The governor of West Virginia, in a stunning move that echoes the Civil War-era creation of his state, on Tuesday invited Virginia counties upset with Richmond’s liberal, anti-gun turn to shift borders and join his state. “If you out there, no matter where you be, Virginia or wherever you may be, as an individual or […]
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On a cold December day in 2012, a 20-year-old walked into an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, and fired on first-graders and staff before he shot himself. The shooter used a Bushmaster AR-15 assault rifle. This semi-automatic non-military version of the U.S. military’s M-16 had been illegally marketed by Remington Arms Co, the company that […]
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Image: Adobe Stock Even before one gets to the heart of the matter – namely, a) constitutional law, and b) the dangerous message of lawlessness and violence the concept conveys – it must be stated that there is something fundamentally incongruous and just plain wrong about the idea of a “gun sanctuary.” Merriam-Webster offers multiple […]
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Gun rights advocates attend a rally organized by the Virginia Citizens Defense League on Capitol Square near the state capitol building on January 20 in Richmond, Virginia. Zach Gibson/Getty Images How a state’s attempts to disarm the populace could spiral out of control More than 22,000 gun owners gathered at the Virginia State Capitol on […]
Continue ReadingNearly two years ago, the governing board of Effingham County, Ill., passed a resolution declaring itself a “sanctuary county” and barring “employees from enforcing the unconstitutional actions of the state government.” Those actions? Gun control laws, which are resoundingly unpopular in the rural county some 215 miles south of Chicago. Since then, more than 400 […]
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Mainers across the state are sharing their thoughts on Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey (D) joining a list of 19 other state attorneys general that are suing the Trump administration. (WGME) PORTLAND (WGME) — Mainers across the state are sharing their thoughts on Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey (D) joining a list of 19 other […]
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Gun rights advocates are urging the Livingston County Board of Commissioners to declare the County as a “sanctuary” in protecting the Second Amendment. The Board room was packed Monday night, with guests even crowded in the doorway and lobby. Many of the attendees came to voice their support for a resolution proposed by the Michigan […]
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A “March For Our Lives” rally at Arizona’s state Capitol, in Phoenix, on March 24, 2018. (Matt York / AP Photo) Last week, an estimated 22,000 people—many of them armed—flocked to Richmond, Virginia, to protest gun control efforts at the top of the newly-Democratic state legislature’s agenda: measures requiring background checks and limiting handgun buyers […]
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On Jan. 21, I attended the Minnesota Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee hearing in Hibbing along with dozens of people concerned about gun violence (“ Heated hearing ,” Jan. 22). The committee heard testimony on four current bills related to gun rights and public safety. My husband provided brief testimony in support of a […]
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Haywood County commissioners prepare for a Jan. 21 meeting at the Historic Haywood County Courthouse. As a package of gun control measures makes its way through Virginia’s newly-Democratic legislature, gun rights activists around the South are turning to their county boards of commissioners to go on the record in opposition to gun control. In Virginia, […]
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