Pew Research is reporting a “modest rise in support for stricter gun laws in the United States since 2017,” including a majority (71%) who “favor banning high capacity ammunition magazines.” In a story bylined by Pew research assistant Katherine Schaeffer, the polling organization also revealed an increase in the number of Americans who support […]
FBI Uniform Crime Report Suggests No Need for New Gun Controls
The FBI Uniform Crime Report for 2018 shows a slight decline in the number of homicides committed with firearms and a drop in murders overall, suggesting that a push for more restrictive gun control laws may not be necessary. As noted by the FBI in a Monday news release, “For the second consecutive year, the […]
Trump ‘Taking Time on Guns’ as Poll Shows Strong 2A Support
Frustrating eager Capitol Hill anti-gunners who desperately want to pass new gun restrictions, President Donald Trump has been “taking his time on the issue to avoid passing ‘feel-good legislation’,” White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley reportedly told Fox News. This comes as a new Rasmussen poll released this week shows that 75 percent of […]
Washington State Fair to be ‘Gun-Free Zone’
When the Washington State Fair opens Friday in the Tacoma suburb of Puyallup, it will be officially a “gun free zone” with metal detectors at the entrance, plus heavy police presence and bans on “weapons of any kind, including knives and all firearms,” as noted by MyNorthwest.com. According to KIRO News, the CBS affiliate in […]
Anti-gun Pols Exploit Philly Standoff, Ignore Gun Control Failures
Anti-gun politicians including Senators Kamala Harris and Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney are being criticized for exploiting Wednesday’s shooting and subsequent standoff between Philly police and an armed suspect as more evidence for the need for additional restrictions on Second Amendment rights. But as it turns out, the suspect in this case, identified as 36-year-old Maurice […]
Will Pitchfork Attack in Seattle Put City Policies on Spot?
An alarming Aug. 5 broad daylight pitchfork attack on a Seattle street, allegedly committed by a man who had been out of jail only four days, appears to be kindling outrage among conservatives who are fed up with the city’s tolerance of “drug criminals” and other offenders. KIRO midday broadcaster Dori Monson wrote at MyNorthwest.com, […]
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