During a May 7 speech in Lynden, Washington, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump looked at the audience and said, “Hillary Clinton wants to take your guns.” Trump stressed that Clinton’s plan is not simply to pass more gun control but to “abolish the Second Amendment” altogether. According to CNN, Trump said, “Hillary Clinton wants
Read MorePresumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has a plan to defend gun rights in general and the Second Amendment in particular. The plan is visible in the policies set forth by Trump as well as his understanding of the value of the Second Amendment and the freedoms it guards. Here are six aspects of his
Read MoreThe Weimar Republic’s well-intentioned gun registry became a tool for evil. The perennial gun-control debate in America did not begin here. The same arguments for and against were made in the 1920s in the chaos of Germany’s Weimar Republic, which opted for gun registration. Law-abiding persons complied with the law, but the Communists and Nazis
Read MoreFormer CNN Anchor: ‘Nothing to Debate,’ Having a Gun Saved My Life
On July 8, former CNN anchor Lynn Russell wrote a column for Fox News in which she recounted the alleged June 30 attack and attempted robbery she survived because her husband won a gunfight. She said, there is “nothing to debate” on guns. Rather, the clear lesson is that having a gun saved her
Read MoreHuffPo: Shooting In Self-Defense Is Illegal Because It Denies Violent Criminals A Fair Trial
I have no idea what to make of this. The Huffington Post is arguing that Americans have no legal right to shoot a violent attacker because it violates the criminal’s right to a fair trial. I feel confident in saying this is by far the dumbest attempt to subvert our gun ownership rights ever and
Read MoreIn the nearly two weeks since Hurricane Katrina, the government of New Orleans has devolved from its traditional status as an elective kleptocracy into something far more dangerous: an anarcho-tyranny that refuses to protect the public from criminals while preventing people from protecting themselves. At the orders of New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, the New
Read MoreTop California Dems at odds over who will lead fight for more gun control
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom is backing a sweeping ballot measure to regulate guns, while Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León is pushing his own list of bills through the Legislature. Newsom, who is currently running to replace Gov. Jerry Brown, would place a five-point list of gun control measures in front of voters in
Read MoreSheriffs’ Group Calls Officers to Refuse to Enforce Gun Control
A national sheriffs’ group is calling on law enforcement officers to refuse to enforce gun controls that infringe on the Second Amendment. The group, called the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA), began taking steps to drop enforcement of such controls “at the association’s 2014 convention.” Since that time, they have stepped up their
Read MoreJohn Stossel, long time TV journalist and outspoken libertarian, has done well-researched reports on gun rights in the past, like this story about lies and false statistics used in anti-gun ads. Recently, Stossel, who lives in New York City, decided he wanted to get a permit to carry a firearm in light of recent public
Read More2 High Schools In North Carolina Just Put Shooting Ranges In Their Facilities. Do You Support This?
Gun violence and safety is a hot topic in the country currently, and there are very polar opinions on the topic as well. Despite all the recent controversy, some people still need to train for the future line of work, whether it be training to be a police officer or joining the armed forces. JROTC
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