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Sotomayor's pending confirmation exposes how far we have fallen

12:10am Monday, July 27, 2009

By Gerard Valentino Of all the issues brought up during the confirmation hearings of Sonia Sotomayer, one comment she made is most disturbing. It also has largely been ignored by the establishment media. During an exchange with Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla, Sotomayer stated there is no constitutional right to self-defense. Her statement makes one thing painfully clear – the liberal intelligentsia see...

NICS background checks up 18% in June; Year to date sales up 24.5% over 2008

12:10am Friday, July 24, 2009

Data released by the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) show an 18.1 percent increase in background checks on the sale of firearms in June. Background checks for the first six months of 2009 are up 24.5 percent over the same period in 2008. FBI background checks are required under federal law for all individuals purchasing either newly manufactured or used firearms...

National reciprocity for concealed carry holders fails to pass in U.S. Senate

12:43pm Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Two Republicans, including Ohio's lame duck Republican Senator George Voinovich, voted AGAINST nationwide reciprocity for concealed carry license-holders. The resulting 58-39 vote failed to overcome a Democrat filibuster. By Jim Irvine The United States Senate failed to pass an amendment that would have made concealed carry licenses valid in all states that issue them. This is another blow to law...

Urgent: Tell Ohio senators to support the National CCW Reciprocity Law

12:10am Monday, July 20, 2009

UPDATE: Lame duck Republican Senator George Voinovich votes NO. 58-39 vote fails to overcome Democrat filibuster. SENATOR GEORGE VOINOVICH (202) 224-3353 (D.C.) (202) 228-1382 (D.C. Fax) (216) 522-7095 (Cleveland) (513) 684-3265 (Cincinnati) (740) 441-6410 (Southeast OH) (216) 522-7095 (Northeast OH) (419) 259-3895 (Toledo) (513) 684-3265 (Dayton) (614) 469-6697 (Central OH) Email: http://...

High stakes: Do U.S. Senators risk their NRA rating in vote on Sotomayor?

8:51am Friday, July 17, 2009

Joint Statement Wayne Lapierre, Executive Vice President, National Rifle Association And Chris W. Cox, Exec. Dir., National Rifle Association - Institute For Legislative Action On Judge Sonia Sotomayor's Nomination To The United States Supreme Court Other than declaring war, neither house of Congress has a more solemn responsibility than the Senate's role in confirming justices to the U.S...

Op-Ed: Sotomayor's bias against guns

12:05am Friday, July 17, 2009

By Wayne LaPierre Other than declaring war, neither house of Congress has a more solemn responsibility than the Senate's role in confirming justices to the U.S. Supreme Court. As the Senate considers the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Americans are watching to see if this nominee would lend her support to those who've declared war on the rights of America's 80 million gun owners. After the...

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The Importance of an Unsympathetic Judge

12:05am Wednesday, July 15, 2009

By Dave Yost A judge's black robe is a symbol of impartiality - a head-to-toe cloaking of the self, of all the human passions and weaknesses and individual characteristics that attend a person. Judge Sonia Sotomayor appears to believe that her heart belongs on the sleeve of that robe, and a thoughtful senator might conclude it makes her a poor judge. Judge Sotomayor and the president who...

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Buckeye Firearms Association joins groups opposing Sotomayor confirmation

12:10am Friday, July 10, 2009

Buckeye Firearms Association has announced that it has joined the rapidly growing coalition of groups that are officially on record opposing the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor as a justice to the U.S. Supreme Court. "It is critical to the future of our country that we have justices who respect and uphold our Constitution," said Jim Irvine, Chairman of Buckeye Firearms Association. "Judge Sotomayor...

National Politics

Sotomayor's pending confirmation exposes how far we have fallen

NICS background checks up 18% in June; Year to date sales up 24.5% over 2008

National reciprocity for concealed carry holders fails to pass in U.S. Senate

Urgent: Tell Ohio senators to support the National CCW Reciprocity Law

High stakes: Do U.S. Senators risk their NRA rating in vote on Sotomayor?

Op-Ed: Sotomayor's bias against guns

The Importance of an Unsympathetic Judge

Buckeye Firearms Association joins groups opposing Sotomayor confirmation

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