National Politics

National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Bill Introduced In U.S. House

3:00pm Monday, March 21, 2011
In late February, H.R. 822, was introduced in the U.S. House by Representatives Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) and Heath Schuler (D-N.C.). The measure would allow any person with a valid state-issued concealed carry permit to carry a concealed firearm in any state that issues concealed firearm permits, or that does not prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms. A state's laws governing where concealed...

February sees 13.6% increase in firearms sales checks over same month last year

3:00pm Thursday, March 17, 2011
The February 2011 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 963,746 is an increase of 13.6 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 848,036 from February 2010. For comparison, the unadjusted February 2011 NICS figure of 1,463,138 is an increase of 18.2 percent over the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,237,617 from February 2010. The adjusted NICS data was...

NPR President and VP "Resign" After VP Calls Gun Owners "Seriously Racist"

3:00pm Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Copyright 2011, National Rifle Association of America, Institute for Legislative Action. Speaking of people who believe they are smarter than the masses, Fox News reports that National Public Radio president Vivian Schiller, already in trouble for other matters relating to political bias within the media organization, was forced to resign [last] week. Her resignation came after NPR Senior Vice-...

President Obama signals quiet surrender on gun control

7:00am Wednesday, March 16, 2011
by Ken Hanson This past Presidential election, gun owners had much cause for concern. John McCain, a lukewarm gun supporter or gun banner, depending upon the day, was running against eventual winner Obama, a former member of the Joyce Foundation board of directors, the Joyce foundation being a leading financial supporter of gun control activism. Since that time, President Obama has surprised his...

Obama officially, publicly calls for new gun control; [Update: NRA responds]

7:00am Tuesday, March 15, 2011
by Chad D. Baus On Sunday, March 13, 2011, the president of the United States began publicly call for new gun control limits against law-abiding citizens in hopes of curtailing the behavior of the lawless. Gun rights activists have known this day was coming since the day Barack Obama won his party's nomination (and since John McCain won his). In an op-ed published in the Arizona Daily Star ,...

Poll Reveals Most Voters Oppose Additional Gun Control

3:00pm Thursday, March 10, 2011
According to a recent poll, conducted by Zogby International and The O'Leary Report, and reported on Townhall.com, since the tragedy in Arizona, Americans' support for their Second Amendment rights show no signs of weakening. In fact, the poll--conducted just 10 days after the President's State of the Union speech--shows that, if anything, voters have become more supportive of their Second...

Spotlight on ATF "gunwalker" scandal ratchets up pace of criminal investigation into agent's death

7:00am Tuesday, March 08, 2011
by Jim Shepherd Although the administration's not admitting it, the heat put on the Attorney General's office regarding the widening "gunwalker" scandal may be ratcheting up the pace in rounding up the criminals involved in the arms smuggling disaster. On Wednesday, three men were arrested in connection with the smuggled firearms that ended the life of Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE)...

Media jumps on ATF gun-running scandal, but pro-gun bloggers deserve credit for breaking the story

7:00am Friday, March 04, 2011
by Jim Shepherd With Attorney General Eric Holder having failed to respond to Senator Charles Grassley's questions regarding "Project Gunwalker" inside Grassley's February 23 deadline, it looks like the story continues to heat up. Fortunately, for everyone except the Justice Department (although we're all going to find the investigation distasteful when it finally does begin), the story is not...

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