Texas and Kentucky Sign Reciprocity Agreement
Texas has signed a reciprocal agreement with Kentucky, allowing citizens with concealed handgun licenses issued by Kentucky to legally carry concealed handguns in Texas, and vice versa.

Col. Thomas A. Davis Jr., director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, signed the reciprocity agreement with the State of Kentucky through which its licensees can visit Texas with their concealed handguns.

Let Wal-Mart Know What You Think 
Time to jump on this one, folks! Wal-Mart has agreed under pressure from Million Moron March Moms and other hoplophobes NOT to sell guns at a new store in Tampa because it's "near" a high school! If they knuckle under because they haven't heard from the average Joes and Jills who support them then this could spread nation-wide! Call this number and give them a (polite) readout of how you feel on the subject and let them know that we expect them not to knuckle under to the flakes - Charles.

Thoughts on the Million Mom March Convention in Denver
The first Million Mom March National Convention took place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, in Denver Colorado on Friday September 15th and Saturday, September 16th. What we saw and what we learned opened our eyes wide to the enormous threat that we are facing from those who would trash the Bill Of Rights and take away our guns, in the name of "protecting the children".

Why I Carry
Who is carrying a gun in Texas?
While politicians debate concealed weapons laws, we decided to ask a few Texans why they are legally carrying guns

Concealed gun law 'unfair'
Opponents of Ohio law argue case in Hamilton County court
Opponents of Ohio's concealed weapons law say ordinary citizens have as much reason to carry a gun as police officers. In both cases, they say, the gun is for personal protection.

The Utter Failure of British Gun Control
One in three criminals under the age of 25 owns or has access to a firearm, the Government's researchers have discovered.
A continuing parliamentary inquiry into the growing number of black market weapons has concluded that there are more than three million illegally held firearms in circulation - double the number believed to have been held 10 years ago - and that criminals are more willing than ever to use them.

Kentucky Gets and F- from HCI
Handgun Control issues its "Annual Report Card" and 25 states are awarded and "F"

A Hit Dog Always Howls
Pro-gun TV ad riles mayors
They want equal time to rebut firearms industry’s position. Mayors suing U.S. gun makers said Tuesday they deserve equal television time to rebut a firearms industry ad they allege attacks their patriotism.

More Lies from HCI
NRA and Agency Debate Meaning of Permit Holders' Arrest Records
Since Texas' concealed-handgun law became effective four years ago, permit holders have been arrested on 3,370 charges ranging from drunken driving to murder, a group that advocates stricter gun laws says in a new report.

Ex-officer: Police want concealed weapons
Former Cincinnati police Lt. Harry Thomas told a pro-gun rally Sunday that police officials are telling ''outrageous lies'' when they say they oppose people carrying concealed weapons. ''The more good guys there are out there with guns, the safer everybody is, including police officers,'' Thomas told 100 cheering people at Fountain Square downtown.

Greater Gun Use Puts Bystanders in the 
Line of Fire
A shooting incident Monday involving more than 10 armed gang members, who attacked the office of a right-wing organization in central Tokyo, killing two people and wounding five others, showed that guns are now becoming more of a threat to the lives of ordinary citizens. However, although the number of guns in the possession of gangs is believed to have increased in recent years, police have been confiscating fewer firearms. This indicates that current efforts to prevent guns and other weapons from falling into the hands of the underworld organizations are ineffective.

DINGELL TO RENO -- WHY WON'T YOU PROSECUTE CRIMINALS?
On Tuesday, U.S. Representative John Dingell (D-Mich.) sent a letter to Attorney General Janet Reno asking "why the Department of Justice is not doing more to prosecute" individuals who violate federal law prohibiting them from obtaining firearms. Dingell, who has been one of the strongest supporters of our Right to Keep and Bear Arms since he was first elected to Congress in 1954, was prompted to raise questions regarding the lack of these federal prosecutions by Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reports on Federal Firearm Offenders and Background Check for Firearm Transfers, both of which were released in June.

Refuse To Be A Victim Again
A deeply personal story from a young policewoman about how she came to her philosophy of self defense

Kentucky's Right To Carry Law Wins Converts
Since its passage in 1996, Kentucky's law allowing citizens to obtain permits to carry firearms has proven a great success. The Louisville Courier Journal reports that the citizens who choose to obtain permits are extremely responsible and law-abiding, and the predictions of those who opposed the law have not come to pass.

Smith and Wesson Announces New Line of Commemorative Handguns
SPRINGFIELD, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF MASSACHUSETTS – Officials at Smith & Wesson, formerly the nation’s largest manufacturer of handguns, announced today plans for a new series of commemorative handguns to be introduced this fall.

Northrup Misses the Mark on the Hostettler Amendment
Kentucky representative Anne Northrup along with 49 other misguided Republican representatives voted against the Hostettler Amendment to the Treasury-Postal funding bill that would have stopped the BATF from enforcing the Clinton & Wesson sellout agreement. 

McDonald's Employee Keeps Job
Charges Reportedly Have Not Been Filed
In response to a viewer's e-mail, McDonald's has answered the question that has caused a heated debate in Houston; Willis Lee is still employed as a janitor at the fast-food chain at 5301 East Freeway.

Ohio Gun Law Blocked By Restraining Order
CINCINNATI, OHIO (Tuesday, July 18, 2000) - Judge Robert Ruehlman today issued a restraining order against enforcement of Ohio's law banning concealed carry of firearms as well as the law banning loaded firearms in a motor vehicle. The order affects the City of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. Backers of the legal action are very pleased.

Fear in Britain
Crime Figures Seriously Under-reported
American anti-gun lobbyists have long argued that if America followed Britain's lead in severely restricting firearms possession and self-defense, then American crime rates would eventually match Britain's. The lobbyists have also argued that if guns were restricted in America, civil liberties in the U.S. would have the same degree of protection that they have in Britain.The lobbyists are absolutely right.

Ohio's gun laws being challenged by four workers
Goal: OK to carry concealed weapon
A hairdresser, a personal trainer, a delivery man and a private investigator will ask a judge today to let them carry guns on the job. All four are part of a Hamilton County lawsuit that was filed Monday in hopes of overturning Ohio's concealed weapons law. The lawsuit argues that the law is unconstitutional because it does not distinguish between criminals and people who carry guns for their own protection. "We're trying to get the attention of the state legislature," said Chuck Klein, a Cincinnati private investigator who is part of the lawsuit.

Lipscomb asked who he was. When he said the name she was waiting to hear, police allege, she reached for a black handgun in her purse, pulled out an extended clip and loaded it. As the alarmed young man turned to run, she chased him.

Veterans Confidential Information and NICS
Clinton administration orders provide confidential patient information on Veterans to the FBI for use with NICS