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Armed pilots – what’s up with the Federal Flight Deck Officers program?

By Steve McGough / March 18, 2009 /

A Washington Times editorial notes the Obama administration’s FAA budget has diverted $2 million from the Federal Flight Deck Officers (FFDO) program to provide more funding for supervision of pilots. Some suggest this is an administration attempt to disarm pilots, but my quick research indicates this probably is not true. I read the editorial yesterday,…

How to travel by air with a firearm

By Steve McGough / June 18, 2014 /

There has been quite a few people who are confused when it comes to traveling with your firearm by air. This post will review how you should pack your stuff.

Michael Walsh points out another disturbing Costas comment on gun control

By Steve McGough / December 4, 2012 /

Our friend Michael Walsh pointed out another issue with Bob Costas’ opinion on gun control. In short, Costas doesn’t know jack about firearms.

All of a sudden, it’s OK to defend property with firearms in New York & New Jersey

By Steve McGough / November 8, 2012 /

Where is Mayor Bloomberg? Why is he not putting a stop to the threatening signs referencing shooting people if they are simply in need of shelter, food and water?

United States cyber security legislation may include a high-capacity magazine ban

By Steve McGough / July 27, 2012 /

Why are politicians allowed to do this kind of stuff? Lucky for us living in the Internet age, congress-critters can’t sneak stuff into legislation that has absolutely nothing to do with the actual legislation. Some Democrat senators are trying to add a high-capacity magazine ban into S.3414, the Cybersecurity Act of 2012.

No, we do not need additional firearm regulation

By Steve McGough / July 23, 2012 /

There has been a tremendous amount of mis-information dished out by talking heads on the 24 hour news channels and even guests who suggest they are experts in their field.

Right to carry bill scheduled for hearing in California

By Steve McGough / January 8, 2010 /

Some California residents may think this is a long shot, but an effort is in place to move legislation through the California legislature to make it easier for law-abiding citizens to carry a pistol in the Golden State.

Huge spike in firearm sales results in … less crime

By Steve McGough / January 3, 2010 / Comments Off on Huge spike in firearm sales results in … less crime

It’s certainly not what the Brady Campaign would proclaim, but the big increase in firearm sales between the summers of 2008 and 2009 does not seem to have increased the crime rate in the United States … especially since the violent crime rate dropped 4.4 percent during the first half of 2009.

Mexico guns – the 90 percent lie continues

By Steve McGough / April 16, 2009 /

Just today, I’ve now heard the “90 percent of the seized weapons in Mexico came from the United States’ outright lie three times today. Three times. I do not have the ability to record video, and do not have the time to edit it down either, but this morning at about 7 a.m. ET, WFSB…

Guns are inanimate objects and do not act on their own

By Steve McGough / November 3, 2014 /

This story from the Hartford Courant is a sensational news item designed to blame the gun – an inanimate object – for someone’s negligence. The Courant is suggesting the gun is the problem. I feel terrible for the man shot, but this is the result of one’s negligence, not the action of an inanimate object.