Two bastions of far-left liberal politics—Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington—may be reaping a bitter harvest of what “progressive” policies have provided, with violent crime up, police numbers down and public morale in a slump that even a surprise season-opener victory for the Seattle Seahawks probably can’t overcome. According to Fox News, “Portland residents fear being […]
CDC Report Says Gun-related Homicides Spiked 35% in 2020
Firearm-related homicides spiked in 2020, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Protection, which said 19,350 murders were reported that year in which a firearm was the murder weapon. It was a particularly deadly year, as the Daily Mail is reporting there were also 24,245 suicides with firearms in 2020. […]
As Anti-Gun Pols Exploit Sacramento Mayhem, Case Takes Twists
While anti-gun politicians from Joe Biden down to Sacramento Mayor Darrel Steinberg have exploited the mass shooting early Sunday that took six lives and left a dozen other people wounded, the investigation of the Sacramento mayhem has taken some interesting twists. Police arrested 26-year-old Dandrae Martin on Monday as a “related suspect,” and he is […]
Chicago Out of Control? Rapper Riddled with Bullets Outside Jail
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 […]