Outrageous behavior by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to shutdown gun shows

CNSnews reports: "The federal agency that regulates U.S. gun dealers stands accused, along with at least three Virginia law enforcement agencies, of trying to shut down legal gun shows through alleged intimidation of gun buyers and sellers. The law enforcement organizations also allegedly broke the law by sharing gun buyers' information with members of the public."

Thanks to Dan Gifford for sending me this.

Texans will soon be able to have handguns in their cars without a permit

"starting September 1, anyone can drive around with a handgun in their car without a permit. That is as long as they are at least 21 and meet other criteria like not being a gang member. The gun must also be out of sight." Not surprisingly, "Some law enforcement officials say they fear the law may lead to more gun violence." But my guess is that a year from now these concerns will be forgotten.

Thanks to Jorge Valin for sending me this article.

New Op-ed: Stop endangering employees

April Dabney and I have an op-ed in today's Washington Times. The beginning of the piece starts:

Banning guns from the workplace seems like the obvious way to prevent workplace violence. At least that is the policy at ConocoPhillips and many other companies. The nation's largest oil refiner bans employees from storing locked guns in their cars while parked in company parking lots. The issue erupted this month when the NRA announced a boycott of Conoco and Phillips 66 gasoline stations and editorial pages across the country attacked the NRA's action as outrageous.

    Two-and-a-half years ago, 12 employees at a Weyerhauser plant in Oklahoma were fired when they were caught unawares of a change in the company's ban on guns policy that was extended to the parking lot. The company had used trained dogs to find guns in employees' vehicles. Oklahoma's legislature overwhelmingly passed a law letting employees keep locked guns in their cars, but two firms, ConocoPhillips and the Williams Co., are challenging the law in court on the grounds that it endangers worker "safety." . . .

Gun Control Groups not so Grassroot

Chad Baus discusses where the so-called grassroot gun control groups get their funding from. Hint: it isn't from the grassroots. Of course, this is in addition to all the money that George Soros has given to the Brady Campaign to fund their suits against gun companies. Compare this to the millions of small donations that the NRA receives.

Commentary on my op-ed about Canada Blaming the US for its Crime Problems

Free Republic and Packing.org have some commentary on my recent op-ed at National Review Online.