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Resentment and guns :: 04/07/2016
In the 4 April edition of The Washington Post, Christopher Ingraham, in an article titled, “White resentment is fueling opposition to gun control, researchers say,” discusses a recent study done by researchers at the University of Chicago on racial resentment and opposition to gun rights.
The Top 5 Media Misrepresentations Of Gun Ownership (That Are Actually Totally Normal) :: 04/07/2016
Many people who are familiar with Second Amendment issues have come to adopt a certain bemused resignation when it comes to the way gun ownership is reported in the media.
The Very Real Limits on Constitutional Carry: The Problem with Gun-Free School Zones :: 04/07/2016
We have recently noted that with new laws being passed in West Virginia and Idaho it is possible to carry concealed handguns in 10 states without a permit (in addition, in Montana you can do that outside of city limits). But Federal law clearly hasn’t caught up with the Constitutional Carry movement.
Clinton, Allies Continue To Lie About Gun Maker "Immunity" :: 04/06/2016
If a mentally ill 20-year-old murders his mother, steals her car keys, and plows the most popular car sold in the United States into a bus stop killing dozens, should the families of the victims be able to sue Toyota for manufacturing an “assault vehicle?”
Cornell Law School Event: The Debate on Gun Control :: 04/06/2016
On April 4, the Cornell Law chapters of the Federalist Society, Second Amendment Club, and American Constitution Society partnered to bring Adam Skaggs and Robert F. Turner to campus for a talk entitled “The Gun Control Debate.” While the two men come from very different backgrounds, there was a shockingly small amount of back-and-forth debate.
DEAR MEDIA: Are Gun Owners Racists, Or Not? Please Make Up Your Minds :: 04/06/2016
Left wing Washington Post gun control propagandist Christopher Ingraham must have been giddy when he found a questionable sociology “study” that concluded opposition to gun control must be racist.
Do you own a gun? :: 04/06/2016
Physicians Angelica Zen and Alice Kuo have written an opinion piece for The Washington Post, titled, “Do you own a gun? Why your kid’s doctor needs to know,” wherein they discuss the risks of having guns unsecured in a home with children and the need for doctors to talk about the subject.
How We're Taught About Guns :: 04/06/2016
It is a common sense belief that the pervasiveness of violence in media can desensitize us to violence in society and surely must influence impressionable youth. Perhaps because of that, our entertainment-industrial complex regularly reports studies telling us that “the evidence just isn’t there”—to “move on, nothing to see here”.
Mississippi to Join "Constitutional Carry" Club :: 04/06/2016
In a bill labelled a “Church Protection Act, the Mississippi legislature appears ready to join the permitless or “Constitutional” carry club. If Governor Bryan signs the bill into law, Mississippi will become the third state this year to join the club, putting its members at 10, or 20 percent of the states . . .
Why Don't We Disarm Security At The Democrat National Convention? :: 04/06/2016
So it turns out that the guy who created a petition to carry guns to the Republican National Convention (in apparent violation of state and federal laws) is a rabid gun control supporter who just wanted to “start a conversation.”
Gun lobby stirs to life in Europe :: 04/05/2016
European pro-gun groups are mobilizing against a new EU push to restrict the sale of firearms, claiming the proposal won’t work as an anti-terrorism tool.
Schumer cites terrorism concerns over cell phone gun :: 04/05/2016
Ideal Conceal’s innovative .380 that mimics a smart phone when folded has drawn the ire of gun control champion U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer.
Stabbings and slashings up in NYC as shootings reach all-time low :: 04/05/2016
In a press conference Monday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio praised the efforts of city officials and law enforcement for the parts they played in bringing the city’s homicide rate down to the lowest it has been in recorded history. But while murders continue to fall, authorities are dealing with an increase in stabbings.
WV: Local counties see large increase in concealed carry permits :: 04/05/2016
Both Wood and Washington counties have been flooded with concealed carry applications and renewals in the last three months.
Maine Set to Restore Gun Rights for Subsidized Housing Residents :: 04/04/2016
Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun agitators at The Trace don’t “do” irony. But they sure practice it. In their article The NRA’s Longstanding Campaign to Allow Guns in Public Housing Is Set for Its Latest Win, agitpropagandist Mike Spies seems blissfully unaware that he’s berating the NRA for doing exactly what his boss does. Like this . . .
Switzerland: Swiss want more guns despite lower crime :: 04/04/2016
Across Switzerland, there was a surge in people applying for gun permits in 2015. Was crime a driver?
Universal Orlando Employee Fired For Gun in Car Gets His Job Back :: 04/04/2016
“State law allows Floridians with concealed-weapons permits to keep firearms locked in their cars at work, but Orlando’s big theme parks have claimed they don’t have to comply,” orlandosentinel.com reports.
What Trump Has Wrought :: 04/04/2016
USA – -(Ammoland.com)- As Wisconsinites head for the polls, our Beltway elites are almost giddy. For they foresee a Badger State bashing for Donald Trump, breaking his momentum toward the Republican nomination.
5 Businesses That Rejected Moms Demand Action's Gun Ban Campaign :: 04/03/2016
Following news that Greensboro, North Carolina-based The Fresh Market caved to Moms Demand Action and will no longer serve armed law-abiding citizens, Breitbart News thought it timely to provide a list of businesses that refuse submit to the campaign to disarm law-abiding citizens.
Wisconsin: 300,000 Permits in Five Years and a Homicide Rate Lower Than Japan's :: 04/03/2016
Wisconsin started issuing concealed carry permits in November of 2011. In the last 53 months, they have issued 300,000 concealed carry permits and you probably won’t be shocked to learn that permit holders have been exceptionally law abiding.
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