If members of the National Rifle Association (NRA) and their guns are the root cause of gun violence, as the Left would assert, then why did nothing happen when almost 82,000 of them showed up in Atlanta this past weekend? If something did happen, finding a news story about it is nearly impossible. Several searches including terms like
Read More2017 is shaping up to be another winning year for gun owners
So far this year, thirteen state legislatures have enacted laws to strengthen the right to keep and bear arms, and none have passed new gun control laws. In every year this century, pro-gun laws have outnumbered anti-gun laws, but this year’s score is particularly lopsided. A short-term reason is the Clinton-Obama strategy of marketing the
Read MoreWhen it comes to voting, Democrats see free ID cards as too burdensome on the poor. But there’s no hesitation to impose fees, expensive training requirements, ID requirements, and onerous background checks on prospective gun owners. Recently, the Texas legislature passed a bill reducing the fee for a five-year concealed handgun permit to $40. The
Read MoreGood For NRA … Good For a Free America: A Letter From President Truman to NRA
This letter from President Harry S. Truman was presented to NRA Secretary-Treasurer in 1945 upon the conclusion of World War II. In it, Truman credits the NRA for doing much to encourage the improvement of small arms marksmanship in both the armed services and civilian population. Read the full letter, which was originally published in the
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