Getting a gun legally in Europe may be hard, but terrorists have little trouble

2015-02-23Europe, a continent long known for the rarity of gun violence, is confronting twin challenges that give the issue sudden urgency: a growing population of radicalized young men determined to strike targets close to home, and a black market a… Read More »

IL/LE: Walgreens Employee Risked Life to Help Police Fight Off Man with Gun

2015-02-23Police say a Walgreens employee risked his life and played the role of hero when he helped officers subdue a man who had captured an officer’s handgun and allegedly attempted to shoot two police dead in the pharmacy’s parking lo… Read More »

Concealed Guns on Campus as Rape-fighting Tool Gains Support

2015-02-23The carrying of concealed firearms on college campuses is banned in 41 states under the law or by university policy, the Times said. But this year, lawmakers in 10 states are promoting legislation that would permit the carrying of firearms … Read More »

CA/GUN CONTROL: Canada’s Gun owners are second-class citizens

2015-02-23If you own a gun in this country, you’re a second-class citizen. Police, politicians, Crown prosecutors and even judges believe you forfeit rights the rest of us take for granted (such as respect for your private property) once you bu… Read More »

NATIONAL/SELF-PROTECTION: Lawmakers call for guns on college campuses to prevent rape

2015-02-23On her way home from a night class, Amanda Collins was raped at gunpoint on the ground floor of a campus parking garage at the University of Nevada-Reno, less than 50 feet away from the university police office. Collins had a permit to carr… Read More »