Maine has always been a beautiful place for sportsmen and a well know place for those who like to hunt! Maine has also been very gun friendly for as long as one can remember. Well, that could be changing very soon as 25 anti-gun bills have been submitted in the 129th Legislative Session. It’s all
Read MoreFederal law bans felons, illegal aliens, and others from knowingly possessing guns (or ammunition); does the government also have to show that the defendant knew he was a felon, illegal alien, or within some other prohibited category? [UPDATE: Last paragraph corrected.] Yesterday, the Supreme Court agreed to consider the question (which then-Judge Gorsuch had answered
Read MoreFive Republican House members have joined the Democrat push to criminalize private gun sales. The five are Reps. Peter King (R-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Fred Upton (R-Mich.), Chris Smith (R-NJ), and Brian Mast (R-FL). King is a sponsor of the bill to criminalize private gun sales, standing with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Rep. Mike
Read MoreThe gunman who shot and killed Davis Police Officer Natalie Corona Thursday night has been identified as Kevin Douglas Limbaugh, a 48-year-old man who was ordered last fall to surrender a semiautomatic rifle after he was convicted in a battery case. Yolo County Superior Court records show Limbaugh was charged in September with battery with
Read MoreFrom a comment to this article: “More wasted taxpayer money deciding constitutional law that has already been decided by the Bill of Rights and has never been amended in the Constitution. All gun control is [an] unconstitutional violation of the People’s right to keep and bear Arms. These judges should be impeached by violating their
Read MoreThe Question is Stupid, the Answer is Obvious! by Scott Kirshner Since the slaughter of 11 Jewish lives at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, there seems to be endless debate on how congregations can defend themselves from violence. The main question being asked is: Should congregants be allowed to carry firearms? I have
Read More“If this woman was carrying concealed and was waiting to take the bus, she was in violation of 430 ILCS 66/65. In fact, just standing under a bus stop in Chicago with a concealed firearm is a violation of 430 ILCS 66/65. “This has been a problem as muggers know that people on train platforms
Read MoreThe entire point of any kind of restrictions or bans is to disarm law-abiding citizens. That’s it. Nothing else. Sen. Diane Feinstein is back at it again. The notoriously anti-Second Amendment senator has introduced the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019, which would outlaw 205 “military-style assault weapons by name” along with any magazine that holds
Read MoreThis week, U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) introduced HR8. According to the title, the bill is “To require a background check for every firearm sale.” The bill does that–and a great deal more. Summary HR8 requires that loans, gifts, and sales of firearms be processed by a gun store. The same fees, paperwork, and permanent
Read MoreReport: Facebook and Twitter consult with terror-tied CAIR over who gets banned from platforms
Muslims instill fear. That’s why they get the response they get. Jews do not instill fear. Christians do not instill fear. When we are as feared as Muslims, then we will see a change. The Hamas-tied Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), which is best known as an unindicted co-conspirator in the largest terrorism financing
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