Writing at the Philadelphia Inquirer, civics reporter Henry Savage laments that “Philadelphia has been unable to pass local gun laws.” “A predicament that has embroiled the city and the state General Assembly into a years-long battle over one thing: state preemption law,” he complains. Second Amendment activists recognize state preemption laws as one of the […]
Decision to Track Credit Card Gun Purchases Ignites Firestorm
The weekend announcement that three major credit entities will “use a new code for gun shop purchases in US stores” has touched off a fury in the firearms community, with the National Rifle Association telling Business Insider the move “is nothing more than a capitulation to anti-gun politicians and activists bent on eroding the rights […]
Fireworks Begin over Senate Gun Control Legislation
By a 64-34 vote, the U.S. Senate Tuesday night advanced an 80-page bipartisan gun control measure for fast track action this week, and it is already drawing fire from Second Amendment advocates and some pro-gun rights journalists. Writing at the National Review, Charles C.W. Cooke is calling the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act a potential “catastrophe” […]
Marion Hammer, Former NRA President, FL Gun Rights Advocate, to Retire
The National Rifle Association announced Thursday that Marion Hammer, the first female NRA president and veteran Florida-based lobbyist for the organization, is stepping down after 44 years on the front lines of the Second Amendment battle. In a statement, the NRA noted, Hammer “will continue to serve as an advisor to the NRA, assisting with […]
Bipartisan Senate Group Reports ‘Proposal’; Schumer Says ‘Good 1st Step’
Almost immediately after a group of 20 U.S. senators announced a “commonsense, bipartisan proposal” on a new gun control package, anti-gun Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) set off alarm bells within the Second Amendment community by declaring the proposal “a good first step.” It raises questions from grassroots gun rights activists about what Schumer […]
Uvalde Mayor to Beto O’Rourke: ‘You’re a sick son-of-a-b…h’
Texas gubernatorial candidate—and career political wannabe—Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke tried to crash a press conference Wednesday featuring Gov. Greg Abbott, in an attempt to exploit the deadly Uvalde school shooting, and instead was escorted out of the building. But not before Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin shouted “you’re a sick son-of-a-bitch.” It was the latest attempt […]
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