CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR 1 Day Ago Gun control: Can Gabby Giffords win over gun owners by firing off some shots? by  Jennifer Skalka Tulumello Her campaign to bring gun owners under the gun control banner created the jarring image of Gabby Giffords firing a gun at a Las Vegas range, the first time she has done so since being shot more than two years ago. By Jennifer Skalka Tulumello, Correspondent / July 2, 2013 Former astronaut Mark Kelly fires a .22-caliber handgun left-handed at a shooting range on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, in Anchorage, Alaska. Kelly is the husband of former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who survived a 2011 assassination attempt. Giffords, whose right arm is paralyzed, fired a gun left-handed Monday in Nevada and Kelly said he promised her he would try shooting that way Tuesday. Dan Joling/AP Enlarge Washington Former  Rep. Gabby Giffords , the Arizona Democrat who was shot more than two years ago by a disturbed young man, this week launched her latest...

 HOTAIR.COM 1 Day Ago Video: Gun-rights supporters sell high-capacity magazines in full view of Colorado police at Capitol posted at 6:41 pm on July 2, 2013 by Allahpundit A follow-up to MKH's crowd-pleasing item  on Magpul  from Saturday night. Magpul's magazine giveaway was a  last hurrah  before the new law took effect on July 1; the stunt below was an act of defiance afterward, with Colorado cops fully empowered to haul these people in for transferring high-capacity mags. Would they do it? Or would the spectacle of arresting otherwise law-abiding gun owners for passing magazines around in a circle end up costing gun-control fans more in PR than they'd gain from having these folks off the streets for a few hours? Protesters 1, gun control 0 : "Well, we just broke that law, I've got to assume, several times in just a minute," rally organizer Ryan Tulega said… Law enforcement stood by and watched, admitting the law isn't clear cut. "We're activel...

 JD SUPRA: LEGAL ARTICLES 1 Day Ago Alabama's New "Guns In The Parking Lot" Law Takes Effect On August 1, 2013 by  John Richard Carrigan On August 1, 2013, Alabama laws regarding firearms will change to permit employees to bring guns to the parking lots of their workplaces, if certain conditions are met. Provided those conditions are met, an employer may not punish an employee for possessing a firearm on that part of the employer's premises and an employee punished in violation of this statute may sue the employer. Employee's Rights Beginning on August 1, 2013 An employee may transport or store a legal gun or ammunition in the employee's own automobile while it is parked or operated in a public or private parking area if: the vehicle is operated or parked where it is otherwise permitted to be; the firearm is either: kept inside the vehicle and away from view while the employee is attending the vehicle;  or kept away from view  and  locked either inside a compa...