Tag: Guns

November 1st, starts a new chapter in Wisconsin’s History as the new concealed carry law goes into effect. While some think this is a simple matter of the second amendment – except that is not true. Others explain it away for such things as protection, everyone else has it, now…

…drunk Republicans wielding loaded guns in public! The sponsor of the law that made it legal to carry a gun into bars in Tennessee is facing charges of possession of a handgun while under the influence and drunken driving. Rep. Curry Todd, a Collierville Republican, was pulled over in Nashville…

Evidently the shooting involved a man, an IHOP, and a semi-automatic weapon, from the most recent report at CNN.  Full details will likely come over the next few days.  But the extreme right wing Pajamas Media’s writer Bryan Preston has seized on the notion that two of the victims are…

“Guns should not be feared, in fact, shooting can be a fun sport.” So says Democratic State Senator Lena Taylor, in a statement she issued explaining her support for Wisconsin’s new concealed firearms law. I can’t help but wonder how many of State Sen. Taylor’s constituents – too many of…

On Thursday, Republican State Rep. Joel Kleefisch, better known as the Lt. Governor’s husband, shared the story of how his wife was threatened 12 years ago as a reason why he’ll be glad when concealed carry becomes the law in Wisconsin: “This is a great day for my wife. My…

If Republicans in the legislature get their way, citizens of Wisconsin could soon see their fellow Wisconsinite packing concealed weapons without the need for pesky permits, registration, background checks, or any kind of training whatsoever. The bill approved on a 3-2 vote by the State Senate Senate Judiciary Committee would…

Since Wisconsin has yet to be a concealed carry state, but we all know its coming, maybe we can follow New Mexico’s lead. New Mexico state rep Zachary Cook (R-NRA), said he will introduce a bill next week to broaden the number of places where permit-holders can carry concealed handguns….

I’m still waiting for someone to provide me with a good reason for why high capacity magazines are really necessary in order for citizens to exercise their Second Amendment rights.

In the aftermath of the mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona we’ve had a lively debate here on Blogging Blue about guns and gun control, and I wanted to keep the debate going.

I can’t imagine why anyone with good intentions would need a 31-bullet magazine for a pistol… The high-capacity magazine of the semiautomatic pistol used in the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and more than a dozen other people on Saturday would have been illegal to manufacture and difficult to purchase…