It was another bloody weekend in Chicago, with at least 40 people shot, including 11 who were killed, and possibly the most notorious slaying was of a man named Londre Sylvester, a local rapper known as “KTS Dre,” who was brutally gunned down shortly after being bailed out of the Cook County Jail Saturday evening. […]
Op-Ed Puts Biden’s Baltimore Comment in Perspective: Gun Control Fail
When Joe Biden announced his scheme to reduce violent crime in America, he pointed to Baltimore as an example that could guide federal gun control efforts, but an Op-Ed column posted over the weekend, Cameron Smith observed, “In reality, the city clearly demonstrates that banning “assault weapons” and expanding background checks are solutions that […]
Everytown Report Blames Spike in Violent Crime on Gun Sales, COVID
A new report from the Everytown for Gun Safety gun prohibition lobbying group asserts last year’s spike in homicides had two contributing factors, a record number of gun sales and the outbreak of COVID-19, according to CBS News. But Everytown may have unintentionally affirmed that gun rights groups were right in their predictions at the […]
Bill Would Require ‘Purchaser Licensing’ for Handguns Across U.S.
Almost as a “parting shot” as she prepares to leave office, Connecticut Democrat Rep. Elizabeth Esty has filed legislation that would require people to obtain a “handgun purchaser license” before they are able to buy a handgun. The measure, H.R. 5490, has been referred to the House Judiciary Committee. Esty is leaving office at the […]
Violent Crime Down, Murder Up Depending On Location – FBI
Preliminary data on crime during the first half of 2017 shows murders were up 1.5 percent during that period, but that depended upon the location, according to an FBI report released last week coincidentally while the annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show was unfolding in Las Vegas. However, in cities of more than […]
Roof Convicted; CCRKBA Says Responsibility is His Alone
Thursday’s conviction of Charleston church gunman Dylann Roof seemed a foregone conclusion, but in the aftermath, a prominent gun rights organization noted that only he should be held accountable, and that law-abiding American gun owners should never be penalized for such acts. The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms noted in […]