Posts on ‘December 19th, 2008’

Texas state representative, Suzanna Gratia-Hupp, gives very moving and bold testimony about the second amendment.

Background Information:
On Wednesday, October 16, 1991, Hupp and her parents were having lunch at the Luby’s in Killeen. She had left her handgun in her car to comply with Texas state law at the time which forbade carrying a [...]

Fact: In 1994, before the Federal “assault weapons ban”, you were eleven (11) times more likely to be beaten to death than to be killed by an “assault weapon”.1 In the first year since the ban was lifted, murders declined 3.6%, and violent crime 1.7%.2
Fact: Nationally, “assault weapons” were used in 1.4% of crimes involving [...]

Fact: Firing pins are readily removable and swappable in most models of handguns, and inexpensive replacement parts. Criminals who file down serial numbers on the sides of guns won’t hesitate to file or exchange firing pins.
Fact: 46% of impressions ranked as “unsatisfactory” (i.e., illegible) after only ten rounds.1
This is an excerpt from “Gun Facts” by [...]