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14 Year Old Faces Year In Jail For Wearing T-Shirt

Rob Banks — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:04:21 +0000

Jared Marcum, a 14-year-old middle school student who was arrested and suspended from school after refusing to take off a National Rifle Association shirt, is now facing up to a year in jail. A couple months ago, Marcum showed up in a t-shirt sporting the NRA logo, a picture of a gun and the slogan [...]

Student Gets In Hot Water Over Gun On Campus [VIDEO]

Brett Alan — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:59:56 +0000

A student in Johnson County in North Carolina has found himself in some hot water after he tried to do the right thing the other day. The student's name is Drew "Cole" Withrow, and he is in trouble after bringing a gun onto his school campus.

Group Takes Controverisal Step of Donating Guns to Neighborhood to Help People Protect Themselves

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 02 May 2013 05:45:18 +0000

The right to bear arms is taking on a whole new look in one Texas city. A nonprofit organization called the Armed Citizen Project will hand out shotguns to people in a high-crime area of the city as a means to protect themselves. Armed Citizen Project founder Kyle Coplen says furnishing people with guns makes [...]

Easter Candy Vs. .50 Caliber Gun [VIDEO]

Brett Alan — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:09:19 +0000

Watching things in slow motion is pretty cool. If you’re a redneck, watching things get shot in slow motion is heaven. And what better target is there around Easter time than a long row of Peeps marshmallow candy? Obviously, anytime you use firearms you should use every safety precaution. However, there’s nothing unsafe about watching [...]

New York's 7-Bullet Limit Dropped

Dale Mussen — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:35:06 +0000

New York governor Andrew Cuomo says it’s only a temporary measure, but the state legislature says it’s an indefinite suspension of the provision in the New York State Safe Act gun law that would have made it illegal to sell handgun magazines that could hold more than seven bullets. Last week there was talk that [...]

Gun Buy Back In Niagara Falls!

Josh — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:02:20 +0000

Police in Niagara Falls are gearing up for the city’s first gun buy back program. The event will be held at the Niagara Falls Fire Station at 11th Street and Ontario Avenue on February 23rd. No questions will be asked of those turning in guns. You can also receive up to $100 dollars for turning [...]

President Calls for Assault-Weapon Ban, Stronger Background Checks

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:09:48 +0000

Wednesday afternoon, President Obama proposed numerous measures in response to a string of recent mass shootings across the country, including one at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, in which 20 children and six adults were murdered by a gunman. Obama called for a ban on assault weapons, like the one used in Newtown, [...]

Cuomo Close to Announcing Huge, New Gun Laws

Rob Banks — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:30:04 +0000

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, a shotgun owner, is pushing for New York to become the first state to push major new gun laws stemming from the events of the Sandy Hook tragedy. Today, he plans to propose plans to propose one of the country’s most restrictive bans on weapons.

Many Americans Disgusted By Bob Costas' Remarks On Sunday [OPINION - VIDEO]

John La Mond — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:00:52 +0000

Did you watch or hear about Bob Costas remarks during the football game on Sunday? Mr. Costas is certainly entitled to his opinion about gun control, but I do find fault with him using his job as a football commentator to lecture Americans on his views about gun control. His views on the subject had [...]

Pumkin Carving With A Gun [Video]

Brett Alan — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 03:10:54 +0000

Tired of all the cutting and the scraping involved with carving pumpkins for Halloween? The work can be so tedious. Maybe give this a try this year. This guy has his jack-o-lantern ready for trick or treaters in under 2 minutes!

Gun Loving Girl Has No Interest In Hunting [VIDEO]

John La Mond — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:48:47 +0000

Yesterday I put a video up of Heather shooting her Winchester .243 rifle. I got some emails asking if I had any other videos of Heather shooting her guns. She actually has quite a few videos about shooting, but I thought I would post this one up to give you a little background about Heather LaCroix and her love of firearms. There ain't nothing like a woman who loves her guns!

Incredible Sandwich Keeps Man From Getting Treatment For Gunshot Wounds

Brett Alan — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:14:17 +0000

I’ve had some pretty good sandwiches in my life. I don’t believe any have been good enough to distract me from getting shot a couple times in the groin. I need to visit this deli, and this guy needs to enter a tough man competition. Connecticut police said a man who heard gunshots while exiting [...]