Concealed Gun Class Attended By Utah Teachers (Video)

Twenty children were killed in school by a gunman. The nation is in a scramble over gun control and keeping children safe in schools. Fingers point in every direction. "Some will want police officers there. Others of them will want private security guards," said David Keene, NRA president. "There may be some place they want volunteers to do it. We're willing to work with everybody on those questions." The Utah school system already addressed this issue allowing teachers to carry a concealed gun.

This past week, The Shooting Sport Council of Utah held a free class to teach how to handle a gun, gun safety and carrying a concealed weapon. It is a periodic class offered to public servants including educators. Approximately 200 teachers attended the training read more

Westboro Baptist Church To Be Labelled As Hate Group By White House?

"Westboro will picket Sandy Hook Elementary School to sing praise to God for the glory of his work in executing his judgment," tweeted church spokesman Shirley Phelps-Roger. When news that Westboro Baptist Church planned to show up in Newton and shout praises for the death of those children became public knowledge the nation was outraged. A petition on the White House website was started to have the group labeled a hate group. The petition states in part "Their actions have been directed at many groups, including homosexuals, military, Jewish people and even other Christians. They pose a threat to the welfare and treatment of others and will not improve without some form of imposed regulation".      read more

Jon Hammar Released After Five Months in Mexican Prison

Florida resident Jon Hammar is an ex-marine veteran having served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He and a friend decided to take a motor trip through Mexico to Costo Rica for a hunting and surfing vacation. When Hammar was exiting the U.S., he asked about transporting his great-grandfather's shotgun. U.S. Customs provided paperwork for him to fill out. When Hammar crossed the border, he went into Mexican customs with the paperwork and declared his shotgun. Both men were immediately arrested.     read more

Deadline for Backup Cameras Mandate Looks To Get Another Extension by Department of Transportation

Judy Neiman is making an anguished plea to the White House and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to cease the stall tactics surrounding the implementing of required backup cameras in passenger vehicles, a measure that could have saved her daughter's life last December. Neiman was driving a 2006 Cadillac Escalade without installed cameras. This feature was not available as an option. The Escalade did have a rear parking assist system which was to set off alarm and lights when the sensor detected objects or people within five feet. Neiman killed her nine-year-old daughter when she ran over her while backing up.         read more