Illinois state rep gets it right. Tells constituents to protect themselves… In January this year when he was running to be the mayor of Chicago, State Rep. La Shawn Ford (D-Chicago) acknowledged the obvious: Many young people in these neighborhoods carry a gun because —out of fear and a lack of trust that the police […]
A New Gun Control Law In Illinois Leads To An Even Newer Lawsuit
How to succeed in Illinois politics: Pass a law. Get sued. Repeat as necessary. Well that didn’t take long. Yesterday the new law requiring gun shops in Illinois get licensed by the state went into effect, but as it turns out, a few hours beforehand a lawsuit was filed challenging the newly enacted statute. The litigation, brought by the […]
Why Cory Booker’s Gun Control Scheme is Really Alarming
Spartacus knows what’s best for you. And he wants your guns… It’s not that New Jersey Senator and wannabe president Cory Booker hatched a sweeping gun control plan earlier this month to include gun owner licensing on a five-year cycle, it’s something else that veteran gun rights advocate Alan Gottlieb noted in reaction that should […]
Florida Lawmaker Seeks To Create Nationwide Gun Registry
Anti-gun zealots like to grandstand. They’ll use any opportunity to try and do so. Ostensibly, they’ll claim their efforts are necessary to draw attention to the issue of gun control as if the American public has been oblivious to the debate despite the near constant barrage by the mainstream media. Source: Florida Lawmaker Seeks To […]
Four Questions to Ask in Your Next Gun Control Debate
This article originally appeared at Ammoland. Last month we talked about how to win the gun control debate. You can read it here, but the Cliff notes are as follows: Calling the other side stupid doesn’t work, nor does spouting off facts at high volume. Listening is key, no matter how much you disagree with […]
How to Win the Gun Control Debate
This article originally appeared at Ammoland. In case you hadn’t noticed, there’s been a big political debate about gun control in the aftermath of the horrific Las Vegas attack. This event set the record for fewest minutes to politicize once the news hit. That got me thinking. Why the mad dash to policy “solutions?” No, […]
173 Trillion People Have Never Read the Constitution!
OK, so maybe the 173 trillion number is more of an estimate. Regardless, most people haven’t ever read the founding documents, which is exactly why we wrote this new book. Here’s the scoop from the Press Release. New Book Offers Constitutional Edu-tainment The historically accurate and decidedly entertaining owner’s manual, The Constitution – A […]
CCRKBA Rips Media For Telling Only Part Of Story About Mall Hero
BELLEVUE, WA – The “mainstream press” is once again trying to spin away from positive coverage about armed citizens and the fallacy of so-called “gun-free zones” in its reports about the St. Cloud, Minnesota mall shooting and the hero shooter, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. “There have […]
The Great Maryland Gun Law Secession
This article originally appeared at Ammoland. By Tom McHale USA –-(Ammoland.com)- Are you allowed to secede from the state in which you grew up? I know “secede” is a scary word that you normally hear from extremists, but I’m not going to make my secession that big a deal. I mean, it’s not like I’m […]
Concealed Carriers Are Thugs
This article originally appeared at Ammoland. Listening to the nightly news, I’ve come to the conclusion that people with concealed carry permits must be thugs, murderers, and possibly the worst sort of nefarious individuals. Remember Boris Badenov? Yeah, he’s that evil mastermind from the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. I think CCW permit holders are way […]