Gun Show Loophole Bill Advances to Vote on Final Passage

Senator Henry Marsh’s SB 1257 advanced to Third Reading today and set up a vote on final passage as soon as Friday, January 30.  Virginia gun owners need to call their senators now and urge them to oppose the bill and vote no.

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Obama takes on Limbaugh

Apparently the President does not have enough on his hands with the economy and two wars that he feels the need to to take on the #1 Radio Talk Show Host in America.  According to the New York Post:
President Obama warned Republicans on Capitol Hill today that they need to quit listening to radio king [...]

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Grad student killed at Va. Tech

A female Virginia Tech graduate student was stabbed to death decapitated yesterday.  The victim lived at the graduate center. Authorities identified the suspect as Haiyang Zhu, 25, of China. He was charged with first-degree murder and is being held without bond, accordin to university spokeman Larry Hincker.  The assault took place in the center’s cafe, Au [...]

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It’s Official

For all of those people who said President Obama would have too much on his plate to promote gun control – this from the White House “Urban Policy” Agenda web page:
Address Gun Violence in Cities:Obama and Biden would repeal the Tiahrt Amendment, which restricts the ability of local law enforcement to access important gun trace [...]

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Gun Bills Moving Quickly in General Assembly

There are over 20 firearm related bills so far that have been introduced for the 2009 Session of the Virginia General Assembly and we still have three days before the filing deadline.  The usual suspects like closing the “gun show loophole” and gutting Virginia’s preemption statute are part of the list.  Also, there is a [...]

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Gun-show loophole takes center stage today

The Virgina Crime Commission meets this morning at 10:00 AM to determine whether to support legislation addressing the so-called “gun show loophole.”  Its at the top of the agenda so we should know their decision before noon.  I’m betting no on “loophole” legislation but its any body’s guess if they go another route such as creating [...]

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More Firearms Legislation Introduced at General Assembly

With the start of the 2009 Session of the General Assembly a couple days away, four additional firearms related bills have been introduced.
HB 1734- Introduced by Delegate Brenda Pogge, amends various processes, procedures, and requirements for obtaining a Virginia concealed handgun permit. Among the amendments is a provision that allows permit applications to be submitted and [...]

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Obama to Move Swiftly on Guns

Or so it seems based on commentary from folks close to the firearms industry.  The best information on all of this came last Sunday when a number of knowledgeable people were guests on Tom Gresham’s Gun Talk radio program.  These experts included The Shooting Wire’s Jim Shepherd (by far the best segment of the program), [...]

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Shooting Helps Social Skills says Eric Clapton

Contactmusic.com reported on December 22nd that rocker Eric Clapton is a fan of shooting.  Clapton said “I’m not really that gregarious. And shooting with groups of people up and down the country has taught me a lot about how to get on with my fellow human beings.”
He also said he recently sold 13 pieces of his [...]

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Another Story about Gun Sales in ‘08

This one from Colorado.  According to the Rocky Mountain News,  gun sales reached record levels in Colorado in 2008.  The paper said many attributed the increase to fears that Barack Obama’s election will mean tougher firearms laws.  The paper reports that background checks to clear buyers exceeded 200,000 for the first time in history.   More than [...]

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