The monthly gun show in Puyallup, Washington is a busy place this weekend as the government shutdown has not affected the National Instant Check System (NICS), and nobody seems concerned that the government “isn’t working.” Said one man standing in line for coffee Saturday morning, “The government doesn’t work very well, anyway.” But the big […]
Washington State Gun Control Battle Warming Up
With nearly 1,000 people on both sides of the gun rights issue listening, Second Amendment advocates, including some retired law enforcement professionals, told a Washington State Senate panel that proposed gun control measures in that state will do nothing to prevent crimes, but only penalize law-abiding citizens. The Senate Law and Justice committee held hearings […]
Will WA Death Penalty Debate be Derailed by Deputy’s Slaying?
Just days after a Pierce County, Washington sheriff’s deputy was killed in a gunfight with at least one of two armed home invasion robbers, a debate has been sparked about whether the newest attempt to ban the state’s death penalty could, or should, be derailed by this crime. Deputy Daniel McCartney was fatally shot late […]
Does AP Analysis of Police Gun Sales Exaggerate a Problem?
An Associated Press analysis showing that “more than a dozen guns” sold by police agencies in Washington State since 2010 have turned up in subsequent investigations, but a bit of work with a pocket calculator suggests that this is the case with a relative handful of guns. The AP story quoted Aberdeen Police Lt. Kevin […]
Will Liberal ‘Pot Politicians’ Defend Gun Rights for Users?
Updated: Will the liberal state and local politicians suddenly furious over the U.S. Justice Department’s reversal of an Obama administration hands-off policy toward marijuana use in several states be as defensive of pot smokers who want to exercise their Second Amendment rights? The same politicians who seem to be rushing to defend recreational pot use […]
Conservatives, 2A Activists Should Be Thinking About November
The announcement by Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch that he will not run for another term only adds to the drama of the 2018 mid-term elections. (Screen capture, YouTube, Global News) It is not too early for conservatives, and particularly Second Amendment activists, to be thinking ahead to the November mid-term elections, especially since Fox News […]
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