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Study By Anti-Gun Researchers Finds Universal Background Checks Do Nothing to Decrease Violence, Suicides

November 27, 2018 by Dan Zimmerman

There are no more anti-gun academic research operations than Garen Wintemute’s UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program and Johns Hopkins’ Bloomberg School of Public Health. For that reason, they’re among the most-quoted “authorities” for the mainstream media when it comes to the results of their research and bolstering the case against civilian firearm ownership. But … Read more

Nevada Universal Background Check Proponents Lose Case in Court

August 22, 2018 by Dean Weingarten

In 2016, anti-Second Amendment zealot Michael Bloomberg was able to place Question 1 on the ballot in Nevada. The ballot initiative passed and mandated universal background checks in the state, covering even private party firearms sales. Supporters of the Bloomberg initiative laid out over $18 million in support of the measure, outspending the opposition three … Read more

Anti-Gunners Dream of a New Anniversary – Quote of the Day

April 17, 2018 by Dan Zimmerman

“…(T)he gun lobby and its clients in Congress are counting on the current movement to stall. Experience has taught them that not long after the mass shooting, emotions fade, the shouting grows hoarse, the intensity lowers to a sad resignation that nothing will change. Experience teaches them that Columbine and Virginia Tech become simply anniversaries … Read more

NRA-ILA: Gun Control Tops Virginia Governor-Elect Ralph Northam’s Agenda

January 16, 2018 by Robert Farago

Fairfax, VA – -(Ammoland.com)- This week, Virginia Governor McAuliffe and Governor-Elect Ralph Northam (above) outlined their top priorities for the upcoming legislative session, and highlighted expanded background checks for all firearm sales and other transfers (so-called “universal” background checks) as a key measure the new governor will be pursuing upon taking office. This is no surprise. … Read more

Question of the Day: Fix NICS (National Instant Criminal Background Check System)?

November 8, 2017 by Robert Farago

The failure of the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) to prevent the Sutherland Springs shooter from purchasing four firearms has taken front and center in the “debate” over his horrific crime. This isn’t the first time a spree killer managed to pass — or bypass — a NICS check at a gun store. … Read more

Devin Kelley Passed Background Check When Buying AR, Killed Himself After High Speed Chase

November 6, 2017 by Dan Zimmerman

“Devin Patrick Kelley, the 26-year-old suspect in the attack on a Texas Baptist Church in which 26 people were killed and 20 wounded, is believed to have killed himself following a high-speed chase, Wilson County Sheriff Joe Tackitt told CBS News on Monday.” As we mentioned earlier, the first responders outside the Sutherland Springs First … Read more

IMI Systems Quote of the Day: Behold, a Pro-2A Gun Control Bill – Enter to Win 1000 Rounds of IMI 9mm Ammo

November 5, 2017 by Dan Zimmerman

“This is an anti-criminal, pro-Second Amendment bill. Background checks are the first line of defense in our efforts to keep guns from criminals, domestic abusers and the dangerously mentally ill. The American people have had enough of thoughts and prayers. They want leaders to act. Congress should immediately take up and pass our bipartisan bill … Read more

TTAG Daily Digest: Stealth Gun Registration, The Futility of Gun Control and a Gun-Lover’s Pipe Dream

October 26, 2017 by Dan Zimmerman

Wait, you mean a gun control bill proposed by a New York Democrat isn’t all it’s cracked up to be? . . . Proposed NICS Fee Bill Would Also Create Gun Registry A measure introduced in Congress that would require gun purchasers to pay a fee for their NICS background check would also create a … Read more

Universal Background Checks for Everything!

November 4, 2016 by Dan Zimmerman

By Tom Vaughan, MD: It was winter, and our two-year-old had an earache. Even though both my wife and I are doctors, she’s always insisted that our children see the pediatrician when they’re sick. I was working the swing shift, so daytime sick call fell to me. Fortunately, the pediatrician was able to see him right … Read more

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