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Chiefs coach Herm Edwards said he has been told by NFL officials that safety Bernard Pollard will not be fined for his low tackle attempt on New England quarterback Tom Brady that ended Brady’s season.

Barack Obama has cultivated a rock star persona and used “change” as a rallying cry, attracting young, secular voters, but it could be the large segment of religiously-oriented youth who make or break the Democratic presidential candidate and his Republican opponent John McCain this election year. Three swing states — Ohio, Missouri and Colorado — could tip the scales if religious youth show up the way they have in recent elections, said John Green, director of the Bliss Institute at University of Akron in Ohio. “These ‘battleground states’ are good reflections of the nation as a whole,” Green told FOXNews.com....

The first convention of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus (SCCC) featured at least one speaker who said college students bearing arms on campus would not make anyone safer. Paul Helmke, president of the Brady Campaign, a gun control advocacy group, said studies show that college students are more likely to engage in risky behavior than the general population. “When I look back on my college days, maybe it was a different era in the late ‘60s, but most of my fraternity brothers didn’t have criminal records – not yet, most of them, even those who were in ROTC and...

A Virginia Tech employee shot himself in a room off the Cassell Coliseum arena on Saturday afternoon, officials said. Tech police responded to the incident at 2:15 p.m., and the man was flown to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, police Chief Wendell Flinchum said. Officials declined to identify the man, and his condition is unknown. Although officials said the shooting posed no threat to the campus community, Flinchum said police notified the public by e-mail using part of an alert system put in place after the April 16, 2007, shootings.

Brady Center review used ATF data, but agency disputes conclusion. Georgia gun stores supplied more guns that were later recovered at crimes in other places than any other state in the nation, according to a Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence review of 2007 federal data. As a source for guns, Georgia outranked much more populous states such as Florida, which was second, and Texas, which was third. According to the Brady Center, federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives data showed 2,631 crime guns recovered in other states were traced to Georgia stores. Georgia, as in virtually every...

Washington, D.C. – Paul Helmke, President of the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, issued the following statement: "Today, the Justices of the Supreme Court thoroughly discussed the Second Amendment of the Constitution for the first time in nearly 70 years, in the District of Columbia v. Heller case. Their probing questions, and the lawyers' responses, highlighted the complex history and competing approaches to gun regulation in our country. I am hopeful that their ruling will uphold the right of people in communities like the District to enact common sense gun measures they feel are needed to protect themselves and...

For a time in 2007, the New England Patriots appeared to be the very definition of a superpower. After achieving an undefeated regular season and arriving at the Super Bowl 18-0, the Patriots seemed poised to make history and become the first team in the history of the NFL to have a perfect 19-0 season. On the eve of Super Bowl XLII, few predicted anything but a Patriot victory. Pre-game analysis didn't focus on the question of whether the Patriots would win the Super Bowl, but rather on whether the Patriots were in fact the greatest football team ever to...

It is reported that Sir Isaac Newton (who pioneered in gravity, optics, and other matters scientific and mathematical) once said: "If I have seen farther than others, it was because I was standing on the shoulders of giants." After the Super Bowl, Tom Brady said, "If I have not thrown as well as others, it was because the Giants were standing on my shoulders."

In January, the Brady Campaign released its annual "State Report Cards," scoring the states according to their gun laws. Once again, the Brady rankings clearly demonstrate that states that have the most gun control tend to have the most violent crime. Brady says that a state could get a perfect "100" if it would: limit the frequency of gun purchases; prohibit private transfers of firearms; require gun show attendees to sign a ledger to be provided to the police; prohibit the sale of firearms that do not engrave a serial number on fired ammunition and require registration such firearms' purchasers;...

So, I think that Belichick is the greatest coach in history, Brady the best quarterback, and the Patriots the best team in the history of the sport. My prediction, Patriots win 42-19. You??? ;-/

An unnamed source has claimed a New England Patriots employee secretly videotaped the St. Louis Rams' pre-game walkthrough the day before Super Bowl XXXVI, the Boston Herald reported Saturday.

Is Brady the best quarterback who ever played? NFL By John Powers The Boston Globe Published: February 1, 2008 PHOENIX, Arizona: Even now, after three rings and a season that is one victory shy of unprecedented perfection, the man shakes his head when you put him alongside Joe Montana, Terry Bradshaw and the other immortals in the signal-calling pantheon. "Those guys, as far as I'm concerned, are in a league of their own," Tom Brady said. And yet, if the New England Patriots beat the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII on Sunday night, their quarterback will join Montana...

Last Sunday's Million Mom March, the gun-control protest organized (as the major media is finally admitting) by the sister-in-law of Hillary Clinton's longtime lawyer pal and hatchet woman, surly Susan Thomases, may not do the Democrats much good this year. ...It doesn't take a weatherman to figure out that the average citizen doesn't want national policy determined by packs of weeping women led by a shrill, dimwitted talk-show host (Hillary sycophant Rosie O'Donnell).

FEATURE Industry In An Uproar The most famous scene in the classic movie "Network" has over-the-hill anchorman Howard Beale looking into the camera and telling the viewers to: "go to the windows, to look outside and tell the world 'I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore'" That might describe the mood of many of the quiet Americans who have watched quietly as anti-firearms groups have painted them as anything from a snaggle-toothed dimwit to the very face of evil -simply because they choose to exercise their right to own firearms- legally. Howard Beale might find...

Quarterback Tom Brady has yet to publicly comment on the Patriots' acquisition of receiver Randy Moss, but his actions speak volumes. As part of the whirlwind process that brought Moss to New England, Brady provided a key assist. Because the Patriots had to acquire the original terms of Moss's contract as part of the trade with the Raiders, the team needed to clear salary cap space to absorb the $9.75 million figure that Moss was scheduled to earn. Enter Brady, who agreed to restructure his present contract that runs through 2010 to create the space. That allowed the Patriots to...

"How many deaths and injuries must we endure before our nation's elected officials act to end gun violence? We must ask our leaders: "What are you going to do about it?" What are you going to do to make our schools, workplaces, and communities safe from gun violence?"

The Brady Bunch is gearing up, time to give them Hell. This is their latest appeal. ================================= Dear XXXX, Last week, a Federal Appeals Court overturned Washington D.C.’s long-standing restrictions on handguns — a decision that endangers all of America’s gun laws. This case is most likely headed to the U.S. Supreme Court and we have a tidal wave of work to do before it gets there. This battle — to its very core — is the most important battle we have ever waged. We need your help today to build a strong Brady Gun Law Defense Fund to save...

Tom Brady, Mr. All-American, says he's ''excited.'' You bet. Informed that actress and ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynahan is three months pregnant and he is the impregnator, the three-time Super Bowl champion quarterback and purest man in the world -- or rather, his agent, Tom Yee -- said, ''Tom and his family are excited about the pregnancy.'' Wow. They're not excited about the mother or a possible marriage or any kind of meaningful union between copulators. They're excited about the fact their son/brother/relative has active sperm. Maybe the Brady family also is excited about the late-night talk-show jokes that are brewing as...

The proposed Castle Doctrine law being considered in the Texas legislature is getting the typical Brady Campaign treatment. An examination of their tactics is a good study for any state considering the law. Does Brady Care More About Criminals Than Law-Abiding Victims? Brady came out against Castle Doctrine because of its impact on criminals: “The law only changes things for the bad guy,” Mr. Ragbourn said. “The good guys already had the law on their side.”1 If Castle Doctrine “only changes things for the bad guy,” a reasonable person would support it, so why is Brady complaining? They continue with...

With the his team’s season coming to a premature end on Saturday, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has discovered he has more time on his hands than ever before – time he can use to delve deeply into one of his great passions: Internet porn. “God, I love me some Internet porn,” said Brady. “During the season I don’t have a lot of time to dedicate to it, unfortunately. I have to spend all those hours at practice, studying film of opposing defenses, giving interviews, et cetera – that all really cuts into my porn hobby.” But since the...

Gun Owners of America Legislative Alert -- Oppose McCarthy Gun Control Bill, H.R. 297 Gun Owners of America 8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102 Springfield, VA 22151 (703)321-8585 Tuesday, January 23, 2007 The first major anti-gun bill of the new Congress has already been introduced, and it could prove to be the most serious threat to the Second Amendment we face under the new congressional leadership. On the first full day of the new Congress, anti-gun Rep. Carolyn McCarthy introduced H.R. 297, the most massive expansion of the Brady law since it passed in 1993. This is a bill you helped...

Queer eye for this Brady guy: Ladies man Tom is gays’ fave, too By Laurel J. Sweet Friday, January 19, 2007 - Updated: 12:28 AM EST Tom Brady still has a ways to go before celebrating a fourth Super Bowl title, but gay men across the country have already embraced him as their champion Gay-oriented sports Web sites from coast to coast are ablaze with desire for Tom Terrific. “It’s equal rights. We get to look at him the same way women do, we get to want him the same way women do,” said “Robert,” a 41-year-old gay South Shore...

A National Momentum Shift: Supporters Of Common-Sense Gun Laws Win Races From Coast To Coast Washington, DC (11/8/2006) — In election races across the country yesterday, candidates who support strengthening America's gun laws to fight gun violence defeated candidates backed by the gun lobby in U.S. Senate, U.S. House, gubernatorial and other statewide races and a number of high-profile state legislative races. The results should have a profound impact on the ability to fight illegal gun trafficking and gun violence in the coming years. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence won five out of five races for Governor and...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Democratic nominee Jerry Brown today received the endorsement of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the nation's leading gun violence prevention organization. Former Governor Brown has dedicated his life to public service. He earned the Brady Campaign endorsement by pledging his commitment to maintaining the integrity and professionalism of the California Department of Justice, which has done groundbreaking research on effective techniques for combating firearms crime for many years. "Jerry Brown is the right man for this job, and the right man to succeed a terrific Attorney General, Bill Lockyer," said Paul...

70 MILLION MORE GUNS.38% LESS VIOLENT CRIME NRA-ILA ALERTS Data released by the FBI on Monday showed that in 2005, the nation's total violent crime rate was 38% lower than in 1991, when violent crime hit an all-time high. Rates of the individual categories of violent crime were also much lower in 2005 than in 1991. Murder was 43% lower, rape 25% lower, robbery 48% lower, and aggravated assault 33% lower. The FBI's report came on the heels of a Bureau of Justice Statistics crime survey that found that violent crime was lower in 2005 than anytime in the survey's...

BOSTON, Sept. 21 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Deval Patrick, the former assistant attorney general who yesterday won the Democratic Primary to run for Governor of Massachusetts, is focusing critical attention through his campaign on the fight against illegal gun trafficking. "I see an end to the trafficking of illegal guns into Massachusetts from neighboring and other states, through better coordination and cooperation among state, federal and local law enforcement," Patrick says. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence announced a sharpened focus on the issue of illegal gun trafficking early this year. Its President, Paul Helmke, praised Patrick Wednesday for shining...

It’s been just two months since Paul Helmke left Fort Wayne to lead a national gun-control organization, and already he’s gone Hollywood. But hobnobbing with Dustin Hoffman, William Shatner and other Tinseltown stars is just another day at the office when you’re a Midwestern Republican trying to convince mostly liberal donors of your good intentions. “As a Midwestern Republican, I represent a change in the organization. My predecessor was a Democrat from the Washington suburbs,” said Helmke, who was mayor from 1988 to 2000 and a private attorney before being named president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.

Hezbollah is the terrorist organization that was responsible for killing more than 200 Marines who were on a peacekeeping mission in Lebanon more than twenty years ago. Hezbollah also was responsible for the kidnapping, torture, and murder of U.S. Marine Col. William R. Higgins in 1988 and CIA Beirut station chief William Buckley in 1984. Hezbollah shot U.S. Navy Seabee Diver Robert Stethem, during a 1985 hijacking of TWA Flight 847, and dumped his body onto the Beirut airport tarmac. Representative John Dingell, a Democrat from Michigan, who publicly stated during a July 30 an interview with Michigan TV station...

To: National Desk Contact: Peter Hamm of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, 202-289-5792 WASHINGTON, July 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Paul Helmke, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, issued the following statement today on the shooting at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle Friday: "Our prayers go out to the victims of gun violence in Seattle and their families. To the family of the victim who died, we express our deepest condolences. To the victims who are struggling to recover, we offer our hopes for a full recovery. "This terrible attack appears to have been launched...

Like the ancient Roman emperor Nero, who fiddled while Rome burned, Mayor John Street is playing a familiar tune while the city of Philadelphia is smoldering from homicides. Hizzoner is singing the same old song that lenient gun laws are the culprit. The mayor ignores the evidence that strict gun laws do not deter gun crimes. Apparently, that would make too much sense. After all, Mayor Street only needs to look across the Ben Franklin Bridge to Camden, N.J., a city which has one of the worst homicide rates in the nation, despite the fact that the state of New...

This 4th of July, while you and your family celebrate the 230th Anniversary of the founding of our great nation, there’s one party you won’t be invited to... ...And that’s the party that Kofi Annan is throwing at United Nations headquarters in New York — using your tax dollars — for nearly fifty dictatorships, six terrorist states, governments that endorse execution based on religious faith, and a multitude of other nations from around the globe. You see, this party isn’t to honor your freedoms -- but to conspire to take them away. That’s right. Over our 4th of July holiday,...

Washington, D.C. - Criminals, youth and other prohibited persons are gaining access to guns with remarkable ease and continue to wreak havoc on communities around the country. And elected officials are doing little to stop them. That’s the lesson of the 2005 Annual Report Cards of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. Overall, 32 states received a grade of "D" or "F" for the 2005 report card. With the leaders of America’s cities crying out for help from either the Federal government or state Capitols; with front page stories providing daily examples of the pain inflicted on communities by...

This is an open thread for Illinois Freepers to talk about the GOP Primary Election today. Can Judy Baar Topinka be stopped?!?!? Stay tuned!

If you want to discover how a perfectly healthy pink state turns into a lasting blue one, look no further than Illinois.For years, Republicans often won statewide and federal elective offices. But thanks to a bungling party "leadership" way out of touch with its constituency, Tuesday's primary election to select a GOP nominee for governor presents voters with indecision, disappointment or disgust. Among the candidates, "I don't know" has made a strong showing.We columnists have raked this field of candidates to the point of tedium, but why not? Why should Republicans be forced to choose among marginal, inexperienced, unqualified or...

Tomorrow is primary day in Illinois and there are three races to watch. The first, and biggest, is the GOP primary for Governor which has essentially boiled down to a two person race between moderate Judy Baar Topinka and conservative Jim Oberweis.Topinka is the only Republican currently holding statewide office (Treasurer) which demonstrates her appeal in a state where the GOP has basically been reduced to a smoldering heap of ruins. However, Topinka's longevity also has a downside; she has ties to the lowly-regarded Illinois political establishment and she served with former Governor George Ryan - who sits awaiting...

At the end of a political campaign it's not uncommon for a candidate to grasp at straws, but Jim Oberweis literally proposed drawing straws to decide who should stay in the race for the Republican nomination for governor, two of his rivals said Saturday. On the Democratic side, Ald. Richard Mell (33rd) extended his feud with his son-in-law, Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich, by featuring primary challenger Edwin Eisendrath at a bingo game of senior citizens in the ward. But Mell stopped short of a formal endorsement. As the GOP candidates for governor fanned out across the state on the final...

Hopefuls put politics on parade By Mickey Ciokajlo and Ofelia Casillas, Tribune staff reporters. Tribune staff reporters Liam Ford, James Kimberly, Carlos Sadovi and John Chase contributed to this report Published March 12, 2006 ......During the session at the Rose Garden restaurant, Oberweis received the endorsement of conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly, founder and president of the Eagle Forum. "You were one of my heroes," Oberweis told Schlafly, adding that her 1964 book "A Choice Not an Echo" inspired him. The book, used that year to promote Barry Goldwater's presidential run, argued that grass-roots elements of the Republican Party must stand...

Topinka 36% Oberweis 25% Gidwitz 19% Brady 11% Martin 1% Undecided 8% Oberweis closing on Topinka, poll finds SPRINGFIELD BUREAU 03/12/2006 Judy Topinka continues to pose the most serious threat to Gov. Blagojevich, still holding him under 50% support among likely voters, according to a new Post-Dispatch/KMOV-TV poll. But two weeks out from the GOP primary for governor, Topinka herself faces a growing threat from Jim Oberweis. Oberweis, a wealthy dairy owner, has made substantial gains against her in the past month. The poll of 800 likely voters was conducted Monday through Wednesday by Research 2000. The poll has a...

To: State Desk, Legal Reporter Contact: Richard Pearson of Illinois State Rifle Association, 815-635-3198 Web: http://www.isra.org SPRINGFIELD, Ill., March 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released today by the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA): The very foundations of the gun control movement were rocked today by the results of a survey taken by the National Association of Chiefs of Police (NACOP). In a nutshell, the survey shows that the nation's top law enforcement officers believe that average citizens can be trusted to responsibly own firearms; that criminals ignore gun control laws; and that concealed carry laws reduce crime. These...

Contact: Peter Hamm of the Brady Campaign, 202-898-0792 SPRINGFIELD, Ill., March 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A bill that would ban military-style semiautomatic weapons in Illinois, HB 2414, awaits action in the Illinois Legislature. Law enforcement leaders, crime victims, and the Governor are calling for its passage. Today, the gun lobby said it would be economically costly. "The gun lobby's leaders said today in Springfield that banning assault weapons would injure Illinois economically to the tune of $150 million and cost the state 750 jobs," said Jennifer Bishop, Illinois State director of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. "Are Illinois...

Patriots are only 1-3 against Denver since start of 2001 season Print By Jeff Legwold, Rocky Mountain News January 13, 2006 ENGLEWOOD - Four times, five years. The Denver Broncos and New England Patriots are no strangers to all of this, regular stops along the way where everybody knows their names. "You would think that they were in our division," Patriots linebacker Willie McGinest said. Saturday will be the fifth edition in the set, an AFC divisional-round game with the winner staying alive on the road to the Super Bowl. And while the Patriots routinely have been been described as...

Pats won big tonight over Jacksonville. Can I hear three-peat????

I found out today that ATFE has reinstated the ability of Nevada CCW holders to use their Nevada CCW permits as an alternative to the $25 Point Of Sale contact in filling out the form 4473 required with each firearm sale. This is GREAT news, and a testament to the power of gun owner activism. Initially the Nevada Chief's and Sheriff's Association thought they could simply shrug off the results of several of their members failing an ATFE audit. Their failing the audit resulted in ATFE announcing that Nevada CCW's would no longer be accepted in lieu of a requirement...

Conservative Elgin state Sen. Steve Rauschenberger will drop out of the Republican governor’s race today to become the running mate of moderate Ron Gidwitz in an attempt to salvage both men’s statewide hopes next year. The move to form a balanced ideological team comes a week after state Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka entered the GOP governor primary amid a state party poll that showed her with a wide lead with many voters still undecided. While Gidwitz and Rauschenberger had been talking prior to that, the meeting helped speed up their decision to join forces after perceiving the party establishment was...

Tom Brady has led the Patriots to three Super Bowl titles in the past four seasons. SI.com's Peter King says that's only part of the reason why Brady is SI's 2005 Sportsman of the Year.

Gun Plan Considers Defense By Ken Raymond The Oklahoman Some say the proposal isn't needed in our state. The National Rifle Association is behind a nationwide push for legislation broadening the definition of self-defense -- but some Oklahomans say it would change little here. "I think the statutes are pretty clear already on what you can and can't do," said Doug Friesen, an Oklahoma City attorney who has taught conceal-carry classes for nearly a decade. The proposed legislation is based on Florida's new "Stand Your Ground" law, which took effect Oct. 1. That law, in part: Authorizes residents to use...

http://www.gunowners.org/a111705.htm URGENT!!! URGENT!!! -- House to Vote Soon On Granting FBI Unlimited Access To Gun Sales Records Gun Owners of America 8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102 Springfield, VA 22151 (703)321-8585 Thursday, November 17, 2005 Registration leads to confiscation. We all know that, and that is why GOA has vehemently opposed all attempts by government forces to compile or retain information pertaining to lawful firearms purchases. But in the name of fighting terrorism, the United States Congress is getting ready to trample on the rights of law-abiding Americans, no matter what the Constitution (and current law) happens to say. The House...

HOW SAMUEL ALITO TOOK A NO-BRAINER CASE AND STEPPED WAY, WAY OUT OF THE MAINSTREAM For Immediate Release: 11-01-2005 Washington, D.C. - In 1986, President Ronald Reagan signed the McClure-Volkmer Act, which severely weakened federal gun laws, but had one redeeming provision: it banned transfer and possession of machine guns not legally owned when the Act went into effect. Since then, criminals have repeatedly tried to escape culpability for illegal possession of machine guns by arguing that the ban is unconstitutional. The courts have unanimously upheld the law as constitutional; every Circuit Court of Appeal to consider the issue has...

"MACHINE GUN SAMMY," A PERFECT HALLOWEEN PICK For Immediate Release: 10-31-2005 Contact Communications: (202) 898-0792 Washington, D.C. - How could it have gone in any other direction, from a White House that just gave blanket immunity to the gun industry, which refuses to bar terrorists from buying guns, that broke a campaign promise and put Uzis and AK-47s back on America’s city streets, and insisted that records of gun purchases be destroyed before the sun sets on them twice? It had to be a Supreme Court pick that favors legal machine guns. In 1996, Judge Samuel Alito was the sole...