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7-Year-Old Boy Suspended for Using Pencil Like a Gun

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 10 May 2013 11:02:52 +0000

The debate over guns in schools has taken a turn for the unusual. A second grade student at Driver Elementary School in Suffolk, Virginia named Christopher Marshall was suspended for two days last week after he and a classmate pointed pencils at each other and made machine gun-like noises. Christopher’s mother, Wendy, said her son’s [...]

Texas Law Student Creates Working 3D Printed Gun

Adam West — Tue, 07 May 2013 18:10:44 +0000

If you've followed the talk of 3D printing in recent news reports at all, you're probably aware of the talk of being able to make your own products of all kinds in your own home or workshop, including handguns.

Cody Wilson is a Texas law student, and has has successfully used a 3D printer to make a working handgun. Here's a report that appeared on the PBS News Hour.

Group Takes Controverisal Step of Donating Guns to Houston Neighborhood to Help People Protect Themselves

Adam West — Thu, 02 May 2013 17:56:04 +0000

The right to bear arms is taking on a whole new look in one Houston neighborhood. A nonprofit organization called the Armed Citizen Project will hand out shotguns to people in a high-crime area of the city as a means to protect themselves. Armed Citizen Project founder Kyle Coplen says furnishing people with guns makes [...]

Law Requiring Gun Ownership Passed in Georgia

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:46:27 +0000

If you live in Nelson, Georgia, the government has decided that you must own a firearm. The city council voted 5-0 in favor of the “Family Protection Act” in the small town of 1,300 about 50 miles north of Atlanta. The ordinance was initially proposed last month, and it garnered a high level of media attention. [...]

Thumbs Not Guns in Movies Courtesy of Tumblr

Emerald Catron — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:14:07 +0000

We're going to take a moment to pretend we live in a world where these are movies that were actually made. The blog Thumbs and Ammo is comprised exclusively of stills taken from violent movies. Only the guns have been replaced with one or both thumbs up. Does this mean they were all comedies? Maybe just heartwarming tales of affirmation? Either way, they're hilarious.

What If All the Guns in Movies Were Replaced With a Thumbs Up?

Mike Sampson — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:47:48 +0000

The question posed in the headline is probably one you've never wondered in your entire life, yet here we are and we have the answer for you. Via the magic of Photoshop, someone has replaced all the guns in famous movie scenes with a good ole thumbs up. Let's see what happens when gun control goes crazy.

Police Find Dead Body, Explosives, Guns Inside Florida College Dorm Room

Chris Chaberski — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:07:26 +0000

On Wednesday morning, authorities found the body of a University of Central Florida student inside a dorm room, dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. A campus spokeswoman said that there were also improvised explosive devices and additional weapons in the room.

Eye-Opening Study Finds Teachers Do Not Want to Bring Guns to School

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:53:38 +0000

Keeping students and teachers safe has become a hot button issue in the US since the Sandy Hook shooting in December. Now, teachers are opening up about what they’d like to do to protect themselves in a School Improvement Network poll of nearly 11,000 educators from all 50 states. More than 72% claim they would [...]

Dog With Itchy Trigger Paw Shoots Owner in the Leg

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:35:17 +0000

A dog’s bark may be worse than its bite, but the same can’t be said for its aim. A dog in Sebring, Florida somehow shot its owner in the leg with the owner’s gun last weekend. Man’s best friend? Sure doesn’t sound like it. It seems the victim, identified as 35-year-old Gregory Lanier, was driving [...]

How NOT to Make an Electric Gun

Tom Blunt — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:05:33 +0000

There’s no need to offer a “Don’t try this at home” warning — by the time you’ve watched this guy accidentally shock, burn, and shoot himself, you’re unlikely to follow in his footsteps. It might seem a little strange to talk about making guns so soon after that botched assassination attempt in Bulgaria, but this homemade [...]

President Calls for Assault-Weapon Ban, Stronger Background Checks

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:09:48 +0000

Wednesday afternoon, President Obama proposed numerous measures in response to a string of recent mass shootings across the country, including one at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, in which 20 children and six adults were murdered by a gunman. Obama called for a ban on assault weapons, like the one used in Newtown, [...]

Buy an Engagement Ring, Get a Complimentary Rifle

Cameron Simcik — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 20:30:23 +0000

The thought of committing ourselves to one lady for the rest of our lives makes us break out in a cold sweat while nervously scratching our junk. The scratching is probably something else though. Getting engaged is a massive step for us men, because it means we have to grow the hell up and not [...]

Latest Gun Statistics Show Americans Want More Firepower

Mike Adams — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:01:45 +0000

Sometimes it seems like the philosophy behind the right to bear arms was not thoroughly workshopped by our forefathers before they included it as the Second Amendment to the Constitution. While the sign of the times is currently decorated in bulletproof vests and fear, more and more law-biding Second Amendment conservatives are doing everything they [...]

The Absolute Coolest Way to Turn Off the Lights [VIDEO]

Adam West — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:08:19 +0000

No, we’re not talking about The Clapper, although that was kind of a clever, yet cheesy idea. No, this is much more fun because you use a special gun. How cool is that? Check it out. Not only that, but if you keep the gun by your bedside and a [...]