Report: 92 percent of mass shootings since 2009 occurred in gun-free zones

On October 9, the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) released a revised report showing that 92% of mass public shootings between January 2009 and July 2014 took place in gun-free zones.

Gun memes

CDC: Accidental poisoning death 51 times more likely than accidental shooting death

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) death statistics for 2010 show that Americans are 51 times more likely to die an accidental poisoning death versus an accidental shooting death.

The FBI is going 9mm

“Shot placement is paramount and law enforcement officers on average strike an adversary with only 20 — 30 percent of the shots fired during a shooting incident. Given the reality that shot placement is paramount (and difficult to achieve given the myriad of variables present in a deadly force encounter) in obtaining effective incapacitation, the caliber used must maximize the likelihood of hitting vital organs. Typical law enforcement shootings result in only one or two solid torso hits on the adversary. This requires that any projectile which strikes the torso has as high a probability as possible of penetrating deeply enough to disrupt a vital organ.”

Study: ‘Assault Weapon’ and CCW restrictions associated with higher murder rates

In a new study, Mark Gius, of Quinnipiac University’s Department of Economics, has found that between 1980 and 2009, “states with more restrictive CCW laws had gun-related murder rates that were 10% higher” than those of other states. Gius also concluded that state “murder rates were 19.3% higher when the Federal [‘assault weapon’ and ‘large’ magazine] ban was in effect.” Gius says that more research is needed to determine whether these gun control laws contributed to, or merely coincided with, higher rates of crime.

Ruling in Silvester v. Harris

JEFF SILVESTER, et al., Plaintiffs

Why own a military-style weapon?

Here’s one reason why someone may need an AR-15 with 30-round magazines.

Open letter to Obama

As Executive Director of Gun Owners of America, Inc., and Executive Vice President of Gun Owners Foundation, and on behalf of our over 300,000 members and supporters, I respectfully bring to your attention a matter that requires your immediate action.

Suspect in Philadelphia hospital shooting had history of gun arrests

A psychiatric patient who killed his caseworker — and grazed his psychiatrist before the doctor pulled out his own weapon and fired back — has a lengthy history of gun arrests, violence and mental health problems, authorities said.

Gun rights group files suit against Feds over interstate handgun purchase bans

The Citizens Committee for the Rights to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) filed suit Tuesday in federal court against Attorney General Eric Holder and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) director over current law that bars cross-state handgun transfers.

Target’s gun ban backfires: Here come the robbers

• Major retailer’s firearms policy creates danger for customers

Murder rate drops as concealed carry permits rise, study claims

• A new study finds that an increase in concealed carry permits has accompanied a decrease in murder. (AP)

What is the purpose of a handgun?

If you watch any cop shows or movies, you might forget — as you watch the good guys storming a building with their Glock 19s at the ready — what the purpose is of having a handgun.

When to carry

One of the common questions asked of concealed carry permit holders is, “How often do you arm yourself when you go out?”

Bogus school shooting ‘data’ should result in firings

Michael Bloomberg, you have some explaining to do.

San Bernardino Co. CCW issuances up by 360 percent under new sheriff

Last week San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon issued a statement detailing his philosophy in regards to issuing concealed weapons permits. In the first full calendar year since he took office, the department issued permits to 720 applicants, an increase of 360 percent.

The Second Amendment and the Inalienable Right to Self-Defense

“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

Amendment II

Off-duty cop fatally shoots suspect during stabbing

An off-duty Dallas cop fatally shot a man who was stabbing another individual at a downtown business Friday morning.

Customer with gun stops man stabbing security officer at Home Depot

A customer with a handgun stopped a shoplifting suspect from slashing a security officer with a contaminated needle and syringe outside a Home Depot store in Roseville, police said.

The gun ownership debate

[…] The nation has debated gun ownership and resolved it in gun owners’ favor, politically, and in the nation’s highest court.”