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Are Armed Teachers Outperforming School Resource Officers?
In the current push for more gun control in America, lots of old “data” is being tossed around. Some of it is good information, and much of it is either altogether fake or taken from poorly-designed studies. I don’t think I have to tell readers here what side of the debate most of the info falls in each category, because it’s pretty obvious. There’s one gem, however, that keeps popping up: hysteria over the supposed dangers of arming teachers.
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Desperate for a Political Win, Biden Presses His Home State to Pass 3 Gun Control Bills
By Lee Williams
In terms of an individual’s right to keep and bear arms, Delaware has never been as bad as some of its neighbors, especially New Jersey. Delawareans can own Modern Sporting Rifles with standard-capacity magazines. They can apply for concealed-carry permits, and most are granted even though it’s a may-issue state.
Delaware is small – only three counties. Were it not for its most populous and liberal city, Wilmington, Delaware would likely be a red state.
Nancy Pelosi’s House of Bread and Circuses
The U.S. House of Representatives is controlled by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). She’s constantly being pushed further and further to the Left by progressive and anti-gun members of her caucus who are not interested in finding common ground on firearm safety proposals.
If the rush to place the blame on law-abiding gun owners for the tragedies in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas, didn’t give away their cynical intentions, the public House committee hearings this week on proposed gun control bills did.
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FPC: The Senators Fiddle With Gun Rights as Respect for the Senate Burns
From the FPC . . .
Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) sent a letter today to the United States Senate demanding that the Senators engaged in closed-door gun control negotiations recall their sworn duty to protect and defend the rights of the People, and reverse course in their attempts to destroy our fundamental right to keep and bear arms.
“The Senate is projecting that it can be a moderating force in the negotiations to abrogate the fundamental human liberties of its constituents.
U.S. House Gun Control Kabuki Exposes Liberals’ Privilege
On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on a raft of gun control proposals, narrowly passing them all, mostly along party lines. Anyone with any knowledge of the U.S. political system knows that these bills will be effectively dead on arrival in the Senate, and have just about zero chance of becoming law. Well, most of them.
While the reasons for passing these bills are complex, the main motivation is that Democrats, who narrowly control the House, want something they can take home and use in a re-election fight this year.
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Gun Review: DRD Tactical Aptus Takedown Rifle
I believe it was around SHOT 2017 that DRD Tactical made a splash with their folding stock, AR-mag fed, side-charging takedown rifle the Aptus. I remember the awe when I first saw it as rifles of such a format are relatively uncommon. It wasn’t the first rifle like this, but it was the first time I’d seen one. Years later I finally got my hands on one and am happy to share the experience with you.
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This Summer in Chicago Won’t Be the ‘Summer of Joy’ Lori Lightfoot is Predicting
Shades of Jenny Durkin’s Summer of Love. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has looked into her Windy City crystal ball and divined that “This summer will be the summer of joy.” But from the looks of the first unofficial summer holiday, the upcoming summer in Murder City, USA is going to be anything but joyful.
You would have thought the city would have been more prepared after the “North Avenue beach takeover” a couple of weeks ago.
Mother Tells Congress Gun Control Laws Didn’t Save Her Son Because They…Do…Not…Work [VIDEO]
From the DC Project . . .
Lucretia Hughes Klucken, a DC Project Delegate from Georgia, was the only pro-gun voice providing testimony in the June 8 hearing before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform: The Urgent Need to Address the Gun Violence Epidemic. On behalf of the DC Project, a nationwide organization of women committed to safeguarding the Second Amendment, she called on Congress to ban gun-free zones and challenged the premise that adding more gun control measures will keep Americans and those most vulnerable among us, our children, safe.
Why Public Officials Should Never Be Able to Decide Who Gets a Concealed Carry Permit
Last week, a candidate for Sheriff in San Diego made some controversial comments about the bathrooms transgender people use. The ensuing media coverage and social media discussion, as well as statements by public officials, all focused on what he said, but one of the more forward-looking LGBT groups identified the real problem . . .
"Hemmerling said, however, in a statement to KPBS that he retired not because of the video, but to concentrate on his campaign.
Never Forget the True Intent of the Second Amendment (Spoiler Alert – It Isn’t Hunting)
By Brandon Williamson
The founders didn’t know we’d have guns like AR15s.
The Second Amendment is about the militia.
Weapons of war have no place in civilian hands.
These and other arguments from the left are often used to justify stripping you of your right to keep and bear arms, but they are all incorrect and easily dismissed with just a little historical knowledge.
Murphy: Florida’s Post-Parkland Bill is the Model for a Senate Gun Control Compromise
Murphy added: “The possibility of success is better than ever before. But I think the consequences of failure for our entire democracy are more significant than ever.”
Florida, a Republican-controlled state, acted swiftly after the murders of 17 students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in February 2018, passing red flag laws and raising the age requirement for buying, but not owning, firearms from 18 to 21, among other steps.
ZeroTech Optics Announces the New THRIVE Line of Mid-Level Best-In-Class Binoculars
From ZeroTech Optics . . .
What do hunters, hikers, campers and sports event enthusiasts around the globe have in common? They all require a high-quality set of binoculars to view and observe their passion to the full experience. Following on from the overwhelming success of the THRIVE Rifle Optics range and continuing to set new standards in performance, reliability and value, ZeroTech Optics is pleased to announce the THRIVE Binoculars.
Gun Meme of the Day: Educated Arguments Edition
The anti-gun side knows less about what they seek to regulate than I do about what’s on the other side of a black hole. Presumably, though, that’s where I’ll find “the shoulder thing that goes up.”
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Would-Be Assassin Was Worried Justice Kavanaugh Would Loosen Gun Control Laws
Nicholas John Roske, the armed man who was arrested outside Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s house early this morning, said he’d been thinking about how to give his life purpose. After cogitating on that for an unknown amount of time, he decided that killing Justice Kavanaugh and then himself would accomplish that lofty goal.
Most of the publicity about Roske’s aborted attempt on Kavanaugh’s life has centered on the aspiring assassin’s anger over Justice Alito’s leaked draft opinion in Dobbs v.
Sorry, Axon, We Already Have the Technology We Need to Stop School Shooters
A recent post by Axon CEO Rick Smith argues that drones armed with less lethal weapons — like, for instance TASERs — could be a good way to protect schools as an alternative to going after gun rights. While I can appreciate where the post is coming from and think emerging technologies could be part of the answer, it’s important to not pretend that we don’t already have good solutions to this problem.
Before I point out some of Smith’s glaring errors, I want to point out that I can appreciate the desire to use technology to navigate around a political impasse.
Don’t Tell Joe: A Federal Government Study Showed 1994 ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Didn’t Reduce ‘Gun Violence’
By Jonathan Miltimore
Do something.
This is a response—and perhaps a natural one—to a human tragedy or crisis. We saw this response in the wake of 9/11. We saw it during the Covid-19 pandemic. And we’re seeing it again following three mass shootings—in Buffalo, New York, Uvalde, Texas, and Tulsa Oklahoma—that claimed the lives of more than 30 innocent people, including small children.
In this case, the “something” is gun control.
Man With a Gun Arrested Outside Justice Kavanaugh’s House, Said He Intended to Kill Him
By Mark Sherman and Michael Balsamo, AP
The Supreme Court said Wednesday that an armed man (not pictured above) who made threats against Justice Brett Kavanaugh was arrested near the justice’s house in Maryland.
The man was arrested about 1:50 a.m., court spokeswoman Patricia McCabe said in an email.
The California man, in his 20s, was armed with a gun and a knife, according to a law enforcement official.
A Modest Proposal: Tax Ammo at a Benjamin for Each Round
In America, economic solutions often triumph over moral crusades.
So, let’s change the conversation and make this about money.
Not about guns, but about bullets.
Specifically, a Benjamin per bullet.
A Benjamin per EACHY and EVERY bullet.
Let’s put a federal tax of $100 on every instance when any entity in America makes or imports anything that can be used as a round of ammunition in any multi-round weapon.
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Gun Meme of the Day: Simplify The Second Edition
I feel it’s straightforward and you probably do, too, but it gets parsed six ways from Sunday so, sure, it could have been even simpler.
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Gun Review: SIG SAUER P320 XCompact 9mm Pistol
I must admit that when the SIG P320 first came out I found it rather uninspiring. Yet another striker-fired, polymer-framed 9mm pistol. The fire control unit (FCU) concept was novel, but of course there wasn’t yet much aftermarket to support the existence of it.
Fast forward to today and the P320 line of pistols has expanded tremendously (now 23 options including a stand-alone FCU) and the aftermarket community has rapidly grown with SIG’s support.
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