By Roger Katz No other Nation on Earth accepts the notion that its citizens have an inherent, independent right to keep and bear arms. But, the founders of our Nation conceived Americans as individuals who have their own personal needs and desires; their own individual hopes and dreams. The founders perceived each American to be […]
David French at National Review has written a great piece, The Hero Solution to the Mass-Shooting Contagion. In short, he recommends we remember the heroes from these tragedies, not the evil-doers. I couldn’t agree more. It’s why I go out of my way not to mention the names of spree killers. If I quote a news story, […]
By NRA-ILA The New York State Rifle & Pistol Association (NYSRPA) filed its main brief in the United States Supreme Court case NYSRPA, et al v. the City of New York and the New York City Police Department-License Division. The NRA-supported case challenges a New York City ordinance that violates the Second Amendment rights of […]
See our post from earlier today regarding Senator Spartacus and his desperate gamble for more attention in a crowded Democrat field. In the mean time, here’s what the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has to say about grandstanding demagogues . . . BELLEVUE, WA – Democrat presidential aspirant Cory Booker’s […]
By Phydeaux I was asked recently, what with a record number of firearms in civilian hands, if I thought gun owners should be required to have a minimal amount of training. After immediately replying “no,” I got to thinking . . . Is there a legal training requirement to exercise any other constitutional rights? No, […]
What could possibly go wrong? Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Monday said that she will reintroduce legislation to increase the minimum age to buy assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in the wake of a shooting in California. “It’s common sense to prevent the sale of deadly assault weapons to individuals who aren’t even allowed to buy a […]
By Dr. LateBloomer As has become the norm, I got an email recently from the American Academy of Pediatrics making a “statement” about the California synagogue shooting. That letter, from the AAP President Kyle E. Yasuda, can be found here. My first reaction was, “Why does a group of pediatricians feel the need to make a […]
By Roger Katz I know that the issue of gun control is hard. . . . I know it’s political. I know it’s controversial. I say to you, forget the extremists! It’s simple — no one hunts with an assault rifle. No one needs 10 bullets to kill a deer, and too many innocent people […]
By NRA-ILA [ED: For background on this, read John Boch’s post on an earlier ruling that Illinois’ FOID card requirement is unconstitutional.] Fairfax, Va. – The National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) today announced its support for a lawsuit challenging Illinois’s Firearm Owners Identification Card (FOID) Act. The lawsuit was brought by Guns Save […]
By NRA-ILA It’s no secret that the Garden State is hardly Eden for Second Amendment supporters, who are subjected there to some of the strictest firearm laws in the nation. But now Democrat Gov. Philip D. Murphy is targeting New Jersey’s law-abiding gun owners and would-be gun owners with proposals to increase by several orders […]
The National Rifle Association has published the following announcement at americanrifleman.org. National Rifle Association Executive Vice President/CEO Wayne LaPierre was re-elected unanimously and unopposed by the NRA Board of Directors at their meeting in Indianapolis, Ind., April 29, 2019. Carolyn Meadows was elected NRA President; Charles L. Cotton, First Vice President; and Willes Lee, Second Vice President. Also retaining […]
By Arbalest Group The antigun mob isn’t reluctant to stoop to the lowest levels to attack the National Rifle Association. With all the scuttlebut about money spent by the NRA on its PR firm, Ackerman McQueen, anti-gun groups are now using internal matters to challenge NRA’s tax exempt status. See here, here and here for […]
