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This Australian comedian nails why American gun control is such a failure
First there was Jerry Seinfeld on taxis, then Louis CK on cell phones.Now Jim Jefferies can throw his hat into the ring of comedians who find the profound truth in jest.In his latest Netflix stand-up...
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New study upholds idea that gun deaths happen when it's easy to get guns
A new study published in Preventive Medicine suggests the easier it is for a person to get a gun, the more likely he or she is to use it for deadly means.The findings poke some holes in the idea that...
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Gun maker Colt says it's near a deal to exit bankruptcy
WILMINGTON, Del (Reuters) - Gun maker Colt Defense and its creditors are close to a deal on a plan to bring the company out of bankruptcy, but if it fails, the business will go on the auction block...
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A mom pulled a loaded gun on a group of teenagers who were bullying her son...
A mother in St. Louis pulled a loaded gun on a group of teenagers in a public park because they were bullying her son.Tracy Lesser, 42, reportedly brought the gun to the park after her 15-year-old son...
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An 11-year-old boy shot and killed a home intruder, according to police
On Thursday, an armed 11-year-old boy shot and killed a 16-year-old during a suspected home invasion in St. Louis County, police said.A representative for the St. Louis County Police Department said...
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This iPhone stopped a bullet and saved a man's life
When Apple CEO takes the stage in San Francisco next week to announce the newest versions of the iconic iPhone, he probably won't tout its life-saving abilities. Nevertheless, a Fresno State student...
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A gun-maker put a Bible verse on an 'Christian' assault rifle so that no...
A Florida gun-maker is now selling an assault rifle that "no Muslim terrorist can use to murder innocent people," per the company spokesperson.For about $1,400, you can now buy Spike's Tactical's...
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Gun sales are booming like never before
Gun sales were at an all-time high in June, July, and August, according to one metric.This August saw 1.7 million background checks performed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives...
View ArticleThe true story behind Boston gangster Whitey Bulger, played by Johnny Depp in...
The real story of Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger is filled with drugs, violence, and murder.Bulger is the subject of Toronto International Film Festival stunner "Black Mass" starring Johnny...
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This revolutionary approach to violence helped cut homicides by 76% in one of...
Richmond, California, had 46 homicides per 100,000 residents in 2007, making it one of the most deadly places in the US — up there with murder capitals like Flint, Michigan, and New Orleans,...
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Obama was right when he said 'this type of mass violence does not happen in...
At least 13 people are dead and at least 20 more injured after a gunman opened fire at a community college in Oregon on Thursday.President Barack Obama, forced to react to another mass shooting in the...
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The 7 most effective American war rifles
“This is my rifle; this is my gun. One is for pleasure; the other for fun . . .” As anyone who’s been there knows, a warfighter develops a pretty intimate relationship with his (or her) weapon while in...
View ArticleHere's how many people die from terrorism compared to gun violence
In the wake of the Umpqua Community College Shooting, President Obama asked the press to compare how many people die from gun violence compared to terrorism, and place the charts against each other. We...
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The conversation about mass shootings is obscuring an even bigger problem in...
There are two truths about gun homicide in America.The first is that we have a mass shooting problem. On Thursday, 26-year-old Chris Harper Mercer opened fire on a community college campus in Roseburg,...
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How 11 mass shooters got their guns
On Thursday, after Chris Harper Mercer shot and killed 9 people at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, President Obama gave the latest in a tragic series of addresses in response to mass...
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San Francisco's last gun store is closing for good
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The only gun store in San Francisco is shuttering for good, saying it can no longer operate in the city's political climate of increased gun control regulations and vocal...
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America's gun crisis summed up in one chilling statistic
Last Thursday a gunman opened fire at a community college in Oregon, killing nine people. It was the 994th mass shooting since the massacre of 20 children at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown,...
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Gun sales are booming like never before
The Federal Bureau of Investigation processed a record number of background checks in the month of September, indicating that gun sales were at an all time high for the month.The FBI’s National Instant...
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Australia enacted one of the largest gun reforms ever nearly 2 decades ago —...
A push for tighter gun laws in the US has once again taken center stage in the wake of a 26-year-old man opening fire on Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, and killing 10 people. The...
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Malcolm Gladwell says the school shooting epidemic is like a slow-moving riot
Malcolm Gladwell has a theory for why school shootings spread, which he proposes in his latest piece in "The New Yorker,""Thresholds of Violence."Instead of seeing school shootings as isolated...
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