Manufacturers and wholesalers of firearms in the United States cannot be held liable for criminal gun trafficking into Mexico, a federal judge in Massachusetts ruled in a major blow against U.S.-based gun control efforts. Mexico sued Smith & Wesson, Sturm Ruger & Co., Glock, Barrett, Beretta, Colt, Century Arms, and Interstate Arms a year ago…
Judge Dismisses Mexican Government’s Lawsuit Seeking Damages From US Gun Companies for Mexican Crime
Gun Control in Tough Spot in Increasingly Well-Armed America
The dream of a gun-free America has never been more ephemeral. While calls for gun control still abound, their effectiveness is thrown into question by the reality of gun ownership. And the disconnect seems to be growing. Polls suggest the majority of Americans don’t own a gun and support stricter gun laws. Gun ownership has…
Law-Abiding Gun Owners Ignored by Media, Maligned by Politicians
Commentary In celebration of New York’s new gun control law taking effect on Sept. 1, Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul claimed: “This whole concept that a good guy with a gun will stop the bad guys with a gun, it doesn’t hold up. And the data bears this out, so that theory is over.” At the same…
California Billboards Don’t Tell the Whole Story
Commentary A lot of people are moving out of California. Over the last two years, California has lost about 300,000 people. Major companies, including Telsa, Oracle Corp, and HP have abandoned California for Texas. With high taxes, lots of regulations, high crime, poor schools, mishandling of the pandemic, and “woke” policies, it isn’t surprising that…
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Boulder County Gun Ban Targeting Semiautomatic Rifles, Handguns
A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against a county-level ordinance in Colorado that bans the manufacture, sale, and transfer of several types of semiautomatic rifles and handguns, which gun rights groups say violates the Second Amendment protection of the right to keep and bear arms. The Boulder County Board of Commissioners…
Gun Control Group Wants Credit Card Companies to Flag Firearm Purchases
A gun control advocacy group is seeking to make credit card companies flag “suspicious purchases” of firearms, suggesting that restricting such activities might end up saving lives. “The shooters in at least five mass shootings have stockpiled guns and ammo using credit cards and killed 145 people. @Visa, @Mastercard, @americanexpress have the power to flag…
If Voters Keep Believing Gun Control Lies, It Will Lead to Communism: Black Guns Matter Founder
Maj Toure is a Philadelphian and founder of “Black Guns Matter,” a movement that advocates for protecting the Second Amendment and promoting responsible gun ownership in Black and urban communities. He believes that the gun control movement has been and continues to be racist. He began his gun rights work after seeing people he knew…
John Howard’s Common Sense
Commentary The season’s finale of “The ABC Of” program, televised on Aug. 2, featured an interview with former Australian Prime Minister John Howard. Conducted by actor David Wenham, it enabled Howard to reflect on his remarkable career as a politician. Howard served in office from 1996 to 2007 making him the most successful prime minister in…
How the FBI Undercounts Armed Citizen Responders to Mass Killers—and Media Play Along
The shooting that killed three people and injured another at a Greenwood, Indiana, mall on July 17 drew broad national attention because of how it ended—when 22-year-old Elisjsha Dicken, carrying a licensed handgun, fatally shot the attacker. While Dicken was praised for his courage and skill—squeezing off his first shot 15 seconds after the attack…
California Had the Most Active Shooter Incidents in 2021: FBI
In a report issued by the FBI, California ranked first for the most active shooter incidents in 2021. The state has been in the top spot in three of the past five years. According to the study, a total of 61 active shooter incidents occurred across 30 states last year with 103 people killed and 140…
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