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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… -
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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… -
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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…. -
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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,… -
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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…. -
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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… -
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Women’s March Leader Slams US Government for Providing Aid to Israel
Women’s March leader Tamika Mallory on Friday slammed the United States government for providing aid to Israel. While speaking at an event hosted by the progressive Center for Constitutional Rights, Mallory claimed that Israel’s founding in 1948 amounted to a “human rights crime.” “My soul would not rest, standing by and doing nothing about it, to… -
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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…. -
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Neighbors, Farmer Settle Pitched Lawsuit Over Green Groups and Her Property Rights
A husband-and-wife real estate team accused of teaming up with environmental activists and government officials to interfere with a Virginia farmer’s business have reached a legal settlement with the farmer, according to court records. Martha Boneta, who owns and operates the 64-acre Liberty Farm at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Paris, Virginia,… -
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We Hear You: Some Free Speech to Honor Those the Nation Salutes on Memorial Day
Editor's note: We remember those who died for our freedom on Memorial Day, so it's fitting that this week's column reflects the freedom with which The Daily Signal's audience expresses its views. Write us at [email protected]—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: This weighs on me. There is so much confusion and emotionalism, not to mention lack of… -
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She Voted for Obama Twice. Now Antonia Okafor Explains Why She’s a Conservative Who Advocates Gun Rights.
This is an edited transcript of a conversation between Antonia Okafor and Katrina Trinko on the May 22 edition of The Daily Signal podcast. Okafor weighed in on her own journey to becoming a conservative, Kanye West, gun rights, and school safety. Katrina Trinko: Joining us today is Antonia Okafor, a political commentator and the CEO… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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Free Speech Efforts on Campus Face Uphill Battle in California
A California venture capitalist has gathered enough signatures to put before voters this fall the idea of breaking his state into three. Skeptics say the proposal will fare no better than previous efforts to do the same, yet the state is already politically fractured—and nowhere are the fissures more evident than on the state’s college… -
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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… -
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Arizona Passes Law to Protect Free Speech on Campus
For the second time in three years, Arizona lawmakers have strengthened laws protecting free speech on public college campuses. In 2016, state lawmakers banned so-called “free speech zones” on public university campuses, and on Wednesday, Republican Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation that protects individuals’ rights to demonstrate on campus. It also prohibits a school from… -
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Podcast: The Week in Review, Plus an Interview With Del. Nick Freitas on the Second Amendment
On today’s edition of The Daily Signal podcast, Rob Bluey and Ginny Montalbano review the week’s top news. We feature an exclusive interview with Virginia Delegate Nick Freitas. He spoke to us about the importance of the Second Amendment, why his viral speech resonated, and his thoughts on the recent Waffle House shooting. We also… -
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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… -
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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…