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Gun Fiction vs. Gun Facts: What Gun Control Supporters Don’t Know

Christopher Cook — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:20:49 +0000

Bill Requiring State Agencies to Sell Forfeited Firearms Signed Into Law

Press Release — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:35:08 +0000

Representative Brenda Barton (R-Dist. 6)

STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX (April 30, 2013) – Late last night, Governor Jan Brewer provided advocates of responsible governance and Second Amendment rights with reason to celebrate. HB2455 (unclaimed property; firearms; disposition), sponsored by State Representative Brenda Barton (R-Dist. 6), was signed into law.

The bill requires state and municipal agencies to sell unclaimed or forfeited firearms. Once it takes affect, the legislation will preserve valuable property from unwarranted destruction and prohibit the acquisition of firearms for the purpose of disposal ...

HOPLOPHOBIA: Gun Fear—The Most Dangerous of All Phobias

Guest Contributor — Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:22 +0000

by Bruce N. Eimer, Ph.D., ABPP and Alan Korwin, Author, Gun Laws of America

First in a series

Is Hoplophobia Real?

Abstract: Hoplophobia, the morbid fear of guns, is a real, extremely dangerous, widespread and clinically recognizable complex specific phobia with a number of unique characteristics, described. It has caused and continues to cause grievous harm in America. Dr. Sarah Thompson, M.D., author of two seminal papers on gun phobia, claims hoplophobia is little more than name calling and rare, points we dispute.

Because one of the ...

Citizen gun owners: Law enforcement is on your side . . . overwhelmingly!

Christopher Cook — Wed, 01 May 2013 17:50:03 +0000

In March, PoliceOne conducted “the most comprehensive survey ever of American law enforcement officers’ opinions” on the subject of gun control, and the results are stunning. Simply put, law enforcement officers are overwhelmingly of the belief that more gun laws will not help reduce crime, and than guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens will.

This was no small survey, either. Over 15,000 “verified law enforcement professionals” took part, and there were 28 questions. Seventy percent of respondents were “field-level ...

Texas V. Tyranny: Abbott Warns Obama

Sharon Sebastian — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:20:49 +0000

America is in a gunfight. The bad guy government wants to disarm the good guy citizens. The battle: tyranny versus freedom. The Obama government has started the bleeding-out of Constitutional rights and protections for all citizens through its ramped-up attacks and erosions of Constitutional amendments. On patrol at the Constitution’s perimeter are leaders like Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, among others, who refuse to back down and bow to totalitarianism.

Few Americans are aware of the surprisingly ...

15,000 Felons and Fugitives Tried to Buy Guns in 2010, Obama DOJ Prosecuted Only 44

Christopher Cook — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 00:00:50 +0000

What? Seriously? Yes, per Sen. Cruz:

Radio Show: Paul Gosar Spotlights President’s Gun Hypocrisy

Christopher Cook — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:00:51 +0000

Arizona Representative Paul Gosar with the NRA’s Cam Edwards

NRA nails Bloomberg for trying to pass off ignorant actor as responsible gun owner

Christopher Cook — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:00:10 +0000

Busted!

That’s got to hurt!

Connecticut Drafts Gun Law In Secret

Guest Contributor — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 22:00:42 +0000

Bans Firearms Public Already Owns

State retains power to own all especially deadly guns
Forces federal agents to either violate state law or deny civil rights
Effectively immediately
That’s not the way networks covered it, is it, but it’s the identical story

by Alan Korwin

Can you imagine what a tough uphill struggle the anti-gun-rights people would have if the “news” media wasn’t falling all over itself to support the anti-rights side?

Connecticut just drafted 138 pages of gun law basically in secret, enacted ...

Rep. Paul Gosar Spotlights President’s Gun Hypocrisy

Paul Gosar — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:45:27 +0000

Urges Committee Chairman to Hold Hearing On Resolution of No Confidence in Attorney General Holder for his Role in Fast and Furious

WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S (AZ-04) sent a letter to the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee requesting a hearing on his Resolution of No Confidence in Attorney General Eric Holder. As the Obama Administration pushes Congress to pass legislation which would create additional barriers for Americans to lawfully exercise their Second Amendment rights, Rep. Gosar ...