The notion of secession is still alive in the South, at least in the community of Buckhead, a suburb of Atlanta, Ga. There, according to Fox News, Buckhead City Committee CEO Bill White says the community is “really feeling like this is a war zone.” The network uncovered some data showing burglaries are up 26 […]
Boulder Mass Shooting Suspect Wounded by Officer: Report
The mass murder suspect in Boulder, Colorado’s March 22 shooting at the King Soopers that left 10 people dead was wounded by a Boulder police officer, according to a report released Thursday. A report from Boulder County District Attorney Michael T. Dougherty said Ahmed Al Aliwi Alissa was wounded in the leg by a bullet […]
New Study Says ‘Mass’ Shootings = Less Than 1% of Gun Deaths
A new study appearing in Monday’s Annals of Internal Medicine, and reported by CNN, contained two revelations including one that may cause a problem for gun prohibitionists: Mass shootings make up less than 1 percent of U.S. gun deaths. The study, titled “Handgun Acquisitions in California After Two Mass Shootings,” appeared coincidentally on the day […]
U.S. Congressman Tells NRA: ‘You Are Not Welcome Here’
Tens of thousands of gun owners and Second Amendment activists were sent a message by Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) on Saturday that was eerily reminiscent of what other civil rights advocates were told when they visited the South two generations ago: “You are not welcome here.” If the late Charlton Heston, past five-term National Rifle […]
Triumphant Trump Tells NRA Members, ‘I Will Come Through For You’
Speaking to an energized crowd of several thousand National Rifle Association members Friday in Atlanta, President Donald Trump thanked them for making a difference in the November election, and promised, “You came through for me and I am going to come through for you.” “I am here to deliver good news,” Trump said. “The eight-year […]
Will Media Bias Bleed Through In Atlanta Coverage?
Over dinner Thursday night with two experts on gun law politics, the subject of media bias against Donald Trump took center stage, and as if to underscore that, Friday morning’s Associated Press story about the president’s scheduled appearance in Atlanta led thusly: “Donald Trump, darling of the National Rifle Association, has custody of the Oval […]
