A federal judge in Tacoma, WA told both sides in a lawsuit challenging provisions of gun control Initiative 1639 “I don’t share the hyperbole about the evil of guns or the sanctity of the right to self-defense,” before indicating he would rule on competing motions by the end of August. I-1639 is the statewide […]
OH Antis Push ‘Universal Checks’ as WA Police Chief Goes for Guv
An Ohio gun control lobbying group is launching a signature-gathering effort in hopes of getting state lawmakers to expand background check requirements to al firearms sales, including private transactions; a move that has been a demonstrable failure in Washington State, where some big news broke Wednesday morning. Out in the Evergreen State, the small town […]
Grassroots Illinois Protests Growing Against Gun Control
Illinois gun owners and rights activists are fired up, protesting proposed gun control legislation that would outlaw so-called “assault weapons,” according to one of the state’s leading Second Amendment advocates, who says it’s part of the “sanctuary” movement, and it’s gathering momentum. According to the Belleville News-Democrat, there are currently 26 counties in the state […]
2 Cops Among 4 Canada Victims; it’s the Criminal, not The Gun
The banded badge, shown here in an image from an NBC5 newscast, is worn in honor of fallen police. (Screen snip, YouTube, NBC5) Two Canadian police officers are among the four dead in a shooting rampage Friday morning in Fredericton, New Brunswick not far from the U.S.-Canada border in northern Maine, the latest fatalities in […]