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Oxnard: Public Hearing on Urgency Moratorium Would Ban New Stores From Selling Firearms and Ammunition
Oxnard: Public Hearing on Urgency Moratorium Would Ban New Stores From Selling Firearms and Ammunition On Tuesday, November 27th, the Oxnard City Council will hold a public hearing to consider an interim “urgency” ordinance which would impose a “temporary” moratorium prohibiting any new retail firearm and ammunition businesses from opening in the City. View full […]
NRA, Second Amendment Foundation suing WA over I-1639
NRA, Second Amendment Foundation suing WA over I-1639 On the same day that the National Rifle Association and Second Amendment Foundation announced they would be challenging Washington state gun measure I-1639 in a federal court, U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North, NRA president and former host of Fox News’ “War Stories with Oliver North,” told […]
‘You can’t run from your roots.’ Kemp sticks to conservative approach
‘You can’t run from your roots.’ Kemp sticks to conservative approach Gov.-elect Brian Kemp emerged from his narrow victory resolved to pursue the conservative campaign promises that helped energize Republicans to secure him a record number of gubernatorial votes, even if that means wading deep into divisive social debates. View full story Originally posted at http://www.nraila.org/
Kent State ‘gun girl,’ campus carry advocate group host gun rights talk
Kent State ‘gun girl,’ campus carry advocate group host gun rights talk The so-called “Kent State gun girl” appeared Monday night at “Let’s Talk Gun Rights,” an event that drew about 50 people to the Kiva Auditorium on the Kent State University campus. View full story Originally posted at http://www.nraila.org/
Overly broad gun-control measures are not the answer to mass shootings
Overly broad gun-control measures are not the answer to mass shootings If we’re truly serious, however, about reducing gun-violence rates and increasing personal safety, we must ensure that policy decisions are made with an eye toward facts and reality, not panic and outrage. The facts tell us that most commonly proposed gun-control measures are already […]
NRA and SAF file lawsuit challenging Washington gun safety Initiative 1639
NRA and SAF file lawsuit challenging Washington gun safety Initiative 1639 The National Rifle Association (NRA) and the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) filed a lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District court in Seattle challenging Washington Initiative 1639, one of the strictest gun laws on the books nationally. Other plaintiffs include gun dealers and young adults in […]
Newsweek Writer: Only AR-15 Owners I know are Mass Murderers
Newsweek Writer: Only AR-15 Owners I know are Mass Murderers Newsweek writer Nina Burleigh claimed Saturday that almost every person she has heard of who owns an AR-15 rifle “has been a mass murderer.” And “based on Twitter sample the rest of them are scarily paranoid,” Burleigh tweeted. “Get on the right side of history,” she […]
Tough on Logic, Too
Tough on Logic, Too The debate over gun control in America, if “debate” is the right word for it, has become stale and predictable to the point of parody—but a sad, bitter parody, not a funny one. That’s true largely, if we may be permitted to generalize, because the measures gun-control supporters propose after mass […]
Democrat Calls For Gun Confiscation, Suggests Nuking Americans Who Fight Back
Democrat Calls For Gun Confiscation, Suggests Nuking Americans Who Fight Back Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) caused a firestorm on Friday when he suggested using nuclear weapons against American citizens who oppose his far-left gun control agenda, which includes forcing Americans to give up their semi-automatic weapons. Swalwell made the comment in response to a […]
Democrat Congressman Swalwell Suggests Nuking America if Gun Rights Supporters Were to Resist Gun Control Measures
Democrat Congressman Swalwell Suggests Nuking America if Gun Rights Supporters Were to Resist Gun Control Measures Rep. Eric Swalwell (D., Calif.) suggested the United States government would use nuclear weapons in a theoretical war against gun rights supporters who refuse to give up assault weapons. The Democratic congressman’s comments were prompted by a Twitter user’s […]
Democratic Rep. Swalwell warns gun owners that ‘government has nukes’
Democratic Rep. Swalwell warns gun owners that ‘government has nukes’ Rep. Eric Swalwell, California Democrat, warned gun owners Friday that any fight over firearms would be “a short one,” because the federal government has an extensive cache of nuclear weapons. After Joe Biggs tweeted that Mr. Swalwell “wants a war” over the Second Amendment, Mr. Swalwell responded, “And it […]
House Democrats Outline Gun Control Agenda for 116th Congress
House Democrats Outline Gun Control Agenda for 116th Congress With anti-gun Democrats back in control of the House of Representatives come January, now is the time to prepare for a new onslaught on the Second Amendment. Emboldened by the mere thought of controlling the lower chamber, we are already seeing the warning signs of what […]
Toledo Mayor Plays Politics With Officer Safety Via New Firearm Procurement Measures
Toledo Mayor Plays Politics With Officer Safety Via New Firearm Procurement Measures Bad ideas have a way of recurring within gun control circles. And when they do, they are usually accompanied by self-congratulatory rhetoric about their supposedly “innovative” and “forward-thinking” nature. That was certainly the case this week when Toledo’s Democrat mayor, Wade Kapszukiewicz, announced […]
Yes, George Soros is a Gun Grabber
Yes, George Soros is a Gun Grabber In 2015, billionaire gun control financier and potential 2020 presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg financed the creation of the anti-gun propaganda outlet The Trace. Ever grateful for their wealthy benefactor’s unfettered largesse, the Bloomberg advocacy group now views less-profligate anti-gun tycoons as irrelevant to gun control lobby’s efforts. In a piece titled, “George Soros Is […]
Indulgences for Hollywood as Movie Studio Buys Gun Offsets
Indulgences for Hollywood as Movie Studio Buys Gun Offsets In 2014, Hollywood movie mogul and fierce NRA critic Harvey Weinstein appeared to acknowledge the movie industry might be able to have a positive impact by reducing its glorification of criminal violence. Weinstein explained, I have to choose movies that aren’t violent or as violent as they used […]
NRA sues to block new Washington gun control measure
NRA sues to block new Washington gun control measure The NRA and the Bellevue, Washington-based Second Amendment Foundation sued in U.S. District Court in Seattle on Thursday, saying the measure violates the right to bear arms and strays into the regulation of interstate commerce, which is the province of the federal government. View full story […]
NRA Challenges Constitutional Violations in Initiative 1639
NRA Challenges Constitutional Violations in Initiative 1639 The NRA was joined by the Second Amendment Foundation in filing a lawsuit challenging gun control measures recently passed in Washington ballot initiative I-1639. View full story Originally posted at http://www.nraila.org/
Renewed push by Sen. Toomey to criminalize private firearms transfers
Renewed push by Sen. Toomey to criminalize private firearms transfers Mr. Toomey has consistently said that he’s never stopped looking for a way to get the 60 votes required for the measure to pass the Senate, but he did pause his public push – at least for a while. View full story Originally posted at […]
First Amendment lawyer Jack Greiner: First Amendment is nonpartisan and might protect the NRA in a recent court case
First Amendment lawyer Jack Greiner: First Amendment is nonpartisan and might protect the NRA in a recent court case A recent case from a federal district court in New York reminds us that the First Amendment is a truly non-partisan document. View full story Originally posted at http://www.nraila.org/
Ohio House passes ‘stand your ground’ legislation
Ohio House passes ‘stand your ground’ legislation By a 64-26, mostly party-line vote Wednesday, the Ohio House passed a GOP-sponsored “stand your ground” bill that eliminates any “duty to retreat” before using force in self-defense, shifts the burden of proof to the state in self-defense cases, and loosens a number of Ohio gun-control rules – […]
