Anti-gun Senator Dianne Feinstein admitted to CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday that no gun control law could have prevented mass killer Stephen Paddock from creating the carnage in Las Vegas on Oct. 2, an admission that gun rights supporters would probably carve in stone. Asked by host John Dickerson if any proposed gun law could […]
Homicides Up in 2016, Rifles Still Account for Fraction of Crime
New FBI crime data for 2016 shows once again that rifles of any kind, such as this bolt-action model, are used in a fraction of homicides nationwide. (Dave Workman) For the second straight year, violent crime has risen in the U.S., according to newly-released data from the FBI Uniform Crime Report for 2016, but the […]
New Federal Legislation ‘Guarantees’ Second Amendment
It could be a long shot so far as odds of passage, but the proposed Second Amendment Guarantee Act (H.R. 3576) is already raising eyebrows in two states with tough gun laws, Connecticut and New York. Coverage of the measure, introduced July 28 by Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY) seems a bit on the alarmist side, […]
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Maryland Semi-Auto Ban
An en-banc panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a ban on so-called “assault weapons” in Maryland, with a 10-4 majority opinion stating that such firearms are not protected by the Second Amendment, a position that gun rights advocates consider “absurd.” Judge Robert King, a Bill Clinton appointee, wrote in the […]
2A Activists Defeat Anti-Gun Licensing Bill in WA; Another Bill Targeted
Washington State Second Amendment activists are cheering Thursday’s defeat of a House gun control bill that would have required licensing of so-called “assault weapons” and “large capacity magazines,” but they face another hurdle with a substitute “safe storage” measure. House Bill 1387 was opposed by major gun rights groups including the National Rifle Association and […]
Is Washington AG Selective About Constitutional Rights to Protect?
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, whose name was repeatedly taken in vain over the weekend by members of the Washington Arms Collectors (WAC) gathering for a monthly gun show in Puyallup, made big headlines over the weekend for stopping, at least temporarily, President Donald Trump’s travel suspension to this country by refugees from several […]