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In an interview on Fox News on Sunday, Justice Antonin Scalia said there “are some limitations that can be imposed” on the purchase of guns.

Very aggressive gun control hasn’t prevented multiple-victim public shootings in Europe, writes economist John Lott at FoxNews.com. And he adds that gun-free zones are a common feature of mass shootings.

Oklahoma law enforcement officials are running behind the time limit set in state law for processing concealed-carry licenses, and LE anticipates even more requests as a result of an upcoming change to allow the open carry of weapons.

The number of concealed weapons permits in Florida is nearing the one million mark, according to the Florida Department of Agriculture Consumer Services Division of Licensing, which monitors them.

National Journal recently polled Congressional representatives from each major party and confirmed what a lot of gun advocates already know: the National Rifle Association dictates gun-control policy to Congress.

Writing in an opinion piece for the Denver Post, David B. Kopel, research director for the Independence Institute and an adjunct professor of advanced constitutional law at the University of Denver, made some excellent points about what the state’s gun laws cover and don’t cover. From the editorial:

Burris will offer a $50 Rebate on it popular Fullfield E1 Riflescope line with the Ballistic Plex E1 reticle. To take advantage of this rebate program, consumers need to purchase one of the Fullfield E1 scopes in 2x7x-35mm, 3x-9x-40mm, 3x-9x50mm, or 4.5-14x-42mm configurations by Dec. 31, 2012.

Ignoring rain during the final, the USA's Vincent Hancock won his second gold medal in in men’s skeet shooting. His score of 148 broke the Olympic skeet record of 145 he set en route to his first Olympic gold in Beijing in 2008.

Here is a video that didn’t get national coverage because a responsible, armed, trained citizen was present and took care of a threat immediately.

Jamie Gray, wife of a U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Soldier, finished in fifth place overall in the 10-meter air rifle after scoring a 499.7 in the first of her two Olympic events.

The Arms Trade Treaty being written at the United Nations in New York City is due to be finished July 27, but because of extraordinary secrecy, details of what may be implemented have been hard to come by. However, details of a Composite ‘Working Document’ were released on July 24, which is now fueling speculation (see links below) about what the ATT is likely to do domestically and worldwide. Is ATT a clear and present threat to the 2nd Amendment? Or as international gun-prohibition advocates assert, will the treaty be a solution to worldwide gun violence? We’d like to hear your opinions in the comment section below.

The national United Methodist Church didn't just call for prayer after the cinema shootings. Instead, the United Methodist Church's General Board of Church & Society stepped up on the bodies of the dead and wounded in Colorado to call for a ban on handguns and semi-auto defense rifles.