Bergen County Gun Buyback Includes Potentially Valuable Guns
We hate gun buybacks. We can’t say that enough. These in all likelihood fail to actually get guns off the streets, and pay gun owners in most cases a mere fraction of what the firearm was worth. We’ve reported on these events time and time again, but this past weekend a buyback in Bergen County, New Jersey just proved our point, as two potentially valuable World War II era handguns were amongst those handed in. Read more
San Francisco Chronicle Columnist Defends Gun Shop
In a column for The San Francisco Chronicle, Phil Bronstein compares Bosnia to the Golden Gate town, and notes that the San Francisco’s anti-gun zealots are fighting mad about the reopening of the High Bridge Arms gun shop on Mission Street.
He asks:
“Do we really need to make a high-caliber stink about reopening the only legal firearms sales outlet in the city, even in a nice neighborhood? No. The place has been a gun store for 50 years.” Read more
Chicago Didn’t Enforce Gun Laws Reports New York Times
Irony in the Windy City indeed. We’ve been continuing to report that Chicago had had for years one of the strictest gun laws on the books in the country and yet has seen a wave of gun violence. Mayor Richard Daley, among others, pointed the blame at guns.
The Supreme Court overturned the city’s gun ban earlier this year, a move that Daley has been trying to find a way of fighting at all costs. But in another example of true irony, it is being reported by The New York Times that the gun ban in Chicago wasn’t all that well enforced. 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.
Who Guards the Guards: Former NYC Transit Officer Faces Federal Weapons Charges
A police officer turned furniture store owner faces federal weapons charges for allegedly attempting to sell a handgun and semi-automatic rifle to a convicted felon. The Albany Times Union reports the Stephen Dorfman was arrested after reportedly selling the firearms to Lance Potter, a convicted felon. Read more
Liberal Blog Says Gun Stores Kill People
With a headline from the blog Mission Mission that says “Guns Don’t Kill People. Gun Stores That Sell Guns To People Who Kill People Kill People,” can you expect anything but bias? This post comes after High Bridge Arms hopes to reopen by year’s end. Clearly Mission Mission and the Northwest Bernal Alliance are so biased about guns that logic defines these liberal anti-gun zealots. Read more
Clean Your House Before Your Guns
This week Rockford, Illinois police responded to a call that a house was being burgled. Upon entering the home they determined the burglar had left and that the 67 year old home owner was gone. (He still hasn’t been found). What the police did find was a filthy house filled with garbage and over 300 firearms strewn about. The home was condemned as a health hazard and the firearms were taken to determine if any were stolen or had been used in a crime. To date, none of the weapons have been traced to any illegal activity and the owner isn’t being charge with a crime. Some bloggers are complaining about the police department’s actions but here at FirearmsTruth we speak the truth, even if it is a hard truth to swallow. Read more
Bronx Borough President Calls for Stricter Gun Laws
In a nearly level headed editorial titled “Continuing Our Fight Against Illegal Guns” for The Huffington Post, Ruben Diaz Jr., Bronx Borough President in New York City, called for efforts to take illegal guns off the street and to reduce crime. He cited the problem of gangs violence, but then made one really bold statement that truly shows how naïve these calls from politicians really are. Read more
WaPo Still Claims 80 Percent of Mexican Guns Come From the United States
Do the editors at The Washington Post think that if they say something enough times that it will make it true? While much of the mainstream media has finally accepted the fact that it is a bold face lie that “80 percent of guns used by Mexican cartels come from the United States,” as recently as last weekend WaPo again cited those numbers in an editorial.
In a piece titled “The U.S. is turning away from Mexico’s failing drug war,” dated Saturday, August 14, the editors offer this take:
“Mexican authorities have seized more than 84,000 weapons, including thousands of high-powered assault rifles, grenades and other military-caliber equipment. More than 80 percent of the guns whose provenance could be traced came from the United States.” Read more
Orlando to Hold “Kicks 4 Guns”
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is using seized drug money to fund its “Kicks 4 Guns” buyback program reports The Orlando Sentinel. As with other buybacks the goal is to “get guns of the streets,” and of course the media goes along with this charade. Read more
