One day after pushing through their “universal background check” bill, House Democrats passed on a 228-198 vote another measure that extends the allowable waiting period for a background check confirmation to 10, and possibly 20 days. Immediately, the National Rifle Association’s Chris Cox issued a blistering statement. “The anti-gun politicians in the House of Representatives […]
Dems Crow About H.R. 8 Passage, but May Soon Eat Crow
House Democrats are crowing about their passage Wednesday of H.R. 8, the so-called “Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019,” but they may soon be eating crow because the White House has already stated that if the measure reaches the president’s desk, his advisors will recommend a veto. It’s really all about playing to their far-left […]
Have Democrats Forgotten Difference Between Rights and Privileges?
Capitol Hill Democrats woke up Wednesday chomping at the bit to pass an invasive, sweeping piece of legislation—H.R. 8, the “Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019”—while Democrats in “the other Washington” are also pushing several stricter gun control measures, leading many to wonder if the party has forgotten the difference between “rights” and “privileges,” or […]
Interesting Data: Seattle Murders Up Since Gun Control Crusade Began
Relying on Seattle Police Department data, Patch.com reported that the Jet City “tallied more homicides (last) year than any year in more than a decade,” an interesting revelation considering that passage of an anti-gun-rights initiative, largely supported by Seattle voters, was supposed to reduce murder and mayhem. There were, according to the article, 31 homicides […]
Hollywood’s Oscar Snubs: Was It Petty Politics or Crass Carelessness?
When the Academy Awards program Sunday failed to honor some of Hollywood’s notable passings in memoriam, it left a lot of eyebrows raised, and among those reportedly not remembered was character actor R. Lee Ermey, the retired Marine Corps drill instructor who became an icon among firearms owners, and a member of the National Rifle […]
‘Full-scale Constitutional Revolt’ Against WA Gun Control?
The on-going fight and increasing resistance to a wide-ranging, and many believe unconstitutional, gun law passed by Washington State voters last fall is “beginning to resemble a full-scale “constitutionalist” revolt against gun control,” according to a Thursday story in The Guardian, the left-of-center British newspaper. For whatever reason, the Brits seem to have a fixation […]
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