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The Trace Uses Bogus Info To Push Anti-Gun Narrative :: 04/08/2020
If there’s one good thing about The Trace, it’s that they don’t hide their anti-gun bias. In fact, the site exists primarily to disseminate anti-gun news and opinion stories. They’re open about it.
Anti-Gunners: Gun Control Group Announces PA As A Priority for 2020 :: 04/07/2020
The issue of gun control has been increasingly more prevalent over the past few elections. In 2020, a leading gun control group is placing Pennsylvania as one of their top priorities.
How Important Will Gun Owners' Votes Be In November? :: 04/07/2020
Over the years, there’s been a lot of talk about how the National Rifle Association is just way too powerful, how it buys up politicians and makes it impossible to enact “common-sense gun reform” at the federal level. For many of us, this is just a trigger to roll our eyes. We all know the NRA isn’t “buying” anyone, at least not any more than Bloomberg-backed groups are buying anti-gun politicians. Probably less so.
Ridicule of Guns During Covid-19 Pandemic Predictably Ignorant :: 04/07/2020
Once more the establishment media acts as an amplifier for billionaire Bloomberg, this time in the guise of “satire.” (Everytown for Gun Safety/Facebook)
British Even Take Guns From Royal Bodyguards :: 04/06/2020
By now, we know that the British aren’t fond of guns to any degree. After all, their own police are generally unarmed, something that would never fly here in the United States.
Fact check: Would a U.S. House bill ban assault weapons? :: 04/06/2020
The claim: The U.S. House of Representatives introduced an assault weapons ban bill
Authorities Brace For Increase In Domestic Violence :: 04/04/2020
After a couple of weeks holed up in a fairly small home with my wife and two children, it’s not a stretch to say that we’re all a little on edge. My 18-year-old has to watch himself not to bite the eight-year-old’s head off over stupid things. My wife and I find ourselves being aggravated over things that didn’t use to bug us. Things like that.
Gun Lovers Are Claiming a Huge 'I Told You So' Moment With the Coronavirus Outbreak :: 04/04/2020
In California, they waited in lines that stretched around the block. In Wisconsin, they created a scene that store owners could only describe as “crazy,” prolonging waits for background checks. In Washington, D.C., they so overwhelmed the city’s only federally licensed gun dealer that he simply closed up shop.
Kim Stolfer and Klint Macro: Law-abiding citizens' gun rights :: 04/04/2020
In his op-ed “Congratulations on your new gun. Now lock it up.” (March 25, TribLIVE), Rep. Dan Frankel shows his contempt for the individuals who have decided to exercise their right to defend themselves and those they love.
Calling Gun Grabbers Human Rights Activists Is Blatant Lie :: 04/03/2020
As we battle COVID-19, we’re also having to battle for our Second Amendment rights at a time when no one should be required to worry about it. While many people are clamoring for guns right about now, anti-gunners are trying to shut down the only avenue for firearms for millions of people. They want to see all the gun stores closed, effectively banning large segments of the population from having guns.
Now We Know How Germany Let It Happen :: 04/03/2020
For as long as I can remember, when freedom-loving Americans would gather in small groups to discuss world affairs, the question would come up, “How did the German people come to allow themselves to embrace totalitarianism the way they did?” Then, after a time of discussion about it, the group would always conclude by saying, “Thank God, this could never happen in America.”
SULLUM: Will COVID-19 kill the Constitution :: 04/03/2020
The great American jurist St. George Tucker, writing at the beginning of the 19th century, called the right to armed self-defense “the true palladium of liberty” and “the first law of nature.” But California Gov. Gavin Newsom thinks that right, guaranteed by the Second Amendment, is optional.
Will Pandemic Fears Grease the Way for Authoritarian Gun Controls? :: 04/03/2020
Draconian bills to restrict self-defense rights have a life of their own in Congress. There's always one lurking in the background, individually unlikely to become law, but ready to be deployed if a suitable high-profile crime or convenient crisis emerges to ease its passage. And that brings us to the "Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020," a far-reaching bill hovering in the legislative shadows as the COVID-19 pandemic fuels fears around the globe and breaks down barriers to authoritarian measures.
Gun background checks smash records amid coronavirus fears :: 04/02/2020
Background checks required to buy firearms have spiked to record numbers in the past month, fueled by a run on guns from Americans worried about their safety during the coronavirus crisis.
Moms Demand to Governors: 'Ignore' Trump Calling Gun Stores 'Essential' :: 04/02/2020
Michael Bloomberg’s gun control groups Moms Demand Action and Everytown for Gun Safety are urging governors around the country to ignore the Donald Trump administration’s labeling of gun stores as “essential” business.
Pa. announces extension for firearms permits, citing coronavirus impacts :: 04/02/2020
The Pennsylvania State Police announced today that Governor Tom Wolf has granted an extension to license to carry firearms permits. Permits expired on March 19, 2020, or later have been extended to May 30, 2020. The extension is necessary due to the closure of some county courthouses and sheriff’s offices, as well as other protective measures being taken to limit the spread of the coronavirus, according to a press release.
Pennsylvania: Mayor Jim Kenney calls out DA Larry Krasner after gunman shoots five people, including a 1-year-old boy, at North Philly rowhouse :: 04/02/2020
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney on Tuesday used the occasion of a virtual news conference about the shooting of five people in North Philadelphia — including a 1-year-old boy — to slam District Attorney Larry Krasner, calling on him to charge gun offenders to the fullest extent of the law.
People think it's wise to get a gun during pandemic, says second amendment attorney as firearms sales soar :: 04/02/2020
An attorney who has argued Second Amendment cases in the Supreme Court has said that record numbers of firearms background checks in March show that people fear an upcoming breakdown of law and order during the coronavirus pandemic.
Biden Has No Wish To Preserve The Nation's Armed Citizenry :: 04/01/2020
U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- Joe Biden is the Establishment Democrats’ choice for U.S. President. The American people should have no illusion about that or about what that means and whom it would be that Biden would serve were he to become U.S. President.
District Court Lands Blow Against Bump Stock Ban :: 04/01/2020
In the days of COVID-19, not many people are talking about bump stocks right about now. That’s understandable. After all, they have other things on their minds these days. Yet that doesn’t mean gun rights advocates have forgotten about them, either.
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