He wrote a piece on guns in PA that is as ridiculous as you’d expect from a member of Ceasefire NJ: WHAT DO politicians do when they’re under pressure from press and constituents, but lack the clout, skill or patience to do real heavy-lifting? They propose meaningless half-measures, call them “first steps,” feign concern, gather […]

Seems the NYT is up in arms over limiting access to gun data. And they tell an outright lie: These two bills would give crooked dealers more — not less — leeway in interstate trafficking. The Justice Department has warned that the worst provisions would have a “chilling effect” on gun control and law enforcement. […]

So, my little snippet about the phone records set off some nerves in comments. Not sure why readers would consider my response to it a surprise. Heck, I’ve even got folks threatening to not read me. Why do I oppose such a measure? Simple. It’s none of the .gov’s business who everyone calls. Period. It’s […]

I lied, this is the last update: Just so we’re clear, the update below is not to say that what happened to Scoot is right (I don’t think it is) but that the felony thing really isn’t good in terms of a victory for gun rights or reigning in ATF problems. I’m not mad at […]

This poll was pleasantly surprising: Does the U.S. need stricter gun control laws? Yes 39% No 52% Update: 52 + 39 = 91. Does that mean 9% favor less strict laws? Of course, I’d wager most Americans don’t know what current gun laws actually are. Also, this poll is interesting (but not as surprising): A […]

In the past, I often wondered why America had a high murder rate compared to other Westernized nations. I eventually stopped wondering and began assuming that we Americans were just generally prone to killing. After all, this land was taken by killing the natives. Our country’s independence was gained by killing folks. I just figured […]

The 9th Circuit ruled that Possession of an “Assault Weapon” Isn’t a “Crime of Violence”. But a few notes: On the other hand, if we know that an object has no lawful uses, we can presume that someone who possesses it intentionally does so for the purpose of using it illicitly. And, if the universe […]

When Chuckles and Hilly get together, it can’t be good. Here, they tell us that dealing with illegal guns is congress’ job. Unfortunately, they fail to realize that New York has some fairly tyrannical gun laws. And in other states with better laws, guns aren’t illegal. To purchase a handgun legally there, it takes about […]

The NY Daily News notes that Bloomberg is planning take his crusade against guns national: Once content to rule the city, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday vowed for the first time to go national – with an all-out effort to crack down on illegal gun sales. With the shooting deaths of two NYPD cops still weighing on […]

The Augusta Chronicle reports: A North Augusta man pleaded guilty this week in federal court to committing mail fraud involving the transfer of illegal machine guns and lying to federal agents. Ernest Wrenn, 56, pleaded guilty Wednesday in the U.S. District Court of South Carolina to one count of mail fraud and one count of […]

Two riders were attached to the senate version of the Protection of Lawful Commerce In Arms Act. The first requires all handguns be sold with trigger locks, which is kind of pointless since just about every handgun you buy these days comes with one. The second is a bit more troubling: The second anti-gun provision […]

Et tu, Mexico (see post below): Mexico’s strict gun control laws are contributing to an illegal gun market and easier access to weapons, according to U.S. law enforcement officials that are close observers of a recent upswing in border violence. Since January, more than 600 people have been killed in an ongoing war between rival […]

Heartless Libertarian predicted this a week ago. Since the Supreme Court has stated in Raich that there are no states’ rights and the commerce clause is a big, fat wet blanket capable of covering every aspect of every thing ever to exist, they have now remanded the Stewart case (where the guy made homemade machine […]

The ban on weapons that looked like assault weapons was a bust. The NY Times with Many Say End of Firearm Ban Changed Little: Despite dire predictions that the streets would be awash in military-style guns, the expiration of the decade-long assault weapons ban last September has not set off a sustained surge in the […]

Last week, I noted a pretty stupid bill that would make the death penalty a sentencing option to any murder committed with an assault weapon. The bill was stupid for a couple of reasons. One is that murder is murder. The second is that there is now no such thing as an assault weapon in […]

I think I’ll just start calling this the Carnival of Uncle, bet it gets more links that way: Head has everything you ever wanted to know about the CETME. Head also gives advice on AK-47s to a denizen (no, I am not making this up) of Democratic Underground. In an earlier decision, a court ruled […]

After the Red Lake shooting, I was rather surprised at the lack of calls for gun control. Even the Brady Campaign, an organization usually inclined to politicize the death of children, only made a half-hearted attempt. The SacBee notes the same thing: The day after the Red Lake reservation shootings – the latest of three […]

Ari Berman, in an op-ed, is shocked that common-sense legislation is being shot down by the NRA. What common sense legislation? The right of people to engage in lawful commerce or the private party transfer provision of the Brady Bill or, as you probably hear it in the media, the gun show loophole. And he […]

Junaid M. Afeef of the Institute for Social Policy Understanding. Some random snippets: In the Fight Against Terrorism, Some Rights Must Be Repealed Then the terrorists win.

Oregon is still pushing for a ban. More myths debunked about supposed assault weapons: The Justice Department’s interviews also gave lie to the notion that so-called assault weapons in private hands decrease the safety of police officers and citizens. Only about 8 percent of the inmates used one of the models covered in the now-expired […]

A St. Paul Pioneer Press editorial says police should be allowed to carry guns. They are referring to the like you and me only better err Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act: To her credit, Wisconsin Attorney General Peggy Lautenschlager has pointed out this statutory discrepancy to the governor and senior legislators and noted that they […]

Via Michael Silence comes two stories that again state there is no correlation between gun laws and gun crimes. The first: No one has done the right studies to prove whether gun ownership laws increase or decrease crime, or whether the tens of thousands of gun deaths in the United States each year could be […]

In Chicago, people are protesting gun shops. As with most Illinois media stories regarding guns, this one starts with the sad tale of a man who got shot before actually getting to the rather stupid point: Aref and dozens of others affiliated with United Power for Action and Justice stood outside Chuck’s Gun Shop in […]

TIM ACKARMAN: Put down the gun control and slowly back away. This one really perplexes liberals. Polls show that the majority favors assault weapons bans and other “reasonable” gun control, yet your party gets hammered on this issue at the voting booth. Let me explain. There is a small but highly vocal element in your […]

Melissa Meagher, in a piece called Gun Control Gone Wrong: …the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has connected a number of guns used in crimes to flea markets and gun shows. Yes, and that number is 1% and 0.7%, respectively. Not exactly astronomical. So, like good little reporters, they set off to engage in […]

Local reporter Bob Hodge writes that the SKS is not an assault rifle: “By the literal definition of an assault weapon an SKS is not covered because it doesn’t have the function of being fully automatic,” said Ryan Patrick, one of the co-owners of Guns & More on Kingston Pike. “It wasn’t covered by the […]

Actual headline: Crime may be dropping in US, but gun possession is rising Are they implying that increased gun possession reduces crime? No. Are they implying that gun possession is equivalent to crime? Probably: By focusing on largely local gun-possession cases, federal prosecutors and bureau agents are increasingly less likely to investigate and prosecute federal […]

This piece on the impact of guns on crime is not at all hysterical: Jack Buttman can sell a 9 mm Glock pistol in less time than it takes to order breakfast in a diner. It’s even faster, he says, if the buyer is familiar with the one-page form for the federal background check and […]

I didn’t watch it. Jason did. Finally, they address gun control in a debate: You said that if Congress would vote to extend the ban on assault weapons, that you’d sign the legislation, but you did nothing to encourage the Congress to extend it. Why not? BUSH: Actually, I made my intentions — made my […]

After all, the post is called Uncle Bait. One of the Brutal Huggers (I can’t tell them apart) writes: Asset forfeiture is a way for the government to take your property. Regardless of whether you’ve committed a crime, they can (and have!) seize cash, cars, houses, computers, and anything else whether they can carry it […]