The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion this week revealed that the second-most annoying phrase in casual conversation is “fake news,” but the college overlooked the fact that falsehoods posing as facts seem to be abundant from a variety of sources, not the least of which is the gun prohibition lobby. No better example of […]
On ‘Bill of Rights Day’ What Have You Done for the 2nd Amendment?
It is Bill of Rights Day, celebrating this date in 1791 when, according to a history found on Wikipedia, “specific guarantees of personal freedoms and rights, clear limitations on the government’s power in judicial and other proceedings, and explicit declarations that all powers not specifically delegated to Congress by the Constitution are reserved for the states […]
House Victory for Gun Rights Advocates: Reciprocity Passes
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday delivered a victory to Second Amendment advocates with passage of concealed carry reciprocity. By a vote of 231 to 198, the House passed H.R. 38, which also contains the so-called “Fix NICS” legislation to improve the National Instant Check System, updating criminal records to prevent disqualified people from […]
House Prepares for Vote on CCW Reciprocity, ‘Fix NICS’
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are planning to vote this week on a pair of issues that, perhaps unintentionally, put gun control proponents in a tight spot. For years, they’ve been demanding “compromise” on gun issues and now they’re faced with the uncomfortable “put up or shut up” scenario: legislation to tighten the […]
Fight is On, Gloves are Off in CCW Reciprocity Battle
Passage of the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act on a party-line 19-11 vote by the House Judiciary Committee was the first step in what promises to become a knock-down, drag-out fight, as anti-gun billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety lobbying group is taking the gloves off to prevent it from becoming law. Gun rights activists […]
Was ‘Black Friday’ Solid Gold for Gun Dealers?
News agencies have been gasping over the weekend revelation that “Black Friday” saw the FBI’s National Instant Check System (NICS) receive 203,086 requests for background checks relating to firearms sales, a new record that eclipsed last year’s 185,713 NICS checks. That’s a 10 percent increase. It is news that makes the gun prohibition lobby shudder […]
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