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March 2012 Gun Show News
Obama uses executive power to move gun control agenda forward
March 29th, 2013Article originally written on The Hill.President Obama is quietly moving forward on gun control.The president has used his executive powers to bolster the national background check system, jumpstart government research on the causes of gun violence and create a million-dollar ad campaign aimed at safe gun ownership.The executive steps will give federal law enforcement officials access to more data about guns and their owners, help keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the m…
Support for stricter gun control wanes
March 26th, 2013Article originally written on NRA ILA.Soon after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced an
assault weapons ban would not be part of a gun control bill, a new CBS
News poll shows support for stricter gun control laws overall has
dropped since the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Currently,
support for stricter gun control laws stands at 47 percent today, down
from a high of 57 percent just after the shootings. Thirty-nine percent
want those laws…
Stage set for Senate gun control debate
March 22nd, 2013Senate Democrats said Thursday they will take up gun control immediately after a two-week Easter vacation, and said the bill they’ll bring to the chamber floor will include universal background checks for all firearms sales and a crackdown on gun trafficking and straw purchases.The background checks are the biggest sticking point — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he will include a strict measure written by Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, rather than wait for a …
Cox: A universally bad idea
March 20th, 2013Will trampling the rights of law abiding gun owners really do anything to help keep our children safe? Will piling unnecessary weight on a federal regulatory system that's already drowning help keep guns out of the wrong hands? The answers, of course, are "no" -- which is why a so called "universal background check" system should be dismissed by any lawmaker who is serious about protecting constitutional freedom and improving public safety.A mandate for truly "universal" backgrou…
NRA opposes UN arms treaty
March 18th, 2013Article originally written on The Washington Post.The National Rifle Association, which is battling a raft of gun control measures on Capitol Hill, also has an international fight on its hand as it gears up to oppose a U.N. treaty designed to restrict the flow of arms to conflict zones.Negotiations open Monday in New York on the Arms Trade Treaty, which would require countries to determine whether weapons they sell would be used to commit serious human rights violations, terroris…
Homeland Security aims to buy 16 billion rounds of ammo
March 13th, 2013Article originally written on The Denver Post.WASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department wants to buy more than 1.6 billion rounds of ammunition in the next four or five years. It says it needs them — about the equivalent of five cartridges for every person in the United States — for law enforcement agents in training and on duty.Published federal notices about the ammo buy have agitated conspiracy theorists since the fall. That's when conservative radio host Alex Jones spoke …
Colorado Democrats vying to advance five gun bills
March 11th, 2013Article was originally written on The Denver Post.A far-reaching package of Democrat-sponsored gun-control bills will move closer to becoming law — or be halted — Monday when the Colorado Senate reconvenes.Democrats hold a 20-15 majority in the Senate and were able to advance five bills Friday, despite more than 12 hours of impassioned floor debate largely from Republicans assailing the measures as flawed and ineffective.Two bills, dealing with liability for assault-style weapons…
NRA Recruits YouTube Gun Enthusiast for Minority Ad Campaign
March 7th, 2013Article originally written on http://www.usnews.comThe National Rifle Association is reaching out to one minority group in a new slew of ads that encourage blacks to own firearms.The NRA is working to expand its appeal to minorities, with Internet gun enthusiast Colion Noir leading the charge.Noir will make appearances on NRA News in upcoming months, making the case for why the black community is highly susceptible to gun violence and why they should protect themselves not with ju…
Colorado Senate committee votes 3-2 for universal gun checks
March 6th, 2013The article was originally written on The Denver Post.In a lengthy hearing that heard testimony from national figures, local law enforcement and victims of mass shootings, members of a Senate committee on Monday approved a measure that would require universal background checks on all gun sales.House Bill 1229 passed out of the State, Veteran and Military Affairs committee on a 3-2 party-line vote and will now head to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday.The vote comes …
Colorado gun bills: Lawmakers spar for seven rounds of bills
March 5th, 2013Article originally written on The Denver Posts.Hundreds of Coloradans showed up at the state Capitol on Monday to cheer or jeer seven Democratic gun-control measures that senators debated late into the night.By late Monday, two Democrat-controlled Senate committees had passed all seven bills regarding stricter gun control.Earlier in the day, a biplane flew over the stately gold dome with a banner directed at Gov. John Hickenlooper, and drivers drove around and around the Capitol h…
Gun deaths, violent crime overall are down in District and US
March 4th, 2013Article originally written on The Washing Post.Back in the crack-infused 1980s, young men with guns and drugs ruled the single block of Hanover Place NW. People who lived in the two-story rowhouses one mile north of the Capitol fell asleep year round to the sounds of the Fourth of July, a pop-pop-pop that they hoped was firecrackers. It rarely was.But after two decades of consistent and dramatic declines in homicides and gun violence in Washington and many other major cities, Hano…
Senators delay consideration of gun legislation
March 1st, 2013Originally written on The Washington Post.Senators postponed consideration of legislation limiting gun violence for at least a week Thursday as members of both parties said they wanted more time to review the bills and potentially propose amendments.The Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled the meeting to begin considering four bills sponsored by Democrats to expand the nation’s background check program for gun sales, make gun trafficking a federal crime for the first time, b…
Why Female Gun Ownership is Up
February 27th, 2013,As the number of proposed gun-control measures increase rapidly across the country, the amount of women purchasing guns is increasing even faster.A survey conducted by the National Shooting Sports Foundation found that 73 percent of gun dealers reported an increase in female customers in 2011, as well as the previous two years. In 2005, just 13 percent of gun owners were women. Today, that number is 23 percent--a 77 percent increase in 7 years.While folks in the media are bla…
House Judiciary chairman rejects universal checks on gun purchases
February 27th, 2013The House Judiciary Committee will not include a universal background check system in legislation it produces to reduce gun violence, the panel’s chairman, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), said Wednesday.Goodlatte told reporters that his committee would focus on cracking down on illegal firearms and improving the existing check system. But he said he did not support “universal” background checks because of concerns that they would lead to a national gun registry, which critics have…
Obama’s traveling gun show
February 19th, 2013Article originally written on The Washington Times.President Obama hit the road Monday on a nationwide gun-grabbing tour. His show doesn’t have many fans inside the Beltway, since being seen favoring gun control can be the kiss of death for senators with rural constituencies. So Mr. Obama is trying to shore up fence-sitting members by bringing his community organizing skills to their districts.His first stop was Minnesota. “I need everybody who’s listening to keep the pressure…
Universal Background Checks Explained
February 5th, 2013President Obama is saying that 70% of NRA members support "universal background checks." I assure you, that simply is not true!It appears he is citing a poll question from one of NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg's phony polls of people who "self-identify" as NRA members. The question was whether they would support "A proposal requiring all gun sellers at gun shows to conduct criminal background checks of the people buying guns." People could easily have assumed that "all seller…
NRA chief: Gun owners will resist new laws
January 30th, 2012This article was originally written on The Washington Post.The nation’s gun owners will resist any attempt by lawmakers to pass new gun-control legislation, one of the nation’s leading gun advocates is expected to tell lawmakers Wednesday.Wayne LaPierre, executive director of the National Rifle Association, is one of five witnesses scheduled to testify Wednesday at the first Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun-related violence in 14 months. It is a setting that is likely …
Democrats introduce expanded assault-weapons ban
January 24th, 2012Article originally written on Fox News.Congressional Democrats introduced a new and broader assault-weapons ban Thursday, in a vivid press conference that included a display of various weapons they want to outlaw. It was a measure that was quickly condemned by the National Rifle Association as an assault on the Constitution, "instead of prosecuting criminals or fixing our broken mental health system." "The American people know gun bans do not work and we are confident Congress …
Obamas List of executive actions for gun control
January 16th, 2012Article originally written on Fox News.The following is a list, provided by the White House, of
executive actions President Obama plans to take to address gun violence.
1. Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal agencies to
make relevant data available to the federal background check system.
2. Address unnecessary legal barriers, particularly relating to the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, that may prevent
states from m…
Obama Willing to Use Executive Orders on Guns
January 15th, 2012Article originally written on The Washington Times.WASHINGTON — President Obama this week will embrace a comprehensive plan to reduce gun violence that will call for major legislation to expand background checks for gun purchases and lay out 19 separate actions the president could take by invoking the power of his office, lawmakers who were briefed on the plan said Monday. Lawmakers and other officials said that the president could use a public event as soon as Wednesday t…
Obama renews executive order threat on gun control laws
January 14th, 2013Article originally written on Fox News.Washington – President Obama renewed his threat Monday to use executive orders to push through controversial gun control measures with or without Congress’ blessing.The president made his comments during the final news conference of his first term.Obama said he is reviewing a list of recommendations from Vice President Biden on how to reduce gun violence. Obama is expected to announce the next steps on gun violence after he is inaugu…
Statement From the NRA Regarding Todays White House Task Force Meeting
January 11th, 2013Fairfax, Va. – The National Rifle Association of America is made up of over 4 million moms and dads, daughters and sons, who are involved in the national conversation about how to prevent a tragedy like Newtown from ever happening again. We attended today's White House meeting to discuss how to keep our children safe and were prepared to have a meaningful conversation about school safety, mental health issues, the marketing of violence to our kids and the collapse of federal pr…
Obama Attacks Second Amendment While Ignoring Good Guys with Guns
January 10th, 2012As a member in good standing in the "Support the United States Constitution Second Amendment"' club, I (The Gun Show Monster) finds the latest attempts of the administration to take advantage of a terrible tragedy to further their far left political agenda a disgrace.. Obama buddy, and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's famous quote to "Don't waste a serious Crisis" seems to hit close to home at the White House as President Obama and his trusty side kick Joe Biden&n…
Obama is at it again - Gun Control for All
January 3rd, 2013Article originally written on The Washington Times.The national debate over gun control may have been pushed to the back
burner in favor of the “fiscal cliff” battle, but President Obama
remains committed to confronting the issue no matter the resistance from
gun owners and the National Rifle Association.In a rare appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press”
on Sunday, Mr. Obama expressed strong support for a reinstatement of
the federal ban on assault weapons, outlawing high-…
Feinstein Goes For Broke With New Gun-Ban Bill
Sen.
Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)—author of the federal “assault weapon” and
“large” ammunition magazine ban of 1994-2004—has announced that on the
first day of the new Congress—January 3rd— she will introduce a bill to which her 1994 ban will pale by comparison. On Dec. 17th, Feinstein said, “I have been working with my staff for over a year on this legislation” and “It will be carefully focused.” Indicating the depth of her research on the issue, she said on Dec. 21st that she had p…
Fury After Paper Publishes Names Addresses of Legal Pistol Owners in New York
December 27th, 2012Article originally written on The Blaze.A map for Westchester county is also visible on the site.Unlike with the above map, however, on the Journal News website, you
can click on any one of the dots and get the full name and exact address
of the permit holder.AMI Global Security, which published an article condemning
the “massive privacy breach” that is “meant to intimidate the lawful”
and “abrogate the Bill of Rights,” collected a few of the first
comments:“If the h…
Sen Feinstein suggests national buyback of guns
December 26th, 2012Article originally written on The Examiner. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said that she and other gun control advocates are considering a law that would create a program to purchase weapons from gun owners, a proposal that could be compulsory.“We are also looking at a buy-back program,” Feinstein said today in a press conference. “Now, again, this is a work in progress so these are ideas in the development.”Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y., already discussed the possibili…
New York: Cuomo Says He’ll Outline Gun Proposal Next Month
Article originally written on the New York Times.December 24th, 2012Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Thursday that he had started discussions with leaders of the State Legislature about new gun control measures, and that he planned to propose a package of gun legislation in his State of the State address on Jan. 9. “There’s a big difference of opinion on these issues,” Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, said in an interview on an Albany radio station.The New York Assembly, controlled by Democrats, has voted for a …
NRA chief urges armed guards in every single school - dismisses calls for gun control
National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre on Friday dismissed calls for increased gun control in response to the Connecticut school shooting, calling instead for Congress to support a plan putting armed police officers in "every single school" in America. In an impassioned speech, marking the NRA's first in-depth public comments since the Newtown tragedy, LaPierre pointed the finger not at gun proliferation but violent video games, the media and the absence of armed guards at schools. He arg…
Texas town allows teachers to carry concealed guns
December 20th, 2012Article originally written on USA Today.HARROLD, Texas (AP) — In the tiny Texas town of Harrold, children and
their parents don't give much thought to safety at the community's lone
school — mostly because some of the teachers are carrying concealed
weapons.The nearest sheriff's office is 30 minutes away, and
people tend to know — and trust — one another. So the school board voted
to let teachers bring guns to school."We don't have money for a
security guard, but t…
Megan McArdles Outrageous Gun Recommendation
December 19th, 2012Article originally written on The Atlantic.Former colleague Megan McArdle writes in The Daily Beast:I'd
also like us to encourage people to gang rush shooters, rather than
following their instincts to hide; if we drilled it into young people
that the correct thing to do is for everyone to instantly run at the guy
with the gun, these sorts of mass shootings would be less deadly,
because even a guy with a very powerful weapon can be brought down by
8-12 unarmed bodie…
NRA Breaks Silence
December 18th, 2012Click here for the original press release.NRA STATEMENTThe National Rifle Association of America is made up of four million moms and dads, sons and daughters – and we were shocked, saddened and heartbroken by the news of the horrific and senseless murders in Newtown.Out of respect for the families, and as a matter of common decency, we have given time for mourning, prayer and a full investigation of the facts before commenting.The NRA is prepared to offer meaningful contributi…
NRA Goes Dark On Social Media Following School Shooting
December 18th, 2012Article originally written on December 18th, 2012!The National Rifle Association has embraced a new, simple social media policy in the days following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting: don't use it.The NRA's Twitter account has been mute since early Friday morning, before the mass murder in Newtown, Conn. It has disabled comments on Google+ and YouTube updates, which stopped late last week. The official NRA Facebook account has not only stayed quiet, it has completely …
NRA laid groundwork against new gun laws
December 18th, 2012Article originally written on CNN Money.A
cacophony of calls to change gun laws has emerged after last week's
tragedy in Connecticut, and the National Rifle Association has kept
quiet.But no one expects silence from the NRA once President Obama or members of Congress make any move to change the laws.For
years, the well-known gun rights advocate and lobbying group has laid
the ground work to ward off any move to change national gun policy,
spending millions of dolla…
Florida: Right-to-Carry permits to hit 1 million next week
TALLAHASSEE — Sometime next week in Florida, somebody will become the
state's 1 millionth holder of a concealed weapons permit, solidifying
the state's No. 1 standing in the nation in that category.Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam deemed that was worthy of a news conference Wednesday, flanked by U.S. and state flags."I've
been asked about our licensing responsibilities as much as any other
topic," Putnam said when asked why he touted the 1 million mark. No
doubt, it proves the…
Victory for Self-Defense and the Second Amendment
December 11th, 2012
Originally written on the NRA-ILA website.
Fairfax, Va. – The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled today that Illinois' total ban on carrying firearms for self-defense outside the home or business is unconstitutional. The case involves lead plaintiff Mary Shepard, an Illinois resident and a trained gun owner, who is licensed to carry a concealed handgun in both Utah and Florida. The National Rifle Association is funding this case. The Illinois State …
MILLER: Thwarting global gun grabbers
November 29th, 2012Article original written on The Washington Times.The United Nations is pushing gun control on a global scale, and President Obama is on board. Just a few hours after re-election was assured, the president’s representative cast a vote for the Arms Trade Treaty at a U.N. committee meeting. The loosely drafted agreement doesn’t go after guns directly, but the language enables activist judges to get creative in restricting Americans’ exercise of their Second Amendment rights. A fi…
Cox: Gun owners enter the fight of our lives
November 15th, 2012Originally written on The Daily Caller.The NRA has been saying all along that Barack Obama would unleash an assault
on our Second Amendment freedoms if he won a second term. It sure didn’t take
long for him to prove us right.
Just hours after Obama won re-election last Tuesday, his administration
endorsed a new effort by the global gun grabbers at the United Nations to draft
a gun ban treaty early next year. The official starting point for the new talks
is last year’s …
Obama Wins - US backs new UN arms treaty talks
November 8th, 2012The article was originally written on Reuters.U.N. delegates and gun control activists have
complained that talks collapsed in July largely because Obama feared
attacks from Republican rival Mitt Romney if his administration was seen
as supporting the pact, a charge Washington denies.The month-long talks at U.N. headquarters broke off after the United States - along with Russia and other major arms producers - said it had problems with the draft treaty and asked for more …
Louisiana: Gun rights amendment passes easily
November 7th, 2012Article originally written on The Advocate
Louisiana voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a proposed
constitutional amendment that gives the state the strongest gun laws in
the nation, according to nearly complete state elections office
returns.With just shy of 100 percent of the vote in, Amendment 2
was passing 1,237,596 or 74 percent to 428,906 or 26 percent in a state
where gun rights have some of the greatest protections in the U.S.“This
is a truly histo…
Smith and Wesson elects Barack Obama for Salesman Of The Year
While investors moping over President Barack Obama’s
reelection sent the Dow spiraling down more than 300 points Wednesday
morning, one sector is seeing a surge: gun manufacturing.Firearms
maker Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. surged 10.8% to $10.48 a share
in morning trading, more than double its price at the beginning of the
year.Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc. got a 6.4% boost to $47.48 a share, a 39% increase from early JanuaryThe impetus? Gun sales are expected to boom now that Obama…
NRAs most targeted effort ever threatens Obama
November 05, 2012Article originally written on The Washington Examiner.Spurred on by President Obama's debate pledge to push
for an assault weapons ban and possibly limits on handgun ownership, the
National Rifle Association is ending the presidential campaign season with its
most "targeted" election effort in its 141 years.
NRA officials told Secrets that they've expanded their
campaign against Obama in some cases by over 500-times what the Second
Amendment lobby did in the 2010 electio…
Illinois: Preckwinkle backs off bullet tax
November 1st, 2012Article originally written on the Chicago Tribune.Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Wednesday dropped
plans for a 5-cent bullet tax but still wants to charge a $25 tax on
every gun purchase.A compromise was negotiated over several days
with commissioners John Fritchey and Edwin Reyes, both Chicago
Democrats, who had balked at the guns and ammunition taxes.In
exchange for their support, Preckwinkle agreed to create a $2 million
fund to combat gun violen…
NRA: Gun laws ring hollow with voters
Article originally written on USA Today.October 28. 2012 - What does USA TODAY's Editorial Board have in common with the majority of Americans?Not much, apparently, when it comes to effective public policy and sound politics.This newspaper bemoans a lack of debate over firearms ownership in this election, ignoring a fact that even most politicians now recognize. The vast majority of Americans treasure their constitutional freedom, and they don't trust politicians who meddle with it.Most candidat…
MILLER: NRA vs. Bloomberg
MILLER: NRA vs. Bloomberg
October 23rd, 2012
The National Rifle Association (NRA) has been saying for the past two years that President Obama would ban guns if given a second term. Mr. Obama had been careful to pretend otherwise until last week’s debate, when he let slip his intention to ban certain types of firearms. That has sparked a renewed political war on both sides of the issue.
Mr. Obama’s revelation has energized the pro-gun forces. “The president peeked out from behind the…
Philadelphia: City published personal information of some gun owners
Philadelphia: City published personal information of some gun owners
October 22nd, 2012
LAWRENCE ISN'T a violent felon or a stickup artist with a lengthy rap sheet. He's not a drug dealer holding down the corner with a Glock tucked in his waistband, or a straw purchaser selling guns to street thugs.
He's a Philadelphia church pastor and a robbery victim who routinely carries large sums of money and drives a nice car. So he applied for a gun permit last year for his personal protecti…
Obama comment stirs up gun-ban opponents
Obama comment stirs up gun-ban opponents
October 18th, 2012
WASHINGTON -- The National Rifle Association is using President Obama's favorable reference to the assault weapons ban as a pro-Mitt-Romney rallying cry to gun owners in swing states.
During Tuesday night's second presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., the president "gave law-abiding hunters, gun owners a preview of what to expect in a second Obama administration," said Andrew Arulanandam, NRA's direc…
Justice Department seeks dismissal of Fast and Furious lawsuit
Justice Department seeks dismissal of Fast and Furious lawsuit
October 16th, 2012
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department on Monday night sought dismissal of a lawsuit by a Republican-led House of Representatives committee demanding that Attorney General Eric Holder produce records about the botched law enforcement probe of gun-trafficking called Operation Fast and Furious.
President Barack Obama has invoked executive privilege and the attorney general has been found to be in contempt …
Facing debate over Fast and Furious
Facing debate over Fast and Furious
October 12th, 2012
Murder is hard to sweep under the rug. President Obama may have invoked executive privilege to shield his Fast and Furious scandal from congressional investigators, but repeating this strategy won’t go down well during a presidential debate. The administration’s reckless scheme, which armed foreign drug lords, deserves a thorough airing before voters cast their ballots on Election Day.
Fast and Furious weapons were used to gun dow…
Historic opportunity for La. voters to protect their gun rights
Historic opportunity for La. voters to protect their gun rights
October 3rd, 2012
With just one vote on November 6th, you can build an iron wall around your Second Amendment freedoms and protect them from anti-gun, activist judges.
That’s because on your ballot this year is an amendment to Louisiana’s state constitution that would provide the most rock-solid state-level legal protection for the right to keep and bear arms in the nation. The language of the amendment reads:
The rig…
MILLER: Gun carry in the Obama era
MILLER: Gun carry in the Obama era
Article originally written on
October 2nd, 2012
The ability of Americans to bear arms is on the line in this presidential election. The Supreme Court, which started a new term on Monday, will have little choice but to take up the issue of carry rights within the next few years. All it takes is the appointment of one new justice to shift the balance on this constitutional question.
Oral arguments were heard in Washington Monday in one of the cas…
Allow concealed-carry on campus
Article originally written on
October 1st, 2012
Everyone believes criminals should be disarmed but disagrees on the means. Instead of controlling access, colleges rely on colorful "no gun" signs, foolishly expecting compliance from psychopaths. Such policies demonstrate consistent failure, serving only to render lawful citizens defenseless while empowering criminals to prey with impunity. (Imagine if airports replaced checkpoints with signs!)
Some call armed self-defense an ext…
Fallout In Sacramento Over Bill To Ban ‘Bullet Button’
Fallout In Sacramento Over Bill To Ban ‘Bullet Button’
Article originally written on
September 26th, 2012
SACRAMENTO (CBS 5) — A bill that would have closed what gun control advocates call a giant loophole in California’s strict assault weapons ban has died.
A CBS 5 investigation prompted Bay Area State Senator Leland Yee to sponsor the gun control bill, and this summer’s massacre in Aurora, Colorado that left 12 dead and 58 injured seemed to give SB249 some momentum. But that q…
NRA president: Barack Obama’s ‘enemies list’ worse than Richard Nixon’s
Article originally written on
September 25th, 2012
National Rifle Association president David Keene told NRA News’ “The Daily News with Ginny Simone” that the Department of Justice’s collusion with left-wing advocacy organization Media Matters for America is a taxpayer-funded “propaganda machine.”
“This is not an administration that deals in issues,” Keene, a veteran of GOP politics for several decades, said on the show. “This is an administration that deals in personalities. Y…
GOP lawmakers: Justice officials need to be held accountable in ‘Fast and Furious’ case
Justice officials need to be held accountable
Article originally written on The Washington Post
September 21st, 2012
After an 18-month investigation that produced a 471-page report on the flawed “Fast and Furious” gun-tracking operation, Republican lawmakers told the Justice Department’s inspector general Thursday that senior Justice officials still need to be held accountable for the botched case.
During a three-hour hearing, Republicans on the House Government Reform and Overs…
The Wisconsin recall: A test of NRA’s ability to deliver
The Wisconsin recall: A test of NRA’s ability to deliver
Article originally written on
September 17th, 2012
As Election Day approaches, the National Rifle Association is gearing up in battleground states. With more than four million members and as many as thirty million Americans who tell pollsters they look to the NRA for leadership on Second Amendment issues, many feel the organization could have real impact in key states.
We’ve done it in the past and with NRA Executive Vice …
Colorado University regents revise campus gun policy
Article originally written on The Daily Camera
September 13th, 2012
The University of Colorado Board of Regents on Wednesday officially approved a revised gun policy for the Boulder campus -- allowing concealed-carry permit holders to bring guns most anywhere -- though one regent raised concerns that there are still gun-free zones on campus. CU had a campus-wide ban on guns that was overturned in March when the state Supreme Court ruled that the school cannot bar concealed-weapon p…
NRA’s Chris Cox Goes One On One With Governor Mitt Romney
NRA’s Chris Cox Goes One On One With Governor Mitt Romney
Article originally written on
September 12th, 2012
This year’s election is going to define the future of our freedom, perhaps more than any other in our history. For gun owners, there are a number of areas crucial to the survival of our Second Amendment rights. That’s why I took the time to visit with Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential nominee, to find out precisely where he stands on the issues of concern to gun owne…
Gun discovered hidden in children's hospital ER
Gunfire hits school bus full of kids in Chicago
Gunfire hits school bus full of kids in Chicago
Article originally written on NBC News
September 7th, 2012
Police say no one was injured when a bullet ripped through a school bus taking students to a Catholic school in the South Deering neighborhood of Chicago on Friday.
The bus had 25 children onboard and was picking up two more children for school around 7:48 a.m. at 106th Street and Calhoun Avenue when shots rang out, Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer Laura Kubiak…
Nebraska family, school at odds over deaf boy’s ‘gun-like’ sign language name
Nebraska family, school at odds over deaf boy’s ‘gun-like’ sign language name
Article originally written on
August 29th, 2012
The parents of a 3-year-old deaf boy from Nebraska say his preschool told them he must change the way he signs his name because it looks like a finger-pistol, but the school says the family has their signals crossed.
The family of pre-schooler Hunter Spanjer said officials at the Grand Island Public Schools told them the manner in which the boy signs his …
"Fast and Furious" Failure Fosters Favoritism for Finagling Fed
"Fast and Furious" Failure Fosters Favoritism for Finagling Fed
Article originally written on NRA-ILA Website
August 27th, 2012
Fox News, the Washington Post, the L.A. Times, and The Hill are all over this one, as they should be. It seems that BATFE’s William McMahon, who, as the agency's Assistant Deputy Director for Field Operations approved its catastrophic and deadly “Fast and Furious” operation, is being allowed to receive his six-figure federal paycheck for nearly half a year,…
Ammunition bans are a sneaky attempt to deny self defense options
Ammunition bans are a sneaky attempt to deny self defense options
Article originally written on The Washington Times
August 24th, 2012
Gun grabbers aren’t getting far in their attempt to ban handguns, so the next best step is to go after ammunition. They use scary terms to demonize ordinary self-defense equipment, hoping this will make Americans more comfortable with their incremental effort to diminish and ultimately eliminate the Second Amendment.
Federal agencies, for example,…
Assembly urges Congress to ban assault weapons
Assembly urges Congress to ban assault weapons
Article originally written on The Sacramento Times
August 23rd, 2012
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The state Assembly has passed a resolution urging Congress to revive a federal ban on assault weapons in the wake of recent mass shootings.
The resolution passed Wednesday on 50-24 vote, without Republican support. It was introduced in early August by Democratic Assemblyman Mike Feuer of Los Angeles, weeks after a July 20 shooting in a Colorad…
Gun sales rise amid fear of stricter gun control laws
Gun sales rise amid fear of stricter gun control laws
Article originally written on
August 20th, 2012
Gun sales are rising across the country with 10.2 million guns sold this year, a record pace 20 percent ahead of last year according to the FBI.
Los Angeles mother Michelle Schy is among a growing number of Americans arming themselves out of fear. Schy said the shootings in Aurora, Colo., Virginia Tech, and Columbine prompted her to take the classes. The after-school activitie…
MILLER: Armed against tragedy
MILLER: Armed against tragedy
Article originally written on The Washington Times
August 20th, 2012
Liberals are anxious to talk about workplace or school shootings when it suits their political agenda. That’s why the usual suspects are observing a vow of silence regarding Wednesday’s armed attack on the Family Research Council (FRC). This incident puts the debate over the right to bear arms in the District of Columbia into the spotlight.
The nation’s capital maintains an all-ou…
UCCS imposes gun ban for freshmen in campus housing
Article originally written on Gazette.com
August 17th, 2012
In what it calls a contractual matter between landlord and tenant, the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs is putting freshman housing off-limits to concealed carry permits and also will ban permitted guns from large campus events.
The new policy grew out of a Colorado Supreme Court ruling in March that allows students with a concealed-carry permit to have a gun on campus. But university officials say permitted we…
New York Interest in guns strong
Article originally written on
August 15th, 2012
Local gun sales are going up, retailers say, as data show background checks for pistol permits are up nationwide.Brothers John and Frank Havlick, whose family has run Frank's Guns and Tackle Shop in Mayfield for 29 years, say business over the past four years has been strong.Since 2009, John Havlick said he's seen an increase in firearm sales and applications for pistol permits. He said he has almost 100 pistols waiting in the back r…
New Bill Proposed: Buying 1,000 Rounds of Ammo would Raise Red Flag
New Bill Proposed: Buying 1,000 Rounds of Ammo would Raise Red Flag
Article originally written on Fox40
August 15th, 2012,
SACRAMENTO—
Bay-Area lawmakers proposed a new bill this week that would require gun vendors to report anyone who buys 1,000 rounds of ammunition within a five-day span.
AB-2512 would give vendors 24-hours to report the name and address of anyone who purchased 1000-rounds.
"A good person comes in, who enjoys shooting, you're putting them now as being a c…
Zimmerman Will Not Rely on “Stand Your Ground,” Defense Attorney Says
Zimmerman Will Not Rely on “Stand Your Ground,” Defense Attorney Says
Article originally written on The New American
August 14th, 2012,
After announcing last week that George Zimmerman would seek a “Stand Your Ground” hearing to get the murder charges dismissed in the February shooting death of Trayvon Martin, defense attorney Mark O’Mara said Monday that his client would now be relying on a traditional self-defense argument instead. The lawyer argued that Zimmerman had no way to fl…
House Committee Sues Attorney General in Gunwalking Probe
House Committee Sues Attorney General in Gunwalking Probe
Article originally written on The Wall Street Journal
August 14th, 2012,
As promised, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee sued the attorney general to enforce a congressional subpoena for documents related to the investigation of Operation Fast and Furious.
The complaint, filed Monday in federal district court in Washington and embedded below, said Attorney General Eric Holder’s notion of executive privil…
Cuccinelli files brief in Maryland gun case
Cuccinelli files brief in Maryland gun case
Article originally written on Richmond Times Dispatch
August 14th, 2012,
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli — hoping to be elected governor of Virginia in 2013 — has filed a brief in a Maryland gun case that is bound to hit the target with firearms enthusiasts in Virginia.
Cuccinelli's office last week filed a "friend of the court" brief on behalf of Virginia and 13 other states in support of a federal district court ruling that struck dow…
Support from NRA paves way for Courtney Rogers' victory
Pikes Peak Hill Climb Results
Article originally written on New York Post
August 13th, 2012,
Not even four years separate Courtney Rogers, the stay-at-home mom, from Courtney Rogers, political candidate.
The path connecting the two runs through the election of a Democratic president, performances as a Revolutionary War soldier and a lecture series on the origins of the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence.
Somehow, this unlikely road has made Rogers one of the yea…
Arsenal of gun-control bills ready for gov
Arsenal of gun-control bills ready for gov
Article originally written on New York Post
August 13th, 2012,
ALBANY — If Gov. Cuomo’s appetite for more gun control is serious, there’s no shortage of bills on the menu.
From microstamping shell casings and banning assault weapons, to toughening penalties for lax storage, teaching anti-gun violence in schools and providing tax credits for the purchase of gun safety equipment, lawmakers are pushing more than a dozen measures to beef up …
NJ gun safety classes growing
NJ gun safety classes growing
Article originally written on myCentralJersey.com
August 13th, 2012,
Holding steady despite the flash of gunfire, Mary Marrero of Manchester squeezed off six rounds from a .38-caliber revolver into a paper target.
The training is part of the mother of two’s desire to feel safer when her husband is working.
“You feel real powerful, like you have some kind of defense,” said Marrero, 37, during her gun safety class at a Brick Armory, a gun shop and s…
Maryland senator calls for gun training and off-limits locations
Maryland senator calls for gun training and off-limits locations.
Article originally written on The Washington Times.
August 10th, 2012,
ANNAPOLIS — Responding to a court decision that could scrap the state law requiring concealed-carry permit applicants to provide “good and substantial reason” for needing firearms, a Baltimore lawmaker wants to require handgun owners to complete a training course.
Sen. William C. Ferguson IV, a Democrat, introduced a bill Thursday that would req…
D.C. Mayor Gray protests a billboard advertising gun safety classes
D.C. Mayor Gray protests a billboard advertising gun safety classes.
Article originally written on NRA-ILA
August 9th, 2012,
Washington politicians are so anti-gun that they oppose a mere photo of a paper target. With D.C.’s gun-grabber laws under fire and pressure rising to allow concealed carry, the city’s liberal political establishment is panicking.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) put up a billboard in July at 13th and L Streets, N.W., that says, “Hey D.C. — It…
California Legislature Ends its Summer Recess and Will Vote on Anti-Gun Bills
California Legislature Ends its Summer Recess and Will Vote on Anti-Gun Bills.
Article originally written on NRA-ILA
August 7th, 2012,
Recess is over for members of the California Legislature and they already have plenty of anti-gun bills scheduled to be heard as early as TODAY.
As usual, the California Legislature is working hard to rid the Golden State of ALL firearms and law-abiding gun owners and sportsmen. Several anti-gun and anti-hunting bills have passed their house of ori…
When only criminals have guns
When only criminals have guns.
Article originally written by Emily Miller on The Washington Times
August 7th, 2012,
In the nation’s capital, it’s a fair question to ask: Who gets the better deal, innocent citizens who want to own a gun, or dangerous criminals? The District’s deliberate policy of releasing criminals back onto the streets shows the liberal city council’s answer has little to do with public safety.
Take the case of Ramad Speight, an admitted psychotic and alleged co…
State Sen. Michael Gianaris crafting package of bills to give New York the nation's toughest gun laws
State Sen. Michael Gianaris crafting package of bills to give New York the nation's toughest gun laws
August 6th, 2012,
ALBANY — State Sen. Michael Gianaris points to recent gun violence in New York City, not to mention the Colorado massacre, as he crafts a package of bills to give New York the country’s toughest gun laws.
And that was before a gunman opened fire at a Sik…
Assault Weapons Myth
The assault weapons myth - Article originally written on "The Chicago Times" by Steve Chapman.
August 2nd, 2012,
Gov. Quinn wants to outlaw the sale and possession of "assault weapons," insisting that "there is no place in Illinois for weapons designed to fire rapidly at human targets at close range." He doesn't mention that even if his ban were to pass, there would be plenty of other legal firearms that can be used to fire rapidly at human targets at close range -- or long range, for th…
What Mayor Bloomberg Doesn't Know About Police and Guns
What Mayor Bloomberg Doesn't Know About Police and Guns - Article originally written on "The Wall Street Journal".
August 2nd, 2012,
In the wake of the recent mass shooting in Colorado, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg called on police to join him in fighting for more gun control: "I don't understand why the police officers across this country don't stand up collectively and say we're going to go on strike." It is illegal for police to go on strike, and Mr. Bloomberg later backed off his s…
Lautenberg-Schumer Amendment Would Ban Standard Magazines
Article originally written on NRA-ILA.
July 31st, 2012,
Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) have proposed an amendment to the "Cybersecurity Act" to ban standard capacity magazines.
The amendment would ban import, possession, and transfer of magazines that accept (or could be readily converted to accept) more than ten rounds and that are manufactured after the enactment of the amendment. Pre-ban magazines could be possessed by the current owner, but not transfer…
Florida concealed gun permits near 1 million
Article originally written on Highlands Today.
July 30th, 2012,
SEBRING Statewide concealed weapons permits are nearing the one million mark, according to a report from the Florida Department of Agriculture Consumer Services Division of Licensing, which monitors them.So far, Florida recorded 952,415 active concealed weapons permits. As of June 30, Highlands County residents held 5,160 of those permits.For $36.50, residents can go to the Highlands County Sheriff's Office and be fin…
Obama: There will be 'more opportunity' to talk guns
Article originally written on Politico.
July 26th, 2012,
President Obama suggested Thursday that he isn't backing away from talking about gun policy.
"I'm sure we'll have more opportunity to talk about this," he said to a reporter's question after he made brief remarks pressuring the House of Representatives to pass the middle class tax cut extension that cleared the Senate on Wednesday.
The president's response came to a question about whether …
Florida Alert: Three Items of Importance to Gun Owners
Article originally written on Daily News.
July 19th, 2012,
DATE: July 18, 2012 TO: USF & NRA Members and Friends FROM: Marion P. Hammer USF Executive Director NRA Past President Below are three items of importance for Florida members and firearm owners: 1.) Below is a link to the surveillance video taken of the attempted armed robbery in Ocala that everyone is talking about. Today's 71 Year Old CCW Permit Holder Foiling a Robbery Brou…
Assemblywoman Meng pushing bill to require microstamping
Article originally written on Daily News.
July 18th, 2012,
With gun violence increasing along with the temperature in New York City this summer, a congressional hopeful says now is the time to give cops a new tool to use to make collars in gun crimes.
Assemblywoman Grace Meng, a Queens Democrat, faulted the National Rifle Association and Republicans in the state Legislature for blocking a bill to require gun manufacturers to use bullet microstamping technology.
The upg…
Are you "all in" for 2012?
Article originally written on The Daily Caller.
July 13th, 2012,
As I’ve written before, the right to keep and bear arms is the only right our Founding Fathers described as “necessary to the security of a free state.” This designation is in the very language of the Second Amendment:
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Yet here we stand, perhaps unaware of the insidious action…
Fast and furious cover up at Holders Justice
Article originally written on Washington Times.
July 9th, 2012,
Obama administration officials must remind each other daily that they will never have to accept responsibility for anything that goes wrong on their watch as long as they can find some way to blame their troubles on George W. Bush.
So it should surprise no one that Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. and the administration’s surrogates are vociferously claiming that Operation Fast and Furious, the gun-walking scandal …
Opposition to UN arms trade treaty heats up
Article originally written on The Hill.
July 3rd, 2012,
Some 130 lawmakers sent President Obama a letter on Monday expressing their opposition to a pending arms trade treaty if it impinges on gun rights and U.S. sovereignty in any way.
The United Nations this week begins a month-long process of crafting a long-delayed treaty to create international standards for importing and exporting conventional weapons. Proponents say the treaty would bring much of the rest of the world in lin…
House vote on contempt, subpoena on Fast and Furious
Article originally written on Iowa Senate website.
July 2nd, 2012,
When a person dies in service to his country, and his own government may have contributed to his death, covered up evidence about the circumstances, or both, the survivors’ families and the American people have a right to know the truth. That was the case with Pat Tillman, and it’s the case with Brian Terry. The government should own up to any policies and practices that led to the harm of Mexi…
Google Adopts Anti-Gun Policy
Article originally written on NRA-ILA website.
June 30th, 2012,
Internet giant Google has adopted a new and discriminatory policy with respect to the advertising of firearms, ammunition and related products. The change affects the firm's "Google Shopping" function.
For years, Google has refused to sell preferred advertising to sellers of these goods. That means Google search results don't show those products in featured positions, such as at the top of the page or on the right sid…
Holder: The case for contempt
Article originally written on The Washington Times.
June 28th, 2012,
The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Thursday on a contempt of Congress citation against Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. This unprecedented action has been made necessary by the Obama administration’s consistent refusal to reveal the whole truth about the Fast and Furious gun-walking operation and the cover-up that followed.
The contempt citation is over Mr. Holder’s failure to comply with an O…
Republicans not backing down on contempt votes
Article originally written on Kansas City website.
June 28th, 2012,
WASHINGTON
Barring a last-minute deal, House Republicans plan historic votes Thursday to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in civil and criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over documents related to a bungled gun-tracking operation.
A sitting attorney general never has been held in contempt and Republicans picked an odd day to set a precedent. They scheduled the votes the same day the Supreme Court …
Holder in peril as Dems break ranks on contempt resolution
Article originally written on Fox News.
June 27th, 2012,
House Republicans and some conservative Democrats are poised to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress on Thursday for withholding documents in the investigation into botched Operation Fast and Furious, which let guns slip into the hands of drug cartels.
House Speaker John Boehner is pressing ahead with a floor vote that is almost certain to pass, with the majority Republicans expected to get the backing of …
Obama to shoot down armed pilots
Article originally written on The Washington Times.
June 27th, 2012,
The Obama administration’s hatred for the Second Amendment has reached new heights. After nearly a decade of safe operation, the White House is looking to reduce the number of pilots who provide an extra layer of security against airborne terror by packing a pistol in the cockpit. This plan shouldn’t fly.
The federal flight-deck officer program was put in place as a direct response to the attacks of Sept. 11, 200…
AP source - Talks fail to resolve contempt issue
Article originally written on Star-Telegram.
June 26th, 2012,
Obama administration officials and House Republican staff members Tuesday failed to resolve a document dispute that could lead to a precedent-setting contempt of Congress vote Thursday against Attorney General Eric Holder.
A House Republican official, who was not authorized to be quoted by name, said White House and Justice Department representatives met and showed the GOP staff less than 30 pages of documents related to …
Attorney General Holder in Contempt of Congress
Article originally written on NRA-ILA website.
June 20th, 2012,
“The NRA fully supports this contempt resolution,” said Chris W. Cox, executive director of NRA's Institute for Legislative Action. “The American people – including millions of NRA members and tens of millions of NRA supporters – deserve the truth, and we will support any effort that leads us to that truth.”
The Committee’s report thoroughly details the immediate reasons for the resolution: the Justice…
Holder Offers a "Compromised" Compromise
Article originally written on NRA-ILA website.
June 15th, 2012,
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was again on the proverbial hot seat this week as investigations into the infamous "Fast and Furious" gun-walking scandal continue.While a standoff in the investigation over providing subpoenaed information drags on, earlier this week, Holder suggested that he was willing to make "compromises." In response, on Wednesday House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa…
ALERT: Florida Sheriffs Association Complains about NRA Questionnaire
Article originally written on NRA-ILA website.
June 18th, 2012,
DATE: June 18, 2012 TO: NRA & Unified Sportsmen of Florida Members and Friends FROM: Marion P. Hammer USF Executive Director NRA Past President
Below is an article by Dara Kam published in the Palm Beach Post on June 17, titled "NRA goes after Florida sheriffs candidates with survey." Although the headline is slanted (and reporters don't write the headlines), Dar…
The futility of gun turn-ins
Article originally written on NRA-ILA website.
June 18th, 2012,
Two years ago, explaining the effort, then Mayor Richard M. Daleysaid, "We have just too many guns in our society. When someone has access to a gun, they use it." The gun buyback is a way "we can reduce the number of guns on our streets," says Mayor Rahm Emanuel.But don't put too much stock in those pronouncements. The number of privately owned guns in America keeps rising, and at last count it totaled 270 million, or abou…
New Study Ranks Freedom In The States
Article originally written on NRA-ILA website.
June 10th, 2012,
New York is the least free state overall, and
Maryland
is least free in terms of personal freedom, according to a new study by the
Mercatus
Center
at
. The study,
Freedom in the 50 States
rated the states according their fiscal policies, regulatory policies, and laws relating to economic and personal freedom. Where each state stands on 30-plus gun laws accounted for 6.67 percent of its total fr…
Michigan House Votes Overwhelmingly to Repeal Permit-to-Purchase and Registration
Article written by NRA-ILA official website.
June 13th, 2012,
Today, the Michigan House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to repeal the state handgun “permit-to-purchase” and registration requirements.
House Bill 5225
passed in the state House by a 74 to 36 vote. HB 5225 would repeal the bureaucratic state “permit-to-purchase” handguns and instead utilize the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
House Bill 5498
and
House Bill 549…
Sportsmen's Act Amendment to be Introduced in U.S. Senate
Story originally written on NRA-ILA Site.
June 8th, 2012,
As previously reported, H.R. 4089--the "Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012"--passed the U.S. House of Representatives in April by a bipartisan vote of 274 to 146. The bill will protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing and shooting. H.R. 4089 was a compilation of four different bills: H.R. 1558, which amends the "Toxic Substances Control Act"; H.R. 3440, the "Recreational Shooting Protection Act"; H.R…
Ruger Temporarily Suspends Acceptance of New Orders
March 22nd, 2012,
SOUTHPORT, CT --Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE-RGR), announced today that for the first quarter 2012, the Company has received orders for more than one million units. Therefore, the Company has temporarily suspended the acceptance of new orders.
Chief Executive Officer Michael O. Fifer made the following comments:
• The Company's Retailer Programs that were offered from January 1, 2012 through February 29, 2012 were very successful and generated significa…
