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NRA's 2020 Member Dues, Political Spending Fell by Millions from Previous Election Years :: 10/14/2021
The NRA’s membership dues and political spending has not been immune to the broader challenges faced by the leading gun-rights organization.
Ohio Bill Bans Gun Store Closures, Confiscation During Emergencies :: 10/14/2021
A bill has been advanced by Ohio senators ensuring gun stores are open as well as prohibiting law enforcement from confiscating guns during a state of emergency.
U.S. Attorney Asks Pennsylvania Sheriffs To Revoke Gun Carry Permits :: 10/14/2021
PITTSBURGH, PA –-(Ammoland.com)- When Joe Biden took office, he asked all the Trump-appointed United States Attorneys to resign. Most did, including United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania Scott Bradly.
Ahead of the Curve: The CDC and Gun Control :: 10/13/2021
As a testimony to the importance of the Second Amendment, the topic of gun control and the right to bear arms spans all levels of society, and takes form in every part of conversation: from talks between friends, to academic debates, to news and propaganda, to public policy. More complicated than Left-vs-Right, while certain factors are clear: some political candidates campaign on taking away your right to bear arms, the landscape is not nearly as defined as a chessboard. Where some moves to restrict the access to or legal ownership of firearms are overt, such as a State government banning the possession of an AR-15, other moves are much more subversive, such as a backdoor registration. One such example is using the CDC to promote, if not produce backdoor gun control.
Guest Host of The View: I Felt 'Empowered' By Becoming New Gun Owner :: 10/13/2021
More evidence of the changing face of gun ownership was presented this week–from the unlikeliest of sources.
NRA Finished 2020 in the Black Due to Massive Spending Cuts After Revenue Falls, Legal Costs Skyrocket :: 10/13/2021
The NRA’s finances stayed above water in 2020. But only because it continued to make significant spending cuts.
Terry McAuliiffe's Plan for Virginia: Declare a Public Health Emergency to Ban 'Assault Weapons' :: 10/13/2021
Democratic candidate for Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe is proving that once government officials learn they can use a crisis to deny basic freedoms, they’ll find a crisis every time.
FBI Stats Show Gun Control's Failure :: 10/12/2021
The state of California loves its gun control. They have for a long, long time. There don’t seem to be many anti-Second Amendment proposals offered up that California doesn’t love.
McAuliffe in 2019: Gun Shows 'Worst Thing We Have,' Tried to Create Hidden Legal Liability for Private Gun Sellers :: 10/12/2021
During a little-noticed symposium, Virginia Democrat Terry McAuliffe slammed gun shows and revealed he hoped a 2016 compromise bill would put private gun sellers at legal risk.
Politicians and Media Present Misleading Claims About Armed Texans :: 10/12/2021
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- It has been a month since Texans enjoyed carrying a firearm in public without a permit. At the beginning of September they joined tens of millions of us who already had permit-less carry. Nothing much happened in Texas. A few more honest citizens defended themselves.
Study: Alcohol Abuse Linked to Higher Risk of Gun Suicide :: 10/12/2021
New research shines a light on potential risk factors for the country’s leading cause of gun death.
This is What Happens to a Disarmed Populace: 'Vicious' Robbers Hit NYC Diners, Grab High-End Jewelry :: 10/12/2021
In New York City, where the law keeps virtually everyone disarmed, a group of “high end” robbers are making off like, well, bandits robbing some high net worth individuals of their expensive jewelry while they dine at fancy restaurants in the nice parts of town.
Biden Administration: Parents Who Oppose Racism Are Domestic Terrorists :: 10/11/2021
It is no coincidence that the Department of Justice heeded the National School Boards Association’s call for the Biden administration to target parents critical of critical race theory curricula and dubious coronavirus policies in schools by labeling them domestic terrorists and mobilizing the DOJ and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The administration’s National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism mandates just such chilling action.
Defunding Police Experiment Officially Over :: 10/11/2021
To say 2020 wasn’t a particularly good year is putting it rather mildly. It kind of sucked for most everyone, when you really think about it, and that was without the riots and all that crap.
Editorial: Responsible gun ownership means following rules :: 10/11/2021
Conversations about guns and the limits of their accessibility are never easy.
Four States Band Together For Gun Data Collection :: 10/11/2021
Data collection is usually not a bad thing, so long as the data being collected isn’t personal information that the party collecting it has no business with in the first place (looking at you, President Biden, and the whole “$600 in the bank” thing). Yet when you start talking about gun data, I get concerned.
When Gross Exaggeration Turns into Blatant Lies: NY Attorney General Letitia James :: 10/11/2021
Who is the most out-of-touch gun-hating politician in the United States? Let’s combine that question with another: What anti-gun politician tends to make the most absurd statements that aren’t remotely true, much less provable?
Big issues going before the high court :: 10/10/2021
It’s wise to remember that you can’t believe everything you hear during a presidential campaign. However, when opposing candidates tell voters the next president’s appointees to the Supreme Court could shape the law for a generation, that can turn out to be true.
McAuliffe Comment Warning For Second Amendment Supporters :: 10/10/2021
Sometimes, a comment on an unrelated issue can be a major warning about a danger to our Second Amendment rights. The recent comments by Terry McAuliffe about parental involvement in schools is one such comment.
Professors' Brief In SCOTUS Carry Case A Much Needed History :: 10/10/2021
There have been dozens of legal briefs filed in support of both the plaintiffs and defendants in the pending challenge to New York’s carry laws that will be heard by the Supreme Court next month, but I think one of the most important (at least in terms of the argument made) is the amici brief filed by several law professors with experience and detailed knowledge about the Second Amendment and the history of the right to bear arms. The brief was co-authored by Dave Kopel of the Independence Institute along with the Firearms Policy Foundation’s Joseph Greenlee and University of Wyoming law professor George Mocsary, but was co-signed by many other 2A legal scholars like Nicholas Johnson, Randy Barnett, Glenn Reynolds, and Eugene Volokh (to name just a few).
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