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Second Time's the Charm for Gun Control in D.C. :: 03/12/2016
WASHINGTON (CN) - The Second Amendment Foundation and three gun owners appealed to the D.C. Circuit after a federal judge upheld regulations that say would-be handgun owners need a "good reason" if they want to obtain a conceal-carry license.
The Supreme Court Vacancy: A Criminal Who Doesn't 'Leave Fingerprints' Is Still a Criminal :: 03/12/2016
As I predicted, Barack Obama is preparing to bludgeon the Senate into fundamentally reshaping the Supreme Court, and he is reportedly preparing to do this by nominating a "closet liberal" with "no fingerprints" with respect to any major issue.
Tyrants always start by disarming citizenry :: 03/12/2016
Why is the Second Amendment important? Because of the Third Amendment.
Anti-Gunners: Study: Background checks for gun buyers could save lives :: 03/11/2016
BOSTON (Reuters) – Laws requiring background checks for buyers of guns and ammunition, as well as requirements that firearms be traceable, could sharply reduce gun deaths in the United States, according to a study published on Thursday.
Did Guns Doom Hillary In Michigan? :: 03/11/2016
Sure, Sen. Bernie Sanders beat the odds and pulled off a significant primary win against Hillary Clinton in Tuesday’s Michigan primary. But while most pundits credited disaffected white union workers and starry-eyed millennials with the Vermont senator's win, another issue could have pulled in many of the late deciders who cast their ballot for Sanders.
It Can't Happen Here? It Already Did :: 03/11/2016
One of the rights that we have as Americans is the right to self-defense. It is a natural right, but in places like Washington, D.C. before the monumental Heller v. District of Columbia decision—in which the majority opinion was written by the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia—the right to armed self-defense was scorned and stifled.
Pa. case underscores gun control hypocrisy; Idaho eyes permitless carry bill :: 03/11/2016
Nothing underscores the hypocrisy of the gun control movement better than a case heard yesterday by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in which anti-gunners are challenging a 2014 law that allows Second Amendment groups to sue cities that adopt tough gun laws.
Prosecutor Bullies Ammon Bundy's Attorney :: 03/11/2016
Mike Arnold, the outspoken attorney defending the key figure in the Oregon Malheur Refuge “occupation” story, Ammon Bundy, is facing an ongoing barrage of complaints from the prosecutor in the case about his outspokenness.
The Great Gun Control War of the 20th Century (Parts 1,2, & 3) :: 03/11/2016
In the ongoing struggle to preserve our right to keep and bear arms, we can look over the last hundred years for lessons learned that we can apply to today’s fight.
Brady Campaign Rallies Against Donald Trump: He's Too Pro-Gun :: 03/10/2016
Trump will “arm school teachers; allow hidden, loaded guns on college campuses; and give every person the green light to carry a concealed weapon anytime, anywhere, no questions asked,” the email claims.
DRGO: Guns As Social Sanitizers :: 03/10/2016
DRGO is your organization. Our leadership and regular blog contributors have no monopoly on saying smart things about important subjects. Our members, supporters and readers of this blog also have a great deal to bring to the idea table.
NRA under fire again for $60 million in political spending :: 03/10/2016
The National Rifle Association is once again under fire for its political spending. Dark money watchdog Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW, claims the gun rights group failed to properly disclose close to $60 million in political spending since 2008 and is calling on the Internal Revenue Service to perform an audit. That total includes $1 million in contributions to Democratic and Republican groups, according to CREW.
Pro-gun Florida mom shot by 4-year-old son :: 03/10/2016
A proud, pro-gun mom was accidentally shot by her 4-year-old son — just a day after the Second Amendment-loving woman boasted about her tot’s shooting skills.
Ted Cruz's no-compromise stance on guns :: 03/10/2016
Three days after a young man named Dylann Roof fatally shot nine people in a historic church in South Carolina—the latest in a string of gun massacres across the U.S.— Ted Cruz campaigned at a shooting range in Iowa.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is reviewing a law that lets the National Rifle Association and other groups sue cities that enact gun-control measures :: 03/10/2016
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court was urged Wednesday to revive a law that would let the National Rifle Association and other groups pursue lawsuits against towns and cities that enact gun-control measures.
Watch: Armed Robbery Get Thwarted By Sheriff's Deputy In PA :: 03/10/2016
Ralph Valletta just started his shift as a cab driver in Reading, Pennsylvania, when 18-year-old Victor Martinez-Herrera pulled a gun and attempted to rob him. Valletta can be heard saying that he just started, and that he didn’t have anything in his wallet.
West Virginia: Don't worry about the Constitutional carry law :: 03/10/2016
To hear many people talk in the past few weeks, the Legislature’s passage — then override of Gov. Tomblin’s veto — of the “constitutional carry” bill will bring lawlessness to the streets.
Chaffetz wants to take guns away from 'Rambo' BLM, Forest Service agents :: 03/09/2016
SALT LAKE CITY — Law enforcement agents with the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service are too "Rambo" to Rep. Jason Chaffetz's liking, so he wants to take away their guns and authority.
FBI Agents Under Investigation for Coverup in Shooting Death of LaVoy Finicum as New Video is Released from Inside Vehicle :: 03/09/2016
A new video recorded from inside the car driven by Robert “LaVoy” Finicum was released today, capturing the harrowing moments before, during and after he was shot to death in Oregon last January.
Gun industry works to rebrand silencers as hearing-protection accessories :: 03/09/2016
The US gun industry is trying to shake off the Hollywood hitman image of the gun silencer and rebrand it as a hearing-protection device in a campaign to roll back regulations that date to the 1930s.
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