The proverbial “ripple effect” of Democrat presidential hopeful Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke’s threat to “take your AR15, your AK47” during the debate turned into something of a tidal wave at an Arizona gun store that offered “Beto Specials” on specific models of the popular semi-auto rifle, and that’s not all. The former congressman-turned-candidate has […]
New WA Gun Law Kicks In Following Weekend Buying Blitz
All provisions of Washington State’s extremist new gun control law, passed by voters last November as Initiative 1639, kicked in Monday following what appears to have been a weekend buying blitz by people wanting to beat the deadline, according to KIRO News. Likewise, in California where a new requirement for background checks to purchase ammunition […]
July 1 Could Bring Red Tape Nightmare for WA Gun Buyers
It’s less than two weeks until the full impact of Initiative 1639 is felt in Washington State, as explained on the state Attorney General’s website, and for the more than 615,000 citizens with concealed pistol licenses, they will no longer be able to take delivery of handguns on the day of purchase. There has been […]
Trump Recommends Bump Stock Ban to Sessions, Say Reports
President Donald Trump, who came into office with support from the nation’s gun owners, has reportedly signed a memo to Attorney General Jeff Sessions that directs the Department of Justice to propose regulations that could ban so-called “bump stock” devices, the Associated Press is reporting. The president’s directive reportedly wants the Justice Department to “ban […]
At Weekend Gun Show, NICS Works While Govt. Doesn’t
The monthly gun show in Puyallup, Washington is a busy place this weekend as the government shutdown has not affected the National Instant Check System (NICS), and nobody seems concerned that the government “isn’t working.” Said one man standing in line for coffee Saturday morning, “The government doesn’t work very well, anyway.” But the big […]
Three Cities File Gun Check Lawsuit v. Pentagon
The anti-gun mayors of three liberal American cities have filed a lawsuit against the Department of Defense that alleges the military has been lax in reporting criminal convictions to the FBI’s National Instant Check System (NICS). Ironically, the mayors of New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco – all liberal Democrats – have essentially acknowledged […]