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Arizona Senate committee passes bill naming Colt the state’s offical gun

By | 02.23.11 | 1:34 pm

When you think things can’t get any weirder, they always do. Hard on the heels of a bill to make abortion illegal if it is being done because of the expected race or sex of the fetus, Arizona has now passed a bill out of committee naming the Colt revolver the state’s official gun.

It’s not just Mexico smuggling American guns

By | 06.22.09 | 4:14 pm

Last week’s Government Accountability Office report on the trafficking of U.S. guns to Mexico has inspired quite a backlash from gun enthusiasts who contend it’s “being deliberately misinterpreted by gun prohibitionists to push a gun ban agenda,” according to one voice representative of the outcry.

Liberal Gun Club Gathers To Celebrate Second Amendment

By | 02.20.08 | 8:39 am

It was the first meeting of Colorado’s Shooting Liberally, a new social club created to foster an appreciation of firearms from the left of the political spectrum, and attendees were anxious to fire off a few rounds – even

What Is Wrong With This Picture?

By | 09.18.07 | 5:13 pm

From the Tuesday afternoon online Denver Post – involving shotguns, a car and a bullet through the windows of the Cherry Creek High School administration building.

Make My Day Better Killed In Committee

By | 02.26.07 | 7:34 pm

Colorado’s so-called “Make My Day Better” bill, which was approved two weeks ago by the House of Representatives with a four-vote majority, has been killed by Senate Democrats.

The proposal, by Rep. Cory Gardner (R-Yuma) and

Making Laws And Sausages: An Update

By | 02.20.07 | 8:23 pm

From the Capitol, a brief update now, on guns, Amendment 41 and changing the Colorado Constitution.

Late in January, state Sen. John Morse’s Senate Bill 34 passed out of committee, much to the displeasure of several Colorado gun-rights…

Carry In Colorado, License In Colorado

By | 01.29.07 | 7:49 pm

Not surprisingly, state Sen. John Morse has gotten an earful. We’re talking about guns, after all. A Democrat and former police chief, Morse has been informed he should not have the “right” to introduce gun legislation. “”I respectfully disagree,”…

How Focus on the Family Deals With “Difficult Guests”

By | 10.29.06 | 8:32 pm

Can you drag 200 pounds for 50 feet horizontally in 20 seconds? Wear a ballistic vest for a full workday? Maintain as many as 2,000 weapons? Train others how to use their firearms? Investigate your coworkers? Assist HR when they…

Time Running Out? Quick, Pass A Gun Bill!

By | 09.26.06 | 1:08 pm

Congress doesn’t have time before recess to get much done-except, apparently, to push through an National Rifle Association (NRA)-backed bill that would undermine the ability of the federal government to crack down on gun dealers who violate the law. The…

Gun Bill Approved

By | 09.07.06 | 3:56 pm

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote one of the three National Rifle Association (NRA)-backed bills-H.R. 5092-that has the backing of most of the Colorado Republican congressional delegation along with Democrat Ken Salazar.

According…