Special Reports http://hamptonroads.com/taxonomy/term/107 Category: Special Reports en-us Copyright 2008 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:50:27 -0400 Caught in an arms race, Virginians pack more guns A year ago, it would have been unthinkable. A chapter of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus has taken up residence at Virginia Tech. Membership ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/03/caught-arms-race-virginians-pack-more-guns Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:53:45 -0500 Gun-rights supporters are tired of being typecast, leader says He is called unflattering names by the other side: Gun nut. Zealot. Paranoid. In person, Phil ip Van Cleave doesn't seem to fit the part. At 55, he ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/03/gunrights-supporters-are-tired-being-typecast-leader-says Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:14:33 -0500 Open vs. concealed carry: What's the difference? OPEN CARRY Virginia does not require a permit to andquot;open carry.andquot; Anyone 18 or older who can legally own a gun can carry it loaded i ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/03/open-vs-concealed-carry-whats-difference Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:49:17 -0500 As street values rise, gun thieves get bolder Most of us know the gun debate as a war of words - a battle of sound bites between this side and that. The real front lines are on the streets, whe ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/03/street-values-rise-gun-thieves-get-bolder Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:47:18 -0500 Project Exile flexes federal muscle at gun crime Last month, when Suffolk gang leader Willie andquot;Bang 'Em Upandquot; Waters was convicted of fatally shooting a 14-year-old girl, he was alrea ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/03/project-exile-flexes-federal-muscle-gun-crime Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:20:08 -0500 Graphic: Guns, Virginia's deadly export andnbsp; Special report: State of the Gun ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/03/graphic-guns-virginias-deadly-export Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:41:29 -0500 Virginia bites back at NYC's Mayor Bloomberg New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg got fed up last year. Traces on crime guns kept leading to other states. Over and over, the trail led to some of the ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/03/virginia-bites-back-nycs-mayor-bloomberg Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:45:48 -0500 Did you know ...? More history and trivia on guns Machine guns may be owned by a private citizen so long as the buyer passes a background check, files required paperwork, pays a $200 tax and obtains ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/03/did-you-know-more-history-and-trivia-guns Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:01:17 -0500 In Virginia, firearms aren't a tough sell An AK-47 with five 30-round clips ($375). A Bushmaster, like the one the Beltway snipers used, complete with bipod ($1,300). A Barrett .50-calibe ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/03/virginia-firearms-arent-tough-sell Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:17:01 -0500 Virginia Tech killer acquired his weapons legally The two handguns that took 33 lives at Virginia Tech on April 16 were bought by the book - as it was written then. Seung-Hui Cho ordered the first ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/03/virginia-tech-killer-acquired-his-weapons-legally Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:34:32 -0500