Feuding Neighbors Shoot and Kill Each Other, Huff and Puff Blames CCW
In an editorial for the Huffington Post Josh Sugarmann, executive director of the Violence Policy Center in Washington, D.C., notes that two CCW holders shot and killed each other. He puts the blame not on the fact that these two men had a long-standing beef with each other, but instead points out that each had a concealed carry weapons permit.
The sad fact of this tragedy is that the two men might have met the same fate without or without the permit. So what exactly is Sugarmann trying to say?
Concealed Carry: A First Person Account From Colorado
In June, my wife & I relocated back to Colorado from the state of ‘there outta be a law’ (also known as California.) Colorado is much friendlier to gun owners than California. For example, every firearms purchase or inheritance that I made in California required registration with the California Department of Justice. In Colorado, I have to register zero firearms per CRS 29-11.7-102 which prohibits gun registration by the state or any local government. Read more
Who Guards the Guards: Sheriff Deputy Cited For Carrying Two Guns While Drinking at Bar
The Ada County sheriff’s office has cited Deputy Ron Love for carrying a gun while drinking at a downtown bar in Boise, Idaho reports the AP via KHQ.com. The officer was riding a mechanical bull it seems when he was spotted carrying a gun.
Deputy Love was reportedly asked to leave the bar, refused and was later escorted outside by police. He was found to be carrying a .40 caliber Glock handgun, as well as a .38 caliber Smith and Wesson revolver, neither of which were his service weapon.
Call for Texas Law to Impede Firearms Ownership: Lower the Drawbridge
Paul Kamprath, a writer for the Austin Liberal Examiner (need we say more?) is calling for a Texas law that would require any gun purchaser to prove that he or she passed a firearms safety course. At the beginning of the editorial Kamprath recalls the story of a recent and unfortunate shooting. A business owner shot a formal employee when that employee returned looking for his old job back. The owner shot the man after a verbal confrontation and was later arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Read more
Albany Times Union Say Gun Database is Fine
In an editorial for The Albany Times Union, Jim McGrath defends public access to New York’s database of handgun permits. The editorial quotes Sen. Eric Adams, Brooklyn Democrat, as saying, “when you go the handgun permit, you should know that the information will be out there.” Read more
Royal Oak Arts Festival Bans Firearms
The question now raging in fashionable Royal Oak, Michigan is whether it the city can ban firearms at the Arts, EAst and Beats festival that will be held on the city streets. In Michigan, it is legal for those with concealed weapons permits to carry guns legally, but the ban would make it a crime to do so. The Royal Oak City Commission is meeting about this tonight (August 9, 2010).
Liberal Celebrity Site Gawker Has Problem with “Hidden Guns”
Celebrity news website Gawker posted a story, which picked up news reports, that among the individuals listed on a newly released New York City gun permit-holder list include Roger Ailes and Sean Hannity. Both reportedly have “concealed carry permits,” something that isn’t exactly the easiest thing to get. As we’ve reported there does seem to be a double standard in New York City when it comes to issuing permits. Read more
NBC Chicago Says Brady Endorsement of Pat Quinn “Matters”
In an editorial for the Ward Room for NBC Chicago, Edward McClelland not only explains why it “matters” that the Brady Center has endorsed Illinois Governor Pat Quinn but sums it up in a way that makes it clear that Pat Quinn is probably bad for Illinois. Read more
PoliceOne’s Ron Avery Offers Practical Information on Concealed Weapons
Think the guy next to you is packing heat? Should you try to engage him, should you call 911 as fast as you can on your mobile phone? That’s what many in the mainstream media would have you believe, because clearly only a dangerous person would want to carry a gun. Read more
Gun Traffickers Arrested in Chicago – What is the Source of the “Illegal” Guns
This past weekend we followed a story that was making the rounds, on how at least 25 individuals were arrested in Chicago on illegal drugs and gun trafficking charges. What is interesting about the latter charge is that only a few media outlets have noted that the guns have an international connection. Read more
