Anti-gun New York Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, a Democrat, has introduced legislation that would require, among other things, that handguns be retrofitted to make them “smart” and that firearms manufacturers would be reimbursed for the costs of this process. Alan Gottlieb, chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, reacted bluntly. […]
Republican Voters Have Democrats Outgunned Says New Study
A newly-released report from the 2016 American National Election Studies (ANES) makes it official: More gun owners came through for Donald Trump in November than during the previous two presidential elections. According to the Washington Post, 62 percent of gun owners voted for Trump, which was four percent more than voted for Mitt Romney and […]
Embattled Seattle Mayor Murray Drops Re-election Bid
UPDATED: 2:45 p.m. PDT — Embattled Seattle Mayor Ed Murray on Tuesday dropped his bid for re-election with a statement that seemed designed to portray him as sacrificing his career in the interest of the city where he grew up. Murray’s long political career came crashing down amid a scandal that erupted when he was […]
Seattle Police Chief’s ‘Gun Violence’ Remark Stirs Hot Water
Reacting to a string of shootings that occurred during a 24-hour period in Seattle this week, Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole – who came from Boston – evidently lit a lot of fuses when she remarked, “We are outraged by the gun violence, and neither our department nor our community will tolerate it.” Ironically, minutes later […]
Washington’s Inslee for President in 2020?
While Democrats have seemingly been working overtime to throw all sorts of distractions in the way of President Donald Trump, one that surfaced Tuesday may border on fantasy: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee as his possible challenger in 2020. That’s what CNN suggested, placing Inslee’s name on a list of potential Democrat candidates, as if […]
New Study Says ‘Mass’ Shootings = Less Than 1% of Gun Deaths
A new study appearing in Monday’s Annals of Internal Medicine, and reported by CNN, contained two revelations including one that may cause a problem for gun prohibitionists: Mass shootings make up less than 1 percent of U.S. gun deaths. The study, titled “Handgun Acquisitions in California After Two Mass Shootings,” appeared coincidentally on the day […]
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