U.S. Senate races in Nevada and Pennsylvania could turn into nail-biters as the midterm election approaches Nov. 8, with Rasmussen Reports showing the Republican ahead in the Silver State while Pennsylvania could lean Democrat. According to Rasmussen, if the Senate election were held now, 48% of Nevada Likely Voters would vote for Republican former state […]
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 […]
The Fallacy of ‘Nobody Wants to Take Your Guns’
When the Seattle Times cheered passage 0f another gun control initiative this week, and immediately called for even more legislation banning so-called “assault weapons” and large capacity magazines, it may have surrendered any chance to argue that “nobody wants to take your guns.” Banning an entire class of firearms amounts to taking, critics argue. It’s not […]
Gun Prohibition Lobby Spending Millions to Erode Civil Right
Buried in the text of a story in Wednesday’s New York Times about gun control is an interesting revelation about just how determined the gun prohibition lobby is to chip away at traditional Second Amendment rights, spending millions of dollars to ratchet down on gun owners. Much of it is coming from the deep pockets […]
Maine, Nevada Sheriffs Tell Anti-Gunners to Pound Sand
Twelve of Maine’s 16 county sheriffs have essentially told anti-gunners backing a so-called “universal background check” to pound sand, explaining that it “will do nothing to stop evil people from getting their hands on guns.” What Have Universal Background Checks Done For Gun Safety? The gun-control actions are backed by anti-gun billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety and […]
Majority of Nevada Sheriffs Oppose Gun Control Measure
A majority of elected county sheriffs in Nevada oppose a Michael Bloomberg-backed gun control measure on this fall’s ballot, and many of those lawmen and women argue that the initiative places restrictions on Second Amendment rights for honest citizens while not really having an impact on violent crime. Perhaps Nye County Sheriff Sharon Wehrly put […]