The country's largest handgun manufacturer Smith & Wesson is reporting first quarter net sales over 30 percent higher than last year's, with Michael Golden , Smith & Wesson president & CEO and CNBC's Erin Burnett.
(CNBC, 2009, September 11)The country's largest handgun manufacturer Smith & Wesson is reporting first quarter... more
A KY woman gets the lead out for unsuspecting rafters, whom she warned should get out of the river before they reached the dam--when they did, she shot 'em. Dang!A KY woman gets the lead out for unsuspecting rafters, whom she warned should get out... more
Churches in Nashville, TN organize a "gun drive" to encourage people to exchange their weapons for UniverSoul Circus tickets. In all, 84 guns were handed in.Churches in Nashville, TN organize a "gun drive" to encourage people to exchange their... more
Police say someone shot and killed a student waiting for a bus to take him to high school in Florida.
Police say 16-year-old Torenda Youngblood was shot several times early Monday at a school bus stop in Fort Pierce, which is about 100 miles north of Miami on Florida's Atlantic coast. Fort Pierce police spokeswoman Audria Moore says officers found the high school sophmore face down between two vehicles shortly after 6 a.m. He later died at a hospital.
Police are investigating and don't yet know why Youngblood was shot. No arrests have been made.
Read and Discuss...Police say someone shot and killed a student waiting for a bus to take him to high... more
A drunk man shot himself in the chest with a Taser type stun gun to see if it was working. His own lawyer said "He is like the cartoon character Homer Simpson. It was a silly thing for him to do but he hasn't used it on anyone but himself".
After he was found guilty of possessing an illegal weapon Ricky Hodgkinson from Perton near Wolverhampton said: "I wanted to test it out to make sure it worked so I shot myself in the chest. I was told it discharged a million volts but I wasn't left in much pain at all.
"I suppose I have to agree with my solicitor - I am a bit like Homer Simpson, it was a stupid thing to do really."
D'OHA drunk man shot himself in the chest with a Taser type stun gun to see if it was... more
In a bizarre macabre account of divine intervention, Erik Larson amazingly encounters the All Mighty through a death proof hearse. Empowered to guide the lost, the Minister of Death mobs down the streets in his bequeathed vehicle of demise to enlighten the impressionable, the drug addicts, and the criminal element of the mortality that challenges them. Being scared straight may be the answer toward a future of sobriety.In a bizarre macabre account of divine intervention, Erik Larson amazingly encounters... more
Remember how Obama said that he wasn’t going to take your guns(He Lied!!)?
Well, it seems that his allies in the anti-gun world have no problem with taking your ammo!
The bill that is being pushed in 18 states (including Illinois and Indiana) requires all ammunition to be encoded by the manufacture a data base of all ammunition sales. So they will know how much you buy and what calibers.
Nobody can sell any ammunition after June 30, 2009 unless the ammunition is coded.
Any privately held uncoded ammunition must be destroyed by July 1, 2011. (Including hand loaded ammo.) They will also charge a .05 cent tax on every round so every box of ammo you buy will go up at least $2.50 or more!
If they can deprive you of ammo they do not need to take your gun!
This legislation is currently pending in 18 states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Washington.
Send to your friends in these states AND fight to dissolve this BILL!!
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I know this is from a blog and I'm sorry. I searched for a reputable news source, but couldn't come up with anything. Which quite frankly is a little scary.Remember how Obama said that he wasn’t going to take your guns(He Lied!!)?
Well,... more
From deaf gangster to Hollywood gang-star, actor Gabriel Martinez shares his unique life growing up hard-of-hearing in the 'hood. Once a lost and mischievous youth embraced by the brotherhood of his urban clique, Gabriel grudgingly faced incident after incident of disreputable violence, mistaken identity, and inadvertent miscommunication. Spot Gabriel on the street nowadays, and you might mistaken him as a criminal, a perpetrator, or even a gangbanger, but he’s left his life as a gangster to play one on TV.From deaf gangster to Hollywood gang-star, actor Gabriel Martinez shares his unique... more
The debate over gun laws has been going on for a long time. Personal freedom, safety, and crime are all very important things to the American public. Now in case you didnt know American public is Joe Hansons middle name so it seems only fair to let Joe take on this tough issue.The debate over gun laws has been going on for a long time. Personal freedom, safety,... more
Charles Quincy Troupe, a city alderman in North St. Louis, has called on the citizens in his ward to arm themselves in response to rising crime, stating that the police have been "ineffective, outnumbered, or don't care." In a press conference Tuesday, he told a group of reporters and civic leaders, "The community has to be ready to defend itself, because it's clear the economy is going to get worse, and criminals are getting more bold."
St. Louis has had 157 homicides this year.
In response, the St. Louis police chief Dan Isom admitted the failures of his officers to respond timely or even at all to many assaults, robberies, and home invasions. But he insists that citizens purchasing guns for self-defense would only lead to more problems. 'Sometimes just letting the criminal commit his crime and go away is better than using a firearm that might miss once or twice.'
I guess he doesn't think ordinary people can learn to use a gun effectively unless they have a tarnished piece of tin on their chest.
; )-~Charles Quincy Troupe, a city alderman in North St. Louis, has called on the citizens... more
"Anything I can get my hands on," said as he cradled a $699 9mm handgun.
Wednesday was a good day to buy a gun.
"I'm 37, this is the 1st time in my life that I am really scared for our future," said Faulkner, an oil field worker, as he perused the collection of weaponry in A Pawn Shop here.
At Aurora's Firing Line gun shop, Steve was also purchasing. "Anything I can get my hands on," he said as he cradled a $699 9mm handgun.
"I was selling guns before I even opened the door," said George Horne, owner of The Gun Room. "It's gone completely mad. Everyone is buying everything I've got on the shelves. Sales have been crazy."
By midday Wednesday, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation's "InstaCheck" background check required for the sale of a firearm and typically about 8 min long was jammed with waits lasting more than two hours.
Gun-shop owners and buyers said the urgency was fueled by Obama's presidential win and Democrats' increasing their majority in Congress.
"I'm here because of Obama," Wickham said. "I think he's misinterpreted the 2nd Amendment. It's not about the right to hunt. It's about the right to defend yourself."
The CO pawnshop is decorated with bumper stickers: "Obama 08" with hammers and sickles on each end, "Obama for President of Afghanistan" and "Don't Be a Victim. Buy a Gun."
Buyers, who were mostly going for assault rifles and handguns, were sighting them on the bumper stickers.
Behind the cash register, a list issued by the NRA outlines the potential threats a President Obama would have on Second Amendment gun rights: prohibitive excise taxes on guns and ammunition, bans on sales and transfers of all semiautomatic weapons, bans on right-to-carry permits and more.
One customer left with 2 new assault rifles and said he had already bought 30 weapons since Obama began his campaign.
"And look at this," he said, revealing a black rifle. "I'm not talking BB guns."
Across Colorado, gun shops reported brisk business Wed as hunters and gun enthusiasts began to stockpile in anticipation of a Democratic president and Congress whittling away Second Amendment gun rights. The FBI is reporting that gun sales have increased 10 percent over purchases at this point last year.
Jerry Stehman told an endless wave of customers at his Jerry's Outdoor Sports store in Grand Junction to come back in two hours to pick up their firearm purchases. For the past 10 days, Stehman said, customers have been gathering cases of ammunition and multiple guns.
"We don't know where this character is coming from or what he's gonna do to us," Stehman said of Obama. "But I can tell you it's been good for business."
The crush of business shows no signs of subsiding. . . . . . "Anything I can get my hands on," said as he cradled a $699 9mm handgun.
Wednesday... more
Michael Mason, 48 pulled into A Sunoco gas Station Saturday and opened fire on a gas pump. He is currently in the hospital but is looking at three felonies upon his release.
No one else was injured and there was no explosion however, while the man was pulling off he struck 2 cars he was injured . The police currently have and arrest warrant for him And his room has 24 hour guards.
Police would not release Mason's motive for shooting the pump, or any other details about the crime. Some of the charges that he faces are holding weapons in a motor vehicle, unlawful discharge of a firearm and first-degree criminal mischief. All are class D felonies punishable by one to five years in prison and up to $1,000 in fines.
Someone should have told this guy the cost of oil went down Michael Mason, 48 pulled into A Sunoco gas Station Saturday and opened fire on a gas... more
It is a simple kind of trade but one that is increasingly concerning police in the Caribbean: guns for drugs.It is a simple kind of trade but one that is increasingly concerning police in the... more
At Birmingham crown court yesterday, Sean Creighton, a 44 year old from Coventry, admitted murdering Gerry Tobin. For legal reasons, his plea could not be reported until today.
Creighton had previously denied killing the 35-year-old biker but changed his plea ahead of the trial of six other men accused of killing Tobin near junction 12 of the M40 in August last year.
Tobin, who lived in Mottingham, south-east London, worked as a mechanic at a Harley Davidson garage.
A post-mortem examination found he died from single gunshot wound to the back of his head on the Warwickshire stretch of the motorway, as a he returned from the Bulldog Bash bikers' festival.
Creighton, who also admitted two firearms charges, was remanded in custody yesterday and will be sentenced at the end of the trial, which is expected to last for up to six weeks.
Mr Justice Treacy, who lifted a restriction prohibiting the media from reporting Creighton's pleas, warned jurors not to conduct their own investigations into the killing of Tobin.
Six men also face a charge of possessing a shotgun, while two (Turner and Dane Garside) are further charged with possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life.At Birmingham crown court yesterday, Sean Creighton, a 44 year old from Coventry,... more
One thing that has been overlooked this election cycle is Obama’s stance on gun rights. In my opinion he has been given a free-ride by the liberal “old media” and without independent organizations the issue would pretty much a non-issue.One thing that has been overlooked this election cycle is Obama’s stance on gun... more
PACOIMA Police say a Pacoima man couldn't take the noise from his neighbor's car stereo anymore and shot him to death early Wednesday morning.
Raymundo Serrato, 58, died at the scene of the 2:15 a.m. shooting in the 13000 block of Kelowna Street, said Officer Kate Lopez of the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations Section.
Lopez said the man was shot by a Jubenal Guillen, 55, during a dispute. Guillen was arrested on suspicion of murder.
"There were words exchanged; a scuffle," LAPD Detective Pat Barron said. "And after the scuffle -- or during the scuffle -- the suspect produced a firearm and shot the victim."
A woman who lives in the neighborhood said that the younger man regularly came home in the early morning hours and made a lot of noise, which may have upset his 58-year-old next-door neighbor.
"So I guess he, just, probably, had enough. He had enough, so he shot him," Lisa Velasquez said.
PACOIMA Police say a Pacoima man couldn't take the noise from his neighbor's car... more
Father of three Brendon Alan Erhardt, 39, told the court he was masturbating before being pulled over by police for driving over 90mph and recording himself on video as well. He told the court he was "not dangerous" and was the only one at risk.
In the car was a loaded .22 rifle, a cooler in the trunk containing over 10 pounds of cannabis, drug pipes, and a back seat with cannabis plants on it. The "visibly agitated" Erhardt said he planned on smoking it all at home in Noonamah, Australia.
He said the drugs were found at a rest stop, and that the rifle was for shooting kangaroos as he drove.Father of three Brendon Alan Erhardt, 39, told the court he was masturbating before... more
NIAGARA, Wisconsin (AP) -- A man wearing camouflage clothing and carrying an assault rifle walked out of the woods and shot four young people who had gathered at a river to go swimming, killing three of them and wounding one.
More than 100 law enforcement officers from at least 10 agencies searched Friday for the gunman, a middle-age man who was last seen near the town of Niagara, across the state line from Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Officers set up roadblocks and evacuated an unknown number of homes.
NIAGARA, Wisconsin (AP) -- A man wearing camouflage clothing and carrying an assault... more
Ichiro the chimp, a 42-year-old resident of Ishikawa Zoo in Japan, managed to escape to the roof in order to cool down during a heatwave.
But it took a lot of work from the zoo staff to get him back. One worker was disarmed of his tranquiliser gun and the chimp withstood two direct hits from other workers.
Ichiro the chimp, a 42-year-old resident of Ishikawa Zoo in Japan, managed to escape... more
