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Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your browser   SAVING LIBERTY AND LIVES   /  Facebook     Twitter   NEWS OPINION VIDEOS 2ND AMENDMENT GUNS SAVING LIVES GUNS & GEAR Pennsylvania Democrat Has Right Idea To Fight Crime   x Mar 02, 2021     While Philadephia Mayor Jim Kenney, D.A. Larry Krasner, and other city officials have demanded that the GOP-controlled legislature in Harrisburg approve a number of gun control bills (including a ban on modern sporting rifles), a freshman Democrat is offering up a piece of legislation that would do far more to improve ... [Keep Reading]     Committee Sends Garland Nomination To Full Senate   x Mar 02 2021   Merrick Garland was originally tapped to be a Supreme Court justice. That's what President Obama wanted, and the Republican-majority Senate opted not to confirm him. After all, Obama had just days left on his second term. There was going to be a new president no matter how the election panned ... [Keep Reading]     Breaking: NRA, NSSF Warn Dems Could Move On Gun Control In Days   x Mar 01 2021   Both the National Rifle Association and the National Shooting Sports Foundation are ringing the alarm bells over impending moves by Democrats to ram through gun control legislation in the House in the coming days. In a tweet on Monday afternoon the NRA issued a warning that Nancy Pelosi plans to ... [Keep Reading]     Chicago Tribune Devotes Front-Page Story To Rise In Black Gun Owners   x Mar 01 2021   It's become impossible to ignore the fact that Americans of all races, colors, and creeds are embracing their Second Amendment right to own a firearm for self-defense, but it's still surprising to see the Chicago Tribune give the issue the front-page treatment, as it did on Monday with a lengthy profile ... [Keep Reading]     Gun Shop Burglary Pokes Holes In Registration Schemes   x Mar 01 2021   When candidate Joe Biden was running for president, his platform included language heavy on restricting the civil rights of citizens and advocated for strict and onerous provisions to become the law of the land. Now President Biden seems to be stalling a bit when it comes to what might be ... [Keep Reading]     New House Bill Would Expand List of 'Prohibited Persons'   x Mar 01 2021   Not all gun control attempts are as blatant as Democrat Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee's manifold (and yearly) insanity. Indeed, most look positively reasonable -- at least if you only read the title. Such is H.R. 882, the "Keeping Guns from High-Risk Individuals Act" introduced by Rep. Robin L. Kelly, (D-Illinois).  Introduced in ... [Keep Reading]     GOA Chides Biden Administration On Push To Ban Homemade Firearms   x Mar 01 2021   Gun Owners of America have teamed up with Defense Distributed and JSD Supply in penning a stinging open letter to Joe Biden and other White House officials who are considering an executive order compelling the ATF to redefine the federal definition of a "firearm" to include unfinished frames and receivers. That ... [Keep Reading]     Anti-Gun Activists Try To Pin Rise In Crime On Legal Gun Owners   x Mar 01 2021   Earlier today my colleague Tom Knighton reported on the claims by media that "mass shootings" rose dramatically in 2020, which I see as part of a broader trend by anti-gun activists to promote the narrative that the Great Gun Run of 2020 (which has now ... [Keep Reading]     Student Arrested For Having Gun In Backpack   x Mar 01 2021   Over and over again, we're told that teachers shouldn't be armed because guns don't belong in schools. All over the nation, schools are considered gun-free zones, and even many Republican lawmakers are hesitant to go against that. They claim to be pro-gun, but they're uncomfortable with armed teachers because, well, ... [Keep Reading]     Virginia Legislature Adjourns Without Passing Ban On "Ghost Guns"   x Mar 01 2021   A bill that would have criminalized the possession and sale of unfinished firearm frames and receivers appears dead for the year after a conference committee in the Virginia legislature announced over the weekend that there would be no further action taken on the measure. The Virginia Shooting Sports Association was quick ... [Keep Reading]     Shooting Survivor Pushes For Red Flag Law In Kentucky   x Mar 01 2021   There are certain people the media should give special attention to because of their expertise. Economists should generally be sought for their opinions on the economy. Doctors should be consulted on medical news. Scientists should be spoken to on scientific issues. When it comes to the issue of gun control, however, the ... [Keep Reading]     The Push To Repeal The Second Amendment Ignore Simple Facts   x Mar 01 2021   On the one hand, the evergreen argument from some gun control activists that the Second Amendment should be repealed is a more honest reckoning with the Bill of Rights than the notion that we can pass sweeping gun bans and limit the ability to own and carry firearms without infringing ... [Keep Reading]     Media Claims Mass Shootings On The Rise   x Mar 01 2021   I really didn't expect to talk about mass shootings all that much during the Biden administration. Why? Because my theory is that because the media doesn't go all "doom and gloom" during Democratic administrations, which reduces the nihilistic tendencies that drive mass shootings. At least, that's what I think is partially ... [Keep Reading]     Town That Should Know Better Embraces Gun Free-Zones   x Mar 01 2021   Beginning today, guns are banned in all public buildings in Blacksburg, Virginia; including city hall and the public library. In addition, all town meetings and other permitted events and festivals in the college town will now be gun-free zones, at least in theory. The local gun ban ordinance was approved by ... [Keep Reading]     Gun Control: Is It About Safety Or About Punishing WrongThink?   x Mar 01 2021   The Second Amendment exists for anyone and everyone. The right to keep and bear arms doesn't extend to use one side of the political debate. That's a good thing, of course. Rights for only some people lead to the kind of inequality that our nation was designed to stand against. However, ... [Keep Reading]     Philly Fail: Gun "Buyback" Results Less Than Impressive   x Mar 01 2021   Since January 1st, the Philadelphia police have seized more than 1,000 guns from people who were carrying them illegally, but the confiscations haven't put a dent in the city's violent crime rate. Homicides are still soaring, along with carjackings and home invasions, and city officials turned this past weekend to ... [Keep Reading]     Disarmed By Policy, Rideshare Drivers Targeted By Robbers   x Feb 28 2021   It appears as if the word has gotten out in the criminal underworld; if you're looking for an easy target to rob, rape, or carjack, finding a victim is as easy as pulling out your phone. We've been covering the rise in carjackings and other violent crimes committed against Uber and ... [Keep Reading]     Use Of Red Flag Laws Isn't Evidence Of Their Effectiveness   x Feb 28 2021   I don't like red flag laws. While I can understand the thinking that goes into them, the truth of the matter is that red flag laws are unnecessary. We have the structure in place in pretty much every state to deal with dangerous people in a way that isn't as open ... [Keep Reading]     Do Gun Control Laws Lead To More Gun Sales?   x Feb 28 2021   Until the Great Gun Run of 2020, which was prompted by COVID stay-at-home orders, an increase in violent crime, and civil unrest after the death of George Floyd sparked riots in many American cities, I would have said that nothing creates a spike in gun sales like a sustained push ... [Keep Reading]     3 Arrested With Guns And Drugs Because Banning Things Always Works   x Feb 27 2021   Banning guns, some will claim, will eliminate guns from our streets. They're sure of it. They're so sure of it that they really do want to see firearms banned entirely. They don't even want police to have them after a certain point. Yep, they're that sure of gun bans being ... [Keep Reading]     Psychologist Makes Case Against Red Flag Laws   x Feb 27 2021   In the first two years that Florida's red flag firearms seizure law was on the books, more than 3,500 petitions were filed with courts across the state, and the orders were approved more than 95% of the time. Critics of the law have pointed out that individuals can be stripped of ... [Keep Reading]     The Top Five States For Firearms Freedom   x Feb 27 2021   Since the Giffords Law Center has their own ranking for "states with the worst gun laws," which, naturally enough, gives the lowest grades to the states which prize the Second Amendment -- and with it, liberty; I thought it would be a good idea to take a look at some ... [Keep Reading]     Tennessee Governor Says Constitutional Carry A Priority   x Feb 27 2021   The election of Joe Biden may end up being the best thing that ever happened to the Constitutional Carry movement. As Democrats in Washington, D.C. press for more federal gun laws, a growing number of states are taking action to ensure that legal gun owners can carry a firearm without ... [Keep Reading]     Attacks On Asian-Americans Leading To New Gun Owners   x Feb 26 2021   Amidst a rise in attacks on Asian-Americans in cities like San Francisco and Oakland, a growing number of members of the community are choosing to protect themselves and others with a firearm. In a lengthy account, the Washington Post details how the attacks are impacting Asian-Americans and prompting them to think ... [Keep Reading]     Philly Leaders Demand Legislature Pass Gun Ban   x Feb 26 2021   There's no disputing the fact that Philadelphia has a violence problem. The city saw 499 homicides in 2020, which was the highest number in nearly 30 years; and shootings, carjackings, robberies, and murders are still on the rise in 2021. Last week eight people were shot in broad daylight at ... [Keep Reading]     Congressional Dems Want Biden To Appoint Gun Control Czar   x Feb 26 2021   The daily drumbeat of Democrats demanding Joe Biden get to work on his anti-gun agenda continues, with Rep. Lucy McBath of Georgia and Rep. Joe Neguse penning a letter to the president calling on the White House to create a national director of gun violence position. In the letter, first ... [Keep Reading]   California Lawmakers Go Soft On Criminals, Target Gun Owners Instead   x Mar 02, 2021     California has a reputation as being the most anti-gun state in the nation and for very good reason. The environment for owning firearms in California is more hostile to gun owners than pretty much anywhere else. It's awful. Law-abiding citizens are routinely treated like they're criminals or potential criminals. Meanwhile, it ... [Keep Reading]   WA State Senator Has Novel Idea For Capitol Gun Ban   x Mar 02, 2021     A bill that would ban the open carrying of firearms on the grounds and inside the state Capitol building in Olympia as well as at and near permitted political protests is up for debate in the Washington State Senate, and the measure has been getting a lot of push back ... [Keep Reading]   Gun Storage Bill Heads To Colorado House Floor   x Mar 02, 2021     Since Colorado passed a ban on magazines over 20 rounds and a "universal background check" requirement eight years ago, Democrats in control of the state legislature have gone back every year with another few items on their anti-gun wish list. One of this year's priorities is a new gun control ... 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