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Governor Bullock Vetoes Concealed Carry Without Permit

Associated Press — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:00:54 +0000

Governor Steve Bullock has vetoed a bill that would have allowed any person eligible to own a firearm to carry a concealed weapon without a permit within city limits. House Bill 304 was one of four bills the Democratic governor vetoed Friday. The concealed-carry bill passed the Republican-led Legislature mostly along party lines. Bullock released [...]

Thumbs Not Guns in Movies Courtesy of Tumblr

Emerald Catron — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:14:07 +0000

We're going to take a moment to pretend we live in a world where these are movies that were actually made. The blog Thumbs and Ammo is comprised exclusively of stills taken from violent movies. Only the guns have been replaced with one or both thumbs up. Does this mean they were all comedies? Maybe just heartwarming tales of affirmation? Either way, they're hilarious.

Teen Accidentally Shot While Cleaning Handguns

Associated Press — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:57:54 +0000

Authorities say a teenager was shot and seriously injured while he and a friend were cleaning handguns in Clark, a small town near the Wyoming-Montana border. Park County Sheriff Scott Steward says 19-year-old Patrick Caines was shot in the lower abdomen Monday night and is recovering in a Billings, Mont., hospital. Caines’ friend had been [...]

Pro-Gun Voters Put Heat on Democratic Senators

Associated Press — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:57:08 +0000

Democrats in the West and South who have long embraced gun-owners’ rights are facing angry constituents, on edge over a renewed call for a ban on assault weapons from liberal lawmakers in Washington D.C. The competition between party politics and uneasy voters has several Democratic senators proceeding with caution heading into next year’s election season, [...]

Eye-Opening Study Finds Teachers Do Not Want to Bring Guns to School

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:53:38 +0000

Keeping students and teachers safe has become a hot button issue in the US since the Sandy Hook shooting in December. Now, teachers are opening up about what they’d like to do to protect themselves in a School Improvement Network poll of nearly 11,000 educators from all 50 states. More than 72% claim they would [...]

Montana House changes Mind Again on Automatic School Suspension Gun Bill

Associated Press — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:13:12 +0000

HELENA, Mont. (AP) – The House is again changing its mind on a measure dealing with guns at school, essentially leaving the law as it currently stands. The chamber rejected House Bill 384 in a final 53-45 vote Wednesday. The bill would have ended the requirement for automatic suspension for students accused of bringing guns [...]

Montana High School Student Charged With Bringing Loaded Gun to School

Cole — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:46:44 +0000

Another Montana student has been charged with bringing a handgun to school. This time the student claims it was only for protection. On Monday, Custer County High School student, Clint Leroy Parsons, brought a loaded .22-caliber gun to school. Initially the 18 year old denied he had the gun but later admitted to bringing it [...]

Sister Accidentally Shoots and Kills Brother While Posing for Facebook Photo

Donald Deane — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:04:39 +0000

In a tragic example of why guns, alcohol and social media don’t mix, a woman accidentally shot and killed her brother while posing for a Facebook photo early in the morning on New Year’s Day. According to reports, 22-year-old Manuel Ortiz and 19-year-old Savannah Ramirez returned to the home they shared in Phoenix, Arizona, after [...]

Bob Costas Comments About Guns – Now It's Your Turn [Video]

Colleen O'Quinn — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:36:21 +0000

Bob Costas lost a lot of fans last night. During Sunday night’s halftime commentary on NBC’s ‘Football Night in America,’ the famed sportscaster quoted and paraphrased another sportswriter’s argument for gun control in the wake of the murder-suicide by Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher. Costas praised and borrowed from a story written by [...]

Was Bob Costas's Gun-Control Rant Inappropriate? — Sports Survey of the Day

BJ Ragone — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:58:16 +0000

Most of us tune into ‘Sunday Night Football’ and expect to see one of the weekend’s big games. What you don’t expect is a lecture on gun control. Over the weekend, there was a terrible tragedy in Kansas City. Javon Belcher took the life of his girlfriend, and then himself. During the Sunday-night game between [...]

Forty-Seven Percent of Americans Own Guns — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:07:37 +0000

Gun ownership is at an 18-year high, according to a new Gallup poll.

Forty-seven percent of Americans report having a gun in their home or elsewhere on their property, up from 41 percent last year and the most since 1993 when 54 percent reported gun ownership.

Bulletproof Glass Company Boss Lets Employee Fire AK-47 at Him [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:04:45 +0000

Texas Armoring CEO Trent Kimbal really believes in his products. So much so that he was willing to stand behind an 2.16 inch bulletproof windshield plate manufactured by his company while one of his employees shot three AK-47 rounds at him. Yup, this is one that most definitely shouldn’t be tried at home. Check it out below. [via Asylum UK] [...]