Headline Archives for April 12, 2005

Gun Guys News

• MN: Court Strikes Down Bill That Stripped Police of Right to Deny Concealed Weapon Permits.  And Republicans are the "Law and Order" Party?  (4.12)
• For Gun Haters and Lovers Alike...Here's Footage of What a .50 Caliber BMG Can Do.  Now THAT'S What I Call Self-Defense.  See You in Hell, Manhole Cover.  (4.12)
• .50 Caliber Rifles Aren't Just For Terrorists!  Militia Groups (Like, Say, Timothy McVeigh's or Matthew Hale's) Think They're Scrump-diddly-umptious!  (4.12)
• So With That In Mind...Anybody Else Think These Bad Boys Don't Need to Be Easier to Buy than Handguns?  (4.12)
• If the NRA Gets Its Way, Gun Makers Will Be the Sole American Industry Given Complete Immunity From Lawsuits.  Good Thing Their Products Aren't Dangerous.  (4.12)
• Current Case Against File Trading Services Could Have Implications for Gun Policy?  (4.12)
• CO: Hunters Protest Having to Pay For Use of Public Land.  Say "Hunting Would Be WAY Better Without All This Damn Nature in the Way."  (4.12)
• Don't Miss Ted Nugent's Thoughtful Analysis of Gun Policy at the NRA Annual Convention: "God, Guns, and Rock n' Roll with Ted Nugent."  I Smell a TV Pilot! (4.12)
• After Recent Spate of Armed Children Harming Self, Others, Harvard Prof. Has Answers About Kids and Violence.  (4.12)
• IL:  Illinois Approves Stiff Penalties For Gun Toting Repeat Offenders (Scroll Down).  Does That Include the NRA?  (4.12)

America's Shooting Gallery

• IN: Man Attempts to Shoot Bed-Ridden Hospital Patient, Fails, Proceeds to Die of Embarrassment.  (4.12)
• WI: National Attention Builds for the "Cap a Kitty" Act, Supporters Ask "If Cat Killing Is Illegal, How Will Future Serial Killers Get Started?!"  (4.12)
• MI:  Courageous Citizen Takes Out Bloodthirsty Goose.  Tactic Reportedly "Good for Gander" As Well.  (4.12)
• OH:  It's a Gun Guys Flashback!  Jury Selection Begins for Ohio Highway Sniper.  Like the DC Sniper, But Less Efficient.  (4.12)
• OR:  Four Teenagers Fire 23 Shots at Acquaintance Over Stolen Bag of Weed, Fail to Injure Him.  But to Be Fair, They Were REALLY High.  (4.12)
• OH:  "Dead Outside the Club" is the new "Up In The Club."  (4.12)
• IN:  Man Accidentally Shoots Son While Lecturing Him.  Responding Officer Says Such Situations "Not Uncommon."  (4.12)
• TX: Toddler Caught in Car Shootout Crossfire.  That'll Teach Him to Play in His Front Yard!  (4.12)
• OH:  Gun Found on Street Was Stolen From Collector.  As Opposed to the Guns Gangs Are Packing Which Were, Well...Nevermind.  (4.12)
• CA:  Two Officers Shot During Traffic Stop.  NRA Struggles to Determine Who They Could Have Proposed Arming to Avert This Situation.  (4.12)