One Week After Chipman Flaunted His Antigun Bias, Where do the Senators Stand?
By Larry Keane
President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the bureau that has regulatory authority over the firearm industry admitted to the U.S. Senate he would ban firearms over enforcing laws a week ago and...
We Celebrate Them Because They Lived
By Mark Oliva
There’s a serenity about Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery. It is a peaceful place. It’s where I choose to celebrate Memorial Day.
Some might feel it is an odd expression to say...
‘Ghost Gun’ Regulation And the American Tradition of Gun Privacy
By Brett Cooper
Earlier this month, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) and Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) introduced the Untraceable Firearms Act, a bill that targets “ghost guns,” or unregistered firearms without serial numbers.
Also called “kit guns”...
Why Open Carry is a Better Idea Now Than Ever
I had thought that the open carry debate had been beaten to death. But I saw a Fox News segment about homeless camping in Austin, Texas that triggered me. Maybe the events of 2020...
This Is All Bill Clinton’s Fault
By Lee Williams
Senators Chris Murphy, (D-Conn.), and John Cornyn, (R-Texas), have met in secret recently – behind closed doors – to negotiate a way to expand federal background checks.
Citing the 2019 mass murder that...
‘Uh, Senator….Let me clarify that.’ ATF Nominee Grilled by Skeptical Senators
By Larry Keane
Six of President Joe Biden’s executive nominees testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to make their case for senate approval, but the lion’s share of questioning – and attention – focused on...
The Chinese Connection to Michael Bloomberg, The Trace, and the Push for Gun Control...
By Larry Keane
A major tenet of the Chinese Communist Party is the strict regulation of civilian firearm ownership. They do so under the guise of “protecting human rights” and “reducing gun crimes.” They even...
Suspect Arrested in New Jersey House Party Shooting That Killed 2, Wounded 12
By Geoff Mulvihill, AP
A family house party in South Jersey turned into a crime scene where at least two people were fatally shot and 12 others were wounded, state police said.
Authorities arrived at the...
Compromising on Background Checks and the ‘Charleston Loophole’ Will Only Endanger More Women
By Kerry Sloan
There has been no shortage of discussion, recently and over the last decade, about the need for “universal background checks." While we see pithy, eloquent responses to UBC proposals such as, “All...
When Big Banks Dump Firearms Industry Customers, Smaller Banks Are Ready to Step In
By Larry Keane
Big corporations with “woke” policies are waking up to the fact that smaller businesses are glad to take the business they shun.
American Banker reported that corporate banks are quaking in their boots over the...
Personal Defense Tip: Don’t Leave Your Gun in Your Truck When You’re in Bear...
By Mark Thiessen, AP
Allen Minish was alone and surveying land for a real estate agent in a wooded, remote part of Alaska, putting some numbers into his GPS unit when he looked up and...
We Need to Create Loopholes in Any ‘Ghost Gun’ Regulations
Can we live with regulating home-made guns? The answer is yes. Californians have lived with detachable magazine regulation through the “bullet button.” All it takes is a little ingenuity. To solve this puzzle, though,...