In an email blast dripping with hysteria and what Second Amendment activists would consider gross misinformation, Shannon Watts, founder and head of “Moms Demand Action,” is asking Americans to sign an online petition “to hold gun manufacturers accountable.” In her pitch to recipients, Watts declares, “Let’s not mince words: Gun manufacturers have avoided any responsibility […]
CNN: ‘Projected Biden Win Could Boost Gun Sales’
CNN is reporting that Democrat Joe Biden’s “projected White House win” could ignite a new round of hot gun sales in a year that has “already been a landmark year for gun makers.” Rommel Dionisio, managing director of Aegis Capitol, told the news network, “The election of a Democratic president who has promised to tighten […]
Gross Resigns from Brady Campaign, New ‘Co-Presidents’ Named
The anti-gun Brady Campaign has new leadership with the resignation of longtime President Dan Gross, who had been on the job since early 2012, according to the group’s website. The Brady Campaign announced Wednesday that Kristin Brown and Avery Gardiner have been named “co-presidents” of the organization that is known as one of the most […]
Turmoil in the Gun Prohibition Lobby?
The Daily Caller is reporting that there is turmoil in two of the nation’s leading gun prohibition lobbying organizations and the center of the storm allegedly is Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, which has become something of a subsidiary of Everytown for Gun Safety. Both organizations are supported […]
Anti-gunners Furious, Push Hysteria Over Trump’s NRA Talk
The gun prohibition lobby and one of its chief advocates on Capitol Hill have cranked up the volume in the wake of President Donald Trump’s speech Friday to the National Rifle Association in Atlanta, unintentionally telegraphing their intent to continue attacking Second Amendment rights. In an e-mail fund-raising blast to supporters, the Seattle-based Alliance for […]
Nevada Gun Control Law Language Roadblocks Itself
Specific language in Nevada’s new gun control law that requires so-called “universal background checks” on all firearm transfers is preventing its own implementation, according to an opinion from the state Attorney General’s office and the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Checks System (NICS). Gun control proponents contended in comments to Nevada newspapers that a simple […]