Republican Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Bill Hagerty of Tennessee have introduced national concealed carry reciprocity legislation, and 43 of their colleagues have signed on as co-sponsors. The Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act was announced Wednesday. It has the backing of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Majority Whip John Thune. There are […]
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 […]
Will Republicans Move Gun Legislation Now That It’s ‘Personal?’
Monday’s New York Times is reporting that GOP members of Congress are showing more interest in gun legislation in the wake of last month’s shooting of their colleague, Steve Scalise, by a far-left registered Democrat who volunteered last year for Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign and may have been acting out of pure partisan hatred. According […]
With Tuesday’s Victories, GOP Must Now ‘Deliver the Goods’
Following Tuesday’s come-from-behind victory in the Georgia 6th District Congressional race and a lesser contested election in South Carolina, Democrats are now 0-4 in their “Trump Resistance” effort and it is time for Republicans to act like they are in charge, because they are. From now on, the GOP is going to have to perform, […]
Anti-Gun Prosecutors Oppose National CCW Reciprocity
A coalition of anti-gun prosecutors, reportedly “spearheaded by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr.,” according to Newsday, has announced opposition to the proposed National Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. Vance was speaking Tuesday on behalf of Prosecutors Against Gun Violence. The Newsday article said this group has members across the country. It seems to use […]
Grassley Rips Dems over Gorsuch as Judiciary Committee Votes
Veteran Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) threw an opening punch Monday morning in an Op-Ed posted by Fox News that landed square on the hypocrisy of Senate Democrats now lining up against confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court. It boils down to this: Democrats are looking for any excuse to reject the […]