Larry Pratt, executive director of the Virginia-based Gun Owners of America, has published an excellent opinion editorial at CNSNews.com. Following are the opening paragraphs: Criminals are as much a victim as those…
FL: Bill would relax rules on self-defense
The St. Petersburg (FL) Times is reporting that some Florida legislators want to give people the right to shoot an attacker in a public place. It would be a dramatic departure from…
Victims sue businesses for lack of security
Ohio businesses who chose to deny CHL-holders their Constitutional right to bear arms for self-defense would do well to keep in mind the growing number of victims’ families who are deciding that…
Book: ”Taking down outlaws”
February 21, 2005 Washington Times In Hollywood, outlaws are either gunned down by lawmen, like Gary Cooper’s character in “High Noon,” or are portrayed as anti-heroes, like Robert Redford and Paul Newman’s…
Op-Ed: Guns and kids
February 22, 2005 The Black Hills (SD) Pioneer By Dan Carlson The rifle sat firmly in place on the bench rest last Saturday. A small group gathered behind the rifleman as his…
TX: Bill Protects Privacy of Right-to-Carry Permit Holders
Dallas-Ft. Worth’s WFAA.com is reporting that a bill that would protect the identities of Texans who carry concealed handguns easily passed the House Law Enforcement Committee on last week. According to the…
NRA bashes U.N. on small-arms reduction
The Washington Post is reporting that Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association of America, used the Conservative Political Actions Conference as a forum to harshly criticize U.N. efforts…
Texas CHL-holder gives life, forces rampage shooter to flee
A Texas concealed handgun license-holder interrupted the plans of a rampaging felon Thursday by coming to the aid of the criminals’ victims and shooting the attacker several times. According to the Dallas-Fort…
Gun banners’ list of recent Ohio gun incidents speaks volumes
Gun ban extremist Toby Hoover, who fronts what often appears to be a one-woman show at the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, sent an email this week listing some of the recent…
Crime up in university victim zones & elsewhere
The Toledo Blade is reporting that Bowling Green State university campus police reported a nearly 12 percent increase in major crimes such as burglary, assault, and larceny last year. Chief James Wiegand…