A new Senate bill that would “regulate” gas-operated semiautomatic firearms, introduced Thursday by Maine Independent Sen. Angus King and New Mexico Democrat Sen. Martin Heinrich, has quickly drawn opposition from the National Shooting Sports Foundation and National Rifle Association. WABI News is reporting King’s bill includes a 10-round magazine limit and outlaw bump stocks and […]
Dueling Data: Homicides Up in ‘Blue’ Enclaves Even in ‘Red’ States
With a hearing on so-called “gun violence” as a “public health crisis” before the Senate Judiciary Committee as a backdrop, a debate about firearm fatality data has erupted because a senator from Louisiana and a public health expert witness tangled over whether Chicago is deadlier than some southern states. As noted by Fox News, Sen. […]
Special Report: How Florida Sheriff’s Office, prosecutors botched 2021 homicide case
By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Despite what the media wants you to believe, not all murders are committed with firearms. Knives and what the FBI considers “cutting instruments” are used in roughly 10-percent of all killings. And there are no background checks on knives. Murders involving firearms usually draw far more attention and […]
Marquette Survey Shows Majority Supports Bruen Ruling
A recent survey from the Marquette Law School shows more than 2-to-1 support for the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2022 ruling in the landmark Second Amendment case of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, which recognizes the right to bear arms in public places. Marquett is the same institution which released another […]
NICS Checks Top 680,000 for ‘Black Friday’ Week
The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the firearms industry trade association, is reporting that the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) completed 680,671 background checks related to firearms for the week leading up to, and including, “Black Friday,” one of the busiest shopping days of the year. That figure is down slightly from 2022’s […]
Rasmussen: More Say Replace Kamala Harris than Keep Her in ‘24
Slightly more people think Joe Biden should replace Kamala Harris on the 2024 presidential ticket than keep her, according to a new survey released Monday by Rasmussen Reports. Harris, whose anti-gun-rights and other social issues stances equal, if not exceed, those of Biden, gets the support of 41 percent of likely voters. However, 45 percent […]
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