Sunday, August 21, 2011

Italian Guns to be Manufactured with RFID Technology | Security Management

Italian Guns to be Manufactured with RFID Technology | Security Management

Italian gun manufacturers will begin putting RFIDs on their weapons starting next year, according to a U.S. gun distributor who sells them. The new technology is set to become standard for inventory and tracking weapons manufactured in Italy. RFID tags can be small tags or chips programmed with identifying information that can be read by a scanner. Gun enthusiasts have raised privacy concerns about the practice, saying that it would make it possible for people to detect who was carrying a weapon and what type it was.

Monday, August 15, 2011

Gun crimes drop at Virginia bars and restaurants | Richmond Times-Dispatch

Gun crimes drop at Virginia bars and restaurants | Richmond Times-Dispatch

Virginia's bars and restaurants did not turn into shooting galleries as some had feared during the first year of a new state law that allows patrons with permits to carry concealed guns into alcohol-serving businesses, a Richmond Times-Dispatch analysis found.

Imagine that!

Norway gunman utilized lax US gun laws - politics - More politics - msnbc.com

Norway gunman utilized lax US gun laws - politics - More politics - msnbc.com

"There should be a lot of shame," Rep. Carolyn McCarthy told Politico. "We’re sending a death warrant to other parts of the world."

It's all the rage, you know. Blame America for things happening everywhere else. I guess we'll take the blame for what's been happening in London, too.

ATF Elite Ammunition Raid Revealed | The Truth About Guns

ATF Elite Ammunition Raid Revealed | The Truth About Guns

“It started with a visit by an ATF IOI (Industry Operations Investigator) on July 3. They asked for bullet samples. I gave them samples and showed them a 2008 FTB [Firearms Technology Bureau] ruling stating that using the Barnes 45gr Banded Solid bullet in .223 and 5.7×28 was not a 1968 GCA [Gun Control Act] violation.

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