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The Colt M1877 – The First Double Action Revolver

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Alarm Over Growing Use of Weapons at Rallies
by Guardian, via GunPolicy.org on August 27, 2021 at 12:00 am
A gunfight in Portland, Oregon, last week is intensifying concerns over escalating violence during contentious rallies in the city, as far-right demonstrators and anti-fascist counter-protesters have repeatedly faced off. The Portland police bureau charged a 65-year-old man from Gresham, Oregon, over a gunfight in the city's downtown during violent clashes on Sunday. Authorities say Dennis Anderson drew a concealed handgun and shot at a group of anti-fascists who were... [Guardian, via GunPolicy.org]
Mexico Sues US Gunmakers to Stop Weapons Crossing Border
by Guardian, via GunPolicy.org on August 4, 2021 at 12:00 am
The Mexican government has launched legal action against US gunmakers in an unprecedented attempt to halt the flow of guns across the border, where US-made weapons are routinely used in cartel gun-battles, terror attacks on civilians – and increasingly to challenge the state itself. The Mexican government is suing six gunmakers in a Massachusetts court, alleging negligence in their failure to control their distributors and that the illegal market in Mexico "has been... [Guardian, via GunPolicy.org]
Pandemic gun violence surge was not linked to rise in gun sales, study finds
by Guardian, via GunPolicy.org on July 9, 2021 at 12:00 am
Gun homicides surged across the United States during the coronavirus pandemic, in the same year that Americans bought a record-breaking number of guns. But some of America's leading gun violence researchers have concluded that what might seem like an obvious cause-and-effect – a surge in gun buying leads to a surge in gun violence – is not supported by the data. Through July of last year, there was no clear association between the increase in firearm purchases and... [Guardian, via GunPolicy.org]
New York Defines Illegal Firearms Use as a 'Public Nuisance'
by Conversation, via GunPolicy.org on July 7, 2021 at 12:00 am
Could calling the illegal use of firearms a "public nuisance" bring an end to the gun industry's immunity from civil lawsuits? New York will soon test that notion. State lawmakers recently amended New York's public nuisance statute to specifically include marketing and sales practices that contribute to gun crimes. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the bill on July 6, 2021, after declaring gun violence a "disaster emergency." I've been researching lawsuits against the gun... [Conversation, via GunPolicy.org]
How Bad is the Rise in US Homicides?
by Guardian, via GunPolicy.org on June 30, 2021 at 12:00 am
There's been a wave of media coverage this summer about an increase in homicides across the United States, with attention often focused on the same political question: will Americans still want to defund or even reform the police if "violent crime" is on the rise? Anxiety about violent crime is often used to win elections. Police and politicians routinely share misleading, out-of-context crime statistics to advance their agendas. Fearmongering about rising crime has... [Guardian, via GunPolicy.org]

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The new Indiana Jones trailer is out and I'm getting a bad feeling about this
on December 2, 2022 at 3:00 am
<![CDATA[Regular readers know I've written several times about the original Star Wars movies and the awful disappointments known as the prequels and the sequels. But like every kid who grew up in the late 70s/early 80s I was also a huge fan of Raiders of the Lost Ark. In fact, I have a pretty clear memory of reading an announcement that the movie was coming in a little column in Starlog magazine sometime in 1980. The fact that Steven Spielberg and George Lucas were teaming up on the film raised my expectations as high as they could go.]]>
San Fran is a hellhole for a reason
on December 2, 2022 at 2:21 am
<![CDATA[Earlier today I wrote about an infant who overdosed on fentanyl while playing in a park. The child's nanny had taken her to the park for a walk and among the detritus left by druggies was enough fentanyl to cause a near-fatal overdose. Luckily the EMTs arrived and saved her life.]]>
Another lawyer fired in the wake of the Dobbs decision because she is pro-life
on December 2, 2022 at 1:40 am
<![CDATA[Last night I wrote about a lawyer at a major law firm who was fired after she spoke in favor of the Dobbs decision during a conference call to discuss employee reactions to the Dobbs decision. There are of course many, including the firm itself, who believe that firing was appropriate. But even some who questioned that may have felt this was essentially a one off and therefore not necessarily representative of a broader trend.]]>
"Tipping point": Has China begun a retreat from zero-COVID -- and is it too late?
on December 2, 2022 at 1:01 am
<![CDATA[Earlier this week, the Xi Jinping regime threatened to "resolutely crack down" on protesters across the country. Instead, Beijing may have belatedly recognized the risk in failure.]]>
Is Stacey Abrams the next FCC nominee?
on December 2, 2022 at 12:31 am
<![CDATA[According to Communications Daily, Stacey Abrams is lobbying to be the next nominee to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Gigi Sohn, the current nominee, has little to no chance of being confirmed in the Senate.]]>

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