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Turns out wingnut radio host Ernest Hancock, the guy who staged the assault rifle stunt at Obama’s event in Arizona, has ties to militias who may be linked to Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh.

It turns out that the man with the assault rifle who appeared outside of the president’s town hall event in Arizona yesterday was planted by a teabagger Libertarian wingnut internet radio host. Shocker! The host, Ernest Hancock, says, “We’re up against a tyrannical government that will rob the next generation as long as they can get away with it. If …

Arizona’s “open carry” law means it’s PERFECTLY LEGAL to bring a machine gun to an event featuring the president of the United States. INSANITY.

Oh, surprise! He’s a Ron Paul supporter. And he thinks it’s totally fine to bring a loaded gun to a presidential event.

Apparently it was legal for the man to have the gun, but even more disturbing, his sign referenced this Thomas Jefferson quote: “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” The president had not yet arrived when news crews discovered the man with the gun, but it’s unclear if he …

Gun dealers are running out of bullets. But folks don’t know if that because of the coming race war thanks to Obama’s election or if people just fear increased crime during a bad economy. Selling bullets may be the most secure job in Florida as long as supplies last. After months of heavy buying, gun dealers across the state are …

Less than 24 hours after Thursday’s handgun ruling by the Supreme Court, the NRA sued the city of San Francisco to overturn its ban on guns in public housing projects. Interestingly, another pro-gun group joined the suit on behalf of a gay man living in the projects who says he needs a gun to protect himself from bashing. The National …

The Pink Pistols, a group of gay gun owners, were among 68 groups that today filed briefs at the Supreme Court in its hearing to overturn Washington, DC’s ban on handguns. A Washington resident who wants to keep handguns at home for protection is challenging the 32-year-old ban as a violation of his constitutional rights. A federal appeals court in …

A lone gunman killed 33 people at Virginia Tech today, in what is being called the deadliest school massacre in American history. It appears that most of the dead are students, some of whom were shot in their dormitories. GUN CONTROL. GUN CONTROL. GUN CONTROL. It’s the only answer. UPDATE: A Virginia Tech student live-blogged his wrenching day. News media …