AZ Immigration Law, Take Two
Today a federal judge struck down the operative portions of Arizona’s controversial illegal immigration law. While it is probably not the end of this law (as it will almost certainly end up in the...
DISCLOSE Act Goes Down In Flames. For Now.
You gotta love the Progressives. They never give up. Today, the DISCLOSE Act failed to pass. The Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act would effectively muzzle most political action groups,...
Heller Attorney Gura Seeks $3.2m Fee from Washington, D.C.
Before the McDonald case, Attorney Alan Gura (left) helped beat the City of Washington, D.C. in the Supreme Court Heller case. In both cases, his petition led to the Court's decision to strike down...
Spy vs. Spy. To (and From) Russia, with Love
Well, it looks like the ten infamous Russian spies are back in Mother Russia, and the four that were shilling for us have been extradited to the USA, from Russia, with love. And in...
Mexico: “Shootout Drills” for School Children
When I was a kid my grade schools had regular “emergency” drills. Sirens would wail as we'd crawl under our desks and fold our hands over our heads. It never occurred to us that...
Reid’s NRA Endorsement Imminent?
Full disclosure: I'm a Life Member of the NRA. Full(er) disclosure: that could change, if the NRA keeps doing incredibly stupid things. Case in point, the idea that they might well endorse Harry Reid's...
Supreme Court McDonald Decision: The Cold Dead Hands Folks Are Pleased
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7_qKvvxmiE
Washington Post: McDonald Decision Moves U.S. Towards Anarchy
I know I've already blogged the media blowback on the Supreme Court decision incorporating the Second Amendment (i.e. making it inviolable on the state level). But this one's a doozy. "Perhaps Chief Justice Roberts and other...
Josh Sugarmann of The Violence Policy Center on McDonald Decision: “People Will Die”
"People will die because of this decision. It is a victory only for the gun lobby and America's fading firearms industry. The inevitable tide of frivolous pro-gun litigation destined to follow will force cities,...
Gunmakers’ Shares Rise on News of Supreme Court McDonald Decision
"Shares in two U.S. firearms companies were up Monday," The Wall Street Journal reports, "after the U.S. Supreme Court stuck down the City of Chicago's decades-old ban on individual ownership of handguns . ....
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence on McDonald: We Won! Now Give Us Money
It's just screen cap. Click here for the real deal. Here's Brady jefe Paul Helmke's declaration of victory:
We are pleased that the Court reaffirmed its language in District of Columbia v. Heller that...
Mayors Against Illegal Guns’ Bloomberg on McDonald Decision: We Won!
The Court’s decision today and its decision in 2008 in District of Columbia v. Heller both make clear that we can work to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and terrorists while...