Tag: Gun Control

Biden Reveals His True Goal: To Ban Most Guns

Commentary If there was any doubt that President Biden wants to ban the vast majority of guns in the United States, he again clarified his position last week. “The idea you need a weapon that can have the ability to fire 20, 30, 40, 50, 120 shots from that weapon — whether it’s a —…


Are Guns Really the Problem?

Commentary The White House is launching a new assault to bring down the crime rate. As you’ve likely heard, crime, especially homicide, has exploded in many major hotspot cities over the last year or so. President Joe Biden says he knows what to do, he’s been at this for years and he’s got a plan…


 White House Creates Gun Trafficking Strike Force for Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The White House announced July 12 that the U.S. Department of Justice launched a gun trafficking strike force in Los Angeles to prevent guns coming across state lines from areas with weaker gun laws. The funding for the strike forces—which will also be in New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and the Bay Area—comes…


Gun-Death Hoax Faked the Facts, Which the Media Echoed

Commentary I recently drove 950 miles to give the keynote commencement address at an online high school based in Las Vegas. Two thousand students were supposedly going to attend, but it turned out that the school didn’t exist. The fake high school and the deceptive editing of my speech weren’t the only falsehoods here. A gun control…


Hawaii Governor Signs 2 Gun Control Bills, Tightening Storage Requirements and Expanding Ghost Gun Ban

Hawaii Gov. David Ige, a Democrat, has signed into law two new gun control bills, tightening firearm storage requirements and expanding the existing ban on ghost guns. At a signing ceremony last week, Ige said the measures are “focused on increasing the safety and well-being of our community.” One of the bills, called HB31, imposes more stringent…


‘Zero Tolerance’ for Gun Dealers Who Break Law Under New 5-Point Plan: Biden

President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled new measures that he says will address gun violence and violent crime, promising to aggressively pursue gun dealers who willfully break the law and to boost federal funding for local law enforcement amid a rise in homicide rates in the country over the past year. The first agenda in…


Senate Gun Background Check Talks Break Down: Key Senators

Two senators leading negotiations on a possible deal on gun background checks confirmed that they couldn’t reach an agreement. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) told reporters on Wednesday that he was negotiating with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on a potential deal but talks were cut off. Murphy confirmed in a statement released later that the talks…


Oregon Bans Firearms at Capitol, Requires Locking Guns at Home

Bringing guns to the Oregon State Capitol has been made illegal by a bill signed into law on June 1 by Democrat Gov. Kate Brown. The law previously passed in the legislature with Democrats in favor and minority Republicans in opposition. The bill also requires guns at home to be kept in a container with…


New York Democrats Seek to Sue Gun Makers With New Legislation

Democratic lawmakers in New York state are aiming to propose legislation that would make it possible to file lawsuits against gun manufacturers. Sen. Zellnor Myrie, a Democrat who represents an area in New York City, said he is sponsoring legislation to allow New York residents to sue gun manufacturers who “don’t take steps to prevent…


Survey: Majority Say Violent Crime in the U.S. Getting ‘Worse,’ Half Doubt Biden’s Ability to Solve It

A Rasmussen Reports survey released Friday found that while the majority of likely Democrat and Republican voters agree violent crime in the United States is getting “worse,” the groups’ confidence in Biden’s ability to solve this problem differs greatly. According to the poll, 65 percent of likely voters said violent crime is getting “worse,” 22…