Fox News is reporting that Oregon residents are “flocking to gun stores” as the Dec. 8 enactment of Measure 114 looms, and State Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has asked the court to delay implementation of the purchase permit requirement for a month. At least four federal lawsuits have been filed against Measure 114 including two […]
Survey: 53% of Dems Would Abolish Current SCOTUS, Opt for Elected Court
A new Rasmussen survey released this week included the startling revelation that 53 percent of Democrats favor legislation “that would abolish the current Supreme Court of the United States and establish a new, democratically elected Supreme Court with justices chosen by the American people directly.” Overall, however, 53 percent of all likely voters would oppose […]
San Jose Council Passes Gun Control Mandate Amid Lawsuit Threats
Despite threats from gun rights groups of legal action, the San Jose City Council has approved a mandate that gun owners in the city obtain liability insurance and also pay an annual fee to the city, ostensibly to offset the costs of so-called “gun violence.” Perhaps unintentionally, KGO News in San Francisco gave critics an […]
San Jose Council Vote: Tax Gun Owners for Crimes Others Commit!
The San Jose City Council has unanimously voted to charge an annual “gun owner fee to help cover the cost of gunshot-related police and ambulance response and medical treatment,” according to KNTV News, the local NBC affiliate. The “yet-to-be-determined” fee for gun owners amounts to a tax on the exercise of a constitutional right, and […]
Pew: Modest Rise in Support for Stricter Gun Control Laws
Pew Research is reporting a “modest rise in support for stricter gun laws in the United States since 2017,” including a majority (71%) who “favor banning high capacity ammunition magazines.” In a story bylined by Pew research assistant Katherine Schaeffer, the polling organization also revealed an increase in the number of Americans who support […]
Fox News’ Napolitano: ‘Red Flag’ Violates Due Process
Judge Andrew Napolitano, Fox News senior legal analyst, thinks “red flag” laws are a bad idea. (Screen snip, YouTube, Fox News.) In an essay published Wednesday in the Washington Times and on Thursday by Fox News, that cable network’s senior legal analyst, Judge Andrew Napolitano, wrote strongly against the concept of so-called “red flag” laws, […]