Category: guns

EXCLUSIVE: FBI Carried Out Warrantless Monitoring on Man Who Posted Guns for Sale on Facebook

A Texas man who posted on Facebook that he was selling his own guns was placed under warrantless surveillance by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The ATF investigated the man, found no evidence, yet gave his information to the FBI to monitor him for at least six months. According to internal…


Gun Rights Advocates Sue ATF Over Zero Tolerance Policy

Two Virginia-based gun rights organizations sued the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) over policy changes concerning federal firearms licensed (FFL) gun dealers. Gun Owners of America (GOA) and the Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) claim the policy was rewritten to advance the Biden administration’s anti-Second Amendment agenda. “This zero-tolerance policy towards lawful commerce…


PREMIERING NOW: Tragedy Into Triumph | America’s Hope (July 7)

Turning tragedy into triumph. Strategies to overcome violence and despair. America is hurting from a rising tide of mass shootings, leaving many Americans in a sea of heartbreak and despair. Is there any hope for stopping the insanity of violence? …


PREMIERING 10 PM ET: Tragedy Into Triumph | America’s Hope (July 7)

Turning tragedy into triumph. Strategies to overcome violence and despair. America is hurting from a rising tide of mass shootings, leaving many Americans in a sea of heartbreak and despair. Is there any hope for stopping the insanity of violence? …


Unanimous Supreme Court Ruling Eases Prison Sentences for Some Gun Crimes

Some people convicted of gun crimes can spend less time in prison, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 16. Sentences for certain gun crimes can run concurrently, the nation’s top court said in a unanimous decision, siding with the convict. “Congress could certainly have designed the penalty scheme at issue here differently. But Congress…


IRS Banned From Buying Guns With Taxpayer Funds Under New Bill

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) announced a bill Tuesday that would bar the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from providing arms and ammunition to agents with taxpayer money. The measure would prohibit the federal tax agency from purchasing, receiving, or storing guns and ammunition, according to Ernst’s office. Under the bill, ammunition and firearms that are currently…


Hawaii Governor Signs Bill Barring Guns at Beaches, Hospitals

Hawaii’s governor on June 2 signed a bill that prohibits carrying guns at certain places, including beaches, hospitals, and movie theaters. The lengthy list of places at which gun possession is banned under SB1230 also includes nursing homes, restaurants that serve alcohol, and stadiums. Describing shootings as “a public health crisis,” Gov. Josh Green, a Democrat, said…


Liberal Government Proclaims National Day Against Gun Violence

The Liberal government has proclaimed that National Day Against Gun Violence will be held annually on the first Friday of June, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claiming it will be a “Day of remembrance and a time to recommit ourselves to building a Canada free of gun violence.” Trudeau made the announcement June 1 during…


EXPLAINER: Which Guns Can Canadians Still Own and Purchase After Bill C-21 Becomes Law?

With Bill C-21 passing the House of Commons and going to the Senate, Canada could soon see what Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino calls “the most significant gun control legislation in Canada in a generation.” The legislation, known as “An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments,” proposes a series of amendments…


State Legislature in Louisiana Considering 4th Constitutional Carry Bill Since 2020

The Louisiana House of Representatives voted 70 to 29 to send a so-called “Constitutional Carry” bill to the Senate on May 23. Louisiana Shooting Association (LSA) president Dan Zelenska is taking a wait-and-see attitude on the bill’s future. “Time is its biggest enemy,” Zelenska told The Epoch Times. HB 131, sponsored by Republican State Rep….