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Senate Health Care Bill Includes Gun-Protection Language

SPRINGFIELD, Va.--A Gun Owners of America alert the week of December 2 apparently had some effect on the Senate's just-passed health care legislation.

Newsmax: Paul Harvey Was Nearly Shot

RIVIERA BEACH, FL--According to a Newsmax story, legendary radio personality Paul Harvey came close to being shot by a security guard almost 60 years ago.

Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Case Against Gun Maker

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed Beretta U.S.A. and the firearms industry another victory by rejecting the Brady Center's appeal of Adames v. Beretta U.S.A. Corporation challenging the constitutionality of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA).

Gun Owners of America Wins a Skirmish on ObamaCare

You guys have a lot to be thankful for this Christmas. Our efforts together in lobbying against ObamaCare have netted some positive gains, and that has the political left up in arms.

Good News for Gun Owners: ABC News Anchor Charles Gibson to Retire Dec. 18

NEW YORK — ABC says Charles Gibson will sign off from the 'World News' anchor desk on Dec. 18.

Global Warming and Guns: East Anglia Echoes The Bellesiles Gun Fraud

Michael Bellesiles published in 2000 Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture. Bellesiles, a tenured professor at Emory University, argued that the American culture of gun ownership grew not from the fight by American pioneers for individual liberty but an early-American Congressional mandate necessitated by the actual absence both of firearms and Americans’ proficiency with them.

Santa and His B&C Sleigh

Now this is funny. Santa and his Texas whitetail sleigh.

Beretta Stampede No. JEA1501 .45 LC

The Stampede was mighty attractive. There are several versions (see website), including a deluxe one, for $710. Other options include nickel plate and something costly called “Inox.” Barrel lengths are 4.8 inches, 5.5 inches, or 7.5 inches, and calibers are .45 LC or .357 Magnum. All are made by Uberti, but we presume final details are specified by Beretta, and we also suspect Beretta is responsible for the final finish and assembly.

2009 Winter Air Gun Championships Conclude

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The 2009 Winter Airgun Championships came to a close at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs December 5 with Matt Emmons, Jason Turner, Sarah Beard and Sandra Uptagrafft claiming the top spots on day three of the competition.

Magnum Research BFR 22H10 .22 Hornet

The BFR 22H10, code name Little Max in the Magnum Research brochure, is a single action only gun. To load the BFR you first open the loading gate. No manipulation of the hammer is needed to free the cylinder. Much like the Ruger single-action revolvers, the hammer stays safely in a down position.

The BFR strikes a chord. We would have to rate the workmanship of the BFR superior to the Taurus. We recommend it if you need a hunting iron without the recoil of the harder hitting calibers meant for bears and large game.

Gun Rights May Affect Abortion Rights? Strange Bedfellows in the McDonald Case

WASHINGTON, D.C.--Chris Cassidy, assistant director of communications at the American Constitution Society, posted a short item about how women's groups lobbying for abortion may wind up supporting gun-owners' rights in the McDonald v. Chicago Supreme Court case. He wrote:

Prosecutor: Fatal Shooting Was Self-Defense

WESTLAND, Mich. -- No charges will be filed against a Westland woman over the fatal shooting of her husband Monday evening, according to a story in the Observer & Eccentric newspaper.

Shotgunner Rhode Bests Cali Ammo Scheme

A panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that California’s law requiring a background check for each ammunition purchase violates the Second...