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New Zealand Struggles Enforcing New Gun Control Measures :: 07/01/2019

Many people in the United States have kept an eye on New Zealand. Gun control activists have watched and lamented that the U.S. supposedly can’t respond as aggressively to a mass shooting while pro-gun voices have kept an eye on the nation because we know how well gun control is going to work.

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Whataburger Has New Policy That's Affecting Gun Carrying Customers :: 07/01/2019

For years, the name “Whataburger” was about as Texas as the Alamo.  Recently, though, the burger chain was sold to an Illinois owner. In theory, this shouldn’t have changed much. Not really.

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When Television News Anchors Become Gun Control Activists :: 07/01/2019

On the subject of gun control, television news shows these days spout nothing more than propaganda. This past Sunday, seven million Americans watched CBS’s "60 Minutes" explain why “AR-15s are the choice of our worst mass murderers.” It was the most-watched television program that day.

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Armed teachers in Pa.'s schools? Groups on both sides of the gun debate say Senate bill would allow it :: 06/30/2019

Shira Goodman and Kim Stolfer may not agree on much, but they recently found common ground on a school safety bill now before the state Senate.

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New Mexico laws taking effect July 1 reflect progressive shift :: 06/29/2019

SANTA FE - The effects of a progressive shift in New Mexico politics are being felt as new laws take effect that restrict gun access, raise taxes, decriminalize low-level drug possession and provide a major boost in state spending on everything from teacher salaries to road construction.

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Second Amendment Supporters need to Fight Smarter and Harder :: 06/29/2019

United States – -(AmmoLand.com)- If there is one thing we all understand as Second Amendment supporters, it’s the need to fight – even when we disagree on the methods. But we can’t just fight harder when confronted with threats, we have to fight smarter than we have over the years. This applies across the entire Second Amendment community.

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Cory Booker's Bogus Claim That Gun Licensing Reduces Crime :: 06/28/2019

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker has been beating the drum on gun licensing for a little while now. He basically wants to take New Jersey’s draconian gun control laws and apply them on a national level. Those he can get away with, anyway.

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Dem Debates Part I: Candidates' (Mis)Understanding of 2A Alarming :: 06/28/2019

Round One of the first Democrat candidates’ debates is history, and if there is one thing upon which grassroots gun rights activists seem to agree, it’s that none of the people on that Miami stage Wednesday evening has even a remote grasp of the Second Amendment, and what separates constitutionally-enumerated rights from government-regulated privileges.

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Everyday objects are 'weapons' on school grounds :: 06/28/2019

Under Pennsylvania law, sometimes the location of a certain activity can make it a crime when it would not otherwise be.  One good example is the offense of “Possession of weapon on school property.”

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Joe Biden brags about having banned 'the number of clips in a gun'; Bernie Sanders forgets what he's said on guns :: 06/28/2019

The Democrats want to ban guns, in some form or another. It might be "military style" guns or "assault weapons" or "weapons of war."

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On Gun Control, Democratic Presidential Candidates Offer Nothing but Empty Promises :: 06/28/2019

At the beginning of last night's presidential debate, moderator Chuck Todd noted that even if Congress enacts a new federal ban on so-called assault weapons, which all of the Democratic presidential contenders seem to favor, "there will still be hundreds of millions of guns in this country." He asked the 10 candidates on the stage what, if anything, the federal government should do about that inconvenient fact. Their responses revealed that none of them has a satisfying, or even superficially plausible, answer to that question.

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Warren Tries To Categorize Gun Owners, Fails Miserably :: 06/28/2019

Recently, I commented that Elizabeth Warren is the Democratic candidate who is being among the smartest in the primary field right now when it comes to guns. As her opponents shift more and more to the left in an attempt to appease the base, Warren is taking a position that’s likely to garner more support among the center, which is where elections are won and lost.

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Carrie Underwood Laments Anti-Gun Interpretation Of Her Song :: 06/27/2019

Ever since the Las Vegas massacre, country music artists have been seemingly coming out of the woodwork to take an anti-gun position. Some have been incredibly vocal about it, which might not be the best career move when you consider the demographics of country music fans.

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Cory Booker's gun control proposal misrepresents the nature of constitutional rights :: 06/27/2019

Presidential hopeful Cory Booker defended gun control during Wednesday’s Democratic primary debate, arguing that if you need a license to drive a car, you should also need a license to own a firearm.

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Democrats reveal their hostility to the second amendment :: 06/27/2019

The New York Times recently asked 21 Democratic presidential contenders a question about firearms, and none of them advocated gun control. Instead, they called for “commonsense gun safety,” a euphemism that reflects a general caginess about how far they would go in restricting the constitutional right to keep and bear arms.

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Do We Want Fewer Firearms Accidents in the USA. . . .or More? :: 06/27/2019

I want to make us safer and we might have more firearms accidents than we have today. I put that shocking statement in front of you rather than stand accused of it later. You might think that fewer guns would make us safer. The more I learn, the more I doubt that approach.

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The left, and their race to the bottom :: 06/27/2019

     Not so many years ago, you could pick up a tabloid at the grocery store and read about how big foot is my babies daddy and know it was all made up.  Politicians were idiots, but you could at least tell the difference between that idiot, and satire.

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The Second Amendment v. NRA Fratricidal Fire :: 06/27/2019

When I was 19, during the summer between my freshman and sophomore years, I graduated from a state police academy, which provided certification to work as a uniformed patrolman while completing my undergraduate degree. I was old enough to carry a sidearm as a police officer, but too young to purchase a handgun for academy training, so a department head purchased the gun for me to use for qualifications. These were the days just before semi-auto pistols became the standard sidearm, and my supervisor suggested a Colt revolver — a .357 Magnum Python with a four-inch barrel. It was my first sidearm, and I still have it.

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Brighton Rabbi Asks Congregation To Bring Guns To Synagogue :: 06/26/2019

Rabbi Dan Rodkin says thoughts and prayers will not save his congregation from an attack on their house of worship.

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Media Bias: CBS News Scoop: AR-15 Rifles More Powerful than Handguns :: 06/26/2019

CBS News’ 60 Minutes did a report on the AR-15 rifle Sunday night and discovered that the rifle is more powerful than a handgun.

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