Specific language in Nevada’s new gun control law that requires so-called “universal background checks” on all firearm transfers is preventing its own implementation, according to an opinion from the state Attorney General’s office and the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Checks System (NICS). Gun control proponents contended in comments to Nevada newspapers that a simple […]
Research Hints that Background Check Laws May Hamper Suicide Prevention
New research published this week in an issue of the JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that gun control laws requiring background checks for even temporary transfers of firearms may hamper suicide prevention efforts, according to Fox News. It’s an assertion that got immediate attention from Alan Gottlieb, founder and executive vice president of the Second Amendment […]
Gun Control Takes Center Stage; Is Second Amendment for Sale?
As the days wind down to next Tuesday’s election, gun control has once again taken center stage as an issue that is likely to bring many voters to the polls, with the gun prohibition lobby spending millions of dollars to push its agenda. According to Reuters, anti-gun billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety – […]
Cases in Washington, California Show False Security of Gun Control
Criminal cases unfolding right now against an alleged cop killer in Palm Springs, the accused mall gunman in Burlington, Washington and a suspected “straw purchaser” in Seattle once again underscore the futility of promoting background checks as an effective crime prevention tool. Today’s Seattle Times reports that detectives investigating the Cascade Mall rampage last month […]
Cascade Mall Investigation Bares Problem Anti-gunners Ignore
The unfolding investigation into the background of the Cascade Mall shooting suspect in Washington State has laid bare the fundamental problem with gun control across the country that anti-gunners routinely ignore: People intent on committing mayhem will not be stopped by gun laws, especially background check requirements. According to KING5 News, the suspect in this case, a […]
Majority of Nevada Sheriffs Oppose Gun Control Measure
A majority of elected county sheriffs in Nevada oppose a Michael Bloomberg-backed gun control measure on this fall’s ballot, and many of those lawmen and women argue that the initiative places restrictions on Second Amendment rights for honest citizens while not really having an impact on violent crime. Perhaps Nye County Sheriff Sharon Wehrly put […]
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