Gun Dealer Stings Back

Mayor Bloomberg has been hit with another lawsuit in connection with his campaign to crack down on illegal guns. A South Carolina gun deale...

Shameless Plug: "The Sting"

Bloomberg’s team may not have uncovered crimes at all, and may not have committed any themselves. This may be all about generating publicit...

5 More Days...

...until " The Interview ". Meanwhile, Matthew Bracken informs me John Ross has written a review of "Domestic Enemies"...

We're the Only Ones Ignorant of the Law Enough

Charges that an Illinois State Police sergeant illegally possessed a machine gun were dismissed Wednesday by a federal judge, who ruled that...

We're the Only Ones Exploring Enough

A suspended Alhambra police officer was charged Wednesday with 10 criminal counts for allegedly molesting 2 teenage boys, including one who ...

A Sophomoric Opinion

While allowing a licensed person to carry a gun on campus sounds like a good idea...I strongly disagree. Sophomore Renee Maisel illustrates...

This Day in History: August 31

Samuel Mason , a Patriot captain in command of Fort Henry on the Ohio frontier, survives a devastating Indian attack on this day in 1777.

Coming Tuesday, Sept.5

A WarOnGuns Exclusive The Matthew Bracken Interview Mark Your Calendars Tell Your Friends Prepare Your OWN Question We will be discussing h...

Lest Ye Be Judged Follow-Up

Comment poster Alex observed that pointing a gun in Georgia is classified as a misdemeanor. I had referenced Georgia law that indicated br...

Sydney Gun Crimes Double

In inner Sydney, robberies with a firearm increased by 111 per cent over the last two years... Who could have guessed?

Texas Bull

Jones gets to use the weapons to create a longhorn sculpture for the city's Butler Longhorn Museum, which honors the bovine bloodline th...

This Day in History: August 30

"The American Revolution" category over at The History Channel website appears to be down again. But you can bet your tricorne ...

Second Amendment Carnival IV

Free Constitution presents links to commentary from sites promoting the right to keep and bear arms.

We're the Only Ones Upsetting Enough

Dear Abby: My husband is a great husband and father to our three children, ages 17, 10 and 4. The problem is, he leaves his loaded 9mm gun l...

Canada's Newest Gun Control Spokesman

In the wake of increasing violence involving his friends, a Calgary man is speaking out against the proliferation of gun use on city streets...

"Pro-Gun" LA Times Style

I like guns. I come from a gun family. I am a 2nd Amendment, pro-gun liberal--which makes me a very lonely creature when the subject comes u...

Like a Good Neighbor

As I started walking up my long driveway to see what was happening, the five police officers were coming towards me, already on my property,...

This Day in History: August 29

On this day in 1779, at what is modern-day Elmira, New York, near the state’s southwestern border with Pennsylvania, Continental forces led ...

Anti-Gun Politicians

Unfortunately, the majority of California voters, legal or otherwise, continue to vote people in office whose primary focus is to undermine ...

2nd Amendment Carnival Tomorrow!

Stan just let me know he's going to post another 2A Carnival tomorrow. If you have a submission, get it in ASAP.

Because It's Worked So Well Everywhere Else It's Been Tried

City leaders like Aldermen Yusuf Shah have had enough and are coming up with a few proposals to curb youth violence. One idea is a gun buy...

Gun Facts Version 4.1

The updated version of Guy Smith's valuable Second Amendment resource book is now online.

The Gun Went Off

[Use BugMeNot to bypass site registration] According to law-enforcement officials and other gun experts, you could throw a gun with its saf...

Do Gun Owners Really Want to Stop Constant Assaults on 2nd Amendment?

This increasingly draconian government is running amok because the feminized men of this country protect it with their fear, laziness or ter...

A Walk in the Park

... [Derrick] Redd had been arguing with people in the park before he went to his car, grabbed a gun and fired it into the air. He then head...

Lest Ye Be Judged

Judge Haywood Turner is charged with pointing a pistol. Police say it appears to be a case of road rage...Investigators say the driver of ...

A Fellow Republican

Paul Helmke , the new president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, applauded the California State Senate for "embracing thi...

A Hard Act to Follow

ESSEX, Vt. -- Hours after breaking up with his girlfriend, a man shot four people Thursday, including the girlfriend's mother and her co...

Can't Explain

JT McAdams takes exception to Mayor Coleen Seng's description of her "primary responsibilities." : Dear Mayor, I was wonderi...

Squirrely Democrats

Alphecca defines the problem . Blognomicon just may have found the solution . Do it for the children . I love it when a plan comes together...

This Day in History: August 25

Influential political philosopher David Hume dies in Edinburgh, Scotland, on this day in 1776. Although Hume died when the American Revolut...

Killing the Messenger

Football game broadcasts are filled with beer and car advertisements. Not to mention, the parking lots next to the stadium filled with drunk...

Menino Proves It's Good to be King

Boston Mayor Tom Menino gets a firsthand look at the gun violence plaguing his city's streets. Menino was on a walking tour in Dorchest...

The Wrong Hands

The Kent County Sheriff's Department is announcing a gun buy-back program to keep weapons out of the wrong hands... "It's basic...

The Correct Question is "Do I Feel Lucky?"

The number of gun-related crimes in Toronto this summer is down considerably from a year ago. Do you feel safer? Well, do ya punk?

A Wrong Assumption

A former Utica Common Council member yesterday said he meant to scare a colleague when he put his hand on a gun on his desk... [Roger] Palek...

We're the Only Ones Domestic Enough

Two studies have found that at least 40% of police officer families experience domestic violence, in contrast to 10% of families in the gene...

"My Primary Responsibility"

Lincoln, NE Mayor Coleen Seng responds to a letter from JT McAdams : August 18, 2006 JT McAdams Dear Mr. McAdams: Thank you for your commen...

Escaping the Village: The Great Unifier

[This is the first in a planned series of follow-up observations to " Questions and Answers "] On the surface, the claim that the ...

What California Republicans Think of Gun Owners

California Republicans believe a handsome, blue-state Republican such as Mitt Romney would turn the presidential map upside down in 2008, a...

Principles for Hire

His growing kitchen cabinet spans an array of issues and backgrounds, and includes James Jay Baker , a former lobbyist for the National Rifl...

The Way Things Ought to Be

The first day of the event, I'll admit, I'd do double-takes when seeing someone walk through the vendor mall with a shotgun on their...

Gutzmer on Hot Issues

Hernando Zavala asked me to share the following exchange with Peter Gutzmer , Democratic Candidate for Illinois Senate 27th district: I hav...

An Act of Faith

RADLEY BALKO SAYS let's start a blogstorm with this 13-minute YouTube video from Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. I won't have ...

A Snitch Line I Could Support

In an effort to crack down on violent crime in New Orleans, the federal government announced it is "reestablishing" a gun hotline,...

Hezbollah Gun Control

Ri-ight.

We're the Only Ones Who Don't Compute Enough

An LAPD narcotics officer will be investigated for the "negligent" firing of a handgun that discharged while being cleaned, puttin...

When a President Betrays His Country

Recent papers released from the Clinton Presidential Library reveal a well-orchestrated and clearly defined roadmap to impose severe restric...

Madden 2007 to End Philly Gun Violence!

"Look at all the kids involved in gun violence lately. I'd be willing to bet some hard money that most of them play this game. Mayb...

Domestic Enemies: The Reconquista

Matthew Bracken informs me his latest novel has been printed and is now available for purchase. I haven't read it yet, but I thoroughly...

Another "Child Gun Death"

I guess if you want to build a case for "child gun deaths, it helps to leave out the convenient fact that he was committing an armed ro...

Someone Has Daddy Issues

My dad and his friends maintained a ludicrous fantasy that their possession of guns was in some way preventing a foreign invasion or discour...

Is That a Screwdriver in Your Pocket...?

A customer carrying a gun foiled a man who attempted to rob a fast-food restaurant with a screwdriver in his pocket, police said. Well what ...

The Hero of Seattle

Now, Klein said she is speaking out, in part because telling her story helps her to heal, and in part to help raise awareness about gun cont...

We're the Only Ones "Straw Purchasing" Enough

A New Orleans Police Department employee and a felon have been indicted for illegally obtaining an AK-47 assault rifle, federal prosecutors ...

People With Authority

A woman was detained by the FBI Friday afternoon for hauling a loaded handgun in her carry-on bag or purse... People with authority to carry...

That's Why We Call You People Subjects

Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation Chief Irvin McIvor received an absolute discharge in court Tuesday after pleading guilty to unsafe storage o...

We're the Only Ones Discharging Enough

Off-duty Killeen Police officer Juneth Steubing was arrested in Copperas Cove late Tuesday for discharging a firearm multiple times in the b...

Questions and Answers VI

[Parts I , II , III , IV and V ] This is the last post directly responsive to Mr. Licht's questions, observations and challenges. But...

We're the Only Ones Accidentally Going Off Enough

Officers over those years shot themselves or one another nearly as often as they were shot by suspects. Since 1985, there have been more tha...

Mouse Gun Really a Mouse Gun

There is a new gun in town: a Swiss minigun the size of a key fob that can shoot an eye out, according to an Intelligence Bulletin from the ...

The Flowers Aren't the Only Things Dying Here

The city’s such a warzone now it’s quite a show to see At least three cops on every block to tidy up the streets A word of advice, Odd Rod ,...

Who Will Guard the Guards?

A security guard hired to watch for taggers and vandals was found shot to death Monday at an elementary school...The victim was reportedly n...

We're the Only Ones Fluid Enough

An inmate's sock containing body fluids has led to the arrest of a prison guard on charges of sexual abuse. I don't even wanna ask. ...

Credit Where Credit is Due

NRA's Chris Cox : Today, in a landmark victory for NRA and law-abiding gun owners, Judge Carl J. Barbier of the U.S. District Court for ...

Questions and Answers V

[Parts I , II , III and IV ] Mr. Licht goes on: Wouldn’t it be more meaningful for us to promote the compact made with US by the Founders ...

That's Capital "G" and that Rhymes with "P"...*

"Didn't we have a program, we were giving them money, they were buying new glocks?" asked Alderman Robert Lee ...Boston police...

Like WHAT on a Bull?

Leggett said he hired a security guard who was at the store at the time but guards cannot be armed. Isn't that kind of like hiring someo...

We're the Only Ones Da Bomb Enough

A former Milwaukee police officer accused of severely beating a biracial man outside a house party was convicted on unrelated charges of mak...

A Republic, If You Can Keep It

Three quarters of Americans can correctly identify two of Snow White's seven dwarfs while only a quarter can name two Supreme Court Just...

We're the Only Ones In (and Out of) Uniform Enough

"Being honest with you, women do like cops," he said. "Women love guys in uniform." Yes, ladies, what could be a bigger ...

Sick and Evil: Yep, That's "The Times"

[Use BugMeNot to bypass site registration] Florida’s law is a sick cousin of the work of the gun lobby on Capitol Hill, where it has succes...

Texas Tomfoolery

He said a quick application of flat-black spray paint can erase any color or marking. "The only thing you're left with is banning t...

We're the Only Ones Flying the Friendly Skies Enough

Chicago police said they are investigating the theft of several handguns from luggage at O'Hare International Airport since the beginnin...

Now That She Mentions It...

JILL Carroll , the American journalist who was held hostage for 82 days in Iraq, yesterday told how she begged her captors to end her life b...

Questions and Answers IV

[Parts I , II and III ] Mr. Licht continues: I acknowledge that I am a paranoid nut case and I do not trust the state (particularly the cu...

GOA Candidate Beats NRA Candidate

Joe Schwarz does not believe the Second Amendment is an individual right; he opposed concealed carry in the state of Michigan; and he voted...

Targeted By Anti-Gun Nuts

"[T]hese are just guys who sit in front of their computers at 3 a.m. in their underwear"... Meanwhile, do you really want these pe...

Officer...Oh Officer! That Man Has a HOLSTER!!!

Fellow council member Joe Teri spotted Perreault wearing a holster on his waist. That sparked enough concern that Teri mentioned it to cou...

The Gun Team

A hand-picked team of detectives, plainclothes and uniformed officers has been selected to prowl the most crime-ridden Yonkers streets and t...

Lawmakers Say Former Law Enforcment Huge Source For Illegal Guns

A huge gun smuggling investigation landed a former Columbus Police officer in major trouble, NewsChannel5 partner ONN reported. Translation:...

We're the Only Ones Laughing at the Right to Peaceably Assemble Enough

A newly surfaced videotape that shows Broward Sheriff's Office officials laughing over footage of Ritter being shot by rubber bullets an...

Second Circuit Short-Circuits Fourth Amendment

Random bag searches by New York police at subway stations are constitutional and an effective means of combating terrorism, a federal appeal...

At Least She Doesn't Go Halfway When She Lies

Why is the NRA aggressively trying to repeal the Brady Law (background checks), which since 1994 has prevented more than 1.3 million prohibi...

We're the Only Ones Running Guns Enough

A former Columbus police officer illegally sold 501 guns last year — including one that was found with two Somali men now charged in a terro...

Gun Control Voodoo

Parents with guns in their homes become less vigilant about how they store those guns as their children grow older, a new study suggests -- ...

Q&A IV

I'll have the next installment up on Monday, Lord willing and the creek don't rise... I still plan to do limited posting on Saturday...

At Least It's Not Cruel and Unusual

Hodges faces a possible life sentence for possession of the marijuana and possession of the shotgun during the commission of a felony. I...

We're the Only Ones Tampering Enough

A suburban Chicago police detective has been charged with misconduct after investigators say he tampered with evidence. Authorities say 37-y...

At Least He Wasn't Packing Hair Gel

Police at Austin Bergstrom International Airport arrested Horseshoe Bay Resort CEO Douglas Jaffe , 26, on Thursday morning for "unlawfu...

We're the Only Ones Safely Storing Enough

A four-year-old boy apparently killed himself today with a handgun he found under a bed in a police officer's home...Anderson has since ...

New York Post: Garden Variety Propagandists

GARDEN-VARIETY GUN NUT NABBED IN QNS. Gee, no media bias reflected there, ya think? Great "straight news" story, guys! Yet again ...

Just Give Them What They Want...

...and nobody will get hurt. Right, Sarah? [ Story Here ] [ Follow-Up ] You just knew these morons would be ID'd within a matter of hour...

Questions and Answers III

Before proceeding, it would probably be a good idea to read Part I and Part II if you haven't already. Mr. Licht continues: I am aski...