Wisconsin’s Democrat Attorney General Josh Kaul just announced a $115 million legislative “wish list” that includes, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, an effort to strengthen the Badger State’s gun control laws, including so-called “universal background checks.” The newspaper reported Kaul’s current opponent in the 2022 election—Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney—labeled the proposed […]
WI Lawmakers Introduce Pro-Gun, Hunting Legislation
Republican Wisconsin state lawmakers have introduced more than a dozen pieces of pro-hunting and gun rights legislation including one measure to allow carrying concealed sidearms without a permit, and Democrats immediately went on the offense, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. One of their main objections was that Ted Nugent, the pro-hunting rock guitarist now a […]
Minneapolis Drive-By Arrest Underscores Gun Control Failure
Authorities in Minneapolis have arrested a 28-year-old suspect in the drive-by shooting of a group of Minnesota National Guard troopers Sunday, and one significant detail underscores an inherent problem with gun control: It repeatedly fails. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office has charged Andrew Thomas with illegal possession of a […]
‘Let’s Drink to It!’ WI Supremes Strike Stay-at-Home, Bars Businesses Open
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has shut down the “shutdown extension,” instituted by Democrat Gov. Tony Evers. (Screen snip, YouTube, NBC TODAY) Hours after the Wisconsin state Supreme Court smacked down the extension of Gov. Tony Evers’ “stay-at-home” order in a split 4-3 ruling, Fox News was reporting “Several bars across Wisconsin were flooded with […]
‘Dozens of CO Sheriffs’ Will Defy New Red Flag Law: CBS News
CBS News is reporting that “dozens of Colorado sheriffs are ready to defy” a new state gun control law when it takes effect in 2020 because they believe the statute—a so-called “red flag”/extreme risk protection order law—violates the U.S. Constitution. The law, according to CBS, is modeled on language authored in part by Josh Horwitz, […]
Illinois Gov. Rauner Signs ‘Waiting Period’ Bill
The debate over waiting periods and whether they are effective might take on a new dimension in Illinois, after Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday signed a bill establishing a 72-hour wait for the purchase of all firearms, according to the State Journal-Register. Waiting periods for buying guns are popular on the political Left. The […]