Concealed Carry

When A School Shooter Seeks A License To Carry A Loaded, Concealed Handgun

Paul Helmke | Posted 12.23.2008 | Politics


Paul Helmke

Recently we learned that a convicted killer in one of the most notorious school massacres in American history tried to get a permit to carry a conceal...

Two Dolphins Talk About a Giant: Joey Porter, Jay Williams, Plaxico Burress, and Guns in Sports

Paul Helmke | Posted 12.11.2008 | Entertainment


Paul Helmke

I understand that some professional athletes feel threatened at times, but then they shouldn't go to places where they feel threatened enough to carry an illegally concealed handgun, drink alcohol, and accidentally fire their weapon.

Plaxico Burress Shoots Himself Into The Gun Debate

Paul Helmke | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics


Paul Helmke

The gun pushers want us all to be afraid of one another so we feel the need to carry a semi-automatic pistol every time we leave the house. Apparently Burress felt that way.

Safety Through Guns: Are You Crazy... Or Am I?

Sharon Glassman | Posted 11.19.2008 | Living


Sharon Glassman

if a bad guy had wandered hrough the street, pillowcase over shoulder at high noon, a host of adults would have called the local precinct for action. This was, clearly, what a concerned citizen should do. Taking the law into your own hands made as much sense as performing your own tonsillectomy.

Forcing Guns Into Workplaces

Paul Helmke | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics


Paul Helmke

Forcing employers to allow guns at work? This is an idea only the gun lobby could like. Yet it is one they are trying to push into every state and w...