The Seattle Times editorial board has once again aroused the ire of at least part of the readership by essentially demanding the state legislature pass Senate Bill 5078, which will limit magazine capacity to 10 cartridges, a proposition Liberty Park Press examined only a couple of days ago. Firearms experts have concluded such a restriction […]
WA Legislature Eyeballs Bills to Ban ‘Assault Weapons’
Almost as predicted by opponents of anti-gun Initiative 1639, the measure that among other things invented a definition for a “semiautomatic assault rifle,” anti-gun Democrats in the Washington Legislature have introduced legislation to ban so-called “assault weapons.” I-1639 defined “semi-auto assault rifles” as literally any self-loading rifle, regardless of caliber (including rimfires) that has ever […]
Opinion: First Step Toward Ending Gun Violence: Stop Calling It That
First it was the gun prohibition lobby and then anti-gun politicians, and finally the establishment media incorporated the phrase into its lexicon: “gun violence.” “Gun violence” as defined by Wikipedia is “violence committed with the use of a gun.” It is also misleading because it creates the impression that restricting firearms will reduce violent crime, […]
Biden’s Gun Control Scheme Could Cost Gun Owners Billions
When Democrat Joe Biden initially posted his gun control scheme online several months ago, he talked about banning future sale of so-called “assault weapons” and “large capacity magazines,” and regulating the ones already owned under the National Firearms Act requiring payment of a federal tax on every item. Now the full potential cost of such […]
The FBI Crime Stat that Keeps Wounding Gun Control Lobby
With this week’s release of the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report (UCR) for 2019, the gun prohibition lobby is once again faced with an uncomfortable truth: Their crusade to ban so-called “assault rifles” doesn’t pass the smell test. Continuing a pattern that dates back decades, the number of homicides involving rifles of any kind amounts to […]
Fury over Gun Control Proposals by WA Attorney General
Washington Second Amendment activists are furious over new gun control legislation proposed by Democrat State Attorney General Bob Ferguson that would include a ban on the sale of so-called “assault weapons,” limits on magazine capacity and restrictions on ammunition purchases. Ferguson and Gov. Jay Inslee will jointly present their proposals to the Legislature. Members of […]
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