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They’re Not Getting My Guns

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One thing was clear in last night’s Democrat debate. They don’t know guns. And if you own one, they’re coming for it. “Hell, yes we’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47,” vowed former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke. They’ll start with your AR-15 (I own a Colt) and then your AK-47 (also in our family). […]

Support for Gun Control is Quickly Dropping

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When push comes to shove, Americans want their Constitutional rights protected. Stephen Gutowski of The Washington Free Beacon reports on two recent polls that confirm Americans’ declining support for gun control measures. He writes: Polls from Quinnipiac University and an ABC News/Washington Post partnership asked about the gun control debate in America and specific gun control […]

You Can’t Legislate to Keep Bad Guys from Getting Guns

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You can’t use legislation to keep bad guys from getting guns. But that’s exactly what House Democrats are trying to do. Back from Summer vacation, they’ve passed a bill to expand background checks for firearms purchases. Democrat leaders in the House and Senate wrote to President Trump to insist on his “personal intervention.” This is […]

Here’s Some Good News out of California

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The sheriff of Tulare County has had enough of active shooters taking people’s lives with no resistance. He’s encouraging the citizens of his county to exercise their right to bear arms, and carry concealed with a permit in order to protect themselves and those around them. America’s First Freedom reports: Sheriff Mike Boudreaux of Tulare County, […]

Everyone has the Inherent Right to Self Defense

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At National Review, Rich Lowry explains that the Founders’ intent about the right to bear arms was quite clear. It was an extension of the right to self-defense, which was inherent in their being men. Lowry writes (abridged): The Bill of Rights numbers “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms” among those […]

These Scared Democrats Made the Mistake of Threatening the Supreme Court over the Second Amendment

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A group of five Democratic senators, including Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and current Democratic presidential primary candidate Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), are terrified that a case against draconian gun control rules like the one enforced until recently in New York City will be revealed as the unconstitutional burdens […]

America’s New Firearms Owners are Not Who You Think

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Despite the stereotypical image of a gun owner being a rural, older man, the trend new target shooters has gotten younger, more female, and more rural. The NRA’s First Freedom magazine reports that data from the National Shooting Sports Foundation shows that not only has the number of target shooters risen by 51% since 2009, […]

Was Hillary Clinton Right? It Takes a Village

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At first glance, Hillary Clinton was on the right track. In the wake of the recent mass shootings and anguished cries of do something, “It Takes A Village” makes sense, until you realize that Clinton’s village depends on federal bureaucrats.  “But the principle is worth rescuing,” urges William McGurn in the WSJ. There will never […]

FBI Stats Show More Guns Equal Less Crime

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Originally posted October 20, 2015. Despite rabid calls for gun control at the recent Democratic presidential debate, FBI stats show what author John Lott explained in his 1998 book, More Guns, Less Crime. In the chart below you’ll find the number of background checks performed by the FBI for gun sales, and the number of […]