Specific language in Nevada’s new gun control law that requires so-called “universal background checks” on all firearm transfers is preventing its own implementation, according to an opinion from the state Attorney General’s office and the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Checks System (NICS). Gun control proponents contended in comments to Nevada newspapers that a simple […]
Year Winds Down, Deceptive Anti-Gun Rhetoric Heats Up
As the year winds down, deceptive anti-gun rhetoric appears to be warming up, perhaps in an effort to sway Congress and state legislatures from passing pro-rights legislation, including a proposed national concealed carry reciprocity/recognition bill. Leading the charge Wednesday is the New York Times. In an editorial lauding a move toward stricter gun control laws […]
Trump Change: More Than 100 Federal Court Appointments Loom
Almost immediately after taking office, Donald Trump will have an opportunity to make a difference because, according to the Washington Post, more than 100 federal court vacancies need to be filled, including an empty seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. If Trump lives up to his campaign rhetoric, the high court will see a replacement […]
Gun Control’s Biggest Backfires of 2016
The stunning election of Donald Trump as president was a major backfire against Hillary Rodham Clinton and her Democrat party – which put gun control as a cornerstone of their 2016 election effort – but there have been other monumental failures and blunders for the gun prohibition movement this year. Clinton’s declaration that the Supreme […]
Homicides Up, Arrests Down in Chicago
The Chicago Sun Times reported Monday that murders are up and arrests are down in the Windy City this year, and with the clock winding down on 2016, Police Supt. Eddie Johnson says the problem is “gun violence.” Over the Christmas weekend, peace on earth was in short supply in Chicago as 11 men were […]
What Happened to ‘Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men?’
A police officer in Milan, Italy fatally shot alleged Berlin “truck killer” Anis Amri, reinforcing the notion that the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. About the same time that was happening, authorities in Australia were foiling a Christmas Day bomb plot that was […]
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