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Group Takes Controverisal Step of Donating Guns to Neighborhood to Help People Protect Themselves

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:00:18 +0000

The right to bear arms is taking on a whole new look in one Texas city. A nonprofit organization called the Armed Citizen Project will hand out shotguns to people in a high-crime area of the city as a means to protect themselves. Armed Citizen Project founder Kyle Coplen says furnishing people with guns makes [...]

Law Requiring Gun Ownership Passed in Georgia

Chris Chaberski — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:46:27 +0000

If you live in Nelson, Georgia, the government has decided that you must own a firearm. The city council voted 5-0 in favor of the “Family Protection Act” in the small town of 1,300 about 50 miles north of Atlanta. The ordinance was initially proposed last month, and it garnered a high level of media attention. [...]

Study Suggests Teachers Do Not Want to Bring Guns to School

Sam Schleicher — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:52:42 +0000

Keeping students and teachers safe has become a hot button issue in the US since the Sandy Hook shooting in December. Now, teachers are opening up about what they’d like to do to protect themselves in a School Improvement Network poll of nearly 11,000 educators from all 50 states

Your 2nd Ammendment Rights are Being Infringed Upon [OPINION]

Huntin' Harry — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 07:00:26 +0000

Last Saturday (Jan. 19), Guns Across America held a rally at the north side of the capitol building in Jefferson City, and hundreds of Missourians attended to show their concern for their 2nd Amendment rights being infringed upon. Rallies like this one were held across the country at state capitols around our great nation. The [...]

Guns Across America Organizes Rally in Jefferson City

Sam Schleicher — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:10:23 +0000

Guns Across America, an online community for those interested in gun related news and reviews, has organized Second Amendment rallies across the country that will take place tomorrow (Jan. 19) at 1 p.m. The Missouri rally will take place at the Veterans Memorial behind the Capitol in Jefferson City.

Read the Open Letter from Johnson County Sheriff Chuck Heiss to President Obama

Newstalk 1050 Staff — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:18:40 +0000

The following is an open letter sent to President Barack Obama on the morning of Jan. 17 from Johnson County Sheriff Chuck Heiss in regard to the Obama Administration’s recent gun control proposal. January 16, 2013 The Honorable Barak Obama President United States of America The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. [...]

President Calls for Assault-Weapon Ban, Stronger Background Checks

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:09:48 +0000

Wednesday afternoon, President Obama proposed numerous measures in response to a string of recent mass shootings across the country, including one at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, in which 20 children and six adults were murdered by a gunman. Obama called for a ban on assault weapons, like the one used in Newtown, [...]

School Violence and Our Second Amendment Rights [OPINION]

Huntin' Harry — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 14:37:48 +0000

It’s been a different kind of week leading up to the holiday. As many of you know, I don’t bite my tongue. The events that unfolded last week at Sandy Hook make me sick and confused. Whether you say it or not, you feel for the parents, children and their community. My dad, who was [...]

Read the Parent Letter Sent by Sedalia School District #200 Regarding Reported Threats of Violence

Sam Schleicher — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:30:33 +0000

School officials have issued to the parents of students a letter to regarding the recent reports of threats of violence at Smith-Cotton High School. The letter states that the high school "received information regarding a possible act of school violence that was to be perpetrated on school grounds," and that the case has been turned over to the Pettis County Juvenile Office for further action.

Assistant Superintendent Brad Pollitt Addresses Rumors of Violence at Smith-Cotton High School [INTERVIEW]

Doug — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:37:37 +0000

Brad Pollitt, Assistant Superintendent of the Sedalia School District, addressed the recent rumors of kids possibly committing violent acts at Smith-Cotton High School in an interview this morning. After a joint investigation with school officials, the student resource officer and the Pettis County Juvenile Office, no credible threats of violence were found. The rumored acts were said to be surrounding what ancient Mayans claimed to be the end of the world.