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Biden’s Misplaced Emphasis on One Gun
We now know at least one of the priorities of the Biden administration during the remaining weeks Democrats control the House of Representatives. The president says he would try to “get rid of assault weapons.” Speaking to reporters at his Nantucket, Massachusetts, holiday house, President Joe Biden said: “The idea [that] we still allow semi-automatic…Cal Thomas -
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Oregon Voters Narrowly OK Restrictive Gun Control Measure Creating ‘Database’ of Gunowners
Oregon voters approved a ballot question that is considered one of the most restrictive gun control measures in the country. Known as Measure 114, the ballot question was approved 51% to 49%, with 77% of the vote counted, The Oregonian reported early Wednesday. Though the results were close with just over three-fourths of the vote…Bronson Winslow -
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Judge Blocks New York’s Ban on Guns in Church—for Now
A federal judge last week stopped New York state officials from enforcing the part of a new gun law that bans firearms from places of worship, at least temporarily. The Oct. 20 ruling is a small but important Second Amendment victory for New Yorkers and advocates of self-defense in a state that largely has been…Nicole Russell -
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Yes, Democrats, Sometimes a ‘Good Guy With a Gun’ Does ‘Stop the Bad Guys.’ Here’s Proof.
In a press conference defending the state’s new restrictions on concealed carry permit holders, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, told reporters last month: “This whole concept that a good guy with a gun will stop the bad guys with a gun, it doesn’t hold up. And the data bears this out, so that…Amy Swearer -
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Mark Houck Attorney: Garland Must Explain to Family Why Their Father Was Arrested by Men With Guns
When Republicans question Attorney General Merrick Garland on the shocking arrest of a Catholic father, Mark Houck’s lawyer wants the Houck family to be in the front row. Peter Breen, an attorney with the Thomas More Society representing Houck, told The Daily Signal in a phone interview that the Justice Department sent “20-plus heavily armed…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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‘Ripe for Abuse’: Sen. Hawley Slams Credit Card Companies Over Gun-Related Purchase Change
A Republican senator is calling on three major credit companies to reverse course after announcing new policies that would distinguish firearm-related purchases from other retail purchases, according to a letter sent Tuesday. “I write to express serious concern with your decision to separately categorize gun-related purchases from other retail transactions made with your payment cards…Samantha Aschieris -
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The 5 Most Unserious Things Biden Said in His Gun Control Speech
President Joe Biden recently gave a speech in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, touting his “Safer America Plan” and a gun control bill he had signed into law. For many American gun owners, these speeches on preventing gun violence so obviously have become stump speeches for gun control that they no longer tune in, unable to bear cringey…Amy Swearer -
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Jewish Group to Sue New York for Banning Guns in Houses of Worship
The New York State Jewish Gun Club plans to sue New York for banning firearms in places of worship, calling it “unconstitutional” in an interview with the Daily Caller News Foundation. Tzvi Waldman, the founder of the New York State Jewish Gun Club, is working with a civil rights attorney to challenge a provision of…Justine Brooke Murray -
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Guns of Washington: 5 Agencies With Gun Stockpiles
“A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty.”—James Madison Conspiracy theories sometimes have at least a thread of truth in them, which is what makes them valid to some on the far right. One of those theories is that the federal government is not on their side….Cal Thomas -
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4 Facts About IRS Gun Arsenal
Some of the 87,000 new agents whom Democrats propose to hire at the Internal Revenue Service could come with some extra firepower. On Friday, House Democrats gave final passage to the tax and spending bill they dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act, which, among other things, would double the size of the IRS with 87,000 new…Fred Lucas -
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Meet the California Gun Law That Copies the Texas Heartbeat Law’s Unique Feature
Well, we can’t say we weren’t warned. In keeping a promise he made last year, California Gov. Gavin Newsom just signed a bill modeled on the Texas heartbeat law. Their unique feature? Both laws seek to evade pre-enforcement judicial review by eliminating the power of state officials to enforce the law. Both the California and…Sarah Parshall Perry -
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Heritage Foundation Files Ethics Complaint Against Lawmaker for Smearing Expert Witness on Gun Control
The Heritage Foundation filed an ethics complaint Wednesday against Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., who last month accused a Second Amendment expert with the Washington-based think tank of lying to Congress about the contents of firearms legislation. In the complaint filed with the Office of Congressional Ethics, Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts accuses Porter of “knowingly and…Fred Lucas -
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Russian Invasion Offered Hard Lesson on Gun Control, Ukrainian Says
Gun control in Ukraine has proved to be highly problematic in the wake of the Russian invasion, a Ukrainian activist told a gathering of journalists and friends of DonorsTrust in Washington recently. Nataliya Melnyk, communications director for the Ukraine-based Bendukidze Free Market Center, said that in Ukraine, before Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces invaded, “You…Bernadette Hassan -
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After the Guns Were Removed, the Killing Fields Began
“All political power comes from the barrel of a gun. The Communist Party must command all the guns; that way, no guns can ever be used to command the party.” The quote was from Mao Zedong, founder of Communist China. Mao’s first act after gaining complete control of China in 1949 was to take away…J. William Middendorf -
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What the Media, Politicians Get Wrong on Guns
In the aftermath of a series of horrible mass shootings across the country, there is a knee-jerk reaction to demonize gun owners and call for sweeping gun control legislation. But more often than not, those in the media and political classes calling for assault weapon bans and other gun control don’t understand the very things…Douglas Blair -
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House Committee Discusses Gun Control
House Democrats are considering a series of gun control bills in response to the recent mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York. The House Committee on Oversight and Reform held a hearing on Wednesday to discuss the shootings and brought witnesses—from parents to students to experts—to give testimony. The House Oversight Committee chair…Jarrett Stepman -
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It’s Time to Move Past Gun Control Debate Loop
It’s almost impossible to think of anything as horrifying as a group of innocent young kids gunned down by a madman in their classroom. Just imagining the terror those kids faced is enough to break even the hardest of hearts. That’s the horror America is wrestling with today. What to do about it is a…Neil Patel -
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The Missing Element in Debate About Guns
The heightened debate over gun violence following the massacre of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, is leaving out one critical element. The debate starts at the wrong end. Isaac Newton’s Third Law of Thermodynamics states: “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” While Newton’s laws…Cal Thomas -
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Raising Red Flags on Federal Red Flag Gun Laws
Tragedies like those recently suffered in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, cause many Americans to voice an understandable—if misguided—urge for politicians to “just do something.” Many of the laws for which they reflexively call—such as universal background checks and bans on so-called assault weapons—suffer from a host of constitutional and practical defects. They wouldn’t…Amy Swearer -
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If ‘No One Wants to Take Your Guns,’ Stop Saying Otherwise
Almost immediately after the 2017 Las Vegas shooting came the calls for “commonsense” gun control. The quest almost always begins with a reassurance that “no one wants to take away your guns.” Not everyone read the memo. Nelson Shields, founder of Handgun Control Inc., the organization that became the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence,…Larry Elder