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Weston Cartwright remembers his first week at LeTourneau University in 2006, and how he amazed his dorm mates when he returned unharmed from a walk to a South Longview restaurant.

"They were like, Are you serious? " Cartwright said. - [Read more]

The failure of liberal talk radio is an issue for liberals to ponder and solve. When Sen. Dick Durbin, Democrat of Illinois, talks about fairness, it`s a good idea to count the silverware. "It`s time to reinstitute the Fairness Doctrine," says the assistant majority leader. "I have this old-fashioned attitude that when Americans hear both sides of the story, they`re in a better position to make a decision." - [Read more]

The Virginia Tech review panel has issued its findings, and included in it a recommendation to regulate gun sales at gun shows. This is an revealing addition to the report since Cho did not purchase either of his guns at a gun show and completed the sales at FFL dealers who conducted background checks as required by federal and Virginia law. See Section VI to read recommendations about gun shows. - [Read more]

Kim Rhode (El Monte, Calif.) added to her Olympic medal tally today when she captured the silver medal in the Women’s Skeet event at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. - [Read more]

The federal government is considering a proposal to allow visitors to carry loaded, concealed weapons in some national parks, wildlife refuges and monuments. The Department of the Interior, which oversees national parks and wildlife refuges, will decide whether to adopt the proposed rule after a public comment period that lasts through June, an Interior Department spokesman, Chris Paolino, said. - [Read more]

“The First and Second Amendments of the Constitution are twin pillars of America’s unique form of self-government,: writes Sandy Froman. “Having spent two decades defending one of those pillars, I am grateful to Rush Limbaugh for defending the other on a scale few can equal.” - [Read more]

There is something ignoble about these elite, affluent, and well-connected observers in smug fashion savaging Palin, when — especially in the case of the sneering power-women — we should all at least grant that Palin is intrinsically bright, energetic, savvy, and independent to have come this far at all, given the slanted and insider rules of the game she’s in. - [Read more]

Conservative Republican prayers for the November 4 presidential election may have been answered. John McCains choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate sends a clear message to the partys conservative religious base: God and guns are on the ticket. - [Read more]

As summer began, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels said he was taking steps to prohibit guns on all city-owned property after three people were injured in a shooting at Northwest Folklife. But as Bumbershoot approaches this weekend, no prohibition has taken effect. - [Read more]

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels recently proposed a gun ban on city of Seattle property, which we wrote about here. The decision was especially puzzling because of the monumental ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court in D.C. v. Heller, where the Court said the Second Amendment protects an individual`s right to bear arms -- it`s not an antiquated right preserved only for militia men. - [Read more]

Toronto has adopted harsh anti-gun policies, even closing a gun range city property, but they gladly allow guns when it means money for the city from the Filming of the TV show Flashpoint in Nathan Phillips Square, even if doing so contradicts the city`s anti-firearms stance. - [Read more]

No shots were fired but the battle lines were clearly drawn as lawmakers discussed SB67, which would allow individuals with concealed-carry permits to keep their guns locked in their parked cars during work hours. - [Read more]

It is now clear why Barack Obama has refused John McCain`s offer of joint town hall appearances during the fall campaign. McCain is obviously better at them. - [Read more]

When classes start Aug. 25 in the tiny Harrold school district, there will be one distinct difference from years prior: Some of the teachers may have guns. - [Read more]

Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives have agreed to allow a vote next month on a bill that would end local handgun control in the District, making it easier for D.C. residents to acquire pistols, including semiautomatics, while eliminating the strict handgun-storage requirements imposed by the city. - [Read more]

What business does Justice Ginsburg have trying "to propel legislative change"? - [Read more]

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is proposing to scale back hound hunting of cougars to protect declining populations of the big cats. - [Read more]

A strong majority of likely voters disagree with Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on firearms and self-defense related issues, according to a just-released ATI-News/Zogby poll. - [Read more]

For anti-gunners, the idea of giving college students the right to carry on campus may seem counter-intuitive after last year`s Virginia Tech massacre. But the proposal is deadly serious, said young men and women from colleges across the country who attended the first Students for Concealed Carry on Campus National Conference on Friday. The issue is not keeping guns out of the hands of college students, but whether properly licensed students should be able to defend themselves while on campus... - [Read more]

Students for Concealed Carry on Campus held its first national meeting last Friday. The group hopes to convince state legislatures to allow guns onto college campuses. - [Read more]