By Mark Oliva America can add one more lingering effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. Easy access to government funds fueled fraudulent claims that heated up the illicit black market of firearms, especially by criminal gangs and illegal drug networks. In other words, it wasn’t the lawful sale of a record number of firearms in 2020 … Read more
H.L. Mencken (1880-1956) was the most influential newspaperman of his era and a prolific author of iconoclastic books and essays. This is reprinted from The Evening Sun of Baltimore, November 30, 1925. Copyright 1925 by The Evening Sun. Republication without credit not permitted. I The eminent Nation announces with relish “the organization of a … Read more
When extreme restrictions are placed on the manufacture, acquisition and ownership of legal automatic firearms, one of the easiest repeaters to make at home or in small workshops is the submachine gun. The four homemade submachine guns shown above were recently discovered in a raid with a number of other firearms, drugs, and 2.75 million … Read more
Oh, Canada . . . 69% of Canadians support outright ban on guns in urban areas: poll The vast majority of Canadians favours a total ban on guns in urban areas, a new poll suggests. According to the poll, conducted by Ekos Research Associates for The Canadian Press, 69 per cent of those surveyed agreed … Read more
“There’s so many guns on the street [and] there’s no real way to curb it.” – Allegheny County, PA Deputy District Attorney Steven Stadtmiller in Getting an illegal gun in Pittsburgh is easy. Why hundreds of seizures aren’t stopping the problem [via publicsource.org] ENTER TO WIN 1000 ROUNDS OF IMI 9MM AMMUNITION Click here for more information … Read more
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