Almost as a “parting shot” as she prepares to leave office, Connecticut Democrat Rep. Elizabeth Esty has filed legislation that would require people to obtain a “handgun purchaser license” before they are able to buy a handgun. The measure, H.R. 5490, has been referred to the House Judiciary Committee. Esty is leaving office at the […]
‘Gun Violence’ May Be Biggest Fake News Narrative
“Gun violence” may be the most egregious Fake News notion perpetrated on the American public in modern times; a term that appears to have been invented by the gun prohibition lobby and a national media too willing to adopt the term and believe the number typically associated with it. In a report published by Elite Daily, […]
Does CDC Data Support Another Backhand Slap at Firearms?
In Tuesday’s U.S. News and World Report, an opinion piece promoting more gun laws and fewer firearms alleges that “the daily toll of gun violence is no less horrific, taking the lives of approximately 92 people every single day, most of them slain with handguns.” It’s a dramatic assertion, based on data from the Centers for […]
Does Gun Control Lobby Engage in News ‘Fakery’ About Gun Deaths?
Hillary Clinton took the opportunity Thursday during a tribute to retiring U.S. Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) to decry “fake news,” which could easily describe repeated efforts by gun prohibition lobbying groups to combine suicide, homicide and accident data to declare that there are 30,000 deaths annually from “gun violence.” Expect this figure to be repeated […]
Gun Prohibitionists Exploit Toddlers in New Gun Control Campaign
The gun prohibition lobby appears to have reached for a new low in its campaign for stricter gun control laws by launching a new video advertisement called “Toddlers Kill” that shows several images of youngsters with guns. Although NBC News describes the advertisement as “tongue-in-cheek,” the 60-second message produced by a New York advertising agency […]