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The next battleground in the gun debate may be taxes :: 05/17/2018
I’ve mentioned before—and I say this as a guy who’s pro guns and supports the Second Amendment—that demographics and changing consumer behavior are slowly nibbling away at America’s rich gun culture. I believe that we have seen the high-water mark for that culture and it is slowly receding. I emphasize slowly.
Are smart guns ready for prime time? The technology may be, but gun owners remain wary :: 05/16/2018
With 38,658 people killed by guns nationwide in 2016, two-thirds by suicide, the grass-roots advocacy group Common Ground of Southeastern Wisconsin is pushing the idea of applying smart technology to guns. Common Ground is working with Do Not Stand Idly By, a national effort, to pressure gun makers to emphasize technology that requires user authentication to make a gun work.
Conservative student's parting shot at college's anti-gun policies goes viral: 'Come and take it' :: 05/16/2018
A conservative woman who recently graduated from Kent State University has received threats after she took aim at her school’s anti-gun policies in a photo shoot where she carried an AR-10 and wore a cap that said, “Come and take it.”
Did Bloomberg Open Can of Worms with Epidemic of Dishonesty Talk? :: 05/16/2018
Did anti-gun billionaire Michael Bloomberg open the proverbial can of worms over the weekend when he told a commencement audience in Texas that Americans are facing “an epidemic of dishonesty,” according to CBS News?
GOA Submit Comments To ATF On Bump Stocks :: 05/16/2018
The Trump administration’s plan to categorize bump stocks as machine guns isn’t popular in some circles. I’ve been critical of it myself, especially because of the fact that the law was clear on what was considered a machine gun and a bump stock isn’t even close to that definition.
How Trump is making it easier for U.S. gun manufacturers to export firearms :: 05/16/2018
The Trump administration took a major formal step Monday toward officially shifting authority from the State Department to the Commerce Department over the approval of U.S. small arms exports, including semiautomatic rifles and weapons ranging in size up to .50 caliber.
Our 'Cold Civil War' Over 2 Constitutions :: 05/16/2018
The United States is more than politically polarized amid a “cold civil war” over the meaning of the Constitution, constitutional scholar Charles Kesler said Tuesday.
Progressive Summer Lee Defeats Incumbent Paul Costa In 34th State House District :: 05/16/2018
Summer Lee of Swissvale has won the Democratic primary as a newcomer to the 34th State House District in a wide victory against incumbent Paul Costa.
Arkansas universities report no problems after first semester of campus carry :: 05/15/2018
With a full semester of the state’s new campus carry law in the rear view colleges and universities in Arkansas have little trouble to report.
Sorry Liberals - MASSIVE GUN STUDY CONCLUDES: 'Murder Rates Rise When Guns Are Banned' :: 05/15/2018
Liberals forget that we all want the same thing in the gun-rights debate, we all want to save lives. The question is how to best accomplish that goal.
Why gun violence doesn't lead to gun control: Up close with firearms :: 05/15/2018
Opponents of assault weapons ban are winning because they have more concrete reasons to care about their guns than backers of the ban have to care about laws.
Assault Weapons, Explained :: 05/14/2018
James Huberty, a 41-year-old survivalist who had recently lost his job as a security guard, spent the morning of July 18, 1984, at the San Diego Zoo with his wife, Etna, and their two daughters. The family ate lunch at a McDonald's restaurant in the Clairemont neighborhood before returning to their home in San Ysidro. After Etna lay down to rest, Huberty approached her and said, "I want to kiss you goodbye." When she asked him where he was going, he said he was "hunting humans."
Author of Obama lead ammo ban argues hunters support gun control :: 05/14/2018
President Obama’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service administrator joined with a group of outdoor writers and photographers to pen an editorial calling for a number of new gun restrictions.
Bank of America signals relationship with Remington over after bankruptcy exit :: 05/14/2018
Bank of America said that its policy on financing makers of military-style rifles for civilians has not changed despite confusion over the bank providing a $43.2 million loan to Remington Outdoor Company when it emerges from bankruptcy.
Wolf, Pa. Legislative Black Caucus pledge to reduce gun violence :: 05/14/2018
Flanked by members of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus, Gov. Tom Wolf visited Philadelphia’s Grays Ferry neighborhood Tuesday to announce an initiative to reduce gun violence.
Living the Gun Free Utopia Hoax, How's that Working for you UK? :: 05/12/2018
Ft Collins, CO –-(Ammoland.com)- Gun-free Utopia? London UK rate of violent knife and gun crime is soaring.
Oklahoma governor vetoes gun carry bill in defeat for NRA :: 05/12/2018
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin on Friday vetoed the “Constitutional Carry” bill that, if passed, would have enabled handgun owners in the state to carry without first obtaining a permit.
Pennsylvania: Abington man with AR-15 rifle ignites debate about open carry in the Philly burbs :: 05/12/2018
For Mark Fiorino, strapping his gun to his hip is as regular a habit as grabbing his wallet or cellphone. On a recent day, he openly carried while walking his dog, Barrett, near his Allentown home.
Democrats go full TYRANNY: Now demand nationwide gun confiscation from law-abiding Americans. . . at gunpoint, of course :: 05/11/2018
A California Democrat was recently given a platform by USA Today to publish a shocking editorial that calls for nationwide confiscation of all “military-style semiautomatic assault weapons” from law-abiding citizens.
Exhaustive Study: Murder Rates Rise Every Place that Bans Guns :: 05/11/2018
So, think banning guns is going to solve America's murder problem? The data should tell you to think again.
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