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Toy guns will have to be licensed in Queensland under new firearms laws
ANY ITEM that looks like a gun will have to be licensed under several changes to the Weapons Act being considered by the Queensland State Government. Even guns made out of materials as unlikely as soap or plastic may have to be kept under lock and key if they could “reasonably be taken to be…
Read MoreColorado Student Says He Was Told to Remove U.S. Flags
A Colorado high school student wants an explanation from school officials after reportedly being told by security guards to remove American flags from his truck because they might make other students uncomfortable. Jeremy Stoppel told Denver’s KMGH-TV he received a ticket at Northglenn High School last Thursday for squealing his tires and subsequently had his…
Read MoreFeds Convict Texan for Selling a Gun to Illegal Alien With Texas Driver’s License
In a trial before Federal Judge Sam Sparks, government lawyers conceded Texas resident Paul Copeland did not know his buyer was an illegal alien, but the jury they should convict him anyway because he “had reasonable cause to believe†he was selling to an illegal alien because the two men and a boy who were…
Read MoreMagistrate Recommends Dismissing States’ Gun Suit
A federal magistrate is recommending dismissal of a lawsuit filed by eight states seeking freedom from federal gun laws. The recommendation now goes to the federal judge hearing the case. The states argue they should decide which rules would control the sale and purchase of guns and paraphernalia made inside their borders. The federal magistrate…
Read MoreU.S. Allowed Terrorists on No-Fly List to Buy Guns
The only thing stupider than allowing a known foreign terrorist into the United States may be allowing that terrorist to buy guns. Current U.S. law allows this to happen. It also allows known terrorists on the no-fly list to buy guns. Perhaps worse still, the U.S. government has approved background checks for watch-listed terrorists to…
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