The Colorado Senate has passed SB 18-097, which calls for allowing the carrying of a concealed handgun without a permit. The bill would allow anyone 21-years of age or older who is allowed to carry a handgun legally to do so in a concealed manner. The sponsors of the bill reinforced current laws which prevent
Read More“The right of individual self-defense derives from the most basic of human rights, the right to life. And as the UN Charter and ICJ opinion quoted above indicate, international law recognizes also a national right to life.” When I was in elementary school, I was disciplined for hitting another pupil after he hit me. That
Read MoreThink They’ll Never ‘Come and Take’ Your Guns Without an Armed Revolt? Think Again
FTA: Consider: If rational minds on the Left know all this, to what end are they still pushing for such laws, especially when it’s obvious that they don’t care whether ANY gun control laws are actually enforced. Not yet anyway. (Remember, it’s always conservatives, not liberals, pushing for enforcement of existing law.) And yet, they
Read MoreSchool shootings are extraordinarily rare. Why is fear of them driving policy?
“We sometimes seek protection from our fears in ways that put us in greater peril. In responding to the Parkland shooting, we may be doing just that to our kids.” Of course we know that the efforts to “control guns” has nothing to do with keeping people safe. Note: Yes, I know this article is
Read MoreProgressives Might Not Want to Look to the Old West for Gun Control Ideas
“Armed citizens swarmed the crooks to protect their community and local business. They wore no uniforms and had no official mandate to step into the line of fire. But they acted bravely and unhesitantly in a time of crisis against highly organized criminals—a sharp contrast to what took place during the Parkland, Florida, school shooting,
Read MoreHere’s why raising the gun possession age could cost some crime victims their lives
The Florida House gave final legislative approval Wednesday to a bill banning gun sales to anyone under 21, sending the measure to Gov. Rick Scott, who has not said whether he will sign it into law. More significantly, there is serious consideration in Congress of a similar national ban. On top of this, Dick’s Sporting
Read MoreRecently, I arrived at a moment of introspection about a curious aspect of my own behavior. When I disagree with a conservative friend or colleague on some political issue, I have no fear of speaking my mind. I talk, they listen, they respond, I talk some more, and at the end of it we get
Read More“There is a popular argument that people don’t need an AR-15 to hunt. I can argue that the vast majority of people don’t need a car. We have public transportation. After all “cars,” not the drivers, kill on average 37,000 people a year and disable or injure millions more.” Rhetoric claiming that an AR-15 is
Read MoreThis video makes important points and asks questions requiring answers. Not likely we’ll get answers here. We still have more questions than answers from the October 1, 2017, massacre in Las Vegas.
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