Sometimes the Grand Old Party disappoints: SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – A Utah lawmaker is proposing a bill that would encourage to gun owners to buy trigger locks and gun safes and give stores incentives to implement suicide-prevention programs. Republican Rep. Steve Eliason of Sandy says the proposed legislation could help curb the state’s suicide rate and … Read more

- 577,190 people died from cancer (2012) – 480,000 people died from illnesses related to smoking (2012) – 88,000 people died from illnesses related to alcohol (2012) – 42,000 people died from illnesses related to second hand smoke (2012) – 37,792 people died from unintentional drug overdoses (2010) – 33,808 people died in car crashes … Read more

FYI… Cranston Mayor and Republican candidate for governor Allan Fung. WPRO File Photo. By Bill Haberman, WPRO News Gun rights supporters are questioning Republican gubernatorial candidate Allan Fung, as WPRO’s John Loughlin discovers records of then-councilman Fung authoring and supporting a resolution asking Cranston gun shops not to sell assault weapons in 2004. “I was … Read more

Who says political advertising has to be boring? Check out this spot by Glenn Hegar who’s running for comptroller in Texas. “Guns have nothing to do with the comptroller job,” said Collier. “I like guns. I own a gun, but that’s not the issue. The issue is that we need somebody who knows accounting. We … Read more

This is interesting, Wendy has voted pro-gun three times out of four. Davis is not likely to earn an endorsement from the National Rifle Association any time soon, but according to votesmart.org, Davis voted “yea” on three of four “key votes” related to gun rights in the Texas Legislature dating back to 2011, including a … Read more