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Tag Archives: Guns
WSJ: “GAO Ties U.S. Guns to Mexico Violence”
The Wall Street Journal reports that a new study by the Government Accountability Office says "most firearms recovered in drug violence in Mexico come from the U.S." The WSJ, which obtained and reviewed a draft of the study, says the full report is to be released later today. This news …
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Tagged crime, GAO, Guns, Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
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Privately Owned Gun Tax?
Q: Would Senate bill 2099 put a yearly $50 tax on each privately owned firearm? A: There is no such bill. A chain e-mail containing bogus claims refers to a bill that died more than eight years ago.
Georgia Arms
Q: Did the Obama administration shut down a Georgia ammunition supplier? Is it trying to create an ammo shortage? A: Georgia Arms still is doing a booming business in reloaded military cartridges. The Pentagon quickly reversed a move to stop selling spent casings.
Oklahoma’s Conservativism
Q: Is Oklahoma as defiantly conservative as a chain e-mail says? A: The state is one of the most Republican in the nation, but the message exaggerates Oklahoma’s laws on religion, immigration and guns.
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Tagged chain e-mail, Guns, illegal immigrants, immigration, Oklahoma, social issues
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Soldiers’ Private Guns
Q: Is the Army demanding information about soldiers' privately owned firearms? A: This is another false Internet rumor. A memo from one commander of a small unit in Kentucky was an isolated mistake that was quickly corrected; it wasn't Army policy.
Guns for Pilots
Q: Is it true that Obama is dropping the federal safety program that allowed pilots to carry guns? A: No, the program is not being ended, according to the Transportation Security Administration, the Department of Homeland Security and the largest airline pilots union. In fact, TSA says the program is …
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Ammunition Accountability Act
Q:Are states going to require serial numbers on bullets and require disposal of existing ammunition? A:Such a proposal is being pushed by a company that holds a patent on bullet-coding technology. But none of the 31 bills introduced last year ever made it out of committee.
Jon Stewart: Joe Biden “Crazy Reckless?” Oops!
Comedian Jon Stewart had a nice riff going on “The Daily Show” Wednesday night (Sept. 24) until he scolded Joe Biden as being “crazy reckless” about his gun facts. But in this case, Biden knew what he was talking about, and Stewart didn’t. (You can view Stewart's comments on the …
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