National Politics

"Universal Background Checks" – Absolutely Not

7:00am Tuesday, January 29, 2013
by Marion P. Hammer Imagine a grandfather who wants to give a family shotgun to his 12-year-old grandson having to do a background check on his grandson before giving him the shotgun. Or a friend having to do a background check on his lifetime best buddy before lending him a hunting rifle. Or, if your mother had a prowler at her home, having to do a background check on your own Mom before you...

Survey finds NRA members united

3:00pm Monday, January 28, 2013
91% of NRA Members Support Laws to Stop Mentally Ill from Acquiring Firearms FAIRFAX, Va. – The National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action conducted a national scientific poll of its members and found near unanimity among NRA members on a wide range of issues involving mental health reform and firearm rights. Gun control advocates including New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg,...

Gun owners: The time to stand up is now!

12:00pm Monday, January 28, 2013
Editor's Note: This op-ed was originally published at WorldNetDaily.com . by Gerard Valentino There have been times the pro-gun lobby looked irrelevant in America and when it looked like the private ownership of firearms was going to be relegated to the historical scrap heap. This is not that time. There was a time when owning a gun in American was seen as a sign of being socially backward, and...

Why am I being punished?

7:00am Monday, January 28, 2013
by Tim Inwood What crime have I committed? Under what legal concept am I guilty? Seriously, what did I have to do with the tragedy in Newtown? I did not know the shooter or his family, never have been to the town. In fact, I have no connection to any of the school shootings in this nation's history. However, as an American who chooses to own semi-automatic firearms, I and millions like me are...

Feinstein calls for banning more than 150 types of firearms; Government officials would be exempt

3:00pm Friday, January 25, 2013
by Chad D. Baus The Daily Caller is reporting that California Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D) staged a press conference Thursday on Capitol Hill with 10 weapons at her side and unveiled legislation instituting a government ban on more than 150 types of firearms, including rifles, pistols and shotguns. From the article : Flanked by other anti-gun liberal lawmakers, including New York Sen. Chuck Schumer...

More than 200 exhibitors withdraw from PA outdoor show after organizer bans modern sporting rifles

12:00pm Thursday, January 24, 2013
OutdoorLife.com is reporting that, by mid-day on Jan. 23, more than 200 exhibitors -- and counting -- had withdrawn from the Eastern Sports and Outdoors Show, Pennsylvania's largest annual outdoor sports show, following event organizer Reed Exhibitions' decision to ban the display and sale of modern sporting rifles and standard-capacity magazines. [UPDATE: Show "postponed" ] From the article :...

Pathetic dog and pony show

7:00am Thursday, January 24, 2013
by Tim Inwood The NRA ran an ad pointing out the hypocrisy of the Administration opposing armed guards for our nation's schools while the President's children had armed security at theirs. Within hours the President's spokesman Jay Carney attacked the ad, complaining it was unfair to use the President's children as political pawns. I found the hypocrisy of this statement too much to swallow, as...

Op-Ed: Gun control has a clear record of failure

3:00pm Wednesday, January 23, 2013
by Tom Gresham In the wake of the horrific murders at the Sandy Hook school in Connecticut, America has been deluged with calls for ever-more-restrictive gun-control laws, and that's understandable. It's natural to think that's the solution if you don't know these measures have been tried and have always failed. We crave a solution so much that we'll ignore the record and keep repeating failed...

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