GunNewsDaily - Archive
Oct 1, 2006 through Dec 31, 2006

International Gun Control

12/21 - Indonesia: National police seize registered owner's firearms - Jakarta Post - Story

12/20 - Canada: Solicitor General blasts Vancouver school board trustee over gun comments. "It's just outrageous" - Vancouver Sun - Story
(Ed: Liberals are all alike.  Free speech is accepted, to a certain point.  Then free speech is used to drive their opponent into submission.)

12/19 - UK: Bill targets full ban of air guns - Scotsman.com - Story

12/19 - Canada: British Columbia school board trustee isn't shy about her love of guns - Globe & Mail - Story

From the 'Atlas Shrugged' Files:

12/22 - Our rights shall not be infringed - SouthCoastToday.com - Story

12/20 - Story title: "Airsoft in the cross hairs" - Modesto Bee - Story
(Ed: The movement is afoot.  If they can't get traction on real guns, they'll go after toy guns to draw attention to real guns.  This is one of only several stories that seem to hit newspapers nationally on the same day.  A coordinated effort, or mere coincidence?)

12/20 - We print all names (of people we don't agree with) - NewsBusters - Story

12/18 - Printing gun permit holder names part of First Amendment - Argus Leader - Story

Federal News and Legislation:

12/21 - A vote for Pelosi deemed a vote against guns - CNS - Story

State and Local Gun News:

12/22 - New Bedford, MA: "Assault weapons don't belong in civilian hand" - SouthCoastToday.com - Story

12/21 - New Bedford mayor asks legislature to ban black guns, especially the AR-15, saying they are  ..."weapons used to destroy an opposition army" - Story
(Ed: Either the mayor is an idiot or doesn't know a semi-automatic rifle from an M-16.  Folks, the push is back on with idiotic statements describing black rifles as military weapons.  AR-15 rifles are not used any military in the world.

12/20 - New Jersey judge voids Jersey City's one-gun-a-month ordinance - Law.com - Story

12/20 - New Bedford mayor wants to ban AR-15 rifle - Boston Herald - Story


12/20 - Aurora, IL: City bans replica, toy guns - Beacon News - Story

12/19 - Illinois: Town politicians calls gun shops "offensive" and "unwholesome."  Ban sales within 1 mile of town - Daily Herald - Story

12/18 - South Dakota: Once public, concealed gun permit holder information now private - Argus Leader - Story


Self Defense Is A Human Right:

12/18 - California: Sonoma County homeowner shoots, kills intruder - nbc11.com - Story

12/18 - Athletes and guns: A loaded question - BlackAthlete.net - Story

12/18 - South Dakotans number one in concealed gun permits - Argus Leader - Story


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General Industry News or Stories of Interest:

12/20 - Chicago Bears suspend Tank Johnson for one game for not having firearms identification card - Beacon News - Story

12/18 - Smith & Wesson agrees to purchase Thompson/Center Arms - Reuters - Story

12/18 - Sturm-Ruger to offer employee buyouts to lower costs - Concord Monitor - Story

12/18 - Chicago Bears tackle hit with weapons charges - National Ledger - Story

12/18 - Despite legal woes, Bears rally to Tank Johnson's defense - Philadelphia Daily News - Story






International Gun Control


12/14 - In UK brawls, feet more dangerous than fists - Bloomberg.com - Story

12/14 - Australian report says gun law works - Globe and Mail - Story

12/13 - Second Amendment lessons from Iraq - LewRockwell.com - Story

From the 'Atlas Shrugged' Files:

12/15 - California: Culver City police sergeant enters plea on assault weapon charges - NBC4 - Story

12/14 - A twist on the UN peace process - American Daily - Story

12/13 - An extreme threat to liberty -- centrism - LewRockwell.com - Story

12/12 - Lawyers, guns and history - CBS News - Story

12/12 - Brady camp continues hallowed tradition - ChronWatch - Story

12/11 - Philly murders highest in a decade - Times-Leader - Story

Federal News and Legislation:

12/11 - Constitution says gun rights belong to 'the people' - Cincinnati Enquirer - Story

State and Local Gun News:

12/15 - Nevada: Senator preparing bill to allow teachers to carry concealed firearms at school - WRAL.com - Story

12/15 - California: A liberal government bureaucrat explains California gun laws - California Progress Report - Story
(Ed:  If this simple explanation on one element of California gun laws is difficult to follow, it's nothing compared to the rest of the laws.)

12/15 - Tuscaloosa, AL: City council approves employee gun ban - Tuscaloosa News - Story

12/15 - Philadelphia: Trans fat ban and gun bills - Philadelphia Daily News - Story

12/14 - Ohio: Cities weighing legal options over gun bill override - Cincinnati Post - Story

12/14 - Beaverton Oregon ready to pull trigger on replica gun ban - Valley-Times - Story

12/14 - Minnesota: Keeping lawful citizens unarmed won't reduce the number of criminals - JS Online - Story

12/13 - Minnesota: State Court of Appeals classifies BB guns as firearms - WCCO.com - Story

12/13 - New Jersey: Officials want control of ammunition - NJ.com - Story

12/13 - Wilmette burglar shot by homeowner gets 15 year prison sentence - Chicago Tribune - Story

12/13 - Ohio: Legislature overrides governor veto.  State gun laws to be uniform, controlled by state legislature, not cities or counties - The Chronicle - Story

12/12 - New York: Tracking guns of dead permit holders vexing - The Journal News - Story

12/12 - Ohio: Governor vetoes concealed carry bill, House overrides veto - Toledo Blade - Story

12/11 - Arkansas: Bill expanding self-defense rights filed in advance of legislative session - nwaonline - Story

12/11 - Cincinnati weapons ban OK'd - Cincinnati Enquirer - Story


Self Defense Is A Human Right:

12/14 - Rockford, MN: Intruder killed in apparent domestic dispute - KARE11.com - Story

12/13 - Chicago office shooting calls for conceal-carry rights - cbs2chicago.com - Story

12/11 - Clarksville, TN: Intruder killed in home invasion - The Leaf Chronicle - Story

12/11 - Let people defend themselves says Illinois gun rights group - CNS - Story


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International Gun Control


12/7 - Canada:  Ontario calls for a handgun ban - CNW Telbec - Story

12/6 - New Zealand: Trial of gunshop owner who shot intruder wielding a machete to cost family upwards of $100,000 - Newstalk ZB - Story

12/4 - Fiji: Military troops start disarming police departments to solidify military power - Townhall.com - Story

From the 'Atlas Shrugged' Files:

12/8 - Gun Control: Civil Society? - ChronWatch - Story

12/8 - Brady Campaign President announces "I'm not anit-gun" - Portland Press Herald - Story

12/7 - The next time a New York politician calls for more gun control on law-abiding citizens, this is the reason why YOU are the target and not criminals.  You haven't heard the last of these convicted pieces of scum.  They'll be back in the news after their next crime - Story

12/4 - Who needs more than one gun a month?  In fact, who needs more than twelve a year? - LA Times - Reader Opinion

12/4 - Guns and Governing - Huffington Post - Story

12/4 - There is no such thing as sensible gun laws - MensNewsDaily - Story

Federal News and Legislation:

12/8 - Second Amendment case argued in Supreme Court Thursday. Gun rights for militias only says D.C. attorney - Wichita Eagle - Story

12/8 - Challenge to DC handgun ban still in court - BloggerNewsNet - Story

State and Local Gun News:

12/7 - Cherry Tree decides against pro-gun ordinance - Mercury News - Story

12/6 - Ohio: 80 local gun laws may go away if legislature has its way - Columbus Dispatch - Story

12/4 - Cherry Tree: City Councilman recommends a gun in every home - Tribune-Democrat - Story

12/4 - University of Utah seeks limited gun ban - Casper Star-Tribune - Story


Self Defense Is A Human Right:

12/8 - It's still gun gun control - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Story

12/6 - Winston-Salem/Greensboro, NC: Eight home invasions a day, but police do not recommend a firearm for protection - WFMY News - Story

12/6 - Gillette, Wy: Homeowner drives off intruder with shots - News-Record - Story

12/6 - Indianapolis: Latest shooting looks like self-defense.  Homeowner robbed, assaulted a month ago, purchased gun for protection - Indianapolis Star - Story

12/5 - Tuscaloosa, AL: City may ban guns from work - Tuscaloosa News.com - Story

12/5 - Indianapolis: Homeowner shoots, kills suspected burglar - Indianapolis Star - Story

12/5 - Milwaukee violent crime rises.  Responsibility lies in the hands of Gov. Doyle says CCRKBA - US Newswire - Story

12/4 - Armed teenage intruder shot and killed by Chicago area woman - Chicago Tribune - Story


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International Gun Control


12/1 - Phillipines - Poll triggers rush for gun permits - Manila Standard - Story

11/29 - The United Nations: Stalking the Beast - The New American - Story

11/29 - Canada: Liberal parties unite, urge Conservatives to implement more gun control - LFP - Story

From the 'Atlas Shrugged' Files:

12/1 - Film makes weak case against gun control - The Signal - Story

11/30 - Remove the Congressional Imposters - Magic City Morning Star - Story

11/29 - Anti-crime zones hurt more than help - Townhall.com - Story

11/28 - 12 Americans murdered daily by illegal aliens - WND - Story

11/27 - D.C.'s gun lessons - Washington Times - Story

11/27 - Opposing concealed weapons in the wilderness - National Ledger - Story

11/27 - NY Times: Money makes us safe, not guns? - MensNewsDaily - Story

11/17 - Targeting gun dealers - News-Record - Story

11/27 - I'm a Democrat ... and gun control is for the birds - Register-Guard - Story

Federal News and Legislation:

11/30 - Second Amendment Foundation lawsuit defends citizens living abroad - US Newswire - Story

State and Local Gun News:

12/1 - Ohio: Niceties gone over gun bill as Taft nears the end of his term - Cleveland Plain Dealer - Story

11/30 - Ohio: Governor threatens to veto pre-emption gun bill after passage in legislature yesterday - Toledo Blade - Story

11/30 - Virginia: Proposed Fairfax County gun ban stirs debate - Fairfax County Times - Story

11/28 - Ohio: Deal near with Highway Patrol and politicians on guns in cars - Columbus Dispatch - Story

11/27 - Kansas: Businesses ponder gun ban - Tonganoxie Mirror - Story

11/27 - Virginia: Gun group says Fairfax county officials all wet on gun restrictions - US Newswire - Story


Self Defense Is A Human Right:

11/30 - Does gun control promote a civil society?  Data says otherwise - NewsBusters - Story

11/29 - CCRKBA to Mayor Bloomberg: Police state mentality breeds quick triggers - US Newswire - Story

11/29 - With guns we are citizens, without them we are subjects - Chinook Observer - Story

11/29 - Concealed weapons a threat - to ignorance - Baltimore Sun - Story

11/28 - Florida: Homeowner shoots, wounds intruder - The Ledger - Story

11/28 - Minnesota: 73-year-old homeowner shoots, kills intruder - KARE11 - Story

11/27 - New Mexico: Home invader killed by home owner - KRQE - Story


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11/29 - Anti-smoking efforts go too far - AJC - Story

General Industry News or Stories of Interest:

11/30 - NRA President visits Smith & Wesson - The Republican - Story

11/28 - Getting the NRA facts straight - Chris Cox - Story

11/27 - New organization gunning to be the new NRA - LJWorld - Story






International Gun Control


11/17 - Australia: Shooters call for 'buy a gun' day - Townsville Bulletin - Story

11/15 - Canada's homicide rate highest in decade - Officer.com - Story

From the 'Atlas Shrugged' Files:

11/17 - Idaho town: Own a gun to ward off refugees? - Seattle Times - Story

11/17 - Second Amendment not crucial for everyone to consider - Collegiate Times - Story

11/17 - Outrage: Handpicked by Mayor Bloomberg - U.S. Newswire - Story

11/17 - Abler Minded: The right to bear arms - Pine & Lakes.com - Story

11/15 - UK: Anger over training shoes that glamorize guns - Manchester Evening News - Story

11/15 - Indiana: Don't take your guns to town - IndyStar.com - Story

11/15 - Private property hunting under threat - Argus Leader - Story

Federal News and Legislation:

11/13 - Activists to pressure majority Democrats on special causes, including gun control - Orlando Sentinel - Story

11/13 - Incoming Democrats put populism before ideology - NY Times - Story

State and Local Gun News:

11/17 - Utah: University gun ban faces tough road - Daily Utah Chron - Story

11/17 - Minnesota: Judge rules churches exempt from gun ban notice - St Paul Pioneer Press - Story


11/17 - Arkansas: Self-Defense first bill filed for next legislative session - Today's THV - Story

11/17 - Second Amendment Foundation sues library system - U.S. Newswire - Story

11/15 - New York women learn to shoot - President Publications - Story

11/15 - Chicago: Cook County modifies assault weapon law - NWI Times - Story

11/15 - Chicago: Some say murders are hidden by the police department to lower homicide rates - CBS2 - Story


Self Defense Is A Human Right:

11/15 - Why is the Second Amendment so crucial? - Collegiate Times - Story

11/14 - Pennsylvania: Homeowner shoots intruder - KDKA - Story

11/13 - Jackson, MS mayor's future hangs in balance of gun verdicts - Clarion Ledger - Story

11/13 - Professional athletes turn to firearms for self-protection - Star-Tribune - Story

11/13 - Record number of Pennsylvanians applying for conceal-carry permits - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Story

11/13 - New Zealand: Gun shop manager who shot machete-wielding intruder in his store faces charges - NZHerald - Story

11/13 - Houston: Homeowner shoots knife wielding intruder - Houston Chronicle - Story


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International Gun Control


11/7 - New Zealand: Gun control advocate calls for banning 'military-style' rifles - Radio NZ - Story

11/6 - UK: Putting an end to air gun thuggery - CEN News - Story

11/6 - Britain may loosen handgun ban for London 2012 games - GamesBids.com - Story

From the 'Atlas Shrugged' Files:

11/6 - Is NRA grip loosening on Congress? - OpEdNews.com - Story

11/6 - Gun Control: Rule of law, or rule of lawyers? - ChronWatch - Story

Federal News and Legislation:

11/10 - Groups for and against gun control put their best spin on the elections - CNS - Story

11/10 - What the Dems must do... and not do - NY Daily News - Story

11/9 - It was a good night for gun control says Brady Campaign - CNS - Story

11/9 - Second Amendment emerges from election relatively unscathed - National Review - Story

11/9 - Republicans strayed from conservatism - George Will - CD Daily - Story

11/8 - Summary of election results nationwide - CBS News - Story

11/8 - Democrats prove all politics is not local - Washington Times - Story

11/8 - Republicans fall in key Senate races - Bradenton Herald - Story

11/8 - Pelosi leads Dems' wave of change in House committees - LA Daily News - Story

11/7 - Gun control on the back burner - Hawaii Reporter - Story

State and Local Gun News:

11/8 - Illinois: Cook County (greater Chicago area) vote to ban certain semi-automatic rifles in non-binding referendum - Chicago Sun-Times - Story

Self Defense Is A Human Right:

11/7 - Message to New York Mayor Bloomberg: 'Self-Defense isn't a privilege, it's a right' - US Newswire - Story

11/6 - New York City: Mayor targets legal permits - NY Daily News - Story

11/6 - Chicago: Shop owner kills would be robber - Chicago Sun-Times - Story

11/6 - Texas: Arlington man pulls trigger on intruder - Star-Telegram - Story

11/6 - Arkansas: Man shoots, critically wounds armed intruder - Pine Bluff Commercial - Story


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International Gun Control


11/3 - Canada: Public Safety Minister wants gun registry killed - Chronicle-Herald - Story

11/2 - Canada: Shooting victim campaigns for ban on guns - Chronicle-Herald - Story

11/1 - Canada: Cannot legislate against insanity says gun group - Toronto Star - Story

10/31 - Canada: Guns, sense and nonsense - Vancouver Sun - Story

10/30 - Is Canada's gun lobby an offshoot of the NRA? - Toronto Star - Story

From the 'Atlas Shrugged' Files:

11/3 - Shooting blanks - Lady Liberty - The Conservative Voice - Story

11/1 - NRA won't take fall for violent crime - Atlanta Journal Constitution - Story

10/31 - Why all the lies and deceit about the gun control agenda? - YourHub.com - Story

10/31 - New Jersey: Mayor blames federal government for crime in his city - The Jersey Journal - Story

10/30 - Lowering the bar for gun dealers - Macon Telegraph - Story

Federal News and Legislation:

11/1 - Guns -- the dead issue - SLT - Story

10/31 - FBI:  Crimes against police officers down again in 2005 - Hometown Channel - Story

State and Local Gun News:

11/2 - Ohio: Kerry's phony hunting buddy - WND - Story

11/1 - New York: Cuomo gets big anti-gun endorsements - Empire Information Services - Story

11/1 - New York: Mayor Bloomberg asks police chief to look at slashing concealed carry permits - NY Post - Story

11/1 - New York: Candidate for U.S. Senate calls for abolishment of gun laws - Empire Information Services - Story

11/1 - New York: New law raises penalty for possessing a handgun outside the home - Capital News 9 - Story

10/30 - California: Lt. Governor race too close to call - Pasadena Star-News - Story


Self Defense Is A Human Right:

11/3 - Texas: Arlington homeowner shoots, wounds intruder in early Friday morning break-in attempt - WFAA - Story

11/3 - California: Lodi woman shoots, wounds man outside of home - LodiNews.com - Story

10/31 - San Antonio: Homeowner shoots, kills intruder - MySA.com - Story

10/31 - Indiana: Muncie woman thwarts early morning burglary - The Star Press - Story

10/31 - Not all of the Hollywood crowd is anti-gun - Starpulse - Story

10/30 - California: Burglary victim used legal gun to shoot suspect - Signal News - Story

10/30 - Firearms possession debated - The Spectrum - Story


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11/2 - How the upcoming elections will affect Second Amendment rights - National Review - Story







International Gun Control


10/27 - U.N. Oks study of small-arms control - CBS News - Story

10/25 - Canada: So, you think it's easy to get a gun? - Ottawa Citizen - Story

10/23 - Australia: Call for action on guns in Pacific island nations - SMH.com.au - Story

10/23 - Australia: Gun laws and $500 million haven't cut murder rate according to new study - The Age - Story

10/23 - Canada: Guns, a question of control - Canada.com - Story

From the 'Atlas Shrugged' Files:

10/27 - City mayors preparing assault on guns - CNS - Story

10/27 - Brady Campaign calls NRA 'a criminal's best friend - CNS - Story

10/24 - It's a gala star-studded affair at Brady Campaign's award ceremonies - U.S. Newswire - Story

10/24 - Gun dealer sales reforms reduce sale of new guns to criminals - John Hopkins Gazette - Story

10/24 - Self-defense lessons, not guns, needed - Capital Times - Story

10/24 - Exploring the corporate anti-gun mentality - Ohioccw.org - Story

10/24 - No solution in sight for American gun violence - Macon Daily - Story

10/24 - The most dangerous man in America - AXcessNews.com - Story

10/23 - Less guns, more tyranny - Renew America - Story

10/23  - Is it guns or evil? - Washington Times - Story

Federal News and Legislation:

10/27 - Police chiefs urge rejection of NRA backed bill in Congress - Seattle PI - Story

10/26 - Coalition of mayors met Wednesday to discuss gun control - Chicago Sun Times - Story


10/23 - Election 2006 and the Second Amendment - The Conservative Voice - Story

State and Local Gun News:

10/27 - Indiana town's gun lawsuit allowed to proceed despite federal law - CNS - Story

10/26 - Virginia: Gun group blasts local police - The News Leader - Story

10/26 - New York City: On gun suits against out-of-towners, mayor finds opponent in city - NY Sun - Story

10/25 - California: A silver bullet for Angelides - California Majority Report - Story


10/25 - California: Sonoma County welfare agents want to carry guns citing 'gangs, more violence... and they sometimes encounter people with mental health issues' - CBS5.com - Story -
(Ed: Government worker's lives do not have greater value than that of the citizens of this state, so quit your whining and do your job unarmed like the rest of us slugs.)

10/25 - Pennsylvania: NRA lends ammo to Santorum - Times-Tribune - Story

10/24 - Increased Oakland homicides define Jerry Brown's legacy as he runs for Attorney General, the top law enforcement officer in California - SF Chronicle - Story

Self Defense Is A Human Right:

10/25 - Houston, TX: County orders no-handgun signs out of parks - Houston Chronicle - Story

10/24 - An assault on legal gun owners - Sun Sentinel - Story

10/23 - Vigilantes don't always deliver poetic justice - Delco Times - Story


Only in California:

10/24 - California: Stanford University bike ban not embraced by liberal left - The Stanford Daily - Story
(Ed: But if it saves just one student from being run over, isn't it worth it?)

10/24 - Michael Savage pulling a fast one? - NRO - Story

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10/26 - Chicago mayor and Bloomberg agree except on trans fat - NY Sun - Story

10/26 - California: Attorney General Bill Lockyer locks up criminal records from public view - LA Times - Story
(Ed: You gotta love those Democrats.  They're always looking out for the rights of criminals.)

General Industry News or Stories of Interest:

10/27 - Maryland: Former firearms dealer loses in court to recover license - Baltimore Sun - Story



International Gun Control


10/19 - Australia: Changes to NSW gun laws pass parliament - SMH.com - Story

10/19 - UK: Robberies and muggings up, firearms offenses down - BBC - Story

10/16 - Canada: Grasping at guns - National Post - Story

From the 'Atlas Shrugged' Files:

10/19 - A derringer separates woman from obtaining citizenship - NY Sun - Story

10/18 - The left wing's gun plans - Ohioccw.org - Story

10/17 - When an AK-47 is not an AK-47 - American Spectator - Story

10/17 - How the gun culture props up domestic violence - Alternet.org - Story

10/16 - Philadelphia: Control existing gun laws - Philadelphia Daily News - Story

10/16 - Ignoring a key ingredient in school shootings - Belleville.com - Story

Federal News and Legislation:

10/20 - The 5 year investigation into the murder of U.S. Attorney Thomas Wales and head of Washington Ceasefire gun control group takes a strange twist - King County Journal - Story

10/18 - Gun owner preparing for Pelosi - Townhall.com - Story

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