In 1991, retired Chief Justice Warren Burger, being interviewed on PBS News Hour, described the National Rifle Association’s lobbying in support of an expansive interpretation of the Second Amendment like this: “One of the greatest pieces of fraud, I repeat the word fraud, on the American public by special-interest groups that I have ever seen […]
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A gun-control advocacy group said the National Rifle Association has been more involved than previously reported in a push for Second Amendment sanctuary cities, a statement the NRA is calling a “distraction.” Requests for public documents were filed by the Brady group, which said the NRA coordinated with sheriffs seeking to pass local resolutions that […]
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Some may note about our country’s left-right divide that if our nation were a marriage, there’d have been a divorce long ago. And this is precisely the idea in certain states where large urban areas dominate politically, such as New York and Washington — and Illinois, where a movement has been brewing to kick Chicago […]
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Good morning, Bulletin readers . In today’s briefing: A man shoots his daughter, mistaking her for an intruder. And police officers respond to a domestic disturbance, only to be caught in a hail of bullets. Receive this daily news briefing by email every morning. Sign up here. WHAT TO KNOW TODAY Trayvon Martin’s mother will […]
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Opinion U.S. Murder Concentrations by Local, IMAGE Crime Prevention Research Center USA – -( AmmoLand.com )- When we talk about firearms,there is a LOT of misinformation and … outright lies told by the gun grabbing left. For the left gun control is a means to an end, a way to gain power. Not to save […]
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Art by A.F. Branco Skin Deep SAT Scores USA – -(Ammoland.com)- Skin Deep SAT Scores. Affirmative action gets embedded into SAT scores as a response to the Trump administration & successful challenges to the illegal policy of admitting students based on skin color. Did you enjoy this cartoon? Sign up for Ammoland in your Inbox […]
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Last week, I had the great experience to join my colleagues in a little friendly competition at the Congressional Clays Competition hosted by the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus. It was great to express our Second Amendment rights with some healthy rivalry, but it reminded me of those in this country who cannot express this right freely. […]
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As you likely know, those who advocate for gun control like to imagine that they’re doing it “for the children” or to help poor inner city minorities. They like to tell people that they are trying to make the world a better place for the downtrodden. If we take them at their face value, then […]
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Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune Senate Bill 53 strikes a provision in current law that says handguns aren’t allowed in “churches, synagogues, or other places of worship.” More than a year after a gunman killed 26 in a Sutherland Springs church , the Texas House gave preliminary approval Monday to a bill that would allow […]
Continue ReadingIn light of the ongoing struggle about the place of guns in the United States, I went back to the original 2nd Amendment. The second half is so well known that many of us can repeat it verbatim without looking it up. The first half is often overlooked by the gun rights absolutists or argued […]
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