Gun Control Bill would require tech to personalize guns for owner use only

Sen. Edward Markey has unveiled a gun control bill he says will help reduce firearm violence by requiring all new guns be "personalized" with special features, such as fingerprint-reading technology, so they can only be fired by their owners or other authorized users.

The Massachusetts Democrat says the bill will make it harder for stolen guns to be used in crimes and will reduce accidental firearm deaths by making it impossible for children to fire guns they find Markey said technology already exists to make guns inoperable for unauthorized users.

“In the 21st century, we should use advances in technology to our own advantage and save lives, and the [bill] will help ensure that only authorized users can operate handguns," Markey said in a statement. "This is the type of gun ...Continue >>>

Gun Control Groups organizing another round public events

Your 2nd amendment rights are under attack again. The gun-control groups are still at it - working hard to legislate stricter gun laws and ultimately take guns away from law abiding citizens. Six months since the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., parents of some of the youngest victims plan to visit Capitol Hill again this week to meet with lawmakers about crafting a bill to impose stricter gun laws. While their prospects of doing so are no

Gun Control Coming Like Freight Train - 2nd Amendment Leaving The Station

Just because Washington can't seem to make up their minds about what to do about controlling guns in America doesn't mean that the liberals are not hard at work getting things done within the individual states. As mentioned elsewhere on Random Ammo, your 2nd amendment rights are already under attack in a big way as the forces align to restrict, and eventually remove, your right to own a firearm. In a revealing article in the Washington Times, Emily Miller underscores and outlines the terrific momentum that we're up against. The Second Amendment got attacked this week from three sides, leaving gun owners scrambling to find safe ground. While President Obama has lost momentum for federal gun-control laws, he has picked up victories

Democrats Rush to Ban Guns in Illinois

And now this just in as reported in the Washington Times and the Chicago Sun. Advancements toward gun control by democrats is occurring in several states. A federal appeals court may have ordered Illinois politicos to pass a concealed-carry gun law by June, but that hasn't stopped Democrats from passing as many accompanying laws as possible that, in effect, moot the federal order.
Before the order, Illinois was the only state in the nation that didn't have some sort of law recognizing the right to conceal and carry guns.

On Tuesday, the Democratic majority in the state House passed a bill to ban guns in schools and casinos and

House-to-house Gun Searches in Washington Called 'Misstep'

Danny Westneat

Some people never seem to worry that the government will go too far. Frankly, many people that I talk to don't understand that our government is suppose to have limits to their authority. What a concept - limited government!  But who can blame them . Legislators routinely pass laws that disregard those limits. And once in a while, they discover that somebody is watching. In the article that follows, reporter Danny Westneat of the Seattle Times was watching. He discovered that law makers in Olympia, Washington planned to allow house-to-house searches for guns. But, oh. It was a mistake.