Handguns

A terse two-sentence statement from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a request for a rehearing in a case that defense lawyers say stemmed from a broken rifle that was loaned out and then malfunctioned.

Judge Sonia Sotomayor's best defense against firearms owners mobilizing to oppose her U.S. Supreme Court nomination may come from an unlikely source: two top conservatives on the federal bench.

A Fayette County homeowner shot and killed an intruder early Monday morning. Investigators with the Fayette County Sheriff's Department say the dead man is the homeowner's neighbor.

Mayor Jim Ardis wants to see a push for Peoria to become a pilot city for statewide concealed-carry legislation that would allow people to carry guns in a responsible manner, he said Thursday.

Gun Owners of America ... is telling its 300,000 members to let senators know they oppose Judge Sotomayor's appointment.

Even though the 20th century is noted for its absolute and bloody wars, war was not the 20th Century's biggest killer. Democide was. Or rather government was. And the comparison was not even close.

Earlier this year, President Obama's Supreme Court nominee joined an opinion with the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that Second Amendment rights do not apply to the states.

While at work, Oklahoma gun owners can store firearms in their locked vehicles parked on company property. State Attorney General Drew Edmondson announced that recently, when the filing deadline had passed for further legal appeals in a long-standing legal case.

A bill to ban terrorists from buying guns is before congress. Newsflash: The definition of terrorist is being expanded to include gun owners.

The nomination of Second Circuit Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace retiring Justice David Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court is a slap at gun rights and the Second Amendment, the Second Amendment Foundation said today.

The Interior Department says a new law allowing loaded guns in national parks and wildlife refuges will not take effect until next year.

Robert Ord says he stays away from the District of Columbia because he fears he will be arrested on a gun charge. The private security officer unsuccessfully sought a declaration in federal court that he is immune from prosecution on D.C. gun laws.

A 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that allows Oklahomans to store firearms in locked vehicles parked on company property will stand after the filing deadline passed for further legal appeals, Attorney General Drew Edmondson announced.

AB962 would make it a crime to privately transfer more than 50 rounds of ammunition per month, even between family and friends, unless you are registered as a handgun ammunition vendor in the Department of Justice's database. And SB585 would prohibit the sale of firearms and ammunition on the property or inside the buildings that comprise the Cow Palace.

The Washington Post on May 20 published an editorial that clearly demonstrates why that newspaper is losing readers: Somebody on the copy desk or on the editorial board needs a refresher course on civil rights as a reminder that one right is just as important as another.

Victory came yesterday when the House passed a bill that will allow people to bring concealed and loaded guns into national parks.