Category: Public Issues

special operation handgun with silencer on white background

Republicans Seek to Overhaul Gun Silencer Laws

Special tax and registration requirements are up for debate.

Two new gun laws were introduced into the House of Representatives and the Senate in January by Republican lawmakers. The new laws seek to reform the laws related to firearm silencers. The bills are both named the Hearing Protection Act. The House bill was introduced by…
Posted 8 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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the owners of gun home shopping channel Gun TV

Would You Buy From a Gun Home Shopping Channel?

Some viewers had a chance to buy from Gun TV.

If you're like me and don't live in the Coachella Valley of California, you likely didn't even know this channel existed. I didn't know about it until after I heard that it abruptly stopped broadcasting. Turns out, there was a channel called "Gun TV," which was…
Posted 8 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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Ideal Conceal gun that Looks like a smartphone

Europe Is Worried About American Gun That Looks Like a Cell Phone

The gun is the same size and shape of a smartphone.

According to UK's The Daily Record, police in Europe are being warned to be on the lookout for illegal imports of a gun that is designed to look like a smartphone. The company, Ideal Conceal, is based in Minnesota. The creator. Kirk Kjellberg, has said…
Posted 8 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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Children at desks in school

Should Schools Give Students Active Shooter Training?

They teach kids about earthquakes and tornadoes.

Do you think schools should give students active shooter training? They already hold fire drills. Depending on the part of the country, schools may give earthquake drills or tornado drills (which is what I grew up getting) along with the standard fire drills. So why…
Posted 8 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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guns in a row on a counter

Europeans Applying for Gun Permits in Record Numbers

Americans aren't the only ones who are "uncertain."

Most of the gun news we hear about here focuses on events and trends in the United States. We learned, however, that the number of Belgians now applying for gun permits has "skyrocketed," according to Breitbart.com. The number of applications has risen 117 percent from 2010, when…
Posted 8 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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Somali police office in St Paul talks with other Somali

Minnesota’s Somali Minorities are Arming Themselves

There's a lot of armed Muslims in Minnesota now.

Minnesota is a popular place for Muslim immigrants, particularly from Somalia. There is already a large population of Somali there and in fact, the St. Paul police department has a Somali woman on its force who wears a hijab (a traditional head covering) while on…
Posted 8 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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