Once again Democrats have been painted into the corner of being the “party of gun control,” thanks to a story in RealClearPolitics.com that asks a simple, but provocative headline: “Can Democrats ever win the gun debate?” The question paints Democrats into a corner they may not wish to be, but their own politics of civil […]
Supreme Court Upholds Gun Ban For Domestic Violence
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld federal law that prohibits people convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence from owning or possessing firearms. In a 6-2 ruling, with Justice Clarence Thomas dissenting and Justice Sonia Sotomayor joining him in part, the high court upheld a federal appeals court ruling in a case called Voisine v. United […]
CCRKBA Chief Unloads On Dems For House Sit-In On Guns
The head of a major gun rights organization came out swinging with a verbal beat down of House Democrats for staging a sit-in with a demand that Congress take action on new gun restrictions. Alan Gottlieb, chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said these lawmakers clearly defined […]
Second Amendment Groups Push Back Against Anti-Rights Proposals
True to form, gun prohibitionists moved swiftly to exploit the terrorist massacre in Orlando, calling for bans on semi-auto rifles, and pushing legislation to prevent people on the “no-fly” and “terrorist watch” lists from being able to buy guns. But civil rights organizations lined up against the measures because of concerns over due process. The […]
CCRKBA Opposed To Current Proposal About Guns And The No-Fly List
BELLEVUE, WA – Pending legislation that would prohibit people whose names are placed on a “no-fly” list from purchasing firearms would result in a “civil rights nightmare,” the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. CBS News reported this morning that Capitol Hill Democrats are calling for a vote on […]
Clinton: ‘If’ There Is A Right To Bear Arms, It Is Subject To Regulation
By Dave Workman No sooner had Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton secured the endorsement of two gun prohibition lobbying groups, than did she appear on ABC’s ‘This Week” with George Stephanopoulos to reinforce the widespread belief, created by her own remarks in 2015, that she does not believe there is an individual right to keep and […]