Facing a backlash over recent statements, Republican nominee Donald Trump had proclaimed his innocence over accusations leveled at him by the Secret Service and the public at large. “I see all these headlines saying I’m…
The first gold medal at the Rio Olympics has gone to the USA for shooting. Winner Ginny Thrasher said being taken hunting by family got her into the sport she has proved so successful at….
Authorities have released John Hinkley Jr. – who shot President Reagan in 1981 – citing that there was no longer any benefit to keeping him incarcerated. Medical experts have determined that his mental health issues…
You can’t be blamed for believing the gun violence debate is going nowhere these days, with the NRA and gun control advocates both locked into their respective positions of “People kill people” and “Guns kill…
A Fourth of July shooting in Downtown Pittsburgh has been tragically interrupted by an outbreak of fireworks. Police say nobody has been arrested in connection with the incident yet but they are following a tip…
While House Republicans have busied themselves time and time again engaging in symbolic votes against Obamacare despite it being the settled law of the land that cannot be overturned, House Democrats have taken over the…
Horrific events in Orlando, the biggest mass shooting in US history, have left shooter Omar Muteen dead together with a tragic number of victims. The shocking incident began at 2am and only ended when law…
The NRA’s family division – surely you knew there was one? – has started updating classic fairy tales so that the real-world fears they were traditionally supposed to educate children about are magically all solved…
[Des Moines, IA] Having already succeeded in passing a bill permitting children of any age to handle firearms, Iowa lawmakers have turned their attention to an even younger group whose second amendment rights they say…
[Houston, TX] Texas is the latest state to pass campus carry laws that require public educational institutions to permit concealed handguns on their property. Despite the howls of complaints about academic freedom being threatened, in…
In an unusual – but in some ways unsurprising – turn of events, Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered to assist the United States in dealing with what he calls its home-grown terrorist problem presently…
[Burns, OR] The armed militants who have occupied the Oregon wildlife refuge may be encouraged the apparent lack of response by government authorities. But their stand is reportedly doomed anyway, since they picked the worst…
The nation is fixated on Oregon today where a group of armed militants have occupied the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, which is federal property. Given the potentially high stakes involved in a…
The NRA has rejected calls for tighter gun control until there is a specific law on the books to prevent deer and other prey animals acquiring military-grade protective gear. “Obviously it won’t apply to animals…
With mass shootings becoming routine to the point of seeming mundane, the NRA has reiterated its stance that the best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is with a good guy with…
In response to the epidemic of school shootings, Betsy DeVos has come up with a most American solution to the problem of how to keep kids safe. “Guns don’t kill people and people don’t kill…
With the nation’s most recent mass shooting still fresh in everyone’s mind, the Republican Party has said enough is enough – it’s high time for comprehensive, properly enforced vagina control. “This latest incidence of gun…
Keen observer of human nature Malcolm Gladwell has become a household name pointing out the harbringers of irrevocable changes in our society. When asked about recent horrific incidents involving gun violence, he says it should…
Many Americans don’t want to get shot, but many Americans also love their guns so how to keep everyone happy? Don’t stop reading if you’re a gun-owner because here at Breaking Burgh we don’t buy…
