The defeat of Republican candidate Roy Moore in the special Alabama race for U.S. Senator is being followed by widespread analyses from conservative and liberal commentators, all putting their spin on the election result and perhaps the best of these after-action reports appears in The Hill. That longtime Capitol Hill news organ pegs it down […]
House Prepares for Vote on CCW Reciprocity, ‘Fix NICS’
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are planning to vote this week on a pair of issues that, perhaps unintentionally, put gun control proponents in a tight spot. For years, they’ve been demanding “compromise” on gun issues and now they’re faced with the uncomfortable “put up or shut up” scenario: legislation to tighten the […]
CCW Reciprocity Passes First Hurdle 19-11 in Judiciary
The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act crossed its first hurdle Wednesday by passing out of the House Judiciary Committee on a 19-11 vote, and it will now head to full consideration on the House floor, possibly before the end of the year. There was considerable debate in the committee, with anti-gun Democrats proposing several amendments that […]
Seattle Anti-Gun Editorial Reflects Media’s Reality Disconnect
When the Seattle Times editorial board declared Monday that “gun laws work,” it struck a nerve with gun owners who have predictably called the editorial dishonest, and reinforced their view that newspapers are staffed with elitists who use the First Amendment to erode the Second. The newspaper acknowledges up front that gun laws “will never […]
9th Circuit Rejects I-594 Lawsuit, But after Law Amended
A U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Thursday rejected a lawsuit challenging Washington State’s Initiative 594 requiring so-called “universal background checks,” but the ruling came only after the State Legislature had amended provisions in the law about when such checks are required. That fact was specifically noted in the four-page decision, which […]
‘Kicking and Screaming’ D.C. Attorney Asks En Banc Review of CCW Case
Washington, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine has thrown another roadblock in the path of law-abiding District of Columbia residents in their effort to secure the right to bear arms by asking for a full court review of a Second Amendment Foundation victory last month that ruled the District’s “good reason” requirement was unconstitutional. SAF founder […]
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