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• The Direction We're Heading In

  via Under the Lobsterscope The Florida “Stand Your Ground”/License to murder law is just lynching with a bullet – along with a get out of jail free card. Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2012 DEBATE

• Norfolk Man Shot Holding Toy Gun for the 2nd Time - This Time He's Dead

  

  The Daily Press reports A man who was shot to death in a standoff with Virginia Beach police over the weekend was pointing a toy machine gun at the officers... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2012 DEBATE

• Accidental Shooting of 5-Year-Old Girl Jumping on Mattress - No Charges

  The Chicago Tribune reportsA 5-year-old girl was injured early Saturday morning when a gun hidden between mattresses in a Marquette Park neighborhood home... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2012 DEBATE

• Accidental Shooting of JSU Student Near Campus - No Charges

  

  The Clarion Ledger reports Residents of an apartment complex within walking distance from the Jackson State University campus say they’re in shock after the... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2012 DEBATE

• Accidental Shooting of Wisconsin Man by Friend - No Charges

  The Post Crescent reportsA 67-year-old rural Oshkosh man accidentally shot a 55-year-old Oshkosh man in his right foot Saturday night while showing him a handgu... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2012 DEBATE

• Cars Vs. Guns

  Inspired by Farago's recent post pushing the famous false nonsense of how much more dangerous cars than guns, I wrote the following summary of the situation. Al... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2012 DEBATE

• Indiana's Cop-Killing Law

  via Mad Mike's America The new law reverses a state Supreme Court ruling that homeowners do not have the right to use force against law enforcement officials wh... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2012 DEBATE

• Montana Gun Owner Arrested at Airport with Several Guns

  

  USA Today reports Harold Waller, 45, was arrested Thursday afternoon after Transportation Security Administration officials found a gun in one of his carry-on... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2012 DEBATE

• Accidental Shooting of Idaho Man - No Charges

  Local News reports One man is in the hospital after a shooting Saturday afternoon. The victim, a 27-old-male, was taken to St. Luke's Magic Valley Regional... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2012 DEBATE

• Gun Flow Explained

  via The Stamford Advocate But it is the incredibly permissive gun laws in this country that put those guns there. It is the incredibly permissive gun laws in... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2012 DEBATE

• Yet Another Senseless Shooting

  Pro-gun blogger, shooting instructor, and commenter on gun forums shoots and kills his girlfriend, http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifher 5-year old daughter,... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2012 DEBATE

• No Guns on Oregon Campuses

  The Huffington Post reports The Oregon Board of Higher Education's decision to prohibit firearms on campus went into effect last Friday immediately after... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2012 DEBATE

• Are the Albuquerque Police Trigger Happy?

  

  Albuquerque Police Chief Ray Schultz The Washington Post reports Activists are renewing their request for a federal probe after Albuquerque police shot and... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2012 DEBATE

• Accidental Shooting of Arizona Man by Himself - No Charges Yet

  The Daily Courier reports A Prescott Valley man was in stable condition and in surgery at a Phoenix hospital Thursday afternoon after he accidentally shot... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2012 DEBATE

• The Deceptive Use of Background Checks as Indicator of Gun Ownership

  Local news in Utah reports on the numbers of background checks and how that might relate to gun ownership. The report from The Daily Beast places the Beehive... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2012 DEBATE

• Dedicated to Wayne La Pierre and the NRA

  via Driftglass Power don't come from a badge or a gun.Power comes from lyin'.Lyin' big and gettin' the whole damn world to play along with you. Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2012 DEBATE

• California Open Carry Folks Are Fighting Back

  First of all, why are so many of these gun-rights activists fat white men, no offense to FWM? Secondly, I hope he engages a good lawyer because he's certainly... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2012 DEBATE

• The New York Times Version of Gun Control

  The Truth About Guns posted about this New York Times article by columnist Gail Collins. Part of her solution to the gun violence problem is this incredible... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2012 DEBATE

• Stand Your Ground Laws

  

  via Mother Jones The National Rifle Association continues to press more states to adopt Florida-style "stand your ground" laws like the one that's made it... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2012 DEBATE

• Mayor Bloomberg Makes a Mockery of the Law - Or Not

  James King wrote a scathing attack of Mayor Bloomberg for The Village Voice. He accused the mayor of making a mockery of the law for sending Plaxico to jail... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2012 DEBATE