Shortly after the latest attempt at gun control in Washington went down in flames, Defense Distributed announced that they had completed a project to produce an open source 3D printable handgun. Effectively nullifying many of the meager gun control laws that have been passed. Anyone with a 3D printer and the internet can now make [...]
3D Printing Tech Comes To Guns |
| By: DSWright Tuesday May 7, 2013 6:55 am |
Nearly Half Of Republicans Believe “Armed Revolution Might Be Necessary in Next Few Years” |
| By: DSWright Thursday May 2, 2013 9:06 am |
Well this poll surely puts Sandy Hook and the failed gun legislation in context. 29% of the American population and 44% of Republicans believe an armed revolution might be necessary in the next few years. Twenty-nine percent of registered voters think that an armed revolution might be necessary in the next few years in order [...]
Obama To Make Statement In Response To Failed Gun Control Vote |
| By: DSWright Wednesday April 17, 2013 2:04 pm |
President Obama will make a statement at 5:30 pm EST in response to the Senate failing to pass universal background checks which may likely end the renewed effort on gun control. The NRA released this statement: Today, the misguided Manchin-Toomey-Schumer proposal failed in the U.S. Senate. This amendment would have criminalized certain private transfers of [...]
NRA Claims Obama’s Plan Will Lead To Gun Confiscations |
| By: DSWright Wednesday February 13, 2013 7:27 am |
In a video that was designed to go live around the time of President Obama’s State Of the Union, the NRA asserted that the ultimate goal of the Obama Administration’s gun control policies was to confiscate guns. The National Rifle Association will assert that President Barack Obama’s attempt to enact new gun control laws will [...]
LaPierre and Giffords Testify Before Senate On Gun Control |
| By: DSWright Thursday January 31, 2013 5:55 am |
Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre both testified before the Senate yesterday on gun regulation. Giffords made a plea for the government to act now before more die needlessly while LaPierre claimed enforcing existing gun laws would suffice. The former Democratic Arizona congresswoman, who struggles to walk and is partially blind, stoutly [...]
New Armed Guard Leaves Gun In Student Bathroom |
| By: DSWright Friday January 18, 2013 7:52 am |
The hits keep on coming for the NRA. Responding to the Sandy Hook School shooting Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the NRA, proposed a program to immediately put armed guards in every school. LaPierre placed an emphasis on getting “good guys” with guns inside schools as soon as possible. A charter school (of course) followed the [...]
Obama Signs 23 Executive Orders On Guns |
| By: DSWright Wednesday January 16, 2013 10:45 am |
At the end of his press conference today on gun control, President Obama signed 23 executive orders and unveiled a $500 million gun violence package: President Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled the most sweeping proposals for curbing gun violence in two decades, pressing a reluctant Congress to pass universal background checks and bans on military-style [...]
President Obama Holds Press Conference On New Gun Proposals |
| By: DSWright Wednesday January 16, 2013 8:30 am |
President Obama and Vice President Biden hold Press Conference on new gun control proposals.
Obama To Announce New Gun Proposals Today |
| By: DSWright Wednesday January 16, 2013 5:22 am |
President Obama and Vice President Biden will hold a press conference today at noon on the administration’s new gun proposals in response to the Sandy Hook shooting. President Obama and Vice President Biden are scheduled to unveil a package of proposals designed to reduce gun violence. They will make the announcement at an event in [...]
DHS Releases Video On Responding To Mass Shootings |
| By: DSWright Wednesday January 2, 2013 10:38 am |
The Department Of Homeland Security in Alabama has released a video on responding to a mass shooting. The video called Run, Hide, Fight has some interesting instructions: Occasionally life feels more like an action movie than reality… There a three things you could do to make a difference: run, hide, fight… Always try to escape [...]
NRA’s LaPierre Calls for Armed Guards in Schools – You Know, Like at Columbine |
| By: David Dayen Friday December 21, 2012 10:45 am |
In a bizarre press conference, NRA Chairman Wayne LaPierre called for the immediate placement of armed guards in all public schools. This is classic “fighting the last war” thinking, along with a dash of “think of the children” policymaking. Just quickly, because you shouldn’t even dignify this with much of a response. One, it would [...]



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