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 […]
No Moore: Republican Not Only Loser in Alabama Race
The defeat of Republican candidate Roy Moore in the special Alabama race for U.S. Senator is being followed by widespread analyses from conservative and liberal commentators, all putting their spin on the election result and perhaps the best of these after-action reports appears in The Hill. That longtime Capitol Hill news organ pegs it down […]
Meet the Six Dems Who Voted For CCW Reciprocity
Gun prohibitionists are having fits in the wake of House passage of H.R. 38, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, on a nearly-partisan 231-198 vote Wednesday, exemplified by the hysteria-laden email blast from anti-gun billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety that declared the bill will “gut state gun laws and allow many people with dangerous […]
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 […]
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 […]
CCW Reciprocity Passes First Hurdle 19-11 in Judiciary
The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act crossed its first hurdle Wednesday by passing out of the House Judiciary Committee on a 19-11 vote, and it will now head to full consideration on the House floor, possibly before the end of the year. There was considerable debate in the committee, with anti-gun Democrats proposing several amendments that […]