First-time gun ownership has surged across the United States in recent months as gun background checks hit record highs. According to the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), as many as 8.5 million people bought their first gun in 2020. Furthermore, FBI data shows that the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) processed more than…
First-Time Gun Ownership Surges as Democrats Push Left-Leaning Policies
March 17, 2021
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Gun Rights ‘Distinctly American,’ Advocates Warn of Socialist Agenda
March 16, 2021
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Two gun-control bills passed in the House on March 11 tighten the background check requirements on gun sales, including private ones. David Adams, vice president and legislative director of Virginia Shooting Sports Association (VSSA), described the right to bear arms as “something that’s distinctly American.” He and other gun rights advocates warn that a universal…
‘Convention of States’ Project Head Seeks To Rein In Federal Overreach, Calls HR 1 ‘Death of Democracy’
Political activist Mark Meckler, who heads the Convention of States Action project, warned that the Democrat-led election reform bill is a threat to democracy, while touting his initiative as a constitutionally-enshrined way to fight back and rein in federal overreach. Meckler, in an interview with The Epoch Times’ “Crossroads” program, took aim at H.R. 1,…
Schumer Promises to Push Gun Control Legislation Forward in the Senate
Democrat senators said they are prepared to move forward with the gun control reforms passed in the House. “The legislative graveyard is over,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Thursday in a press conference, referring to the bill’s stalling in the Senate in 2019. “H.R.8 will be on the floor of the Senate, and we…
Ban on 205 Different ‘Assault Weapons’ Introduced by Sen. Feinstein
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Thursday introduced a ban on more than 200 “assault weapons” after the House passed two gun-control measures pertaining to background checks. Her bill (pdf), called the “Assault Weapons Ban of 2021,” is co-sponsored by 34 Senate Democrats and would ban ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds—similar to the bans…
Bill to Expand New Mexico’s Red Flag Gun Laws Hits Hurdle
A bill that seeks to expand New Mexico’s fledgling red flag gun laws has been bumped from this year’s 60-day legislative session by more pressing priorities, according to local reports. “For all intents and purposes, it’s gone, unless something really radical changes,” one of the bill’s Democrat sponsors, State Rep. Daymon Ely, told the Santa…
Tighter Background Check Legislation Burdens Law-Abiding Citizens, Won’t Reduce Crime: Expert
March 12, 2021
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Prominent economist and gun rights advocate John Lott said that the enhanced background checks contained in new House-passed measures would burden law-abiding citizens and not reduce crime. The House approved two bills on Thursday that expand background checks on individuals who are seeking to purchase or transfer firearms and lengthens the review period for background checks…
Mississippi Governor Says Government Overreach Should Be Limited at ‘Virtually All Costs’
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said government intervention should always be limited unless it is needed to protect the integrity of the healthcare system. “We should do everything possible to limit government intervention at virtually all costs,” Reeves told Just The News AM when asked about his philosophy on when government intervention is appropriate. “The only exception to…
Free Speech Advocates Laud Supreme Court in Requiring Official Accountability for Violating Individual Rights
The 8-1 Supreme Court decision on March 8 requiring accountability for public officials violating individuals’ constitutional rights has huge significance beyond the college campus where the case originated, according to one of the plaintiff’s attorneys. With only Chief Justice John Roberts dissenting, the high court held in a case brought by the Alliance Defending Freedom…
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