guns

Tennessee's 'Guns in Bars' Lawmaker Arrested for Drunk Driving with Gun

Jim Newell · 10/12/11 12:54PM

Now this is just too easy, but here goes: Curry Todd, a state lawmaker in Tennessee who sponsored a 2009 law allowing people to carry handguns in bars and restaurants provided they don't drink, was arrested last night and "charged with DUI and possession of a handgun while under the influence."

Hot New Campus Accessory: Guns

Hamilton Nolan · 10/03/11 03:36PM

What's new "on campus" these days? Guns! Guns, guns, guns. The college experience is no longer considered complete without a firearm to accompany you all over campus. Don't be a victim—of enemies of the Second Amendment!

31 People Shot Over Weekend in New York City

Max Read · 09/05/11 09:54AM

Some 31 people were shot in New York City between early Saturday and early Monday, including eight at a single house party—part of a 24-hour run of 24 shooting victims. So far, only one person has died. [NYP]

GOP Gun Raffle in Giffords County 'Stupid,' 'Successful'

Max Read · 09/03/11 04:25PM

Republicans in Pima County, Ariz., where Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head eight months ago, had a brilliant idea for a fundraiser: Let's raffle off a gun! Who cares if it's the same brand as the gun used in the Giffords shooting?

ATF Director Removed After Botched Gun-Tracking Operation

Jim Newell · 08/30/11 03:03PM

The Obama administration picked a quiet late-summer day to finally remove acting ATF director Kenneth Melson over the botched "Fast and Furious" operation that ultimately put assault rifles into the hands of criminals along the border. Melson wasn't fired though — merely relocated to a new Justice Department job. This is a great "win" for the NRA!

Newark Cannot Overcome Ironic Violence

Hamilton Nolan · 08/22/11 04:29PM

The "Stop Shootin Music Toy Gun Exchange" today in crime-riddled Newark, New Jersey—which allowed kids to turn in toy guns in exchange for a nonviolent toy or book—went off without a hitch, except for the gunfire that erupted a few blocks away while the event was going on, thanks to a man "accidentally shooting and injuring himself."

Don't Touch Your Handgun When Driving on the Highway

Jeff Neumann · 08/18/11 05:41AM

A young man in Tennessee is facing criminal charges after he had to be Lifeflighted off the highway for treatment of gunshot wounds. No, he wasn't involved in a road rage shootout. 23-year-old Justin Newberry accidentally shot himself in both legs after his handgun, The Judge, slid out from under his seat while he was driving. Newberry grabbed The Judge by its trigger. Oh, and cops found weed, paraphernalia and fake IDs in the car. Ahh... there's nothing quite like being 23, high as fuck, armed and driving.

Playboy Playmate Arrested for Bringing Loaded Gun to Airport

Maureen O'Connor · 08/11/11 02:43PM

Playboy Playmate Shanna McLaughlin—also known as "Miss July 2010" and the winner of PlayboyTV's Shoot Out reality show—was arrested at Orlando's airport today after TSA found a loaded .45 Colt revolver in a duffel bag that she intended to bring on airplane.

Politician's Car Shot Up in Brooklyn

Hamilton Nolan · 08/11/11 08:24AM

William Boyland Jr., a Democratic New York state assemblyman from Brooklyn, was driving his Yukon down Sutter Ave. in Brownsville last night with his seven year-old son. Then—hello!—somebody started shooting, and a bullet blasted out his back window.

Arizona Man Accidentally Shoots His Penis Off

Seth Abramovitch · 08/08/11 09:40PM

A Phoenix man accidentally blew his dick off in a supermarket parking lot, after he tucked his girlfriend's "pink pistol in the waistband of his pants." According to a stone-faced police officer on the scene in this ABC15 report, the gun then accidentally discharged, sending a bullet directly through his penis and through his left leg.

Gunman Reported at Virginia Tech Again

Adrian Chen · 08/04/11 09:29AM

CNN is reporting a possible armed man on Virginia Tech's campus, the site of the 2007 massacre that left 32 dead. The campus is on lockdown as police search for a man possibly carrying a handgun. The good news: Class isn't in session.

Americans Demand Everyone Always Carry Guns Everywhere

Hamilton Nolan · 08/01/11 10:38AM

Guns! Guns! We need more guns! We need more people carrying guns! We need more people carrying guns outside, in public, everywhere, constantly armed! What America needs are more armed citizens in public, ready to shoot!

TV Station Makes Little, Law-Abiding Boy Sound Thuggish

Lauri Apple · 07/30/11 11:29AM

After a drive-by shooting involving two teens, Chicago CBS affiliate WBBM interviewed a few preschool-aged criminologists who happened to witness the incident—including a four-year-old boy who had some pretty "scary" things to say completely misrepresent!

Norway Shooter Purchased Ammo from U.S. Supplier

Max Read · 07/28/11 05:11PM

Norwegian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik is charged with killing 68 people, many of them teenagers, at a youth camp on Utoya Island near Oslo. How did he manage to get off that many shots when Norwegian law "forbids the sale of clips for hunting rifles that hold more than three bullets"? By ordering clips from the U.S., of course.