Boom in Gun Sales Fueled by Politics and the Economy
from TIME Magazine
Americans are afraid of this economy. As a result, they're getting locked and loaded. According to the SportsOneSource, a research firm that tracks the sporting-goods industry, firearms sales in large retail outlets are up 39 percent this year. And shops across the country are reporting ammunition shortages because stores can't meet demand for bullets. More

Citizens Can Challenge State, Local Gun Laws
from the San Francisco Chronicle
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that private citizens can challenge state and local gun laws by invoking the constitutional right to bear arms - the first such ruling in the nation. The ruling by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco followed last year's landmark Supreme Court decision that the Constitution's Second Amendment protects an individual's right to possess guns for self-defense. More

Brisk Sales of Ammo are Leading to Shortage in Texas
from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Most days are like Christmas for Glen Furtardo. When he opens boxes sent to the Winchester Gallery gun store in east Fort Worth, he finds out what ammunition he’ll have to stock his shelves with that day as demand for weapons and ammo soars. Reports of heavy sales at gun stores began around the time of Barack Obama’s election as president, and months later, dealers are facing ammo shortages nationwide. More

H.R. 45 Barack Obama's Gun Control
from the American Daily Review
There are many myths about guns floating around out there that are perpetuated by the Liberal Left. Contrary to their opinion, most gun violence is not caused by automatic weapons, increased gun control does not cut down on crime, and the federal government does not have the right to limit gun ownership in any way, shape, or form. HR 45, also known as the Blair Holt Firearm Licensing and Record of Sales Act of 2009, is a gun control bill by the Democrats that is in direct conflict with the U.S. Constitution. More

Obama to Back Inter-American Arms Treaty
from the Washington Post
President Obama and his Mexican counterpart, Felipe Calderón, outlined a common approach Thursday to combating drug violence, climate change and trade disputes but appeared to part ways over the urgency of reinstating a U.S. ban on assault weapons. More

Gun Debate Grows as NRA Meeting Nears
from KTAR
Gun rights will be at the top of the agenda when the National Rifle Association holds its convention in Phoenix next month. Valley gun rights' advocates say concerns are growing because of President Barack Obama's track record on gun control legislation. More

Numerous Reasons to Hunt Texas Exotics
from The Monitor
The excitement of spot-and-stalk in the rocky hill country for Axis deer or the wide open grassland of the South Texas coastal prairie for Nilgai antelope makes Al Senteno, Jr. one of those Texas hunters who are wild about exotics. If the beautiful trophy mounts don't do it for you, Senteno said the table fare procured from harvesting Texas exotic game just might. More