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Unlike urban areas where guns can be a big deal, in the rural West people grow up with guns, respect them, they’re part of the culture, and thus no big deal These handguns belong to a friend who grew up in southern Utah, where I am now. One of the guns belonged to his [...] Here is a public challenge to both the National Rifle Association and the Obama administration. I challenge you to prove that either of you has any idea what you’re talking about when it comes to southbound weapons trafficking to Mexico. Here’s the problem: No one – not the NRA, not the Obama administration, not [...] I can already hear anti-gun proponents howling about how gun-crazy the West is. But the M1911 was invented by a Utahn, and is not only of historical interest, it’s still in use. Republican Rep. Carl Wimmer said the state should have the gun as one of its state symbols to honor John Browning, a [...] From my latest article for CAIVN: Starbucks, replying to a petition from a gun control group, has said it will not ban the carry of handguns in its stores, if permitted by local law. The controversy ignited in Walnut Creek, CA when members of Bay Area Open Carry, a group advocating the legal carry [...] CBS News The problem with that statistic is that it is only partially true. There is a word missing – and that word is “traced.” The U.S. is responsible for over 90 percent of the traced firearms found in Mexico, but the vast majority of guns recovered in Mexico are not sent back to [...] Two 9mm pistols available in any gun store– even in California. I’m an accountant, and by nature I analyze numbers. So when Bob reported the oft-quoted statistic that 90% of the guns recovered in Mexico originated in the U.S., that statistic bothered me. Don’t get me wrong: Bob accurately quoted his sources. But his sources were [...] |  | ||||
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