Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced Wednesday her desire for legislation requiring so-called “safe storage” of firearms and “increased civil penalties…for not reporting lost or stolen firearms,” but will that effort collide with Washington State’s 35-year-old preemption law? State preemption, adopted in 1983, puts sole authority for gun regulation in the hands of the State […]
Maryland Incident Deflates ‘No Guns in School’ Argument
Tuesday morning’s school shooting incident in Maryland that left the teen gunman dead after being confronted by an armed school resources officer (SRO) dramatically undermines the argument from anti-gunners that armed security in schools is a bad idea. The shooter, identified as 17-year-old Austin Wyatt Rollins, was reportedly chased down by St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s […]
Heritage Foundation Report Counters Claims about Mass Shootings
A new report from the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C., has published a three-page report that counters much of the anti-gun rhetoric about mass shootings and so-called “assault weapons” in the wake of the Parkland, Florida high school tragedy. Headlined “The Current Gun Debate: Mass Shootings,” the report was released […]
New York’s de Blasio Disses School Safety, Removes Armed Police
Less than one month after a school shooting in Florida, anti-gun New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has removed police officers from public schools in the Big Apple, leaving the safety of children to unarmed “school safety agents.” The New York Post quoted teacher Arthur Goldstein, who stated, “My colleagues think it’s outrageous — and […]
SAF Reports Surge in 18-20 Age Group Members, Donors
The Second Amendment Foundation has reported an astonishing 1,200 percent surge in memberships and donations from young adults in the 18-to-20-year-old age class over the past three weeks, evidently spurred by moves to restrict their gun rights in the wake of the tragic mass murder at a Florida high school. The news came from SAF […]
W.H. Details School Safety Plan, Poll Says Parents, Teachers Oppose Guns
Days after a nationwide poll by an education group found strong opposition to armed teachers, the White House announced Sunday several recommendations about how to address school shootings, and among them is a proposal to offer “rigorous firearms training to specifically qualified volunteer school personnel.” According to Fox News, President Donald Trump wants to create […]
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