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Owner of Web-based Firearms Company that Sold to Virginia Tech and NIU Shooters Looks to Turn Tragedy into Platform to Improve Public Safety
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Web-based Firearms Dealer, Eric Thompson, Partners with Student Organization to Prevent Future Tragedies on College Campuses
IThompson will supply holsters for organization’s April empty-holster protest of laws that force licensed and trained individuals to disarm while on campuses.
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Volunteers aim toward companionship in shooting News-Messenger Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:12:20 GMT ERIE TOWNSHIP -- There wouldn't be a National Rifle and Pistol Championships if it weren't for the National Rifle Association volunteers.
Victory for gun owners, state Four Seasons Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:30:18 GMT Gun ownership and hunting are an important part of Wisconsin's rich culture and history.
Media biased in favor of tougher weapons bans Home News Tribune Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:22:42 GMT When it comes to the Second Amendment and the right of an individual to own and use firearms, a majority of reporters across the nation's newsrooms are very much against it.
Gun Rights for Felons? New York Post Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:49:56 GMT THE Supreme Court last month voided Washington, DC's extreme gun ban as a violation of the Sec ond Amendment.
Carry a piece of Heller history The View From North Central Idaho Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:48:40 GMT ' The Second Amendment Foundation and Smith & Wesson have partnered to create a commemorative revolver designed to recognize the historical significance of the District of Columbia vs.
Poll: Gun ownership rate high in state Montgomery Advertiser Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:29:10 GMT MOBILE -- A new survey shows that about two-thirds of Alabamians own a gun and nearly half have permits to carry concealed weapons.
Handgun permit fears fail to materialize Post-Bulletin Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:52:48 GMT A mother of young children. A retired corporate executive. A victim of violent crime.
Answers to previous letter-writer's comments on NRA, drilling for oil WisInfo Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:30:59 GMT Editor: The July 11 letter, 'Fighting against Democrats full-time job' left a few loose ends.
A Persistent Threat to Second Amendment Rights KNUS-AM Aurora Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:17:21 GMT In District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme Court ruled that the District of Columbia's highly restrictive ban on guns is unconstitutional.
D.C. handgun ban to be lifted, but obtaining a firearm may be tough Examiner.com Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:14:37 GMT Jul 15, 2008 12:00 AM by Michael Neibauer , The Examiner Mayor Adrian Fenty, joined on the steps of the Wilson Building by Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier, left, and D.C. Acting Attorney General Peter ...
Village of Morton Grove to Repeal Gun Ban Free Republic Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:03:40 GMT Today the Village of Morton Grove moved to avoid imminent legal action by the National Rifle Association by amending its Village Code to remove the current handgun ban and incorporate sections of the Illinois ...
Senator Raymond Finney endorsed by National Rifle Association The Seymour Herald Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:49:46 GMT State Senator Raymond Finney has been given a rating of "A" by the National Rifle Association for his four years of service in the Tennessee General Assembly.
Tully: Weapons backers are up in arms Indianapolis Star Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:35:31 GMT Write a column about guns and you're certain to get a strong reaction. My recent column on the subject produced a flurry of e-mails, many of which can be boiled down to a simple point: "STOP TRYING TO TAKE AWAY ...
U.S. Position Complicates Global Effort to Curb Illicit Arms The Dispatch Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:17:58 GMT Diplomats from the world's governments met throughout this week on agreements to cut the global illicit trade in small arms, but their work was curtailed in part by the near-boycott of the meetings by the ...
DC Flouts Supreme Court on Guns, as Washington Post Advised KTKZ-AM Sacramento Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:08:22 GMT The Washington D.C. City Council has created so many hoops for handgun owners to jump through before they can exercise their Second Amendment rights, they may require legal counsel just to identify what the ...
Guns ruling spawns legal challenges by felons NOLA.com Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:35:59 GMT Twice convicted of felonies, James Francis Barton Jr. faces charges of violating a federal law barring felons from owning guns after police found seven pistols, three shotguns and five rifles at his home south ...
Second Amendment Remains Under Fire Wheeling News Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:46:13 GMT Thoughtful analysts suggested that a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Second Amendment last month was not the "last word" on Americans' right to keep and bear arms.
L. Suzanne Fust: A will to suicide; discourage a way Star Tribune Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:28:49 GMT After the recent Supreme Court decision stating that gun ownership is an individual right, you'd think that those representing the gun lobby's extreme stance would finally stop attempting to raise the fear in ...
Showtime sets reality show in Colorado Denver Post Economy/Real Estate Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:05:24 GMT Showtime cable will use hidden camera footage from inside a Colorado gun shop to mount a new reality series, "Lock 'n Load," premiering in 2009.
Plantiff in D.C. Gun Ban Case Applies for Permit The Washington Post Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:11:57 GMT By Paul Duggan Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, July 18, 2008; 11:20 AM Fulfilling what he said was a decades-long goal, a Capitol Hill man who fought in court to end the District's handgun ban showed up at ...

Volunteers aim toward companionship in shooting
News-Messenger
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:12:20 GMT

ERIE TOWNSHIP -- There wouldn't be a National Rifle and Pistol Championships if it weren't for the National Rifle Association volunteers.

Victory for gun owners, state
Four Seasons
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:30:18 GMT

Gun ownership and hunting are an important part of Wisconsin's rich culture and history.

Media biased in favor of tougher weapons bans
Home News Tribune
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:22:42 GMT

When it comes to the Second Amendment and the right of an individual to own and use firearms, a majority of reporters across the nation's newsrooms are very much against it.

Gun Rights for Felons?
New York Post
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:49:56 GMT

THE Supreme Court last month voided Washington, DC's extreme gun ban as a violation of the Sec ond Amendment.

Carry a piece of Heller history
The View From North Central Idaho
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:48:40 GMT

' The Second Amendment Foundation and Smith & Wesson have partnered to create a commemorative revolver designed to recognize the historical significance of the District of Columbia vs.

Poll: Gun ownership rate high in state
Montgomery Advertiser
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:29:10 GMT

MOBILE -- A new survey shows that about two-thirds of Alabamians own a gun and nearly half have permits to carry concealed weapons.

Handgun permit fears fail to materialize
Post-Bulletin
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:52:48 GMT

A mother of young children. A retired corporate executive. A victim of violent crime.

Answers to previous letter-writer's comments on NRA, drilling for oil
WisInfo
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:30:59 GMT

Editor: The July 11 letter, 'Fighting against Democrats full-time job' left a few loose ends.

A Persistent Threat to Second Amendment Rights
KNUS-AM Aurora
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:17:21 GMT

In District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme Court ruled that the District of Columbia's highly restrictive ban on guns is unconstitutional.

D.C. handgun ban to be lifted, but obtaining a firearm may be tough
Examiner.com
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:14:37 GMT

Jul 15, 2008 12:00 AM by Michael Neibauer , The Examiner Mayor Adrian Fenty, joined on the steps of the Wilson Building by Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier, left, and D.C. Acting Attorney General Peter ...

Village of Morton Grove to Repeal Gun Ban
Free Republic
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:03:40 GMT

Today the Village of Morton Grove moved to avoid imminent legal action by the National Rifle Association by amending its Village Code to remove the current handgun ban and incorporate sections of the Illinois ...

Senator Raymond Finney endorsed by National Rifle Association
The Seymour Herald
Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:49:46 GMT

State Senator Raymond Finney has been given a rating of "A" by the National Rifle Association for his four years of service in the Tennessee General Assembly.

Tully: Weapons backers are up in arms
Indianapolis Star
Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:35:31 GMT

Write a column about guns and you're certain to get a strong reaction. My recent column on the subject produced a flurry of e-mails, many of which can be boiled down to a simple point: "STOP TRYING TO TAKE AWAY ...

U.S. Position Complicates Global Effort to Curb Illicit Arms
The Dispatch
Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:17:58 GMT

Diplomats from the world's governments met throughout this week on agreements to cut the global illicit trade in small arms, but their work was curtailed in part by the near-boycott of the meetings by the ...

DC Flouts Supreme Court on Guns, as Washington Post Advised
KTKZ-AM Sacramento
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:08:22 GMT

The Washington D.C. City Council has created so many hoops for handgun owners to jump through before they can exercise their Second Amendment rights, they may require legal counsel just to identify what the ...

Guns ruling spawns legal challenges by felons
NOLA.com
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:35:59 GMT

Twice convicted of felonies, James Francis Barton Jr. faces charges of violating a federal law barring felons from owning guns after police found seven pistols, three shotguns and five rifles at his home south ...

Second Amendment Remains Under Fire
Wheeling News
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:46:13 GMT

Thoughtful analysts suggested that a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Second Amendment last month was not the "last word" on Americans' right to keep and bear arms.

L. Suzanne Fust: A will to suicide; discourage a way
Star Tribune
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:28:49 GMT

After the recent Supreme Court decision stating that gun ownership is an individual right, you'd think that those representing the gun lobby's extreme stance would finally stop attempting to raise the fear in ...

Showtime sets reality show in Colorado
Denver Post Economy/Real Estate
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:05:24 GMT

Showtime cable will use hidden camera footage from inside a Colorado gun shop to mount a new reality series, "Lock 'n Load," premiering in 2009.

Plantiff in D.C. Gun Ban Case Applies for Permit
The Washington Post
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:11:57 GMT

By Paul Duggan Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, July 18, 2008; 11:20 AM Fulfilling what he said was a decades-long goal, a Capitol Hill man who fought in court to end the District's handgun ban showed up at ...