“”Terror, pure terror,” Spencer said. “I was woken up by a young man standing beside my bed telling me to get up and give him the money.”…Spencer now plans to keep her pistol by her side at all times.”

Source: Oklahoma City woman wakes up, finds robber standing over her | abc13.com

Ms. Spencer, I’m all for you keeping a pistol ready. But, let’s start with securing your home so that your first alert to a problem is not a man standing over you, telling you that he’s robbing you! At the very least, get a monitored alarm and use it. It should go off the instant someone makes a forced entry into your home. Dogs are fine too but, they are not infallible. The bottom line is that If your first alert to someone being in your home is them waking you up, having a gun at your side won’t do you any good.

-GM

One of the post-Newtown polls showing wide, public support for expanded background checks was conducted by researchers at the Bloomberg Public Health School at Johns Hopkins University, and now that I’ve mentioned the unmentionable, those readers in the pro-gun community will please do everyone a favor and keep their comments to themselves.

Source: Half of Gun Owners Support an Assault Rifle Ban, So Why Are Politicians Still so Afraid of the NRA? | Mike Weisser

The fact Mike Weisser continues to pass himself off as a “gun guy” continues to infuriate me. Be that is it may, what is even more unfortunate is that there are a substantial number of people who view the Huffington Post as a legitimate news site. If Fox News and MSNBC don’t count, HuffPo damn sure shouldn’t. But while we’re tossing around poor information sources, Weisser bases his conclusion on a poll conducted by, wait for it…a Michael Bloomberg funded grant at the Bloomberg Public Health School at Johns Hopkins University. Yeah, real independent thinking going on there!

-GM

“Obviously the video raises concerns about MLB’s security protocols. MLB ramped up security this year and had all 30 clubs install metal detectors this season, yet here’s a fan carrying a gun.”

Source: LOOK: Man reaches for foul ball, reveals concealed firearm – CBSSports.com

No. No, it really doesn’t obviously raise concern unless you’re the typical anti-gun media hoplophobe who thinks anyone with a gun is a threat. This is Texas and as it happens, a great many off-duty officers attended this specific game in memory of Houston Police Officer Richard Martin who was recently killed in the line of duty. Most did so in plain clothes. This fan was one such officer and Officer Martin’s son, Tyler threw out the first pitch.

Major League Baseball rules aside, you cannot disarm a police officer in Texas. Not even on private property but, you can tell the officer he’s not welcome. And though MLB made all 30 clubs install metal detectors, cops are usually admitted by simply showing their ID/badge to the local agency providing security for the game. After all, leaving their sidearms in their vehicles to be stolen by the myriad of thieves trolling Downtown Houston parking lots would be terribly irresponsible. There is nothing to see here and nothing to warrant concern.

-GM