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Chicago Considers 'Violence Tax' on Guns and Ammo

Mike Adams — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:30:31 +0000

City officials in Chicago are considering a proposed “violence tax” on guns and ammunition in hopes that it will help shade in the gray areas of a $115 million black hole in the city’s budget and police the number of guns in circulation on the streets. This has Second Amendment supporters ticked off because sources say the proposed tax will increase the prices of these items exponentially, even though no one yet knows what the tax would be.

TSA Screeners Find 4 To 5 Guns Every Day

Steve Tanko — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:41:32 +0000

This is a bit of news that YOU choose whether or not it’s good or bad; Federal Transportation Security Administration agents find an average of 4 to 5 guns tucked away in luggage each and every day. Passengers typically say they forgot the weapon was in their bag, TSA officials said. But in one recent [...]

Forty-Seven Percent of Americans Own Guns — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:20:37 +0000

Gun ownership is at an 18-year high, according to a new Gallup poll.

Forty-seven percent of Americans report having a gun in their home or elsewhere on their property, up from 41 percent last year and the most since 1993 when 54 percent reported gun ownership.