Gun Rights & The Second Amendment
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Rifle Association — long seen as a kingmaker in Republican politics — is taking a lower profile in this year’s high-stakes midterm campaign, a sign of the shifting dynamics of the gun debate as the GOP fights to maintain its grip on Congress. The NRA has put $11 million into […]
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The Second Amendment Foundation says it has caught the Associated Press wire service blatantly electioneering against guns in the lead-up to the 2018 midterm elections. Such bias “invariably seems to show up in headlines and news reports just prior to an election,” said a statement from the foundation’s headquarters in Washington state. “We’ve got an […]
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FILE- In this Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, file photo, National Rifle Association Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), at National Harbor, Md. The 2018 election marks the first time that groups supporting gun control measures could spend more on a campaign than the National Rifle Association. […]
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Incumbent 2nd Congressional District Democrat Ann McLane Kuster listens to Republican challenger Steve Negron during the Granite State Debates for 2nd Congressional District held at NH Institute of Politics Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018 in Goffstown, N.H. (Thomas Roy/Union Leader via AP, Pool) Thomas Roy Incumbent 2nd Congressional District Democrat Ann McLane Kuster debates Republican challenger […]
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Alexander DeGarmo from Greenwood, Neb., speaks about the second amendment in front of the Supreme Court, Tuesday, June 26, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Trump’s challenge this week to the long-held understanding that the Constitution guarantees citizenship to children born on U.S. soil, even if their mother was in the country illegally, has […]
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Some see the debate about gun control in America as a battle between safety and liberty. Not Sean Casten. The Democrat running to unseat 6th District U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam says that’s a false construct, and all it takes to make people safer from gun violence is decreased access to guns. "The framing of the […]
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Protestors complained it reduces the safety of students and faculty, stifles free speech, and hurts both faculty hiring and students applying. However, two years later, it appears those concerns have been unfounded. In 2015, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a controversial law allowing licensed students to carry a concealed handgun on college campuses. At the […]
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The word “Resist” seems to have become a liberal battle cry these days. But what most people don’t realize, and what the mainstream media avoids telling the public is that “Resist” is exactly what firearms owners have been doing for literally decades in the face of unconstitutional gun laws. The level of civil disobedience to […]
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Nevada voters will choose Nov. 6 between lower-court judges Jerry Tao and Elissa Cadish for a seat on their state Supreme Court. And Cadish presumably has to be favored, having raised six times as much money for the race — more than $600,000 to date, against Judge Tao’s $100,000. ( https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/clark-county-judge-has-big-money-lead-in-supreme-court-race/ .) Jerry Tao is […]
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Protestors complained it reduces the safety of students and faculty, stifles free speech, and hurts both faculty hiring and students applying. However, two years later, it appears those concerns have been unfounded. In 2015, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a controversial law allowing licensed students to carry a concealed handgun on college campuses. At the […]
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