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Number Of Women Buying Handguns Increasing
Source: CBS2 Chicago

Local gun shop owners say they're seeing an increase in the number of women shoppers right now. The reasons, they say, are many, including the downturn in the economy and violence on the street.

U.S. Historic Bullet Shortage
Source: Yahoo! News

Bullet-makers are working around the clock, seven days a week, and still can't keep up with the nation's demand for ammunition. Shooting ranges, gun dealers and bullet manufacturers say they have never seen such shortages.

First Impressions and First feelings about what you see.

When you see this picture..., What is your first feeling ? What is your gut reactions ?

Passing D.C.'s Rules to Get a Gun Was Hard, but the Weapon Posed Its Own Test - washingtonpost.com
Source: The Washington Post

It took $833.69, a total of 15 hours 50 minutes, four trips to the Metropolitan Police Department, two background checks, a set of fingerprints, a five-hour class and a 20-question multiple-choice exam [to obtain a handgun in Washington, DC]. ...

New image released in London jewel thief hunt
Source: msnbc.com

Police say thieves behind one of Britain's biggest jewel heists abandoned an initial robbery attempt two days before the crime.

Woman warned of gator finds pot lab instead
Source: msnbc.com

Police Chief Robert Smythe said Wednesday the officers found heat lamps, fans, soil-testing gauges, gardening chemicals and plants that would yield "a very high-end marijuana."

No bail for blogger accused of threats to judges
Source: msnbc.com

A judge in New Jersey has denied bail to a blogger charged with threatening to assault or murder three Chicago-based federal judges.

Texas Senate Approves Bill Allowing Concealed Weapons on College and University Campuses
Source: MiamiHerald.com

The Senate gave preliminary approval Tuesday to legislation that would allow concealed handguns at colleges and universities, but with less than two weeks left in the 2009 Legislature, the bill's ultimate outcome is uncertain.

College Student Shoots, Kills Home Invader
Source: wsbtv.com

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. -- A group of college students said they are lucky to be alive and they're thanking the quick-thinking of one of their own. Police said a fellow student shot and killed one of two masked me who burst into an apartment.

Over A Thousand Dead Kids A Year. Now Can We Talk Real Gun Control?
Source: CNN

Another kid chose to kill himself with his parents' gun today. (see seeded article). See, obviously he MADE the choice of suicide...because guns don't kill people, right?

Bill would give domestic violence victims easier access to handguns
Source: dcexaminer.com

A Maryland state lawmaker wants to make it easier for victims of domestic abuse to carry handguns.

Grip Needed On US Homegrown Terrorism
Source: The San Francisco Chronicle

Terrorism around the world, and right here at home. This article is about a shootout in the middle of a Toys R Us store in Palm Desert, Ca. Two guys drew down on each other in this store full of holiday shoppers.

Tech engineer kills three bosses at Silicon Valley start-up after being sacked
Source: The Times

A computer engineer with a Silicon Valley start-up has been charged with murder after allegedly gunning down three of his bosses just hours after they sacked him.

Has Weleetka case gone 'cold?' | NewsOK.com
Source: The Oklahoma City Daily Oklahoman

WEELETKA — Last week, CNN's Nancy Grace profiled the killings of two Weleetka-area schoolgirls as a "cold case," but investigators insist the case is nowhere near cold and not in danger of being shelved anytime soon.

Factcheck.org gets it WRONG! NRA Obama Ad Correct!
Source: FOXNews.com

Yes, he wants to take away your handguns. Yes, he wants to ban rifle ammunition used for hunting. And more. Factcheck.org at first seemed pretty good at doing away with the rumors. But more and more they are missing the mark. This is another example. Read the article,

11-Year-Old Robs Florida Walgreens Store
Source: local6.com

An 11-year-old boy was taken into custody after police said he robbed a Metrowest Walgreens store with what looked like two handguns. See more irresistible headlines

Gun-toting in Georgia
Source: atlanta.creativeloafing.com

What happens when a Middle Eastern-looking man and a young black man walk into a LongHorn with loaded pistols on their belts? "Welcome to LongHorn, will it just be the two of you?"

Why write? Political blogging from Bush to McCain or Obama and beyond.

Many by-products of the Bush Administration have coincided with the development of the Internet and blogging. And as they have developed together, more of our country and perhaps the world has benefited. The question of why and how may be worth more than a short article.

Chicago Gun Ban May Test Supreme Court's DC Ruling
Source: The Washington Post

One small reflection of Chicago's bloody year is a sign outside a South Side school that says, "Congratulations Class of 2008. Stop the Violence." The school is not a college or a high school, but Carnegie Elementary in Woodlawn.

New Case To Test Second Amendment's Incorporation
Source: scotusblog.com

In a newly filed lawsuit in federal court in Chicago, two gun rights organizations and four individuals asked that the Second Amendment be extended to block strict gun laws at the state and local level.

Mayor Daley calls Supreme Court's gun-ban reversal 'a very frightening decision'
Source: Chicago Tribune

An angry Mayor Richard Daley on Thursday called the Supreme Court's overturning of the Washington D.C. handgun ban "a very frightening decision" and vowed to fight vigorously any challenges to Chicago's ban.

SCOTUS Upholds "Individual Rights" Interpretation of the 2nd Amendment

In a decision delivered today, the Supreme Court ruled on DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ET AL. v. HELLER [warning: PDF], and settled a 127 year old question on whether the 2nd Amendment protects an individual right to own firearms.

Supreme Court Rules That Individuals Have Gun Rights!!
Source: The New York Times

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court says Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting, the justices' first major pronouncement on gun rights in U.S. history.

Supreme Court Says Individuals Have Right to Own Guns, D.C. Handgun Ban Unconstitutional

BREAKING NEWS: Individuals have right to own guns. DC handgun ban is found to be Unconstitutional by way of the Second Amendment. What do you all think about this decision?

Federal Regulation of Firearms: Should We Have a Federal Handgun Law?

Should we have a federal handgun law? I think we should at least have a standard set so we don't have states restricting our rights to bear arms. This would only expand and solidify the right to bear arms as granted in our Bill of Rights.

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