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Gun News from Around the Web: Feb 21, 2011

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The Rich, the Famous, the Armed

(GunReports.com) -- From the New York Times: A neat story on handgun licenses in New York City: 'Men and women. Democrats and Republicans. Doctors, lawyers, merchants and moguls. A remarkable, if relatively small, cross-section of New Yorkers legally own handguns, according to public records obtained by The New York Times.

Gun News from Around the Web: Feb 14-21, 2011

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Gun News from Around the Web: Week of Feb 6-12, 2011

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50-Count Indictment Returned in International Gun Trafficking Case

(GunReports.com) — United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that yesterday a Federal Grand Jury returned a Superseding Indictment charging, Steven Neal Greenoe, a United States citizen, in the illegal export of firearms from the United States to the United Kingdom.

Thoughts on Concealed Carry

For more years than I'd care to recall I've had a gun secluded on my person somewhere. No, I didn't always have a CCW permit. During all those years I've never had to present the gun to stop a fight, but many times along the way I was mighty glad I was armed.

Iowa: Constitutional Amendment to Protect State Gun Rights

(GunReports.com) -- A constitutional amendment that would ban any state law that discourages gun ownership is under consideration in the Iowa House. For example, the proposal would make it illegal for the state to require permits for carrying concealed weapons.

Firearms Industry Matches ATF Reward in Covington Firearms Theft

(GunReports.com) -– The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) has announced a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the January 27, 2011 firearms theft at Direct Gold Outlet, a federal firearm licensee in Covington, Ga. The NSSF reward offer matches a $5,000 reward offered by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

SHOT Show Alert: Leftist Group Petitions FBI for Investigations into Pro-Gun Groups

(GunReports.com) -- StopDomesticTerror.com, a cabal of leftist organizations who want to equate Constitutional political activity with domestic terror, recently sent a letter to FBI Director Robert Mueller requesting that the FBI investigate and prosecute their political opponents. Though the accused organizations have widely different mainstream political efforts, all of the accused groups and individuals have strong gun-rights positions.

Auction Arms and GunReports.Com Form Gun News Alliance

(GunReports.com) -- Auction Arms, the official auction site of the NRA, and GunReports.Com have announced a letter of intent to establish the Auction Arms News Bureau, a weekly E-Letter that will deliver gun news, pricing trends and other information for the serious shooter.

Tucson Tragedy Used to Beat the Drums for More Gun Control

(GunReports.com) — For at least the rest of the week, GunReports.com will continue to compile links to stories that document the threats being made to 2nd Amendment and other speech and property rights under the pretext of the Tucson tragedy.

FBI Releases December 2010 NICS Figures

(GunReports.com) -- The FBI has released its National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figures for December 2010. NSSF-adjusted figures (1,133,371) show a 9.9 percent increase over NSSF-adjusted figures from December 2009 (1,031,344). For calendar year 2010, the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 9,436,182 is a decrease of 1 percent over the NSSF-adjusted figure of 9,534,131 in calendar year 2009.

Worrisome Questions From SCOTUS

I am uneasy after hearing oral arguments in the Supreme Court case, Garland v. VanDerStok, and reviewing a transcript from the October 8, 2024 session....