http://www.firearmsfirst.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:20:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en According to the National Rifle Association and other 2nd Amendment advocates, Barack Obama is not being forthcoming about his standing on firearms rights. The Obama campaign has released a statement saying that Obama "believes in the Second Amendment." However, an NRA press release on the matter said, "Barack ... http://www.firearmsfirst.com/?p=33 The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense in their homes, the justices' first major pronouncement on gun rights in U.S. history. The court's 5-4 ruling struck down the District of Columbia's 32-year-old ban on handguns as incompatible with gun rights under ... http://www.firearmsfirst.com/?p=32 It has been described as "a dead ringer for the classic German military sidearm," with the "heft and feel of the real thing." Perhaps not a "real" Luger, the Erma .22 caliber lines of Luger clones are both affordable, and a legitimate part of German military history. Even ... http://www.firearmsfirst.com/?p=30 How many people have discharged a firearm in their own home, just for a little target practice? Hopefully not too many, as it is hardly considered safe for the shooter, family members, or even the neighbor. Yet indoor residential shooting isn't exactly an insane desire. In the 19th ... http://www.firearmsfirst.com/?p=29 The Associated Press [link expired] ran a story on actor Gerald McRaney, formerly TV's detective in Simon and Simon, and later "Major Dad." He once appeared as a villain on the traditional western "Gunsmoke" early in his career. Now he plays historical mining baron George Hearst on HBO's ... http://www.firearmsfirst.com/?p=28 In the United States, the 4th of July represents freedom and independence. However, to the United Nations, it will be the day of their annual global gun ban conference for 2006. Anti firearms freedom attendees include representatives from so called ally nations such as Australia and Canada. ... http://www.firearmsfirst.com/?p=27 In the 1980's there was a push to solicit U.S. law enforcement to adopt, as their standard service sidearm, a 9mm pistol with a high capacity double stack magazine. Although U.S. law enforcement was resistant, the rest of the world fell in love with the new sidearms. There ... http://www.firearmsfirst.com/?p=26 Winchester Has Gone Out of Business. It was the company producing the gun that won the west. In the hands of actor John Wayne, the rifle itself became a Hollywood icon and symbol for American pride. Although Winchester may have helped win the west, the company lost ... http://www.firearmsfirst.com/?p=25