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    IL UUW Ruled unconstitutional

    7th Circuit Court of Appeals holds that the Second Amendment applies outside the home In an opinion issued today in the Illinois case of Moore v. Madigan, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Second Amendment “right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self-defense … implies a...
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    Radford’s self-defense ban goes into effect even as VCU sees huge increase in crime

    Last week’s Virginia Register contained the final publication of Radford University’s campus weapons ban. This may seem rather sudden to those familiar with the rather long and complex ‘notice and comment’ process by which most regulations are promulgated in Virginia. After all, the regulation...
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    4th Circuit to hear oral arguments in two key gun rights cases

    The oral arguments in Lane v. Holder (CA4 Case 11-1847) will take place next Tuesday, October 23rd at 9:30AM in room 201 (the ‘Green Courtroom’ ) of the Powell Courthouse in Richmond Virginia. Lane is the first case docketed for the day in that courtroom so plan to be there early if you want to...
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    University of Mary Washington finalizes their gun ban

    Located in Fredericksburg Virginia and with campuses in Stafford and Dahlgren, the University of Mary Washington is undeniably part of Virginia’s strong commitment to excellent public colleges and universities. Unfortunately, UMW (which prides itself on being named after the mother of George...
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    RU willing to render students defenseless?

    Despite the harsh lesson learned at Virginia Tech and the very real threat of future lawsuits, more and more of Virginia’s public colleges and universities have been passing regulations banning carry on campus after Attorney General Cuccinelli issued an opinion that university policies do not...
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    Hollywood Hypocrite: Karl Urban as Judge Dredd

    I do love the Judge Dredd character. With my anticipation of seeing the movie mounting, seeing that commentary just infuriated me.
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    Hollywood Hypocrite: Karl Urban as Judge Dredd

    Lol. Did the helmet really never come off? Stallone at least managed to get it off a few times.
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    Hollywood Hypocrite: Karl Urban as Judge Dredd

    That is a thought-provoking way to separate the issues. I will have to think about it.
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    Hollywood Hypocrite: Karl Urban as Judge Dredd

    I know ... I just hate the thought of paying money to someone who disagrees with one of my most important issues.
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    Hollywood Hypocrite: Karl Urban as Judge Dredd

    Hot on the heels of yesterday’s column about Hollywood’s evolving take on gun rights, comes the tale of yet another star who profits greatly from glorifying guns in film while apparently embracing gun control for all us ordinary mortals. The star in this case is New Zealand born actor Karl...
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    Hollywood’s evolving take on gun rights

    A guy can dream can't he? :) But seriously, I would like to think that more rising stars are from an era where shall-issue concealed carry was the norm. That has to make a difference culturally.
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    Hollywood’s evolving take on gun rights

    In 1999, back when the Brady Campaign was upfront about their goals and called themselves Handgun Control, Inc., they ran a full page ad in USA Today entitled “Open Letter to the National Rifle Association.” The letter called for a nationwide “one handgun a month” rule, waiting periods for...
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    Armed mother saves 2 year-old from kidnapper

    Yesterday morning a Fresno California woman came face-to-face with every mother’s worst nightmare. Just after 8:30 in the morning, a man wearing a ski-mask invaded her home while she and her child were inside. But the horror doesn’t end there. The man was there with a goal. He wanted her 2...
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    Anti-Gun Wacko of The Week: Grand Island NE School Board

    It shouldn't surprise me. But I always put too much faith in common sense. :(
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    Anti-Gun Wacko of The Week: Grand Island NE School Board

    When I wrote last week’s Anti-Gun Wacko of the Week column about University of Colorado Professor Jerry Peterson, I chose the name of the column on a bit of a whim. I didn’t really expect that I would find that level of outrageousness on a weekly basis. But by now, you would think I would...
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