Gun Rights

HOUSTON — The widow of a Houston police officer who was shot to death by an illegal immigrant has filed a lawsuit against the gun store that sold the murder weapon to the killer's wife.

As firearm sales continue to increase this year, at a rate of 10 percent over the same period last year and 15 percent in October alone, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) -- the trade association for the firearms industry -- is pointing to gun-owner concerns about an Obama Administration as reason for the boom.

MIDLOTHIAN, Va. -- When 10-year-old Austin Smith heard Barack Obama had been elected president, he had one question: Does this mean I won't get a new gun for Christmas?

NAPLES, Fla. — Attribute it to the economy, the political landscape or a combination of both. While Floridians are scaling back their wish lists in response to present uncertainty, they’re not skimping on one product: Floridians are buying more guns.

According to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Section will be extending its hours of operation on the day after Thanksgiving. The NICS Section will be available on Nov. 28 at 6 a.m. EST. The NICS Section will return to its regular hours on Nov. 29.

NEW YORK — Mets sluggers David Wright and Carlos Delgado are two of the city's newest young guns - both were granted pistol permits over the last year, according to a New York Post story.

DENVER — John Faulkner and his wife, Brenda, thought Wednesday was a good day to buy a handgun. 'I'm 37 years old, and this is the first time in my life that I am really scared for our future,' said Faulkner, an oil field worker, as he perused the collection of weaponry in A Pawn Shop.

SALT LAKE CITY -- The Salt Lake Tribune reports, 'As polls and pundits in recent weeks increasingly pointed to the election of Barack Obama as the next president, scores of Utahns flocked to gun stores.'

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The following is from an Op-Ed article by Chris W. Cox, executive director of the NRA Institute for Legislative Action, that was published in The Washington Times:In speech after speech, Barack Obama has claimed he would 'uphold the Second Amendment.' Mr. Obama, of course, is a polished speaker who says 'words matter.' But records matter more. And while Mr. Obama is short on experience on most issues, he's long on anti-gun votes and even longer on rhetoric. ...

Here's a brief synopsis of what the president-elect's www.Change.gov website says the Obama/Biden transition team is working on:

FORT WORTH — From an Associated Press story on Nov. 6:While watching Republican presidential candidate John McCain's concession speech, gun owner AJ Sullivan had a sinking feeling.

Barack Obama would be the most anti-gun president in American history. But according to the Brady Campaign, the NRA failed to deliver its “supposed block of single-issue voters” in Tuesday’s election. According to exit polls, the economy took precedence for many voters.