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News Media Distort Statistics on US Firearms Ownership and Mass Shootings, Gun Expert Lott Says
In a discussion that gun rights activist John Lott Jr. had with an ABC News producer for a 2014 documentary special about the risks of having firearms in the home, the producer cited a gun ownership statistic that Lott knew to be wrong. The producer told him that gun ownership had been falling in the…Katherine Rohloff -
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Stricter Gun Laws Didn’t Stop This Mass Shooting in Canada
On Monday night, a 29-year-old man opened fired with a handgun on bystanders at a busy intersection in Toronto, Canada, killing two and wounding 13 before being shot to death by law enforcement officers. Although the man’s motives remain unclear, reports have circulated that he frequented Islamic State-inspired websites and may have lived for a…Amy Swearer -
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I Used to Hate Guns and the NRA. Then I Was Mugged.
I’d hated guns since I was a teenager. It was a gun that killed John Lennon, after all. Guns killed President John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King. Get rid of the guns, problem solved—or so I thought. In December of 2012, I even tweeted President Barack Obama, urging him to repeal…Ryan Moore -
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To Promote Gun Control, the UN Changes the Rules
In the last two weeks of June, the United Nations held another review conference on its efforts to counter what it considers illicit dealing in small arms. The U.S. played the game well. But unfortunately, you can’t beat a cheater. In theory, this U.N. program might be a modestly useful way to promote cooperation against…Ted Bromund -
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A Month of Data Provides Ample Evidence for Why Law-Abiding Citizens Own Firearms
There is no denying that lawful gun owners use their firearms in self-defense far more often than those decrying the “myth” of a good guy with a gun would care to admit. Firearms are, in fact, used for self-defense often and effectively. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, notorious for its anti-gun bias, acknowledges…Amy Swearer -
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More People Use a Gun in Self-Defense Each Year Than Die in Car Accidents
This is an excerpt from “#Duped: How the Anti-gun Lobby Exploits the Parkland School Shooting-and How Gun Owners Can Fight Back”. How is it that so many kids raised on “Harry Potter”, “The Hunger Games”, “Star Wars”, and all the Marvel action figure movies manage to miss a critical point of the stories? The lesson being:…Mark W. Smith -
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Massachusetts Governor Signs Gun Seizure Bill
Republican Gov. Charlie Baker signed a bill on Tuesday allowing for temporary gun confiscation without any due process in Massachusetts. Bill H4670 enables a family or household member, which includes roommates, relatives or significant others, to remove firearms, firearm identification cards and ammunition from any individual deemed to be a danger to oneself or others. Surrendered goods…Molly Prince -
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Conservative Shareholder Grills CEO of Dick’s Sporting Goods for Anti-Gun Policies
An investor confronted the CEO of the Dick’s Sporting Goods chain at an annual shareholders meeting in Pittsburgh, blasting the retailer’s recent restrictions on gun sales and its anti-gun advocacy. David Almasi, a vice president at the National Center for Public Policy Research, attended the meeting Wednesday representing the think tank’s Free Enterprise Project, according…Molly Prince -
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Credit Card Payments Abruptly Stopped on Some Gun-Related Purchases
Intuit abruptly ceased processing credit card payments without notice in recent weeks on some firearms and firearms-related purchases, some of which were already shipped to customers. Several small businesses experienced issues when payments on purchases were refunded to the customers rather than processed, the New York Post reported Monday. Sales on firearms, safety training classes, and gun-related…Molly Prince -
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Gun Shop Gives Teachers Free Firearm Training
Educators were treated to a free firearms training session in San Diego on Sunday for “Train a Teacher Day.” The five-hour course consisted of smaller classes aimed at teaching “safety, proficiency, and familiarity” with firearms. The event was complimentary for anyone across the country affiliated with a school, which included teachers, support staff, administrators, and even board members….Molly Prince -
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Alabama Governor Lets Schools Keep Gun Ready Against ‘Armed Intruders’
Alabama school administrators will now have the option of keeping a firearm on school grounds for dealing with an “armed intruder” incident if they meet certain qualifications after Gov. Kay Ivey signed a memo permitting the practice. Ivey’s May 30 memo will give all Alabama school administrators the option to keep a firearm on campus,…Jeremiah Poff -
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NRA to Fight Oregon’s Semi-Automatic Firearm Ban
The National Rifle Association announced Thursday that it will challenge Oregon’s petition to ban assault weapons. Although Initiative Petition 43 has not yet been passed, the NRA released a press release disclosing the organization’s joint challenge with the Oregon Hunters Association. The petition was filed on March 22, 2018, by a Portland interfaith group, Lift Every Voice Oregon….Molly Prince -
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Guns Haven’t Changed in America. People Have.
Having enjoyed my 82nd birthday, I am part of a group of about 50 million Americans who are 65 years of age or older. Those who are 90 or older were in school during the 1930s. My age cohort was in school during the 1940s. Baby boomers approaching their 70s were in school during the…Walter E. Williams -
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Gun Control Is Fading From Young Americans’ Agenda
Six percent of Americans aged 15 to 34 consider gun control the top issue facing the country, according to a new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and MTV poll reported on Wednesday. That number is down from a high of 21 percent who considered it the top issue in March, according to the poll….Julia Cohen -
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Obama’s Education Secretary Is Wrong About Gun Control Being Best Way to Keep Kids Safe
Educrat (ED-yoo-krat): noun, usually pejorative. A government school official or administrator whose primary function is to spend tax dollars telling other parents what to do with their children. Beltway education bureaucrats abhor families who choose to keep their kids out of public schools—unless it’s to grandstand over gun control. Behold Arne Duncan, longtime pal of…Michelle Malkin -
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I Didn’t Grow Up Around Guns. Here Are My 4 Observations From the NRA Convention.
I am a conservative. I did not grow up around guns. I can’t recall hearing my parents talk about guns in our home. My dad didn’t hunt and I never lived in an area prone to high crime or gun violence. Guns were never on my radar until I witnessed firsthand the debate over gun…Jordan Hess -
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An Inside Look at How Training Teachers to Carry Firearms in Schools Actually Works
Most schools require teachers and staffers to go through a rigorous training program before they may carry a concealed weapon in the classroom. But how do these training programs actually work—and what type of qualifications do they entail? The Daily Signal traveled to outside Denver, Colorado, to learn about “FASTER Saves Lives,” a nonprofit that…Kelsey Bolar -
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We Hear You: Going ‘Bold’ on Welfare Reform, Learning About Guns, and Other Good Ideas
Editor's note: Time to catch up on some mail we've been meaning to publish for awhile. Enjoy the potpourri. And don't forget to write us at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: Bravo! The voice of sound reason in the midst of babble (“Why We Must Be Bold on Welfare Reform”). The wisdom of Heritage Foundation…Ken McIntyre -
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After Waffle House, Focus Shouldn’t Be on Guns
Nick Freitas, a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, sat down with The Daily Signal to talk about the Second Amendment and the Waffle House shooting that occurred on April 22 in Tennessee, resulting in the deaths of four people. Police apprehended the suspected shooter Monday. Freitas cautions against putting all of the focus…Ginny Montalbano -
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We Hear You: Students and Parents ‘Need to Take a Hard Look at Themselves’ Before Banning Guns
Editor's note: The more The Daily Signal covers the debate over guns and school safety, the more we get thoughtful mail from our audience. Here's another batch dominated by that topic. Don't forget to write us at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: Here is my 79-year observation of what I believe are the main keys…Ken McIntyre