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Inconvenient facts: what is the real difference in violent crime between the U.S. and Great Britain?

By Dimsdale / January 9, 2013 /

Piers Morgan has been peddling his mantra of the U.S. being the “wild west” in terms of gun violence, and continues to make the point that the U.S. has a relatively high number of gun related deaths compared to Great Britain (GB).  In literal numbers, yes, the U.S., with its Second Amendment, and roughly six…

Trifecta for tyranny

By SoundOffSister / November 11, 2010 /

We posted what follows on November 11, 2010.  In light of recent events, perhaps it is time to repeat it.  Guns…Fast and Furious, wealth…the rich aren’t paying their fair share, religion…

Student Indoctrination: On 2nd Amendment, we must remain vigilant

By Steve McGough / April 9, 2013 /

The Bristol, Conn. Public School system has been called out for what can only be called gun-control indoctrination using old information pushing a specific political agenda. Luckily, parents took notice of the lies and propaganda, and Bristol’s superintendent of schools had the assignment withdrawn from the classroom.

NRA legislation update – national carry and firearm licensing

By Steve McGough / February 2, 2009 /

On Sound Off Connecticut today, current legislation in the U.S. House concerning firearm licensing was mentioned and we have an update for you. The NRA is tracking legislation and provides us with the proposal details. If you are a member of the National Rifle Association (NRA), one of the services is e-mail notification concerning proposed…

Trifecta for tyranny, Part Three

By SoundOffSister / March 27, 2013 /

We’ve posted this before (in November, 2011), and Jim spoke about it again today in light of the Supreme Court’s hearings on gay “marriage”.   

Trifecta for tyranny, Part Deux

By SoundOffSister / February 17, 2012 /

We posted what follows on November 11, 2010.  In light of recent events, perhaps it is time to repeat it.  Guns…Fast and Furious, wealth…the rich aren’t paying their fair share, religion…

States must comply with the Second Amendment

By SoundOffSister / June 28, 2010 /

Today, in a very close decision, the Supreme Court ruled in McDonald v. Chicago that no state can pass a law that would violate a citizen’s right to bear arms under the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution. Before going further, though, it is important to understand what the decision does, and what the decision does not…

University professor calls cops after presentation on gun rights

By Steve McGough / March 1, 2009 /

A few months ago I wrote that some people tend to freak out at the sight of a gun magazine let alone an actual firearm. Many thought I was exaggerating. Right. Well now we have a university student presenting a topic concerning Second Amendment rights and the professor calls the cops. Hat tip to reader…

The Second Amendment … It seems so simple

By Steve McGough / December 31, 2012 /

But it’s not. I do not profess to be a Constitutional scholar, but I think my understanding is better than average and I’ve done my research. Let’s take a look at the 2nd Amendment of the United States Constitution.

Today’s Second Amendment news update

By Steve McGough / December 9, 2008 /

Maybe we should include a feature called “Second Amendment Tuesday” here on the blog and the radio show. There are quite a few stories that have popped up during the last couple of weeks concerning boisterous buying at our local Second Amendment shops, but here are a couple of stories that have been below the…