National Gun Collectors Association Holds Gun Buy Back
Most of the time gun buybacks sound like a bad deal. Citizens are urged to hand in “old guns” for a gift card or a pittance in cash, and too often taxpayer money is used to support these events. But WTVO 17 via MyStateLine.com reported on a quite different type of buyback.
This event was held this past weekend by a group called The National Gun Collectors Association, which claims to have been partnered with a group called The International Military Collectors Association, and instead of just handing out a gift card, the group’s spokesman actually said they have a panel of experts and connections with dealers and collectors to make offers on firearms as well as military items. Essentially this was a large “motel buy,” a common dealer type event where an individual rents a room, places an add calling for items and waits for people to come by.
While we weren’t able to find any information about either of the aforementioned groups, it is nice to see that the emphasis was on collecting, not destroying the firearms.
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
Should the Charleston Police Keep Inventory Records of Legally Owned Guns?
The Charleston Police Department is trying to combat crime in a few unique ways, including offering monetary incentives up to $100 to information on illegal guns, as well as the usual calls for individuals to hand in unwanted guns. But the city’s police are making a step that might seem to be crossing the line. Read more
Buffalo Business First Editorial Fails to Look at How Guns Save Lives Too
In a rant-filled editorial for The Buffalo Business First, Gary Burns doesn’t pull any punches. He states clearly: “killing – that’s what guns are for.” He goes on to cite several examples of tragic shootings, but fails to offer so much as one example of how a firearm saved a life. Thus he never notes, “protection – that’s always what guns are for.” Read more
Statesman Journal Calls for Guns to be Sold Not Scrapped
Time and time the mainstream media reports on gun buybacks, gun amnesties and other events were guns are collected and destroyed. The media seldom considers the historical value, and it almost never considers the monetary value of these items. So we’re pleased to see that some in the MSM actually have a similar thought to our thinking that maybe seized guns could be sold. Read more
WaPo Still Somehow Blames the United States for Mexican Cartel Woes
For The Washington Post David Ignatius writes, “how can it be possible that after 18 months in office, President Obama still has not appointed a director for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.” Ignatius then goes on to write this statement:
“Mexico is reeling from a drug-cartel insurgency that is armed mainly with weapons acquired in the United States.” Read more
WaPo Cites 80 Percent Figure Long After it Was Debunked
Do the editors at The Washington Post actually believe what they write or will they use false numbers just to prove a point? We know the paper is vehemently anti-gun, but is it creditable to quote a figure that most of the mainstream media has acknowledge is a made up number? In an editorial titled “U.S. falls short in helping Mexico end its drug war,” deputy editorial page editor Jackson Diehl quotes the “old 80 percent of guns come from the United States.” Hasn’t this number been debunked enough for Mr. Diehl? Apparently not. Read more
Capitol Weekly Asks Wrong Questions in Article on Concealed Weapons Permits
From the first sentence it was clear that Capitol Weekly had an agenda when it comes to the concealed weapons permit debate raging in California. The writer offers this introduction:
“Could a bill banning the open carrying of firearms actually result in more guns on California streets?”
The state already has an extremely difficult process for obtaining concealed permits, so is the author implying that citizens would simply break the law? This certainly seems to seem what he suggests.
Huff and Puff Calls for Background Checks on All Gun Sales
In writing for the Huffington Post, Paul Helmke, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence offers another editorial responding to calls from law enforcement to require background checks for gun sales. We know where Mr. Helmke stands, and we respect his opinion, but some of the statements he makes in his argument see more like opinion rather than based on actual facts. Read more
Times Daily Article Offers Fair Insight to Second Amendment
Monitor bulk sales and so-called straw purchases – that’s the suggestion from the Times Daily of the Tennessee Valley. In a rather insight commentary on the issue, the article questions what exactly the Founding Fathers meant went drafting the Second Amendment, but it also offers insight on why the United States today remains a populace that is well armed.
We would add that the United Sates is also a nation that has a real respect for our guns as well, but the piece, titled “A little more clarity on gun rights,” is worth giving a read as this is an example of how the media should report on the guns – give the facts and background, and let the reader come to the conclusion. Too often the authors of these pieces have an agenda to push it seems.
