Archive for the ‘Gun Rights’ Category

Gun Sales Thriving Despite Tough Economy

Washington Post: Purchases Up 8 To 10 Percent Due To Economic Concerns And Fears Of More Gun Control If Obama Wins Election
Americans have cut back on buying cars, furniture and clothes in a tough economy, but there’s one consumer item that’s still enjoying healthy sales: guns. Purchases of firearms and ammunition have risen 8 to [...]

On Gun Rights: Obama=Radical

Refused to sign the brief supporting an individual Second Amendment right in the Heller case.
Against Right-to-Carry. (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 4/2/08; Chicago Tribune, 9/15/04)
Director, Joyce Foundation—one of the most anti-gun foundations in America. (Politico)
I think it’s a scandal that this president [Bush] did not authorize a renewal of the assault weapons ban.”  (Illinois Senate Debate #3: [...]

Fight over open carry gun policy in Texas

By JESSICA VESS
KVUE News
Imagine walking down the street and next to someone with a gun strapped to their hip. It’s an image a group of Texans are hoping to turn into reality and they’re gaining support by the thousands every day.
“This is a basic right,” said former state Legislator, Suzanna Hupp.
In Texas you can fire [...]

Obama’s History On Concealed Carry

[Obama] backed federal legislation that would ban citizens from carrying weapons, except for law enforcement. He cited Texas as an example of a place where a law allowing people to carry weapons has “malfunctioned” because hundreds of people granted licenses had prior convictions.
“National legislation will prevent other states’ flawed concealed-weapons laws from threatening the safety [...]

New DC Gun Control Bill Moving In The U.S. House

How quickly things can change.
Last week, the early reports indicated that the Childers bill to repeal the
DC gun ban, HR 6691, was going to be a “cake walk” in the House of
Representatives.
But now, DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) has managed to get an
alternative, anti-gun bill onto the floor of the House. Her bill passed [...]

South Carolina Recognizes Right-to-Carry Permits!

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) has added Virginia, Florida and Kentucky to the list of states whose valid Right-to-Carry (RTC) permits will now be recognized in South Carolina. These additions are due to the passage of H 3212, the RTC reciprocity reform legislation NRA promoted during last session.
It is our hope that even [...]

Myth: Gun Control Reduces Crime


The Untold Story of Guns Confiscated During Katrina