The Village of Deerfield tried to do an end run around Illinois’ preemption rules to pass a so-called “assault weapons” and “high capacity magazine” ban. Guns Save Life promptly filed suit and won a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the law. About a month ago, GSL won a permanent injunction blocking enforcement. Regrettably, the Village of […]
When Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto signed three new gun control provisions into law in the Steel City recently, he did so in blatant disregard for the state’s preemption law. In fact, while the laws were under consideration by the Pittsburgh city council, DA Stephen Zappala warned all involved that what they were doing was clearly […]
Peru’s former president Alan Garcia and some of his ministers had been the subject of extensive corruption allegations and an investigation related to bribes they’d allegedly accepted from a Brazilian contractor. This morning, when police arrived at his home to take him into custody, Garcia shot himself in the head. He was rushed to a hospital […]
By Larry Keane Nothing is more influential and more important for lawmakers than to hear directly from their constituents. That’s why I couldn’t have been more proud of the 70 attendees from across the firearms and ammunition industries for joining together this week to make NSSF’s annual Fly-In a success. Representatives from over 40 firearms […]
One million magazines. That’s how many standard capacity feeding devices Golden State residents bought during the one week when sales become legal in California recently. Reportedly a pallet of Magpul P-Mags for America’s favorite rifle, the AR-15, tallies up to 3,000 magazines. So a million magazines represents… a lot of pallets. In simpler terms, many […]
By NRA-ILA On Wednesday, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing it called, “Holding Megabanks Accountable: A Review of Global Systemically Important Banks 10 years after the Financial Crisis.” If you are wondering what that could possibly have to do with the Second Amendment, let us remind you that Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is the […]
Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris — once pronounced America’s “best-looking attorney general” by the Commander in Chief when she held that office in California — has never met a gun control proposal she doesn’t support. She thinks legislators are ignorant for supporting gun rights. Sen. Kamala D. Harris, the California Democrat and presidential aspirant, lamented […]
Kathleen Willis, the rabidly anti-gun Illinois Democrat, has introduced Amendment 1 to House Bill 96. Among its many onerous provisions the provision of new Surgeon General-style warnings to gun owners when they receive their Firearms Owners ID Card. “Warning: The presence of a firearm in the home has been associated with an increased risk of […]
NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industries, awarded U.S. House of Representatives Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) the 2018 Legislator of the Year at the organization’s annual dinner in Washington D.C., coinciding with the firearms industry’s annual Congressional Fly-In. “We honor Congressman […]
Rep. Eric “Nuke-Em” Swalwell (D-CA) has said he’s going to base his nascent campaign for the presidency on gun control. Good luck with that, Congressman. 2020 hopeful @RepSwalwell: “I’m 38 years old but I’ve been on the Intelligence Committee.” “Keep your rifles, keep your shotguns, keep your pistols. We just want the most dangerous weapons […]
Alaskan Brenton Linegar found an unwelcome message (pictured above) on his work truck about three weeks ago. The message was delivered in the form of business cards from two State of Alaska employees. Later the same day, when he learned of a malicious social media post on a State of Alaska website, Linegar went public […]
You may remember California Congressman Eric Swalwell from his threat to use nukes against gun owners who refuse to give in to confiscation. He’s apparently about to announce that he’s the 139th Democrat candidate in the 2020 race for president. Swalwell, a fourth-term congressman from Northern California who’s been involved in politics since he won […]
