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Group Takes Controverisal Step of Donating Guns to Neighborhood to Help People Protect Themselves

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 01 May 2013 18:04:18 +0000

The right to bear arms is taking on a whole new look in one Texas city. A nonprofit organization called the Armed Citizen Project will hand out shotguns to people in a high-crime area of the city as a means to protect themselves. Armed Citizen Project founder Kyle Coplen says furnishing people with guns makes [...]

Louisiana Gun Rights Group 'Defend Louisiana' Has First Meetings

Danny Fox — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:55:29 +0000

The program ‘Defend Louisiana‘ is an initiative to defend gun rights in the state of Louisiana. Around 750 more signatures were added to the petition according to the founder of the program, state Rep. Jeff Thompson, a Bossier City Republican. At this time, the petition has a total of 4,000 signatures and will be presented at [...]

Top Louisiana Educator Steve Monaghan Talks Guns in Classrooms, Says Teachers Could Have 'Make My Day' Situation

Robert and Erin — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:23:42 +0000

Lots of talk about guns these days. Some even suggest that teachers should be allowed to have guns in their classrooms. This prompted Steve Monaghan, President of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers, to say that's a bad idea.

But he went one step further, envisioning a scenario where a teacher having a rough day could use a gun as a disciplinary tool, or worse.