Vermont Action Alert
The Vermont General Assembly’s House Judiciary Committee this week considered state legislation that, among other things, could ban semi-automatic firearms and certain ammunition magazines as well as...
View ArticleThe Latest Anti-Gun Idea: Create an American Gun Cartel
At the intersection of the academic and think tank worlds there is almost no complicated issue that can’t be solved with an outrageous proposal. A new idea from that quarter to solve the “gun problem”...
View ArticleAmericans Not Convinced Gun Control is a Top Priority
If the mainstream media headlines were to be believed, Americans overwhelmingly support gun control as a top priority to stop the violent misuse of firearms by criminals. Survey data reveals a reality...
View ArticleUnderestimating Gun Owners To Advance More Control
Mainstream media just cannot accept the reality that Americans support the Second Amendment, even those who are not gun owners. Case in point – the Washington Post just published an “analysis” by two...
View ArticleDan Ashe is Back
You may remember Dan Ashe. He was the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service director during the Obama administration. He issued a last-minute order banning traditional ammunition for hunting on federal lands...
View ArticleATF Updates Its Demand 2 Program Criteria
Through a notice in the Federal Register on June 5, 2018, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has requested that the Office of Management and Budget approve a three-year...
View ArticleGun Controllers in a Frenzy Over Supreme Court Nominee
Gun control proponents are in a frenzy over Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to become an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Even before President Trump made his announcement, U.S....
View ArticleCrime Data: No Support for Modern Sporting Rifle Ban
The FBI released its annual Uniform Crime Report (UCR) today, showing a 3.3 percent decrease in the national crime rate for 2017. This is the 15th consecutive year of crime rates dropping. Homicides...
View ArticleA Blue Ripple, A Red Senate Wall and What It Means for the Firearms Industry
The results are still trickling in on Wednesday, but we’re getting a clearer picture of what we can expect when it comes to the next two years for gun laws in the United States. Conventional wisdom...
View ArticleState Outlook Even More Jumbled for Firearms
Everyone has that kitchen drawer. That’s the one where a book of matches, take-out menus, extra cell-phone power cords, pet treats, a pack of gum and a hammer are kept. That is, of course, if you could...
View ArticleThe New Congress Promises Return of Old Ideas
Meet the new Congress. Same ideas as the old Congress. U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who promises she will be making a return as Speaker of the House, said on CNN late last week...
View ArticleSurvey Shows Disconnect Between Rhetoric and Reality
“House Dems eye quick action on guns in new Congress” (Politico, 12/17) “Pelosi: Dems ‘will act boldly and decisively’ on new gun laws” (The Hill, 12/18) “Incoming House Democrats Embrace Gun Control”...
View ArticleSo Long, Au Revoir, Auf Wiedersehen, Gov. Malloy
As Governor of Connecticut, Dannel Malloy seemed to excel at being disliked. Public opinion data from Morning Consult on the popularity of all 50 state governors found that the former governor came in...
View ArticleThe State of Gun Politics in the U.S. House
The Democrats in control of the U.S. House of Representatives are moving quickly on a gun control bill, H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019. Predictably, they argue that this “common...
View ArticleGun Controllers Don’t Really Want that ‘Conversation’
Time and again, we hear from those advocating for more gun control laws who intone with a sense of moral superiority that we need to have a “conversation” on guns. The goal, they say, is to reduce...
View ArticleMaking Standard Magazines Great Again in California … For Now
Last Friday, U.S District Judge Roger Benitez answered the existential question of whether a half-loaded magazine was half full or half empty. Judge Benitez said freedom comes in a fully-loaded...
View ArticleIs Cory Booker Dangerous, or Just Confused When It Comes to the Constitution?
Presidential hopeful and New Jersey U.S. Senator Cory Booker has made headlines recently for his list of wildly unconstitutional gun control proposals. At the top of his list is requiring a government...
View ArticleNewsom Makes News by Not Making Sense
Over the weekend, the governor of California managed to use the tragic incident in Virginia Beach to score cheap political points. Here are the facts, as reported: The shooter legally purchased both...
View ArticleVirginia Governor Exploits Tragedy for Gun Control
This op-ed originally appeared in The Federalist June 5, 2019, and is republished here with permission. Virginia’s Gov. Ralph Northam is calling for a special session of the state’s legislature to...
View ArticleBurdensome Security Bill Threatens the Future of Small Businesses
This op-ed appeared in Townhall.com on Friday, June 7, 2019 and is reprinted here with permission. Too often in America, lawmakers tackle our society’s problems with a “one-size-fits-all” approach that...
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