New data from the Washington Department of Licensing released Tuesday shows the state has added more than 2,000 more active concealed pistol licenses in the past month. Meanwhile, Arizona—which copied Washington’s state constitutional right-to-bear-arms provision verbatim when it achieved statehood in 1912—has added nearly 1,300 carry permits since mid-August. Arizona is a “constitutional carry” state […]
Seattle Center Homicide Has Lessons Liberals Refuse to Hear
UPDATED 11/6 – A fatal stabbing at the Seattle Center last Friday has some lessons for anti-gunners across the country that they don’t want to hear. One reason may be that the suspect, identified as David Lee Morris, was held at bay for several minutes by a legally-armed citizen until police arrived and […]
Massachusetts Anti-Gunners Pushing ‘Gun Violence Tax’
Massachusetts anti-gunners have launched an effort to create a so-called “gun violence tax” ostensibly to pay for “violence prevention efforts,” and the prime sponsor launched her effort by insulting gun owners. According to the Salem News, State Sen. Cynthia Creem (D-Newton) said the costs of “gun violence” are now “borne by taxpayers.” So, she thinks, […]
How Wealthy Elitists Are Using Their Wallets to Buy Your Rights
A hard-hitting piece published online under veteran journalist Frank Miniter’s byline lays bare the way big money has become a new weapon in the war against individual Second Amendment rights, and the timing could make a difference this fall and into next year, provided people decide the Constitution isn’t for sale. Writing in America’s First Freedom, […]