Congressional Study: Gun Ownership Drastically Up Since ’94, Murder Rate Cut in Half...

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• Congressional Study: Gun Ownership Drastically Up Since ’94, Murder Rate Cut in Half
• Bristol, TN City Council Votes to Allow Concealed Carry in Parks
• Texas Homeowner Shoots and Kills Suspected Burglar
• Cedar Rapids Police Chief Brags About the Number of Guns Confiscated This Year
• NRA Issues Statement on the House’s Vote to Renew “Undetectable Firearms Act”
• [Video] New York Sheriff on SAFE Act: “I Won’t Enforce It”

Congressional Study: Gun Ownership Drastically Up Since ’94, Murder Rate Cut in Half Posted: 04 Dec 2013 02:36 PM PST This Congressional study should, at minimum, put to rest the claims that more guns in private hands will create more violent crime. According to a new study, commissioned by Congress, the murder rate in the US has fallen from 9.5 per 100,000 in 1993 to 4.7 per 100,000 in 2011. Homicides involving firearms dropped from […]

Bristol, TN City Council Votes to Allow Concealed Carry in Parks Posted: 04 Dec 2013 12:28 PM PST Gun owners in Bristol, TN will be able to carry their sidearms in a few more places thanks to a recent city council vote. The city council voted 4-1 to repeal a ban that prevent concealed carry permit holders from carrying their guns in city parks. The state of Tennessee has a law in place […]

Texas Homeowner Shoots and Kills Suspected Burglar Posted: 04 Dec 2013 09:21 AM PST This is the second time this week a Texas homeowner shot a suspected burglar and police had to track him by following a trail of blood. According to KZTV, a homeowner, identified as Dan Caballero may have shot a suspected intruder after he tried to break into Caballero’s Corpus Christi home. The suspect fled the […]

Cedar Rapids Police Chief Brags About the Number of Guns Confiscated This Year Posted: 04 Dec 2013 08:11 AM PST Cedar Rapids, Iowa Police Chief Wayne Jerman is saying that his officers have confiscated 96 firearms so far this year. The chief says most of the confiscations occur during traffic stops and while executing search warrants. According to KCRG, The chief said many of the guns are seized by officers during traffic stops and during […]

NRA Issues Statement on the House’s Vote to Renew “Undetectable Firearms Act” Posted: 04 Dec 2013 07:02 AM PST The NRA-ILA, the legislative arm of the NRA, has issued a statement on the House’s vote yesterday to renew the Undetectable Firearms Act. The organization basically wanted to point out that what the House passed was a simple extension of the law that is currently in place and did not add any new restrictions. However, […]

[Video] New York Sheriff on SAFE Act: “I Won’t Enforce It” Posted: 04 Dec 2013 06:57 AM PST A New York sheriff’s opposition of New York’s latest gun control package, called the SAFE Act, might have helped him cruise to win he reelection bid last month. During last month’s elections Timothy Howard win a third term as Erie County sheriff. Howard made a simple statement in regards to the SAFE Act prior to […]