National Politics

Poll: Household gun ownership on the rise in U.S.

by Chad D. Baus Breitbart.com is reporting that the latest Economist/YouGov poll shows that 39 percent of American households own guns, which represents a five percent increase over the number of gun owning households in 2012. According to the article , throughout 2013, gun control proponents frequently dismissed the importance of empirical data on gun sales by claiming gun companies were simply...

Omnibus appropriations bill prevents the implementation of the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) has announced that the Omnibus appropriations bill prevents the implementation of the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) by prohibiting any funding of the treaty unless it is ratified by the U.S. Senate, which opposes the treaty. In October 2013, Sen. Moran led a bipartisan group of 50 U.S. Senators in reiterating to President Obama that...

Chicago's Firearm Transfer Ban Falls to Second Amendment Ruling

Things are looking up for gun owners in Illinois. On Monday, as some 4,500 concealed carry applications flooded the state's online portal on its first full day of operation, Obama-appointed U.S. District Judge Edmond E. Chang of the Northern District of Illinois issued a significant opinion that invalidated Chicago's ban on firearm sales and transfers within the city. The suit was brought by the...

Portman Cosponsors Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) has signed on as an original cosponsor of the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2014, legislation introduced by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) which would allow individuals with concealed carry privileges in their home state to exercise those rights in any other state that also has concealed carry laws. The legislation is also...

Op-Ed: ObamaCares … To Know About Your Guns

by C. D. Michel Soon, you might become a federally registered gun owner when you visit your doctor. Given Obama's antagonism to gun rights and his overtly statist nature, it isn't a matter of if this will come to pass, but when. Obamacare, a hideous and dysfunctional monster even when it (rarely) works, is a machine inherently designed to violate personal privacy. Part of this massive scheme...

2014: The Year Ahead

by Jim Irvine 2014 promises to be a very interesting year for gun owners. In April, Ohio will celebrate 10 years of concealed carry and this year's Buckeye Bash figures to be the biggest and best ever. But there will also be significant battles that may reshape the debate on firearms. Michael Bloomberg will end his time as Mayor of New York City, freeing him to spend more time on his insane quest...

Op-Ed: Minority Report Card

by C. D. Michel In its annual publicity stunt "report card," the Brady Campaign released its gun control grades for states. The states that have adopted the most gun control laws promoted by the Brady Campaign get the highest grades. Points are subtracted from states that allow people to use guns for self-defense, and from states where concealed carry licenses are liberally issued. The report...

BATFE Implicated in More Rogue Operations

Over the last several years, the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) has been plagued by mismanagement, scandal and rogue operations, the most infamous of which has been the ill-fated and deadly "Fast and Furious" debacle. Despite these ongoing problems and the criticism and calls for reform they have generated, BATFE has continued its practice of questionable...

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