a study that has been referenced by many in the media. The study concluded that concealed handgun permit holders killed ‘at least’ seven police officers and 44 private citizens during a peculiar time period chosen by the group.
The VPC’s investigation was during a cherry-picked period between [...]

The Second Amendment and Judge Sotomayor

by SteveK @ Thursday, July 16th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Government, Judicial Tyranny, Legal, Second Amendment

In Maloney v. Cuomo, Sotomayor joined a three-judge panel concluding that the Second Amendment right to bear arms does not apply to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment. She also argued that the right to bear arms is not a “fundamental right.”
In a very brief opinion, she cites Presser v. Illinois as the basis for [...]

The Truth About So-Called Assault Weapons

by SteveK @ Tuesday, April 14th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Education, Government, Media, Second Amendment

Eric Holder, Obama’s Attorney General, said that the president will seek to reinstate and make permanent the ban on so-called assault weapons, despite Obama promising on the campaign trail that he would not be a gun-grabber. Candidate Obama told voters “I’m not going to take your guns away”, and “Lawful [...]

Liberal Media Blames Fox News and Talk Radio for Cop Shootings

by SteveK @ Friday, April 10th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Media, Second Amendment

CNN’s Rick Sanchez stated that “Fox News and listening to right-wing radio” influenced the man who shot three police officers in Pittsburgh. Sanchez said, “That weekend tragedy involves a man who allegedly shot and killed three police officers in cold blood. Why? Because he was convinced, after no doubt watching Fox News and listening to [...]

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