UPDATE: Police reportedly have two people in custody after an attempt to access Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. #DEVELOPING: Police have two people in custody after a security breach at the Mar-a-lago estate ended in a police-involved shooting. https://t.co/1TAbqkYIe5 — WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) January 31, 2020 From 7 News Miami: Police have two people … Read more
The Trump administration has finalized new rules that loosen export control regulations around small arms, something that’s been in the works for a couple of years now. We’ve written about the topic a number of times (see here, here, and here). As law360.com explains, The new rules would shift various small arms and ammunition from … Read more
The NRA’s embattled Executive Director Wayne LaPierre warned President Trump that promoting additional gun control would not go over well among his supporters. LaPierre, breaking from the NRA’s past tendency to maintain a low profile following news-making spree killings, reportedly made the comments in a phone call with President Trump Tuesday. From The Greenwich Time: … Read more
Welcome to Trump Derangement Syndrome, Hollywood-style. The Hunt, hitting theaters next month, features liberal elites hunting prey selected from America’s basket of deplorables. That’s right, the movie’s plotline involves big-city, wealthy progressives hunting rural types, MAGA hat wearers, pro-life people and other evil racists. ‘The Hunt’ is a project of Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions, producers … Read more
A whole lot of The People of The Gun surely seem incensed over reports of President Trump’s support of Extreme Risk Protection Orders. These so-called red flag laws would temporarily deprive an individual of their firearm rights. However, looking closer, Trump’s support of such measures seems over-stated at best. Lindsey Graham, in a piece in … Read more
Trump Administration Throws its Hat into Supreme Court Gun Case By now we all know about New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. City of New York, and Wednesday was the due date for amicus briefs in that case. The plaintiffs got a lot of support from amici, “friends of the court,” who write to help … Read more
NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the firearms industry trade association, praised President Donald Trump’s rejection of the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty that was signed by the Obama Administration, but was never ratified. President Trump delivered the announcement at the NRA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Friday, April 26, noting, “We’re taking our … Read more
If you had any doubt before, the White House made it clear today that President Trump will not sign any of the gun control measures promoted by Democrats in Congress. The White House says the two main bills under consideration remain “incompatible with the Second Amendment’s guarantee of an individual right to keep arms.” HR … Read more
Remember when President Trump announced his support for a national concealed carry reciprocity bill? “The right of self-defense doesn’t stop at the end of your driveway,” President Trump said, in endorsing the proposed federal concealed-carry law. This legislation would require all states to recognize concealed-carry permits issued by any state. It passed the U.S. House … Read more
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