The National Rifle Association (NRA) held its annual meeting in Indianapolis this past weekend, and claims of financial mismanagement and self-dealing roiled the nation's oldest civil rights organization. At the NRA members meeting on Saturday, as the Washington Free Beacon's Stephen Gutowski reported, "there was a heated exchange over a proposed vote of no confidence in (NRA […]
Proving that no bad gun control idea ever really dies, California state Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson, D.-Santa Barbara, has introduced a bill that would expand the crimes that would result in the loss of a person's 2nd Amendment rights for 10 years. The bill in its current form adds possession of a controlled substance with intent […]
The National Rifle Association (NRA) last week filed a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles over a new law which requires contractors to disclose any times they have with the gun owners group. The National Rifle Assn. filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging a new Los Angeles law requiring companies that seek contracts with the city […]
A study released earlier this week by Stanford Law School shows that the failure of local law enforcement agencies and prosecutors to correctly report arrests and crimes to state and federal databases have allowed criminals to purchase guns. Before authorities charged Anton Lemon Paris last year with murder and attempted murder in the shooting of […]
Rolling Stone continues its anti-gun scaremongering with news that the Oklahoma legislature is considering removing the requirement that teachers also have a security guard or peace officer license to carry a gun on campus. A bill currently making its way through the Oklahoma legislature known as the “Teacher Carry Bill” would allow educators to carry […]
New Jersey Gov. Philip D. Murphy's newest gun control plan takes aim at the poor with new fees that would price many out of the ability to exercise their 2nd Amendment rights. Though New Jersey has strict gun control laws, its firearms fees have not changed since the mid-1960s, making it a bargain for gun […]
Last Friday, California state Judge Michael P. Kenny slapped down the state's Department of Justice over misuse of fees paid by gun owners. When a firearm is purchased from a gun dealer in California, a $19 Dealer Record of Sale (DROS) fee is charged. This fee was created in 1982 to specifically cover the cost […]
While they don't have the same capabilities as a firearm, stun guns can serve as both a deterrent and defensive weapon. A bill before the Iowa legislature would allow students to carry a stun gun on campus for use in self-defense situations. A bill being considered in the Iowa Statehouse that would allow college students […]
Rep. Eric "Duke Nukem" Swalwell took his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination to Jake Tapper's "State of the Union" on CNN last weekend and revealed his plan for jailing potentially millions of Americans. TAPPER: So, gun control is the central plank in your campaign. You wrote last year: "We should ban possession of […]
The Supreme Court of the United States ended a nearly decade-long silence on 2nd Amendment jurisprudence earlier this year when they agreed to hear New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. (NYSRPA) v. City of New York. At issue is a law that prohibits New York City residents who legally possess a firearm (via a […]
In response to the 1996 Port Arthur Massacre in which 35 people were killed, Australia famously instituted a wide-ranging gun ban and "buyback" (paid, forced confiscation) of a variety of semi-automatic firearms. What Australia has famously proven in the more than two decades hence is that gun control can't stop evil. This was illustrated again […]
The Pittsburgh Mayor and City Council have been sued over a series of gun bans signed earlier this week in violation of a Pennsylvania state law reserving the right to pass firearms-related laws to only the state legislature. Four city residents with assistance from the NRA filed the lawsuit in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court, […]
