Within days of the shooting rampage that left U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona’s 8th Congressional District in critical condition, killed six others and wounded 14 more, the usual suspects began coming out of the woodwork with calls to modify gun laws in the United States. In doing so, they reveal their ignorance about history. [...]
Anti-Gun Crowd Ignorant of History
January 12th, 2011 · 2 Comments
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Rasmussen Reports: 75 Percent Believe U.S. Constitution Guarantees Right to Own Gun
March 5th, 2009 · 5 Comments
Seventy-five percent of Americans believe the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right of an average citizen to own a gun, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey* of 1,000 adults conducted Feb. 27-28. Just 14 percent say gun ownership is not a constitutional right, and 11 percent are not sure. Of those with a [...]
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Congress Reminded to Respect Gun Rights
February 26th, 2009 · No Comments
Responding to Attorney General Eric Holder’s comment yesterday that the Obama Administration will attempt to reinstate a ban against semi-automatic rifles, the National Shooting Sports Foundation reminded Congress and all Americans that such a ban would cause jobs to be lost in a difficult economy, have no effect on reducing crime and would deprive millions [...]
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‘Old Gray Lady’ on Wrong Side Gun of Control
February 9th, 2009 · No Comments
The New York Times appears to be at it again, publishing false information Sunday about gun crimes in the form of an article, The Virginia Tech Betrayal. Fortunately, the folks at the National Rifle Association are able to correct the record and prove that the clowns at the “newspaper of record” are wrong. The first [...]
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Gun Rights Policy Conference Set for St. Louis
February 4th, 2009 · No Comments
The 24th Annual Gun Rights Policy Conference (a.k.a., “GRPC 2009″) will take place in St. Louis Sept. 25-27, offering gun rights advocates their once-a-year chance to network and get involved with pro-gun rights strategies for the coming year. Past GRPCs have outlined victory plans and made public the latest firearms trends, according to the Second [...]
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Is Inflation About to Slap the Economy?
January 25th, 2009 · No Comments
I’m not an economist, but I do share an interest in the health of this nation’s economy. When I saw the chart above, produced by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, I couldn’t help but notice the blue line near the right margin of the chart. Going straight up, the line signals a sizable [...]
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Barack Obama Reason Why ‘Good citizens are flocking to firearms dealers in record numbers’
December 8th, 2008 · No Comments
Barack Obama is the reason why “good citizens are flocking to firearms dealers in record numbers,” according to Richard Pearson, interim chair of the Illinois State Rifle Association’s Political Victory Fund. In a statement released this morning in response to comments made by Obama during a weekend press conference, Pearson took issue with Obama’s reiteration [...]
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