Americans often buy guns for self-defense, a purpose that now has Supreme Court validation. But according to advocates of gun control, those purchasers overlook the people who pose the greatest threat: themselves. Anyone who acquires a firearm, we are told, is inviting a bloody death by suicide. ...more

July 13, 2008

Dr. Michael Mattia of Tarpon Springs says people may not be happy with Republicans but at least their not "socialist" Democrats. ...more

July 7, 2008

The Supreme Court's landmark ruling on gun ownership last week focused on citizens' ability to defend themselves from intruders in their homes. But research shows that surprisingly often, gun owners use the weapons on themselves. ...more

July 1, 2008

News of random violence from certain portions of the county notwithstanding, here on the northern tier of the Tampa Bay area we strive to be a civilized and safety-conscious society. So the pop-pop-poppa-de-pop-pop you may have heard 'round noon Thursday was not the report of celebratory small-arms fire strafing the sky - as oddly appropriate as that may have been. ...more

June 29, 2008

Before Thursday, it was illegal to own a handgun if you were a Washington, D.C., resident. ...more

June 27, 2008

Until the Supreme Court ruled Thursday, it was unclear if citizens in this country had even a limited right to possess a loaded firearm for hunting or personal self-defense. ...more

June 27, 2008

GUN RIGHTS ADVOCATES PRAISE DECISION; LIBERALS WORRY ABOUT PRECEDENT ...more

June 26, 2008

Anticipating the Supreme Court's expected late June decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, which will decide the constitutionality of a D.C. law restricting gun-ownership rights, many analysts have turned to the Founders' writings in an effort to understand the Second Amendment. What analysts need to do - recognizing that language and word usage change over time - is turn to America's first dictionary. ...more

June 9, 2008

Ban Flag Burning I find it shameful that while we observe the solemnity of Memorial Day, Congress refuses to pass the flag-burning amendment. ...more

May 26, 2008

A skyrocketing number of applications for concealed weapons licenses has hindered the state agency that screens people for the documents from, at times, suspending or revoking the permits in a timely manner, according to a state audit released this week. ...more

December 21, 2007