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Ted Nugent Meeting With Secret Service Today

'I'll be thoroughly polite,' he tells Glenn Beck

(Newser) - As if the Secret Service didn't have enough to deal with just now, agents are meeting today with shoot-from-the-lip rocker Ted Nugent . They're concerned about his comments that he'll be "dead or in jail" if President Obama wins reelection, apparently indicating some kind of violence . During...

Pippa Laughing Off Gungate: Pal

Lawyer who pointed gun represents gun maker for US firm

(Newser) - Her Royal Hotness is still chuckling about a pal who pointed a gun at paparazzi pursuing their car in Paris, reports the Daily Beast . Pippa Middleton thought it was "very funny," says friend Marcy de Soultrait. "We are funny people, it's what we do," he...

&#39;Gun Joke&#39; Backfires on Pippa
 'Gun Joke' Backfires on Pippa 
Apr 16, 2012 11:00 AM CDT

'Gun Joke' Backfires on Pippa

She could face arrest with driver, who pointed gun in Paris

(Newser) - A "gun joke" involving palace sis-in-law Pippa Middleton is causing a royal stir. The driver of a car that Pippa, 28, was riding in smilingly pointed what looked like a gun at pestering paparazzi in Paris over the weekend. Now he says he was just goofing around, and the...

Bill Cosby: Trayvon Case About Guns, Not Racism

Zimmerman needed that gun to shoot Martin, comic says

(Newser) - Bill Cosby argues that the Trayvon Martin debate should focus on guns rather than race, the AP reports. In an interview on CNN's "State of the Union" today, Cosby said that accusing George Zimmerman of racism solves nothing. "What is solved by saying, 'He’s a...

Holding a Gun Makes You Look Bigger

Appearance of physical power increases when holding a weapon: Study

(Newser) - A person wielding a gun appears bigger and brawnier than a person without a gun, according to a new UCLA study. Researchers showed photographs of hands clutching guns, power drills, handsaws, and other tools to test subjects and then asked them to guess the size and muscularity of the person...

NC Police Chief Fails Gun Test, Loses Badge

Thomas Bennett turn on his police lights, make a traffic stop

(Newser) - The police chief of a North Carolina town has been prohibited from carrying a badge and gun because he can't shoot straight. Thomas Bennett was suspended as a law enforcement officer after failing his recent annual firearms qualification exam. He has been police chief in Richlands, near the Atlantic...

Wielding a Gun? You're More Likely to Think Others Are

New study finds that holding a gun influences how you see others

(Newser) - A new study's results are particularly disturbing in light of the Trayvon Martin case: If a person is holding a gun, he or she is more likely to assume others are holding guns as well. The University of Notre Dame study asked subjects to look at images and determine...

Cop&#39;s Son Shoots 7-Year-Old Sis Dead
Cop's Son Shoots
7-Year-Old Sis Dead
Mar 12, 2012 12:06 AM CDT

Cop's Son Shoots 7-Year-Old Sis Dead

Siblings were left alone in officer dad's van

(Newser) - The young son of a Washington state cop picked up a gun he found in his absent dad's van and fatally shot his 7-year-old sister. The girl and her younger brother were waiting in the van while their parents were nearby outside, said a Marysville police officer. "At...

Third-Grader Shot With Classmate's Gun

Boy, 9, booked on suspicion of assault

(Newser) - A third-grade girl was shot in the stomach yesterday at her Washington state elementary school when a loaded handgun in the backpack of a classmate apparently discharged accidentally, said officials. The girl was in critical condition last night in a Seattle hospital. The 9-year-old boy who brought the handgun has...

Gang Members Use &#39;Community Guns&#39;
Gang Members Use 'Community Guns'
Feb 11, 2012 5:09 PM CST

Gang Members Use 'Community Guns'

New York gangsters grab pistols kept in hiding spots

(Newser) - Radiators, bushes, and wheel wells are popular. Garbage pails, too. All are handy hiding spots for the so-called "community gun" that New York gang members are turning to in times of need. After shooting someone, the New York Times reports, they kindly put it back. Today's economy might...

Teacher Uses Robber, Gun to Teach Kids Spelling

Parents shoot down lesson plan

(Newser) - How do you spell G-U-N? That's the lesson a 5-year-old girl brought home, complete with a picture of a pistol-packin' bank robber escaping with a bag of cash. "The first thing I thought was, ‘Oh no no no,’ I don't want you reading it, I...

Bachmann Gushes Over Her Favorite Semi-Automatic

Happiness is a warm gun

(Newser) - Deer don't have a prayer around Michele Bachmann, who gushed in a Iowa radio interview yesterday about her "favorite" gun—the AR-15 semi-automatic assault rifle, the home version of the military's M16. "That's a combat weapon," responded the impressed WHO-AM interviewer. "I love...

Tot, 3, Shoots Boy, 5, to Death
 Tot, 3, Shoots Boy, 5, to Death 
Dec 26, 2011 1:33 AM CST

Tot, 3, Shoots Boy, 5, to Death

Adult who brought gun into home is busted

(Newser) - A 3-year-old Colorado toddler has shot and killed a 5-year-old friend, according to police. An adult who brought the gun into the home where the shooting occurred has been arrested on charges of child abuse resulting in death and criminal negligence. Adam Laham, 23, was not related to either of...

Hollywood Gunman Opens Fire on Motorists

He wounds one driver before being fatally shot by police

(Newser) - A gunman indiscriminately opened fire at passing motorists in Hollywood today, hitting one person in the head who is now critically wounded, reports the Los Angeles Times . The gunman was then shot dead by two police officers who were on a nearby movie set and alerted by bystanders. The shooting...

Why Gun Sales Are at Record High

Social acceptance of guns explains new Black Friday record: Analysts

(Newser) - This year's Black Friday gun sales broke a record set in 2008 by nearly a third , and while fears about President Obama outlawing some types of firearms are thought to be behind 2008's record, analysts say this year's surge in sales is part of a long-term trend....

Guns Sales Smash Record on Black Friday

129,166 firearm sales beat old mark by 32%

(Newser) - Deck the halls with hails of gunfire? It turns out that Black Friday didn't just set a record for retail sales , it also set a record for the most firearms sold on a single day, reports USA Today . A stunning 129,166 firearms were sold on Nov. 25—that'...

Airport Security Detains Teen Over Purse Design

They say it's a banned 'replica weapon'

(Newser) - TSA stopped a dangerous 17-year-old from boarding a flight recently because she had a gun—a gun design on her purse, that is. Vanessa Gibbs says she has traveled with her clutch many times, but on a recent flight from Virginia to her native Jacksonville, Florida, it was flagged as...

Arizona Gun Club Lets Kids Pose With Santa, Weapon

Scottsdale Gun Club offers unusual St. Nick pics

(Newser) - Colt peacemaker on Earth, good ammo to men. That's apparently the holiday wish for all at Arizona's Scottsdale Gun Club, which is giving members and their kids a chance to pose with a "nervous-looking Santa" and the weapon of their choice, reports the Telegraph . "Get your...

Sheriff to Women: Pack a Pistol to Shoot Rapists

Gun control is getting your barrel on a target, says SC lawman

(Newser) - Ladies, if you want to stop rapists, start packing heat. That's the advice from a South Carolina sheriff who reassures women that "you ain't got to be accurate; you just have to get close." Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright was moved to encourage local gals to...

Record 43% of Women Have a Gun in Home
 Record 43%
 of Women Have 
 a Gun in Home 
survey says
Oct 27, 2011 12:35 PM CDT

Record 43% of Women Have a Gun in Home

Poll finds record low support for gun control

(Newser) - In a record high, 43% of American women say there is a gun in their household. That number was 36% last year, the Los Angeles Times reports. Even more men—52%—reported a gun in their home or on their property; in 2010, 45% did so. But, the Times notes,...

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