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Feeling the Weight of the Gun :: 11/20/2020
I recently took a handgun class. I was there to renew my concealed carry license, but the rest of my classmates were applying for their carry license for the first time. Several of them had only shot a gun a few times. You could see it in their eyes. They were there to learn how to handle a handgun, a lethal tool. There is a lot to learn.
Now, They're Blaming U.S. For 'Sniper Rifles' In Mexico :: 11/20/2020
The United States is an amazing place. It’s the Land of the Free. It’s a country people will risk their lives trying to cross open oceans on cobbled-together rafts just to reach. There’s simply no other place like it in the world.
PA Gov Will Veto Pro-2A Bills Limiting His Power In An Emergency :: 11/20/2020
Rarely do politicians approve of measures that take away their own powers, so it’s not exactly a shock that Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that his office would veto a pair of bills that would take away his authority to ban the lawful sale and open carrying of firearms during a disaster declaration.
Special Report: When cops and America’s cherished gun rights clash, cops win :: 11/20/2020
LEESBURG, Florida (Reuters) - The night a cop killed Andrew Scott started out like many others had for the 26-year-old pizzeria worker. Home from his evening shift, he and his girlfriend, Miranda Mauck, ate a late supper and spent several hours watching television and playing video games.
Biden's New Deputy Chief Of Staff On Board With Gun Confiscation :: 11/19/2020
Jennifer O’Malley Dillon, tapped by the Biden transition team to be deputy chief of staff in a new administration, has expressed her full support for not only banning commonly-owned firearms, but confiscating them from legal gun owners as well.
Biden Wants To Tax You To Tune Of $34 Billion :: 11/19/2020
Joe Biden doesn’t really care what America’s gun owners think of him. After all, he knows that damn near none of us were going to vote for him in the first place. The man ran on gun control as a key issue, though he and his allies in the media did a good job of hiding that during the general election. The man has never met a gun control proposal he didn’t like.
NJ Democrat's Demand for Prosecution of Trump 'Enablers' Ups the Stakes for All :: 11/19/2020
“Tonight I’m calling for the eventual prosecution of donald trump [sic] and his enablers for their many crimes against the United States,” New Jersey Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. tweeted Tuesday. His demand was accompanied by a screenshot for an official press release.
Ossoff Thinks You Are Corrupt For Defending Your Rights :: 11/19/2020
When you get involved in the effort to protect your rights, you are acting well within the norms of the constitutional system devised by the Founders. You are using freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to peaceably assemble, and the right to petition for redress of grievances to protect our right to keep and bear arms.
Montana Elected a Republican Governor. Expect Constitutional Carry in 2021 :: 11/18/2020
Montana is on track to become the 17th state to restore Constitutional Carry. It will probably do so in 2021. Constitutional Carry means most people can carry, concealed or openly, most of the time in most public places, without any special governmental permission or permit. It was the state of affairs in the young United States when the Bill of Rights was ratified in 1791.
New Second Amendment Sanctuaries Could Face Legal Scrutiny :: 11/18/2020
A couple of weeks ago we reported on a pair of Oregon counties that approved Second Amendment Sanctuary ordinances on Election Day, making it a crime to enforce state-level gun laws like “red flag” firearm seizures and Oregon’s concealed carry statute. It took a little while, but now the state’s media is starting to take notice, and on today’s Bearing Arms’ Cam & Co. we take a closer look at some of the coverage of the pro-gun referendums in Columbia and Umatilla counties.
Ohio Lawmakers Planning Major 2A Push :: 11/18/2020
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has been stumping for his Ohio STRONG package of gun control legislation for close to a year now, but most Republican lawmakers in control of the statehouse in Columbus have shown little interest in passing the governor’s wish list.
The Battle For Georgia Is The Battle For Our Country :: 11/18/2020
The battle for the soul of our country runs through Georgia. We must assure Republicans maintain control of the Senate by making sure David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler wins their runoff elections against their anti-gun opponents.
Another Poll Shows Gun Control Misread American Resolve :: 11/17/2020
If polls are to be trusted any longer, there’s one out from Gallup that shows gun control zealots aren’t paying attention to America’s growing distaste for gun control.
Biden Transition Team Has A Problem With Your 1A Rights Too :: 11/17/2020
While we may not know the outcome of the election until after the courts are finished with the cases, Joe Biden is still going forward as if he’s the president-elect.
Fraud 'Dispute' Hypocrisy Extends to Treatment of Guns Twitter Election :: 11/17/2020
“For years the Dems have been preaching how unsafe and rigged our elections have been,” President Donald Trump tweeted Friday. “Now they are saying what a wonderful job the Trump Administration did in making 2020 the most secure election ever. Actually this is true, except for what the Democrats did. Rigged Election!”
Report: ATF Working with Joe Biden to Go After AR-15 Pistol Braces :: 11/17/2020
A report from the NRA-ILA suggests the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) is already working with former Vice President Joe Biden to go after AR-15 pistol braces.
172-Million Reasons Why Biden’s Gun Ban Is Unworkable :: 11/16/2020
The biggest reason, of course, is that Joe Biden’s plans to ban and “buyback” legally-purchased firearms and ammunition magazines is that would violate the Constitution. As you’ll see in a moment, the latest figures demonstrate that all of the guns and magazines that Biden is hoping to ban are clearly in common use by millions of Americans for a variety of lawful purposes, and squarely fall under the protections offered by the Second Amendment.
Gun sale increase among minorities prompts discussion about race and politics :: 11/16/2020
With gun sales surging in the African American community, some leaders are taking to the streets to educate community members about proper gun safety and etiquette. Retail studies show that 15,000 African Americans have become new gun owners in 2020 so far. In this politically charged environment, leaders in Columbia feel as though the rise speaks for itself.
Police Shoot, Kill Gunman At Anti-Gun Violence Event :: 11/16/2020
A night of amateur boxing in Sacramento billed as an anti-gun violence event turned deadly over the weekend after at least one suspect in the crowd opened fire before he was shot and killed by police.
SCOTUS Turns Away One 2A Case, Another Held In Conference :: 11/16/2020
The Supreme Court has turned away a request by the Mountain State Legal Foundation to give the green light for a federal challenge to Boulder, Colorado’s ban on AR-15’s and other so-called assault weapons while a state-level challenge is tied up in state court.
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