Month: October 2015

Guts of LtGov Newsom's 33-page gun initiative would require background checks for ammo buyers, licenses for sellers https://t.co/ddetT87xoK? — Dan Morain (@DanielMorain) October 28, 2015 California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom today filed his 33-page gun control initiative, known as the “Safety for All Act of 2016.” The legislation very much resembles other states’ attempts to place limits

The urge to self-preservation may not be entirely dead among native Europeans.  According to European news sources, cited in this article at WND, Europeans who have the realistic option of purchasing firearms have started doing so, at a dramatically increased rate. Although the citizens of several key countries (e.g., Germany, the Netherlands) are basically prohibited

Despite the terror attacks, only 10% of applicants have been approved for a gun license in Israel. Despite the official easing of restrictions to get a gun license in Israel, along with the explicit calls by elected officials, such as Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, for citizens to carry licensed weapons on them, and the much

There are now thought to be estimated 900,000 firearms in Austrian homes Police say around 70,000 guns have been sold this year alone in Austria Dealers say shotguns have almost sold out because you don’t need permit Women are driving the sales rush as fears grow amid influx of refugees  Weapon sales are soaring in

Not that long ago, Austria’s Nazi collaborationist party was accusing Hungary of being Nazis for the whole border security thing. Now Austria appears to have had enough and has caught fence fever. Austria on Wednesday said it plans to build a fence at its main crossing with Slovenia, the first such barrier between two members

During the October 27 airing of Fox News’ Outnumbered, Duck Dynasty’s Willie Robertson spoke out against gun control by pointing out that guns are already heavily regulated and suggesting that the continuous push for more regulation is a means of blaming something else for failures in other parts of society. Referencing the Democrats who push

My husband has become exceptionally popular in his shul over the past few weeks. It could be his scintillating personality, his kindness and good deeds, his generosity and benevolence – or maybe, just maybe…it’s his gun. Many people here in Israel carry licensed guns. Our son applied for one as soon as he finished his

America’s 1st Freedom, August 2006. PDF version on this article. This article is a condensed from David B. Kopel, Paul Gallant & Joanne D. Eisen, Is Resisting Genocide a Human Right? 81 Notre Dame Law Review 1275 (2006). More articles on gun prohibition and Sudan are available here. More articles on genocide and gun control.

During World War II, 30,000 Jewish partisans fought in Eastern Europe, in their own combat units. In Western Europe, where anti-semitism among the conquered gentile population was less severe, Jews were able to participate as individuals in the national resistance, rather than having to fight in separate units. For example, in France, Jews amounted to less than

Barkat dismissed suggestions that images of a gun-toting mayor might unnerve citizens or tourists. We all know that guns don’t stop killers. They just make things worse. But for some reason the Mayor of Jerusalem thinks otherwise. Maybe this is why… In a scene right out of a blockbuster action film, surveillance video recorded Sunday