Headline Archives for August 24, 2005

Gun Guys News

• Road Rage Is At the Highest Level It's Ever Been Around the World.  And Yet the NRA Is Still Pushing To Get Guns in Commuters' Cars. (8.24)
• One in 25 People in Massachusetts Carries a Concealed Weapon.  Odds Are That Someone in that Movie Theater With You Has a Loaded Gun Inside Their Jacket.  Feel Safe?  (8.24)
• What Were North Carolina's Senators Thinking When They Passed the Bill That Will Put Guns In the Hands of Domestic Violence Victims?  We're Thinking They Weren't.  (8.24)
• MO: Lt. Governor Brings 12 Million Gun Locks to Hannibal.  If Each Lock Makes a Shooter Pause for 30 Seconds, That's Almost 15 Years They All Have To Think About What They're Doing. (8.24)
• Real Solutions To Gun Violence Expresses Outrage Against "Stop Snitching" T-Shirt.  Not Only Because Speaking Up About Wrongdoing Saves Lives, But Also Because Those Shirts Are Just Ugly.  Really, Really Ugly.  (8.24)
• Iowans For the Prevention of Handgun Violence's First Monday: 168 Newspapers in 28 States Don't Take Classified Gun Ads Anymore, and For Good Reason (8.24)
• Homeland Defense Secretary Slaps Down Citizen Border Patrols.  Talk to the Hand! (8.24)
• Panel Upholds Conviction of "Militia" Inmate Who Called for Death of Judge (8.24)
• CA Attorney General Shelves Ammo Coding Bill.  Firearm Industry Opponents Claim Law Enforcement Is Opposed to It Because It Would Cost More.  Right, Because Cops Wouldn't Want To Pay a Tiny Amount to Make Their Jobs Much Easier. (8.24)
• IN: It's Been One Year Since Mentally Ill Man Went on Rampage With Assault Rifle.  Now, It's Much Harder For People With a History of Gun Violence To Get Their Hands On a Gun (8.24)

America's Shooting Gallery

• MA: Judge Throws Book at 12 Year Old Boy, Orders $250,000 Bail For Walking Around With a Recently Fired Revolver.  Lesson Better Be Learned. (8.24)
• Sixteen Year Old Sought For Gunning Down Nineteen Year Old (8.24)
• NY: If You're Ever Caught with a Gun In a Car, Just Tell Them It's Not Yours.  In Fact, Just Tell Them the Car Isn't Yours Either (8.24)
• MA: Woman Gets Nine Years For Drug, Gun Charges (8.24)
• AR: Man Shoots At Wife With Child In Her Arms, Then Says He "Knew Nothing About What Was Going On."  Fired Gun, Taillight Says Differently. (8.24)
• FL: Handgun Stolen and Fired By Juveniles.  No Matter How Many Permits You Have For That Gun, Doesn't Mean It Won't Be Used Illegally. (8.24)
• CA: Armed Robbery at Pot Club.  Authorities Not Surprised by Robbery, But Very Surprised to Find Pot Club in California. (8.24)
• DE: Two Different Traffic Stops Find Two Different Handguns.  Article Doesn't Mention How Far Apart They Were, But It Couldn't Have Been That Far, Because, You Know, It's Delaware.  (8.24)
• AZ: Man Shoots Two Wal-Mart Employees in Parking Lot.  Beware of Falling Prices, and Lunatic Gunment (8.24)
• IN: Armed Robber Looking for Cash, and Meth Ingredients.  Thanks, Guns, For Helping Contribute to Larger Social Problems.  Appreciate It. (8.24)