The Hill is reporting that so-called “gun violence prevention advocates”—known to most people as gun prohibitionists—are “feeling disappointed” that Joe Biden, having served nearly one full year in office, has not made any progress on gun control. They are upset with his tepid reaction to the Oxford High School shooting in Michigan and the fact […]
Outrage: ‘Military-Grade Spyware’ Used in Hacks, Says Investigation
The Guardian is reporting that journalists, human rights activists, business executives and others “have been targeted by authoritarian governments using hacking software sold by the Israeli surveillance company NSO Group.” Chron.com described the software as “military-grade spyware” licensed by the Israeli company. The spyware is known as “Pegasus.” Perhaps most alarming is that the hacks […]
Insurrection in WA State: Lawmen ‘Just Say No’
As anti-gun lawmakers in Washington State’s capitol at Olympia consider even more restrictions on firearms owners, resistance from law enforcement professionals to last fall’s Initiative 1639 is being reported internationally by The Guardian. What Second Amendment advocates considered an “extremist” gun control measure when they opposed it, I-1639 — passed by slightly less than 60 […]
Liberal Myth Explodes with New Brit Crime Data
New crime statistics from the United Kingdom showing that crime has climbed 10 percent across England with gun-related crime climbing a startling 23 percent could poke a serious hole in arguments from liberal gun prohibitionists that the United States should follow England’s example on gun control. According to The Guardian, the spike in crime is […]
Research: Background Check Laws Had ‘Little Effect’
Updated: So-called “Comprehensive Background Check” (CBC) laws passed in Washington and Colorado have had little effect, and that may be because “citizens simply decided not to comply and there was a lack of enforcement,” according to a story in The Guardian. The report appears in Injury Prevention, a medical journal. A third state, Delaware, did […]
Are You a ‘Super Gun Owner?’ Here’s How to Tell But Should You?
What is being touted as “the most definitive portrait of US gun ownership in two decades” is the backbone of a series of stories in recent days by The Guardian and The Trace, and now is a good time to ask why there is such attention to firearms and people who own them. A Guardian […]