Buried in a 698-word gun control Op-Ed appearing in the Seattle Times is a carefully-worded pitch for electing anti-gunners in November. “As we’ve made clear,” insist co-authors Renee Hopkins and Margaret Heldring, “so much meaningful action relies on our elected officials, which means it is essential that we vote to support candidates who will prioritize […]
Fireworks Over Firearms in House Oversight Committee Hearing
The clear division between Republicans and Democrats on the issue of gun control became dramatically evident during a Wednesday hearing by the House Oversight Committee on the sale of semiautomatic rifles—so-called “assault weapons” which is a term the Associated Press recently advised against using in reports about semi-auto firearms. The hearing, chaired by Rep. […]
Will Senate ‘Compromise Proposal’ Amount to Gun Control Fishing Expedition?
The widely-reported and somewhat heralded tentative “deal” on new gun control legislation announced earlier in the week is, perhaps by no surprise to Second Amendment activists, taking on the appearance of one more legislative fishing expedition with tenets that have nothing to do with the crimes that inspired the negotiations. Chief among these, according to […]
Pro-Rights Women to Congress: ‘Ineffective Legislation’ Not the Answer
When the House Oversight Committee met Wednesday to hear from people who lost loved ones in two mass shootings last month—in Buffalo, NY and Uvalde, Texas—there were also messages from pro-Second Amendment women lawmakers may not have wanted, but now they’re part of the record. Among those offering testimony was Amy Swearer with the Heritage […]
WH turns to Oscar-winning actor to help sell its gun control package
By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project (The Second Amendment Foundation’s Investigative Journalism Project wouldn’t be possible without you. Click here to make a tax-deductible donation to support pro-gun stories like this.) The Biden-Harris administration has more than 70 staffers working on its social media and external communications, yet they have proven completely incapable of […]
Biden: ‘2A is Not Absolute,’ Calls for Gun, Magazine Bans
President Joe Biden went on the air Thursday evening to remind the nation he doesn’t believe the Second Amendment is “absolute,” as he urged Congress to pass legislation banning so-called “assault weapons” and “high-capacity magazines” in response to three recent deadly mass shootings. As reported by The Hill, Biden wants “a series of specific actions to respond […]
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