The Claim That There’s a Ban on ‘Gun Violence’ Research is a Lie

“Research on “gun violence” has not been barred. Using taxpayer dollars to turn out propaganda intended to disarm those same taxpayers has been barred [the Dickey Amendment]. “DRGO demonstrated incontrovertibly to the House Appropriations Committee in 1996 that the CDC was engaging in anti-gun propaganda. That is all they have been barred from doing. As … Read more

‘Undetectable’ Guns, Micro Drones and Apolitical ‘Gun Violence’ Research — TTAG Daily Digest

U.S. will prosecute makers of ‘undetectable’ plastic guns: Sessions Making a truly undetectable gun has been illegal since 1988 . . . U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions warned on Thursday that anyone who uses a 3-D printer to make an “undetectable” gun will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, a day after … Read more

Budget Bill Includes FixNICS, CDC Gun Violence Research . . . No National Reciprocity

Thank goodness the NRA took to YouTube today to reassure America’s gun owners they they’re still fighting for the unfettered right to keep and bear arms. Otherwise gun owners would be forgiven for worrying that a significant portion of those ostensibly on the gun rights side in Congress had strayed off the reservation. The gargantuan, … Read more