It was no accident Effingham County’s resolution to protect the rights of gun owners stole an important word from the very people the resolution was intended to provoke: supporters of the country’s sanctuary cities movement. Effingham County State’s Attorney Bryan Kibler last month told a raucous crowd the origin story behind the "Second Amendment sanctuary […]
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Democrat presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg used a question and answer … Democrat presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg used a question and answer session during an Iowa speech to claim numerous gun controls he supports are “completely compatible with the Second Amendment.” C-Span published the question and answer session, wherein an audience member stood and read aloud […]
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The question of whether additional gun rights or gun controls are needed in Oklahoma and the nation will be the topic at a public forum in Oklahoma City on April 23. The free forum, titled “The Gun Debate,” is being sponsored by Oklahoma Watch and will be held from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at […]
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Mass shootings have become institutionalized as an almost normal part of American life, as have the responses to such shootings. After each massacre, victims, their families and gun-control advocates bemoan the latest atrocity and call for background checks and a ban on assault weapons. Gun rights advocates oppose such reforms and stand behind the Second […]
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Don Spencer is a lifelong resident of Oklahoma and became president of the Oklahoma Second Amendment Association in 2016. He is a firearm instructor certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training and is licensed to be an armed security guard. Editor’s Note: This story is for release Sunday, April 21, 2019. The […]
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(L to R) Shira Goodman, Serita Lewis, Jonathan Goldstein PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — This week on Flashpoint: Host and KYW Community Affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about guns as the country marks the 20th anniversary of the Columbine massacre and the 12th anniversary of the Virginia Tech mass shooting. In 2017, 40,000 […]
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An AR-15 style rifle is displayed at the Firing-Line indoor range and gun shop, in Aurora, in a July 26, 2012 file photo. WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans favor stricter gun laws, and most believe places of worship and schools have become less safe over the last two decades, according to a new poll […]
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On a July afternoon in 2012, Denton Dickerson logged onto Twitter to share his grief after getting notice that a dozen moviegoers had been murdered at a midnight showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” — a movie he was planning to see later that day. “My thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by […]
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“Now is the time for action. Now is not the time for passivity.” That’s the advice Justin Danhof, Esq. , the National Center’s general counsel and director of its Free Enterprise Project (FEP), has for conservatives when it comes to dealing with businesses embracing liberal policies. In an interview with Cam Edwards on NRATV’s “Cam […]
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Two decades after the Columbine shooting massacre in Colorado, gun reform efforts have found new life in the nation’s capital. House Democrats have already passed two gun bills this year; the Democratic 2020 presidential contenders are embracing tougher gun laws as a centerpiece of their campaign platforms; and even some centrist lawmakers representing volatile swing […]
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