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Why did British bystanders watch a soldier get hacked to death?

Mike Piccione
Editor, Guns & Gear

The recent attack on a British soldier by assassins wielding meat cleavers while bystanders looked on raises the question: "Why didn't anyone try to help the victim?"

Obama breaches Marine umbrella protocol

4:28 PM 05/16/2013
Marine protecting presidential pate from rain was in violation of uniform guidelines

Navy SEAL auctions knife from bin Laden raid – UPDATE – SOLD – $35,400!

5:06 PM 05/13/2013

Correction: The final price for the knife sold for $35,400 and the money goes to a great cause! Thanks ~ Mike P.

Reid calls new legislation ‘the anti-gun legislation’

3:55 PM 04/16/2013

On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid read from a prepared statement that “On the anti-gun legislation before the Senate, we are making good progress on the effort to schedule a series of votes on amendments to the anti-gun-violence legislation before the Senate.”

Gun bill championed by Democrats sharply limits rights of gay gun owners

6:16 PM 04/12/2013

Gay couples living in states that do not recognize their marriage will now be unable to transfer firearm ownership to their partners without undergoing a background check, should federal gun legislation recently proposed by Democratic Sen. Harry Reid become law.

Adam Lanza evidence list includes probable weapon in mother’s murder

5:36 PM 03/28/2013

The list of items seized from the home of Nancy Lanza and her son Adam, the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooter, includes the likely murder weapon of Nancy Lanza, along with two other firearms. But this weapon would not be included in the proposed federal assault weapons ban, nor is it clear the ban would have any effect on any of the weapons Lanza used in the school shootings.

Colion Noir to Jim Carrey: ‘You stopped being funny’

4:32 PM 03/27/2013

National Rifle Association commentator Colion Noir responded sharply today to comedian Jim Carrey’s video mocking gun owners and the late Charlton Heston, who served as NRA's president.

Mark Kelly wrestles dog away after it mauls sea lion in Laguna Beach

1:49 PM 03/26/2013

Former astronaut and gun-control advocate Mark Kelly, while on a family vacation at a Laguna Beach, Calif., resort had to violently pull his teenage daughter's dog off a young sea lion it was mauling on the beach.

New NRA Commentator: ‘When’s the last time a little skinny black kid walked into a school and started shooting people randomly?’ [VIDEO]

2:59 PM 03/18/2013

NRA News unveiled its newest commentator, Colion Noir, on its website Monday.

Senate Democrats advance Feinstein’s gun control bill

1:26 PM 03/14/2013

The 18-member Senate Judiciary Committee voted 10-8 along party lines Thursday to allow S.150, California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein's Assault Weapons Ban of 2013, to go to the Senate for a vote.

Congressman can’t answer “Why aren’t you pro-choice for self-defense for women?”

3:33 PM 03/12/2013

Yesterday Jim Moran, a congressman whose district encompasses Arlington and Alexandria, Virginia held a community forum entitled “Preventing Another Newtown: A Conversation on Gun Violence in America.”

NRA goes to Colion Noir to broaden message for newest ad campaign

12:26 PM 03/04/2013

The National Rifle Association has enlisted Colion Noir, a self-described "urban gun enthusiast," for its latest ad campaign.

13 year-old phenom Katie Francis shoots with SWAT-team precision [VIDEO]

3:40 PM 03/01/2013

The fastest-growing shooting sports activity is known as a "3-gun' competition," in which participants use a rifle, shotgun and handgun to engage targets at various ranges while moving through a course. Winning the competition requires both speed and accuracy -- and may just require shooting "like a girl."

Rumor control: Did the Dept. of Homeland Security recently request to purchase 21,600,000 rounds of handgun ammo?

5:13 PM 02/26/2013

On February 5, 2013 the Department of Homeland Security issued a “Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Item” for ammunition to be purchased and delivered to the DHS Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Artesia, New Mexico.

Biden advises concerned moms to ‘buy a shotgun’ [VIDEO]

10:52 AM 02/20/2013

In a live-streamed question and answer session Tuesday with Parents Magazine, Vice President Joe Biden told a concerned questioner to "buy a shotgun" and use the home defense strategy he gave to his wife Jill.

Navy SEAL and LA artist team up for Toast To The Heroes event

1:14 PM 02/06/2013

Retired Navy SEAL Dave Hall steadied his custom built Remington 700 sniper rifle and fired the first shot at 8:45:30 AM on September 11, 2012. He would fire the rifle 78 more times at a target that stood 911 yards from his muzzle.

When is a personal defense weapon an assault rifle? When you own it.

12:34 PM 01/26/2013

The Department of Homeland Security, in a public solicitation for a “personal defense weapon” describes what would otherwise be called an “assault rifle” if owned by a civilian.

Facing boycotts over ban of AR-15 rifle, America’s largest gun show cancels 2013 event

2:05 PM 01/24/2013

The organizer of the Eastern Sports & Outdoor Show announced Thursday that it will cancel the event, following boycotts in reaction to its decision to ban exhibitors from displaying AR-15-type rifles.

Chicago Tribune confuses rifle sling loop with grenade launcher

11:29 AM 01/23/2013

We see the media using the wrong terms constantly when discussing guns. “Clip” is used for magazine. “Automatic weapon” and “weapons of war” are two phrases used to describe a semi-automatic .223. Anything that has a pistol grip is called an assault weapon. People that have no idea of what they are talking about are doing a lot of talking. It’s frustrating.

Connecticut lawmakers propose ammo permits and registration of all guns

2:47 PM 01/22/2013

State senator Beth Bye and state representative Bob Godfrey, two Connecticut democrats, have introduced legislation that would severely limit ownership of firearms and access to ammunition for Ct. residents.