Amid demands from protesters in the wake of the George Floyd killing in Minneapolis to “defund” police departments, a new Rasmussen survey released Tuesday says 59 percent of American adults “are opposed to cutting their local police budget.” Only 27 percent of the survey respondents want to reduce police budgets, and 14 percent are […]
WA Concealed Carry Soars as Political Tide Rises
UPDATED: New data from the Washington State Department of Licensing revealed that as of July 31, there are 627,497 active concealed pistol licenses in the state, and more than 100,000 of those are found in King County, which encompasses Seattle, the state’s beehive of anti-gun activism and Democrat politics. Perhaps by no coincidence, authorities in […]
‘2A Protects Right to Carry in Public for Self-Defense,’ Says 9th Circuit
In a 2-1 bombshell opinion issued Tuesday, a panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that, “for better or for worse, the Second Amendment does protect a right to carry a firearm in public for self-defense” and that the open carrying of firearms for that purpose “falls within the core of the […]
Big Turnout Expected at Saturday High Noon 2A Rally in Olympia
What is shaping up as a large Second Amendment rally Saturday at the Washington State Capitol building in Olympia could attract as many as 2,000 people, according to the state Department of Enterprise Services. Significantly, the agency notes in its announcement that, “Many rally participants are expected to openly carry firearms, as allowed under state […]
Anti-gunners Smear Gun Owners, Open Carry With Charlottesville
Two well-financed gun prohibition lobbying groups have resorted to smearing gun owners, and particularly open carry proponents, with the broad brush of racism because a handful of apparent “militia” members showed up carrying rifles and handguns in Charlottesville Saturday allegedly to “intimidate and spread fear.” The Seattle-based Alliance for Gun Responsibility and anti-gun billionaire Michael […]
Florida case challenging open carry ban highlights 2A dilemma
Attorneys representing a Florida man challenging that state’s ban on open carry have, unintentionally or otherwise, raised an interesting problem for the U.S. Supreme Court, which they have petitioned for review. The case of Dale Lee Norman v. State of Florida may not wind up being heard by the high court but it does […]