A recognized giant in the firearms media and a leader in the Second Amendment movement has died. Joseph Tartaro, who retired last year as executive editor of TheGunMag.com—formerly Gun Week—and still served as president of the Second Amendment Foundation, died June 13 following a brief bout with cancer. He was 89. As news of his […]
SAF Reacts as Supreme Court Turns Down 10 Second Amendment Cases
In a blistering reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of ten gun rights cases for review, the Second Amendment Foundation declared Chief Justice John Roberts “owes every gun owner in the United States an explanation about why the high court declined to hear a number of important Second Amendment cases.” The cases, from across […]
Hypocrisy, Disconnect Mark Left’s Approach to Gun Rights
Writing in the Washington Post, assistant editor and opinions contributor Robert Gebelhoff—a fellow who undoubtedly understands the First Amendment in his sleep—talks about solving the problem of gun-related violence by asserting, “There are a number of remedies available — from mandating safe storage of firearms to requiring licenses for ownership, many of which states have […]
‘Police Not the Enemy’ Says PBA Chief; Neither Are Honest Gun Owners
New York Police Benevolent Association President Mike O’Meara may have cracked a code Tuesday during impassioned remarks at a press event in which he defended rank-and-file police officers and declared that the fired Minneapolis cop now charged in the death of George Floyd “killed someone, we didn’t.” Yet, he observed, all police are now painted […]
Rasmussen: Majority Oppose Cutting Local Police Budgets
Amid demands from protesters in the wake of the George Floyd killing in Minneapolis to “defund” police departments, a new Rasmussen survey released Tuesday says 59 percent of American adults “are opposed to cutting their local police budget.” Only 27 percent of the survey respondents want to reduce police budgets, and 14 percent are […]
Calls to ‘Defund Police’ Could Leave Nation Like Chicago
Angry protesters in Minneapolis and other cities where demonstrations have continued for more than a week are now demanding that municipal governments “defund the police,” but does anyone know what such a drastic move might create? Buried in the text of a Chicago Sun-Times article might be a hint. The newspaper looked at the number […]