Arkansas school district opts for armed teachers, staff
By TheGunMagStaff - October 7 2013 05:02 PM - Comments Off on Arkansas school district opts for armed teachers, staff - Breaking News
The debate about training and arming teachers and school administrators to respond immediately to the threat of active shooters is still going on months after the National Rifle Association proposed...
IL county dumps gun court plan
By TheGunMagStaff - October 7 2013 04:09 PM - Comments Off on IL county dumps gun court plan - Legal Updates
The gun court plan that Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle said she wanted to implement by July 1 is on its way to the grave, according to the Chicago Sun...
July Poll found 45% in favor of ‘stand your ground’
By TheGunMagStaff - October 4 2013 06:38 PM - Comments Off on July Poll found 45% in favor of ‘stand your ground’ - News Briefs
A new poll reveals that 45% of Americans favor controversial “Stand Your Ground” laws, while 32% percent oppose them, Newsmax.com reported. Another 22% are undecided, according to Rasmussen Reports, which conducted the poll of...
AP study finds little restraint in military giveaways to cops
By TheGunMagStaff - October 4 2013 05:52 PM - Comments Off on AP study finds little restraint in military giveaways to cops - News Briefs
Small-town police departments across the country have been gobbling up tons of equipment discarded by a downsizing military—bicycles, bed sheets, bowling pins, French horns, dog collars, even a colonoscopy machine—regardless of whether the items are needed...
CDC study finds self-defense guns are an ‘important crime deterrent’
By TheGunMagStaff - October 4 2013 05:37 PM - Comments Off on CDC study finds self-defense guns are an ‘important crime deterrent’ - Breaking News
by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor “Self-defense can be an important crime deterrent,” says a new report by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), which also seems to punch holes in a number of...
Christie nixes key NJ anti-gun measures
By TheGunMagStaff - October 4 2013 03:53 PM - Comments Off on Christie nixes key NJ anti-gun measures - Breaking News
After months of pressure from both sides of the gun control debate, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Aug. 16 refused to sign three controversial gun control measures sitting on...
More Fast & Furious guns found at Mexican crime scenes
By TheGunMag - September 16 2013 06:32 PM - Comments Off on More Fast & Furious guns found at Mexican crime scenes - News Briefs
by Dave Workman | Senior Editor More than three years after they were purchased by two different people at the same Arizona gun shop, three rifles that were part of...
Bloomberg tried to pick PD’s Kelly as his successor
By TheGunMag - August 22 2013 07:23 PM - Comments Off on Bloomberg tried to pick PD’s Kelly as his successor - News Briefs
by TGM Staff While the New York City mayor has declined so far to endorse any of the candidates, Republican or Democrat, currently in contention to replace him, that doesn't...
FL lawmakers Reject repeal of ‘Stand your ground
By TheGunMag - August 22 2013 07:18 PM - Comments Off on FL lawmakers Reject repeal of ‘Stand your ground - News Briefs
by TGM Staff An overwhelming number of Florida legislators have rejected a call for a special session to repeal the state’s “stand your ground” law. According to an Associated Press...
Special Forces Association resolution supports Second Amendment rights
By GunMagStaff - July 29 2013 05:42 PM - Comments Off on Special Forces Association resolution supports Second Amendment rights - News Briefs
by TheGunMag Staff Special Forces Association The Special Forces Association, headquartered at Fayetteville, NC, near Fort Bragg, recently issued a convention resolution of the organization’s direct support for the Second...
WA concealed carry numbers soar with gun control initiative filing
By GunMagStaff - July 29 2013 04:58 PM - Comments Off on WA concealed carry numbers soar with gun control initiative filing - News Briefs
by Dave Workman Senior Editor Washington state’s active number of concealed pistol licenses has climbed by more than 7,000 between mid-May and mid-June, a one-month period during which the Washington...
Federal appeals court upholds high NYC pistol licensing fees
By GunMagStaff - July 29 2013 04:51 PM - Comments Off on Federal appeals court upholds high NYC pistol licensing fees - News Briefs
by TheGunMag Staff A three-judge federal appeals court panel gave the green light on July 9 to a law permitting New York City to charge hundreds of dollars for a...
Emanuel clings to gun control solution despite the evidence
By GunMagStaff - July 29 2013 04:33 PM - Comments Off on Emanuel clings to gun control solution despite the evidence - News Briefs
by TheGunMag Staff Almost immediately after anti-gun Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel declared that the city’s “weak link” in public safety is not enough gun control, the Citizens Committee for the...