In their new emotional funding appeal, backers of Initiative 1639 in Washington State ignore Sunday’s intervention by armed citizens to stop a mass shooter. (Screen capture, YouTube, TIME) Backers of a 30-page gun control initiative in Washington State are attempting to crank up public emotion to super charge signature gathering by talking about two high-profile […]
AMA Delegates to Consider New Gun Control Proposals
Members of the American Medical Association (AMA) are reportedly planning to prod the organization into backing several new gun control proposals when they meet June 9-13 in Chicago, according to Forbes. It’s a political move that Second Amendment activists might compare to medical malpractice. It might even bring a reaction from Doctors for Responsible Gun […]
WA Gun Measure Includes ‘Warning’ Mandate, Registration, Fee
The new 22-page gun control initiative unveiled by the billionaire-backed Alliance for Gun Responsibility includes what the National Rifle Association has labeled as a “tax” on the purchase of so-called “assault weapons,” a registry on these firearms, and a politically-charged “warning” mandate on all gun purchases. It also raises the minimum age for purchasing a […]
Pediatricians Lobby for Gun Control As Florida Students Back 2A
As some 350 pediatricians were scheduled to lobby Congress Tuesday for more gun control, some pro-Second Amendment students were planning to demonstrate on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) wearing empty holsters, according to WINK News. According to NBC News, members of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) were expected on Capitol Hill […]
Colorado Gun Rights Activists Fired Up over Proposed Boulder Ban
Colorado gun rights activists are likely to jam the city council meeting in Boulder this Thursday evening to weigh in on a controversial proposal to ban the sale and possession of so-called “assault weapons” and magazines that hold more than 10 cartridges, according to the Daily Camera. One local gun retailer, Frederick Barton at Bison […]
Seattle Times Editorial Signals Need for Anti-gun Bias Watch
A Seattle Times editorial that reveals both news staff and editorial board wishes to see so-called “assault weapons” banned this year reveals a possible anti-gun bias. (Dave Workman) A weekend editorial in the Seattle Times has signaled, albeit unintentionally, the need for Evergreen State Second Amendment activists to be alert for bias as the New […]