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HALBROOK: Merrick Garland and the Second Amendment :: 03/30/2016
Though President Obama’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to succeed Justice Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court will more than likely remain in limbo until at least until after the November election, the choice should be unsettling to supporters of the Second Amendment and gun ownership rights.
National poll claims Americans conflicted over firearms issues :: 03/30/2016
Americans are conflicted over firearms issues, according to the results of a new national survey out of Florida’s Saint Leo University Polling Institute.
RNC Convention petitioner says gun ban is 'strange double standard' :: 03/30/2016
Guns.com spoke with the blogger behind the petition to allow open carry under Ohio law at the Republican National Convention in July about the reasons for the effort.
Brazil Has Nearly 60,000 Murders, And It May Relax Gun Laws :: 03/29/2016
At the dilapidated morgue in the northern Brazilian city of Natal, Director Marcos Brandao walks over the blood-smeared floor to where the corpses are kept.
Dear NYT Editorial Board, The AR-15 Does Not Fire In 'Rapid Bursts' :: 03/29/2016
The Conservative Political Action Conference earlier this month almost made me forget about this fancy piece of fiction from The New York Times editorial board, which is that the AR-15 is an automatic weapon.
For America, the Fall of the Roman Empire Is the Best Case Scenario :: 03/29/2016
A lot of people, especially Millennials with degrees in Intersectional Climate Change Gender Studies, may not know it, but there is a way to anticipate what’s going to happen in the future. It’s not perfect, but it helps you make educated guesses about what’s next. It’s called “History,” and apparently no one in our ruling class has ever heard of it.
Idaho Constitutional Carry "These Guys Made Idaho Safer" :: 03/29/2016
Friday Governor Butch Otter signed a bill that thankfully strengthened the Second Amendment in Idaho. Finally, all branches of state government recognized that Idaho Citizens have a right to protect themselves by concealing their weapons.
Majority of Cops Killed by Gunfire Murdered by Men with Criminal Past :: 03/29/2016
While people are beginning to take note of the rise of the gun-related deaths of police officers, one issue that needs to be examined is the very high percentage of those murders that were conducted by men with criminal backgrounds.
RNC Convention open carry petition organizer confirmed Democrat, Clinton supporter :: 03/29/2016
As it turns out, the creator of the Change.org petition pressuring the GOP to allow guns at their upcoming convention is a Democrat who volunteered for the Obama campaign in 2008.
The Loophole, Australia Model and Junk-Guns Myths :: 03/29/2016
I want to finish describing the gun myths anti-rights advocates keep throwing at us, so we’re the fully informed electorate the Founding Fathers wanted. But there are so many! It seems the only thing the other side has are myths! If freedom is the gauge, every new (or old) gun proposal coming out of the left attacks a mythological problem.
CA city pays criminals $1K not to shoot people :: 03/28/2016
A San Francisco suburb has taken an unconventional approach to fighting crime by essentially paying a sort of monthly salary to ex-cons in exchange for them staying out of trouble and helping others to do the same.
Gun-free zones don't protect anybody :: 03/28/2016
This past October, in the rural, logging town of Roseburg, Oregon, a lone gunman unleashed carnage at Umpqua Community College, leaving 10 dead and nine injured in the deadliest college shooting since Virginia Tech in 2007.
Secret Service says no to guns at RNC Convention as petition tops 40K :: 03/28/2016
With a week-old petition to allow open carry under Ohio law at the upcoming Republican National Convention gaining steam, the feds are quick to downplay the suggestion.
Trump weighs in on call to allow guns at GOP convention :: 03/28/2016
GOP front-runner Donald Trump said Sunday that he will take a closer look at an online petition calling for the Republican convention this summer to allow guns into the convention space has received tens of thousands of signatures on Change.org.
Grassley Stands Up for Veterans' Second Amendment Rights :: 03/27/2016
WASHINGTON – -(Ammoland.com)- Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is working to correct a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) practice that interferes with the Second Amendment rights of former military service members.
Pope Francis Blames Weapons Manufacturers for Brussels Attack :: 03/27/2016
Arizona – -(Ammoland.com)- Pope Francis has been a grave disappointment to many Christians, not just Catholics. He appears to be as steeped in “Merchant of Death” conspiracy theory as he is in Christian theology.
The Issues That Matter to Gun Owners, Part One :: 03/27/2016
Firearms owners are becoming an increasingly-important voting bloc in center-right politics, and it’s important to discuss and define what specific issues and laws are important to today’s gun owners in this upcoming election. With that in mind, I reached out to some of the people who defined “Gun Culture 2.0” in order to get their opinions on the legal matters of today which matter to gun owners, and this was their response.
Attack in Brussels :: 03/26/2016
This week’s bombing in Brussels is one more in a list of horrors that is all too long even in just recent years. The repeated shocks are enough to dull our senses and our resolve, but after each attack, we have to take a moment to recall what exactly we are fighting for and what we’re fighting against.
Everything requires a license :: 03/26/2016
A New Jersey man, Carlo Bellario, has been arrested for illegally possessing a pellet gun. He was cast as a bodyguard in an independent film, Vendetta Games, being made by André Joseph.
Idaho becomes 9th state to adopt constitutional carry :: 03/26/2016
Republican Gov. Butch Otter gave his signature to a measure that will allow unlicensed concealed carry across the state for those 21 or older and legally able to possess a firearm.
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