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Another East Texas School District Votes to Allow Teachers to Carry Guns

Dave Goldman — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:06:00 +0000

It’s called ‘The Guardian Plan,’ and will allow trained employees of the Westwood Independent School District in Palestine to carry concealed handguns on school property. The measure was approved during a school board meeting Monday night and makes Westwood ISD the sixth school district in East Texas to adopt a similar plan. WISD Superintendent Ed [...]

'Assault Rifle Nail Gun' Found to Be Fake — What if it Was Real? [POLL]

Nora Schreiber — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:42:19 +0000

There is a lot of talk going around about the gun control laws and what our Second Amendment world will look like in the future. Part of this argument is about the average citizen's right to own an assault rifle. A picture of an assault rifle nail gun has been flooding Facebook. It is not real, but what if it was?

Ammunition Lead Ban — Should the EPA Do It? [POLL]

Amy Austin — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:00:25 +0000

In June of this year, environmentalists approached Federal courts demanding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency overstep its authority and regulate lead ammunition. Certain environmental groups wanted the EPA to ban lead ammunition under the Toxic Substance Control Act. Some of those environmental groups included the non-profit Trumpeter Swan Society and the Center for Biological Diversity. [...]

Texas Will Soon Offer Permits for Gun Silencers

Dave Goldman — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:06:32 +0000

Beginning Sept. 1, the state will begin offering permits for game hunters to use silencers on their guns. Longview gun dealer Bob Godell told the Longview News-Journal the change is “long overdue.” Longview hunter Earl Ates, a lifelong National Rifle Association member, says he doubts the benefits of silent hunting, though, and worries about its use [...]

Bulletproof Glass Company Boss Lets Employee Fire AK-47 at Him [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 22:00:45 +0000

Texas Armoring CEO Trent Kimbal really believes in his products. So much so that he was willing to stand behind an 2.16 inch bulletproof windshield plate manufactured by his company while one of his employees shot three AK-47 rounds at him. Yup, this is one that most definitely shouldn’t be tried at home. Check it out below. [via Asylum UK] [...]

Check Out This Lego Sub-Machine Gun That Shoots Lego Bullets [VIDEO]

Mix 93-1 — Wed, 25 May 2011 15:00:35 +0000

Using only Legos and rubber bands, Jack Streat was able to build a fully-functional replica of a Heckler & Koch UMP 45 sub machine gun.

This is far from the only time Streat has fashioned a potentially dangerous thing out of Legos; he was able to build a working chainsaw out of the construction toys, and has a Youtube channel full of videos of other Lego weapons he has assembled.

The video for the UMP 45 is below. A Lego gun doesn't quite shoot with the same velocity or distance as a real gun, but if the TSA bans Legos from flights, you know who to blame.

5 Year Old South Texas Boy Fatally Shoots 4 Year Old Brother

Lucky Larry — Tue, 10 May 2011 15:25:01 +0000

It's a dangerous recipe...guns and kids in the same house. This happened in South Texas last week, a 5 year old boy was playing with a bolt-action rifle in his home with his 4 year old brother and ended up shooting his little brother in the stomach. The parents, who were at home at the time, rushed the 4 year old to meet the paramedics, where he did not make it.