A new report from the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C., has published a three-page report that counters much of the anti-gun rhetoric about mass shootings and so-called “assault weapons” in the wake of the Parkland, Florida high school tragedy. Headlined “The Current Gun Debate: Mass Shootings,” the report was released […]
Are Gun Prohibitionists Profiting from Parkland Tragedy?
The gun prohibition lobby is working overtime not only to promote a nationwide March 24 gun control event called the “March For Our Lives,” but in making money by selling paraphernalia including $30 T-Shirts, 12 signs and decals and bumper stickers for $5 apiece. You can find those items, and a lot more, for sale […]
Armed Citizens Making a Difference
The number of justifiable homicides by armed citizens has been creeping upward over the past several years, and according to an article at the Crime Prevention Research Center website, 2017 closed out with nearly two dozen incidents in which gun-toting private citizens stopped attacks. Contrary to how this might be portrayed by gun prohibitionists and […]
WA Activists Prepping for Rally to Oppose Anti-gun Legislation
Washington State gun rights activists are hitting the ground running as the 2018 legislative session looms, with a pro-rights rally scheduled Friday, Jan. 12, and they’ve even got a draft letter to circulate among lawmakers in Olympia. This comes as the state Department of Licensing data shows that more than 19,270 new concealed pistol licenses […]
In CCW Reciprocity Fight, Is ‘Perfect’ the Enemy of the ‘Good?’
Sometime Wednesday the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on legislation that has combined national concealed carry reciprocity with legislation to improve the ailing National Instant Check System (NICS), and some gun rights activists apparently have a problem with this. There are some objections to having the two bills combined, by both proponents and […]
Washington AG Reiterates Gun Control Agenda
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson has revealed plans to revive his gun control agenda for the 2018 legislative session, and he is once again declaring his push to ban so-called “assault rifles” a matter of “public safety,” according to the Aberdeen Daily World. But the FBI Uniform Crime Reports over the past several years […]