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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 NPR Wonders If Gun Sales Caused Crime Spike   x Mar 03, 2021     And the answer, at least according to the researchers that NPR reporter Martin Kaste spoke to, appears to be "probably not, maybe a little, but we really don't know." Gun control activists, on the other hand, are certainly making the argument that the primary driver for the rise in shootings and ... [Keep Reading]     Strong February Gun Sales Keep Ammo Scarce On Store Shelves   x Mar 03 2021   The Great Gun Run of 2020 has continued into 2021, with estimates of more than 1.3-million firearms sold last month. The National Shooting Sports Foundation released its adjusted NICS figures on Tuesday evening, and the firearms industry trade group reports that background checks on gun purchases were up 7-percent compared ... [Keep Reading]     Gun Control Groups Giddy Over Background Check Bill   x Mar 03 2021   For better or worse, universal background checks are one of the handful of gun control measures that has some degree of bipartisan support. A lot of Republicans just don't see the downside of requiring a background check when two private citizens decide to sell a firearm to one another. After ... [Keep Reading]     VIP Gold Chat: Background Checks, Biden Cabinet Woes, & More - Replay Available   x Mar 03 2021   It's my favorite day of the work week; the day when I get an hour or so (we tend to go a little longer) to hang out with my friend Ed Morrissey from Hot Air and our VIP Gold subscribers to talk about the big stories of the day and ... [Keep Reading]     Objections To Elective Gun Safety Course Make No Sense   x Mar 02 2021   Firearms are dangerous. We all know this, which is why we have rules about how to handle them. However, not everyone knows these rules. It's part of why we have accidental shootings. While they're not horribly common, they're all tragic enough, even if there are no fatalities. If there are, well, ... [Keep Reading]     Anti-Gun Activists Salivating Over NJ's Investigation Of Smith & Wesson   x Mar 02 2021   We've previously discussed the fishing expedition currently underway by New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal against American gunmaker Smith & Wesson, in which the AG is trying to get his hands on decades' worth of internal marketing documents. Grewal hasn't officially accused the company of any wrongdoing; rather, he wants to ... [Keep Reading]     Historic Figures Noticeably Absent In Coverage Of Chicago Gun Owners   x Mar 02 2021   2021 is rolling along as we turn another leaf with the end of February and start of March. Having just left Black History Month, the Chicago Tribune on March 1st released an article chronicling the increasing number of African Americans that have decided to exercise their 2nd Amendment rights. The ... [Keep Reading]     New Gun Bills Introduced In House As 2A Activists Warn Of Impending Action   x Mar 02 2021   On Monday evening, we reported the news that both the National Rifle Association and National Shooting Sports Foundation were sounding the alarm over the possibility that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would begin moving gun control legislation, perhaps as early as next week. Now we're starting ... [Keep Reading]     Universal Background Checks Won't Prevent Illegal Gun Sales   x Mar 02 2021   The folks at Sandy Hook Promise are on board with the Democrats' new push for gun control in Congress, and have already issued a press release proclaiming that, with violent crime and homicides sharply up in 2020, it's more important than ever for Congress to approve a universal background check bill ... [Keep Reading]     Ohio Concealed Carry Licenses Nearly Doubled In 2020   x Mar 02 2021   We already know that 2020 was the best year on record for firearm sales, but it may also very have been a record-setter in terms of the number of concealed carry licenses that were issued around the country. In Ohio, new data released by Attorney General Dave Yost's office indicates that ... [Keep Reading]     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]     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 ... [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]   Minnesota Gun Permits Soar To Record Highs   x Mar 03, 2021     The state of Minnesota isn't exactly one you think of as a gun mecca. Sure, there's a lot of outdoor recreation up that way, but we all know that hunting and the Second Amendment aren't mutually exclusive activities. Yet as in any state, it's not particularly monolithic. There are pro-gun people ... [Keep Reading]   Tennessee Takes Up Constitutional Carry Bills   x Mar 03, 2021     Permitless carry measures have already been signed into law in Utah and Montana this year, and a number of other states have Constitutional Carry bills progressing through their legislatures. Now lawmakers in Tennessee are taking up the issue, and given the fact that Constitutional Carry has the backing of Gov. ... [Keep Reading]   Iowa Panel Backs Permitless Carry   x Mar 03, 2021     I've often referred to permitless carry as kind of the Holy Grail of gun rights restoration. 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