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NRA opposition upsets effort to reauthorize expired Violence Against Women Act :: 03/29/2019
The National Rifle Association (NRA) is set to oppose the Democrats’ legislation to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which expired in February.
Shannon Watts Backs RI Gun Grabbers Reach For Assault Weapon Ban :: 03/29/2019
There’s nothing an anti-gunner likes more than a good gun ban. After all, it’s their endgame. Despite all their rhetoric about how they’re not really coming for our guns, it’ll be one gun law after another until there aren’t any more guns.
Colorado's Dave Kopel to U.S. Senate committee: 'Red Flag' laws must fully respect due process :: 03/28/2019
Colorado constitutional scholar David Kopel today testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary on implementation of “Red Flag” gun confiscation laws in the states. Several U.S. senators, including Committee Chair Lindsey Graham, are exploring the idea of giving federal grants to states to implement such laws.
Gun Control Groups' Pivot Illustrates Their Lack Of Principles :: 03/28/2019
In the wake of Parkland, as well as any other mass shooting, gun control groups come out of the woodwork to step up and make gun control proposals. They do it before the bodies of the slain are even cold, and yet they’re given a pass by the media and society. It is what it is.
The Second Amendment Isn't Only Anti-Gun Target :: 03/28/2019
Anti-gunners aren’t exactly fans of the Constitution. I know, I know. We all already know that. It’s clear in the political positions they hold outside of the issue of guns. However, they’re also willing to use their anti-gun sensibilities to attack other parts of the Constitution.
USA Today Polls Readers, Probably Unhappy With Results :: 03/28/2019
Last week, USA Today‘s editorial board voiced its support for gun control. It cited the horrific events in New Zealand as evidence enough that something has to be done.
Democide: The State's Monopoly on Guns + Violence :: 03/27/2019
Gun control is predicated on the belief that private citizens cannot be trusted with firearms. That the state should have a "monopoly on violence" because it is less violent than individuals. And that firearms should be taken away from private citizens because only the state is responsible enough to handle them.
Does Gun Control Successfully Stop Mass Shootings in Other Countries? :: 03/27/2019
Because of what I do, I have to read a lot of op-eds written by anti-gunners. I don’t write about most of them. I don’t even finish a lot of them because that much stupid can’t be good for your brain.
Gun shop owner worried bump stock ban could lead to additional infringements :: 03/27/2019
As of March 26, it is illegal to own, buy or sell bump stocks in the United States. (MGN Online)
In The Shadow Of Suicides, Senate Panel Makes Rare Move To Consider Gun Control :: 03/27/2019
Days after three separate suicides in Parkland, Fla., and Newtown, Conn., left those communities reeling, the Senate did something rare for a GOP-led chamber: It held a hearing on gun control.
Mike Crapo warns big banks against caving to progressives on guns :: 03/27/2019
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, warned the nation’s largest banks Tuesday against cutting off access to gun manufacturers and other controversial industries due to political pressure.
Cramer bill would penalize big banks that turn away gun industry :: 03/26/2019
Sen. Kevin Cramer is introducing legislation designed to discourage big banks from cutting off the firearms industry, the latest response to moves by lenders such as Citigroup and Bank of America that have distanced themselves from the gun business.
SC State Rep Lashes Out At Graham Over Red Flag Bill Backing :: 03/26/2019
Things look to be heating up in South Carolina, and it’s not even campaign season yet.
Senate (PA) bill would allow towns to ban firearms on public property :: 03/26/2019
The bill introduced by Sen. Maria Collett, D-12, of Ambler, would allow towns to prohibit firearms on municipal properties.
There It Is. . . .Ocasio-Cortez Pushes For A Gun Ban :: 03/26/2019
The New Zealand shooting, which left 50 people dead, is already being weaponized by the Left to pursue yet another wave of anti-gun activism. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s government virtually banned semi-automatic rifles, so of course, Democrats over here were oozing with all the feelings over that. Sen. Bernie Sanders was all over it almost immediately after news of the ban was reported.
Beto's Desire to Change Constitution Should Give Pause to Conservative Con-Con Advocates :: 03/25/2019
Before his losing campaign against Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), then-Texas Congressman Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke, a Democrat from El Paso, told the Washington Post that he did not believe our Constitution was adequate to manage our present “empire.”
Salon Writer Freaks Out About Long-Range Shooting :: 03/25/2019
Gun rights advocates have long warned them.
The Democratic Presidential Contenders' Demeaning View of Americans :: 03/25/2019
When Democrat senator Kamala Harris announced her run for the presidency, she vowed to be a “tireless advocate of men and women who lack power and wealth.” But Sen. Harris and her fellow Democrats are obsessed with removing power from We the People. Removing parents' power to raise their children, Democrats implemented mandatory LGBTQ indoctrination in public school. Parents are forbidden to opt out their child.
Where Criminals Get Their Guns :: 03/25/2019
A survey released in January by the U.S. Department of Justice revealed some very interesting information about how criminals get their guns. And it doesn’t bode well for those who would curtail our constitutional freedom under the guise of reducing violent crime.
John Lott Jr.: Pa. gun registry waste of money, resources :: 03/24/2019
Pennsylvania Democrats want to register your guns. On March 15, state House Representatives Angel Cruz (D-Philadelphia), Mary Isaacson (D-Philadelphia) and Mary Jo Daley (D-Montgomery) proposed the Firearms Registration Act, from which only antiques and guns owned by law enforcement would be exempt. Gov. Tom Wolf strongly supports the bill.
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