By AWR HAWKINS The federal funding bill approved this week by Congress designates $25 million for gun violence research. ABC News reports the funding bill splits the money between the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), providing $12.5 for each. Gun control Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) was thrilled with the designation of funding for…
By AWR Hawkins A U.S. Secret Service study examining school shootings between 2008 and 2017 shows that all shooters “exhibited concerning behaviors” prior to carrying out their attacks. The study shows, “All attackers exhibited concerning behaviors. Most elicited concern from others, and most communicated their intent to attack.” Moreover, “Most of the attackers communicated a prior threat to their target or communicated…
By Joseph A. Wulfsohn Former congressman Beto O’Rourke may be softening his signature stance on mandatory gun buybacks after suggesting he might consider an exception for certain AR-15 owners. O’Rourke, who famously declared during a presidential debate that he would “take” AR-15s and AK-47s, was confronted by a student in Iowa on Friday who described himself as a “hunter” who uses an AR-15. “What…
By AWR Hawkins The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is asking the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to intervene against Illinois’ ban on concealed carry law for non-residents. SAF posits that Illinois’ “ban on concealed carry by non-residents” deprives non-Illinois residents of their Second Amendment rights, in effect denying “virtually all Americans…of their full Second Amendment rights while in…
Dick’s Sporting Goods CEO Ed Stack told CBS News that his company destroyed $5 million worth of “assult-style rifles” to keep them out of private hands. Dick’s announced a halt to “assault-style rifles” two weeks after the February 14, 2018, Parkland high school shooting. On April 17, 2018, Breitbart News reported that Dick’s was destroying its “assault-style rifle” inventory, rather than returning…
Helloooo and welcome to Friday the 13th…with a Full Moon! A double whammy…Woo Hoo! Does Friday the 13th and/or a Full Moon make you feel Bewitched or Bewildered? Or maybe a little wild and crazy? Are you superstitious? Or do you scoff at the myths of Friday the 13th or a full moon? There hasn’t been a Friday the 13th…
USA – -(AmmoLand.com)- NASCAR is waving a caution flag on guns. In fact, it looks like it’s a pit stop when it comes to firearms advertising. The sport borne of bootleggers and popularized by drivers running just on the inside edge of being out of control is now cautioning team owners that the ads on their cars can no longer feature modern sporting…
New policies restricting open carry of firearms at several large chain stores in the country won’t help much in preventing shooting violence, according to Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallario. “That’s not going to fix the problem that there are crazy people out there doing violent things. That’s really the sad part of this; it’s a Band-Aid thing,” Vallario said. After…
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Crazy? No. Stupid and mal-informed? Yes! David Cicilline✔@davidcicilline Call me crazy, but I think it should be harder to buy an AR-15 than it is to buy Sudafed.64.5K1:30 PM – Sep 2, 2019Twitter Ads info and privacy18.2K people are talking about this Please note that David Cicilline is a fully Twitter-credentialed member of the Blue Checkmark Outrage Brigade. That’s because…
