As he vowed a week ago, Democrat Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has called a special legislative session next month in response to the May 31 shooting incident in Virginia Beach that left a dozen people dead, along with the shooter who was killed by police gunfire, according to Fox News. The session will begin […]
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 […]
Exclusive: Spokane County Sheriff Rips AG Ferguson, I-1639
In a telephone conversation with Liberty Park Press, Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich detailed his opposition to gun control Initiative 1639, passed by voters in November, and suggested Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, who is demanding that sheriffs enforce the measure, is being selective in his choice of laws to enforce. The initiative raises […]
WA Initiative Backers Crank Up Selective Emotion
In their new emotional funding appeal, backers of Initiative 1639 in Washington State ignore Sunday’s intervention by armed citizens to stop a mass shooter. (Screen capture, YouTube, TIME) Backers of a 30-page gun control initiative in Washington State are attempting to crank up public emotion to super charge signature gathering by talking about two high-profile […]
AMA Delegates to Consider New Gun Control Proposals
Members of the American Medical Association (AMA) are reportedly planning to prod the organization into backing several new gun control proposals when they meet June 9-13 in Chicago, according to Forbes. It’s a political move that Second Amendment activists might compare to medical malpractice. It might even bring a reaction from Doctors for Responsible Gun […]
WA Gun Measure Includes ‘Warning’ Mandate, Registration, Fee
The new 22-page gun control initiative unveiled by the billionaire-backed Alliance for Gun Responsibility includes what the National Rifle Association has labeled as a “tax” on the purchase of so-called “assault weapons,” a registry on these firearms, and a politically-charged “warning” mandate on all gun purchases. It also raises the minimum age for purchasing a […]