‘So maybe it’s not really about “commonsense gun safety”?’ U.S.A. – -(Ammoland.com)- “Banks are developing technology to identify potential mass shooters, according to a CEO backing the push to get credit-card companies to more closely track gun purchases,” Daily Business Review claims. Or rather, Bloomberg News (!), which provided this propaganda piece, does. “‘Detection scenarios’ are in the works that, if
Read MoreThe Federal Government’s Own Study Concluded Its Ban on ‘Assault Weapons’ Didn’t Reduce Gun Violence
The Problem With the ‘Do Something’ Mentality It’s unlikely the White House has enough votes to pass a second ban on certain semi-automatic firearms, but it’s far from impossible in an environment in which many Americans—even gun enthusiasts and Second Amendment supporters—are increasingly asking politicians to “do something.” Do something. This is a response—and perhaps
Read MoreMontana Attorney General (and TTAG Contributor) Austin Knudsen Demands YouTube Restore Gun Videos
‘“Increasingly, legal scholars are recognizing that social media sites may not both serve as a town square and exclude disfavored political speech. Scholars on both sides of the political aisle are growing increasingly uneasy about the monopolistic power of Big Tech and are signaling the need for legal reform,”…’ When Austin Knudsen isn’t writing articles
Read More“The temptation to overreach, to expand the regime of authoritarianism and repression for partisan ends, is irresistible to the craven, mediocre, and dishonest professional politicians whose view of public good begins and ends with their own interest.” The Second Amendment is again being scrutinized as the recurrent gun control/gun rights debate heats up. Gun control advocates
Read More“Without the right to defend ourselves, all other political battles become irrelevant. At different times, for different reasons, it is perfectly acceptable for different conservatives to prioritize different issues. But at no time should any conservative compromise on the right to self-defense.” Without the right to defend ourselves, all other political battles become irrelevant. At
Read MorePrepare to repeat the past. U.S.A. – -(Ammoland.com)- “Bolsonaro ramped up Brazil’s gun culture. Can Lula reign it in?” Al Jazeera asks in its introduction to “The Take” podcast about policy changes the new government will be trying to implement. “In the past four years, the number of privately owned guns in Brazil has more than doubled to nearly
Read MoreFew cities illustrate the unhappy relationship between broken policing and violent crime better than Baltimore. Marine veteran Lloyd Muldrow rescued his friend by disarming an attacker. Ungrateful Baltimore police filed gun charges against Muldrow, even though he notified the officers he was carrying, he was legally licensed in Virginia, and he did not use the
Read More‘“It’s clear that Delaware lawmakers are determined to cause as much damage as possible to the Second Amendment rights of their fellow citizens …’ To chip away at the Second Amendment until it is nothing more than hollow words is their plan of action. Gun owners in Delaware are now being forced to turn in
Read MoreCaution … and preparedness. The FBI said that this warning was a “proactive measure” and that it is still investigating the matter. The FBI has put out a warning for synagogues in the US state of New Jersey, having received information of a “broad threat” to Jewish houses of worship. “We ask at this time that you take
Read MoreFollow the Science: Analysis of State, National Data Shows More Civilian Gun Ownership is Not Linked to Increased Violent Crime
Follow the science. A recently published study by a team of physicians and medical researchers found no link between increased legal gun sales and increased violent crime rates. Moreover, the study concluded “it is unclear if efforts to limit lawful firearm sales would have any effect on rates of crime, homicide, or injuries from violence committed with firearms.”
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