The Intercept , an online publication started early this year, inspired by the Edward Snowden leaks, dedicates itself to the purpose of acting as the "media watchdog" keeping an eye on the government--a function the mass media clearly abandoned long ago.

Common sense would seem to suggest the latter. Cars are everywhere. We are an auto-obsessed nation.

Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney, right, is working on new legislation that would in many cases make life easier for gun owners.

North Tonawanda Mayor Rob Ortt signs the Shooters Committee on Political Education pledge to back repeal of the New York SAFE Act gun control law as Orleans County SCOPE Chairman Tinker Young looks on.

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In a new video entitled "Everyone Gets a Gun," NRA commentator Billy Johnson this week dishes on his view of guns and education in America, comparing the two and drawing on some startling comparisons and thought-provoking contrasts in our nation's schools as balanced against gun laws .

Jody is a great friend of the Second Amendment, and thanks to the support of people like you, GOA was able to flood the airwaves and mailboxes with his pro-gun message.

A lawmaker who helped push through a bill that allows Illinois residents to carry concealed weapons is suggesting the law is too hard on gun owners from other states.

There are places where you just don't go with your firearms. Any gun owner knows them; any person who staunchly supports Second Amendment rights knows them; any person who knows gun laws knows them.

As the temperatures soar and summer sizzles on, so does the controversy over where to locate recreational target ranges that will afford the best opportunities for shooters at minimal risk or annoyance to others.

A number of changes for the upcoming deer hunting season has been announced by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

Last week, the sheriffs office wrapped up it's second annual Sheriff's Academy for Youth Camp.

There is growing anecdotal evidence that the public is not as fearful of firearms as gun prohibitionists contend, as underscored by the national popularity of a "guns welcome" restaurant in Tennessee, an open carry eatery in Colorado , and yesterday's reports of spiking concealed carry licensing in South Carolina and Kansas .

In doing so, Maloney called for Capitol Hill law enforcement to investigate GOA Executive Director Larry Pratt for saying that the Second Amendment is "for restraining tyrannical tendencies in government a especially those in the liberal, tyrannical end of the spectrum."

The Surry County Board of Commissioners gave a nod Monday night to a proposal proffered by Sheriff Graham Atkinson that will allow county residents to apply for gun permits online.