Bob McCarty Writes

When it became clear that Barack Obama would be elected president of the United States, Americans began to buy guns and ammunition at a record pace.  With the Consumer Products Safety Commission expected to make an important decision tomorrow about the future of the lowly ink pen, Americans might want to consider hoarding ink pens.
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In a post yesterday, Mitchell Langbert offers an insightful look at how U.S. Army soldiers are being required to disclose to their superiors all information about their firearms — personally-owned firearms.  Best of all, the look comes straight from an infantryman at Fort Campbell, Ky., and even includes a copy of a memo outlining [...]

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Despite an ever-worsening economy and slumping retail sales, firearm sales increased in February, continuing an upswing that began after November’s election.
Data from the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System show background checks on the sale of firearms jumped 23.3 percent in February when compared to February 2008.  By the numbers, NICS reported 1,259,078 checks in February, up from 1,021,130 [...]

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Responding to Attorney General Eric Holder’s comment yesterday that the Obama Administration will attempt to reinstate a ban against semi-automatic rifles, the National Shooting Sports Foundation reminded Congress and all Americans that such a ban would cause jobs to be lost in a difficult economy, have no effect on reducing crime and would deprive millions [...]

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With five bills introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives so far this year, the Constitutional rights of gun owners are being threatened like never before in the 111th Congress.
Ten days ago, I published a post, Democrats in Rush to Seize Guns with H.R. 45, about H.R. 45, a bill introduced by Rep. Bobby Rush [...]

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