Joe Biden put gun control back on the front burner, using the ninth anniversary of the Sandy Hook mass shooting to call for stricter gun control laws, according to CNN. Calling the shooting—committed by a disturbed young man who murdered his mother and took her legally-purchased firearms to the school in Newtown, Conn.—an “unconscionable act […]
Opinion: First Step Toward Ending Gun Violence: Stop Calling It That
First it was the gun prohibition lobby and then anti-gun politicians, and finally the establishment media incorporated the phrase into its lexicon: “gun violence.” “Gun violence” as defined by Wikipedia is “violence committed with the use of a gun.” It is also misleading because it creates the impression that restricting firearms will reduce violent crime, […]
Biden, Harris Use Sandy Hook to Call for ‘Gun Reforms,’ Meaning Control
Using the anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on Monday called for “gun reforms” to honor the victims of the 2012 shooting that left 20 youngsters and six adults dead. It’s what Second Amendment activists call “camo speak” for more gun control. Anti-gun Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal chimed in, […]
House Bill Calls for Repeal of ‘Gun-Free School Zones Act’
Students and adults protested over school shootings, which haven’t been prevented by the Gun-Free School Zones Act, and some Republican congressmen are sponsoring legislation to repeal the ineffective law. (YouTube, KING) Legislation that would repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act, which was sponsored by then-Sen. Joe Biden and former Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI), has been […]
On 5th Sandy Hook Anniversary, Anti-Gunners Still Don’t ‘Get It’
Today is the fifth anniversary of an American tragedy, the senseless mass shooting of 26 people, including 20 children, at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, yet with the passage of time the “common sense” that gun control advocates continually demand about gun laws still seems to elude them. Killer Adam Lanza would not have […]
Michigan Senate Approves Bill Allowing Church CCW, Dems Oppose
The Michigan State Senate on Wednesday approved legislation that would allow concealed carry in “soft target” areas including churches, schools and sports stadiums, but the Detroit Free Press and other news agencies all reported that Senate Democrats voted to keep the public disarmed. Democrats were joined by Republican Sen. Marty Knollenberg of Troy, but the package […]