Before Calling 911, Sheriff Tells Residents To Get ‘In The Game’ With A Gun

Before Calling 911, Sheriff Tells Residents To Get ‘In The Game’ With A Gun: pWisconsin County Sheriff David Clarke is facing backlash for telling Milwaukee, Wisconsin residents to get a gun for emergencies, rather than call 911. In a radio ad, Clarke claims personal and public safety is no longer a “spectator sport,” and urges civilians to “get in the game” before police arrive to a scene: I’m Sheriff [...]/p

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Gun Industry Aims To Sell Youth On Assault Weapons

Gun Industry Aims To Sell Youth On Assault Weapons: pResponding to Americans’ declining interest in shooting sports, gun manufacturers are developing programs to market their products to younger children. The National Shooting Sports Foundation trade association and the industry-funded National Rifle Association spend millions of dollars annually to recruit kids as gun enthusiasts. And those efforts increasingly focus on pushing semi-automatic assault weapons, including [...]/p

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