A Sunday editorial in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch launched what has become an annual “Bash Gun Rights Week” by the news media, which used to limit its invective to the National Rifle Association as its annual convention loomed, but now has expanded its scope to include the firearms industry and other gun rights groups. The […]
Senate Confirms Gorsuch on Predictable Party Line Vote
On a 54-45 vote Friday morning, the U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Neil M. Gorsuch to fill a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court as an associate justice, restoring what many believe is a philosophical balance on the high court. The vote, with three Democrats joining the majority Republicans, was a defeat for Capitol Hill anti-gunners […]
‘Nuclear Option’ to Confirm Gorsuch Can Save Second Amendment
UPDATED: With members of the U.S. Senate lining up against one another on the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court, the issue hiding in the shadows is protection of the Second Amendment as affirmed by the 2008 Heller and 2010 McDonald rulings. Senate Republicans “detonated” the so-called “nuclear option” Thursday, restoring […]
Doctors’ Group ‘White Paper’ Backs Hearing Protection Act
A new “White Paper” released Monday by the Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership (DRGO), a project of the Second Amendment Foundation, says making firearm sound suppressors more available to the public by eliminating government paperwork could be a boon to preventing hearing loss among shooters. Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership strongly supports making firearm suppressors […]
Seattle Gun Tax Revenue Falls Far Short of 2015 Prediction
More than a year after the Seattle City Council rushed through a “gun violence tax” on the sale of firearms and ammunition, the city revealed Tuesday that its first-year revenues had fallen far short of the projected $300,000 to $500,000, but offered only a general figure of “less than $200,000.” How much less? The city […]
Does CDC Data Support Another Backhand Slap at Firearms?
In Tuesday’s U.S. News and World Report, an opinion piece promoting more gun laws and fewer firearms alleges that “the daily toll of gun violence is no less horrific, taking the lives of approximately 92 people every single day, most of them slain with handguns.” It’s a dramatic assertion, based on data from the Centers for […]
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