The New York Post’s John Podhoretz just ripped President Barack Obama’s departure from reality during his Tuesday oratory at the memorial service for five fallen police officers for asserting that it was easier “for a poor kid in a struggling neighborhood to get a Glock than a book.” Podhoretz called the assertion “jaw-dropping.” And he […]
Are ‘Armor Piercing Bullets’ Taking Rap For Dallas Gunman’s Carnage?
Last night, CBS News challenged Vice President Joe Biden to explain why the Obama administration has not banned so-called “armor piercing” bullets, which are apparently now taking the rap for last week’s police fatalities in Dallas. Biden’s reaction was that “We’ve been trying to do that for a long time.” What he didn’t explain, however, […]
Study: Police Show No Racial Bias In Shootings
By Dave Workman, Senior Editor A Harvard Economics professor has released a new study that seems to deflate a popular opinion that racial bias is a factor in police shootings. The New York Times broke the story, noting that the study by Prof. Roland G. Fryer Jr. “confirms that black men and women are treated differently in the hands of […]
Gun Control Refuted by what Didn’t Happen In Dallas
What didn’t happen in Dallas last week when a sniper opened fire on police during a protest march is more proof that the gun prohibition lobby’s rhetoric is simply nonsense, as evident by a report Sunday from the Associated Press. According to that story, the parade through downtown Dallas included several visibly armed “gun rights […]
Monday’s Double-Dose of Bad News for Hillary Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton got a double-dose of bad news Monday morning from a couple of polls that show a majority of people disagree with the FBI’s decision not to recommend prosecution over her email scandal, and that only 22 percent of likely voters believe Barack Obama’s declaration that there has “never ever been any man […]
Obama Injects Gun Control After Dallas; Gun Groups Respond
President Barack Obama wasted no time blaming guns for the attack on police officers in Dallas Thursday night that has left five law enforcement officers, including one rapid transit officer, dead and several others wounded. But two major gun rights groups issued a joint statement to the press warning against “any attempt to exploit this […]