Calif. Rep. Eric Swalwell (Twitter) California’s Rep. Eric Swalwell held a “really big rally” Monday outside of the National Rifle Association’s headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia, where unveiled his gun control proposal. Swalwell called for banning “every single” assault weapon and buying back such weapons from those who already have them. Swalwell wrote an op ed […]
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As Virginia lawmakers prepare to consider gun-control measures in a special General Assembly session and top state officials rove the commonwealth for roundtable discussions about gun laws, at least one Southwest Virginia county has headed in the opposite direction. That’s Carroll County, population 29,000, home of the Labor Day Flea Market and Gun Show, which […]
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Instagram influencer Lauren Young with her Seekins Precision SP10 6.5 Creedmoor in Savannah, Georgia. When Kimberly Matte captions an Instagram post “suns out, guns out, buns out,” she mostly means it. The sun may be out, but she’s inside. Her buns are definitely out, because she’s wearing a lime-green thong. Technically, there’s only one gun […]
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Virginia Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian Moran (left) listens to public comments during a roundtable discussion on gun violence prevention Tuesday afternoon in Abingdon. Virginia Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian Moran (left) listens to public comments during a roundtable discussion on gun violence prevention Tuesday afternoon in Abingdon. ABINGDON, […]
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A 1934 federal law makes it cumbersome to purchase suppressors, or silencers. This public-domain photograph by Cortland at English Wikipedia shows silencers on several guns. If Congress or a state legislature wanted to be so foolish, it could enact legal barriers to purchasing goggles or earplugs or gloves or a host of other consumer products […]
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NRA social media manager William McLaughlin is a pro-gun, gay American who has no idea why the gay community does not see the value of gun rights. McLaughlin attended a PRIDE parade in Washington DC, then wrote a Washington Post opinion piece explaining what he encountered. He began by saying: "The District, where I live, […]
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As Virginia lawmakers prepare to consider gun-control measures in a special General Assembly session and top state officials rove the commonwealth for roundtable discussions about gun laws, at least one Southwest Virginia county has headed in the opposite direction. That’s Carroll County, population 29,000, home of the Labor Day Flea Market and Gun Show, which […]
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Republican Del. David Yancey during the first day back to the Virginia General Assembly in Richmond on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. (Aileen Devlin/Daily Press) As the Democratic governor and GOP legislators square off for a repeat of the usual gun legislation at next month’s post-Virginia Beach mass shooting special session, one Peninsula lawmaker wants to […]
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In this Dec. 20, 2017, file photo, Del. David Yancey talks with reporters outside the Newport News Courthouse. As the Democratic governor and GOP legislators square off for a repeat of the usual gun legislation at next month’s post-Virginia Beach mass shooting special session, one Peninsula lawmaker wants to float an entirely new idea. Del. […]
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Opinion New Jersey “Smart Gun” Law Gets an F Grade Fairfax, VA – -(Ammoland.com)- After signing six gun control measures into law a year ago, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy warned that “Our work is far from done.” Several new bills are now making the rounds in a state already notorious for its extreme and […]
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