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Under Cover of Darkness U.S. Senate Passes New Gun Control Laws :: 03/13/2022
Gun Control has been signed into law by President Biden with the support of turncoat Republicans.
20 GOP Senators warn DOJ, ATF on "secret guidance" :: 03/12/2022
Utah Sen. Mike Lee and 19 other Senate Republicans have fired off a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and acting ATF Director Marvin Richardson expressing their “grave concern” over what they call an “an abject disregard for the fundamental principles of due process and accountable governance”; internal documents not available to the general public that the agency is using as secret guidance to threaten law-abiding gun owners who are attempting to lawfully build suppressors or who possess certain triggers.
After years, Senate renews Violence Against Women Act :: 03/12/2022
The Senate on Thursday passed an extension of the Violence Against Women Act, ensuring funding for programs to help victims of domestic abuse through 2027.
Dishonest and sneaky “gun control” measures in omnibus spending bill :: 03/12/2022
I don’t know too many people that would be surprised to learn that our Congress, our honest honest Congresscritters, would try to slip one past the goalie on an omnibus spending bill. Recently the Gun Owners of America (GOA) sent out an alert chronicling the serious issues they found in the bill already passed by the House and Senate.
NY 'Bullet Tax' Proponents Should Study Seattle’s Record of Failure :: 03/12/2022
Two New York State senators who introduced legislation to impose a special excise tax on ammunition sold in the Empire State to finance “gun violence research”—and presumably help lead to a reduction in so-called “gun violence”—apparently haven’t looked to the West to see how the same effort has failed miserably.
Alabama Becomes 22nd Member of the Constitutional Carry Club: Governor Ivey Signs :: 03/11/2022
On March 10, 2022, one hour after the Alabama legislature sent her House Bill 272, Governor Kay Ivey signed Constitutional Carry into law.
Knife Rights’ Virginia Switchblade Ban Repeal Bill Signed :: 03/11/2022
Knife Rights’ Virginia Switchblade Ban Repeal Bill, SB 758, which passed with broad bipartisan support, has been signed into law by Governor Glenn Youngkin. Knife Rights Chairman Doug Ritter said, “we sincerely appreciate Gov. Youngkin signing this bill after nearly 5 years of effort to repeal this ban”.
No, our rights shouldn't be cut up :: 03/11/2022
Our rights are preserved in the Constitution, the one thing that keeps a tyrannical government from overstepping its bounds. While some think that’s not essential, they also tend to think that things like speech they disapprove of shouldn’t be protected.
Permitless Carry Homicide Increase Claim Refuted by Cited Study :: 03/11/2022
“A Republican permitless carry gun law will bring Ohio more death,” writer Craig Calcaterra asserts in a Tuesday Columbus Alive article. “Researchers have found that states with permitless carry laws have experienced an 11 percent increase in handgun homicide rates after enactment.”
Gun Banners Struggling To Find Relevance In A World Prepping For War :: 03/10/2022
When all is said and done, the conflict in Ukraine, will have been responsible for putting more guns into civilian hands than Barack Obama and Joe Biden combined.
Gun safety advocates urge DeWine to veto a controversial Ohio gun bill :: 03/10/2022
A group of gun control advocates is urging Republican Gov. Mike DeWine to veto Sub Senate Bill 215, legislation that would allow Ohioans to carry concealed weapons without a permit or training requirements.
"This is an army of free people": A closer look at Ukraine's armed citizens :: 03/10/2022
Maksym Kurochkin has many personal and professional ties to Russia, but the Ukrainian-born playwright isn’t staying silent or remaining neutral in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Instead, he’s one of the thousands of men and women who’ve taken up arms in defense of his country; something that seemed unimaginable to him just a few months ago.
Biden's New Rule On 80% Unfinished Firearms Expected In April 2022 :: 03/09/2022
According to a New York Times report, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’ (ATF) new rule on unfinished firearms frames & receivers will be out in early April 2022.
Congressman Cloud Introduces Bill to Dismantle ATF’s Secret Gun Registry :: 03/09/2022
Today, Congressman Michael Cloud (TX-27) led a group of 44 Republicans in introducing the No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your (REGISTRY) Rights Act (embedded below) to ensure the federal government doesn’t build a federal firearms registry.
Gun Banners 'Ghost Gun' Hysteria Prevents Real Solutions to Stop Violence :: 03/09/2022
“Olathe East student allegedly used ‘ghost gun’ in shooting at school,” Kansas City’s KSHB 41 reports. “Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe confirmed … that the gun Jaylon Elmore, 18, allegedly used in the shooting was an untraceable firearm.”
Gun owners get blamed for violent crime :: 03/09/2022
Gun owners often have to navigate a tightrope. Many of us bought firearms for self-defense purposes, to protect ourselves from violent criminals. However, we’re also blamed for violent crime.
A Black Guy’s Defense of the Constitution :: 03/08/2022
Recently a leftist journalist from The Nation named Elie Mystal referred to the U.S. Constitution as "trash". He appeared on The View last Friday to promote his new book "Allow me to Retort: A Black Guys Guide to the Constitution". This is the ideological battle in which we are engaged in America.
Judge rules man arrested with 200 guns can be released :: 03/08/2022
Imagine you were arrested for whatever reason. You’re sitting in jail waiting to be released, only prosecutors argue that the simple fact you owned guns made you a risk to be released.
The Ukraine War Can't Save Biden :: 03/08/2022
Since Russia invaded the Ukraine, the U.S. news media has focused nearly exclusively on the war underway. Wars are attention-grabbers, so news coverage makes sense. Certainly, a war of aggression by nuclear-armed Russia in Europe merits significant coverage, though we can do without the snap analyses, ridiculous speculation based on sketchy or false reports, and warmongering.
Wisconsin Special Counsel Finds Facebook's Zuckerberg Violated Wisconsin Election Bribery Laws :: 03/08/2022
After roughly six months of investigation into Facebook’s role in the 2020 election, a special counsel appointed by Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos last August submitted a report Tuesday. That report finds that Facebook head honcho Mark Zuckerberg’s grant funds violated Wisconsin’s bribery laws. And while the report found a plethora of areas of concern, it pulls up short of questioning the outcome of the election.
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