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The Smiley-Face Jackboot: Is Canadian “Gun Control” Our Future?
“It’s not fascism when we do it!” Oh, Canada! How we gun-owning Americans cringe as we watch your government chase its tail in ever-smaller circles, doing everything in its power to combat gun violence … except imprisoning criminals, of course. How we gun-owning Americans roll our eyes when your insipid prime minister enacts gun control…
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Shameless! NYC Mayor Coddles Criminals, Vilifies Second Amendment
Are these people even listening to the words coming out of their mouths? A few days ago, New York City mayor Eric Adams addressed his constituency in their millions with the following message: I refuse to imprison repeat violent criminal offenders, and yet they keep offending, therefore our dramatic spike in violent crime is the…
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Why “Just Call the Cops” Is a Survival FAIL
The next time some anti-gunner asks you why you don’t “just call the cops” instead of arming yourself … … show them this article from the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA). For decades, America’s anti-gunners have been smugly informing America’s gun owners that our firearms won’t protect us against a home invasion, armed robbery,…
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“Assault Weapons” Ban Vote Delayed & So Are Its Authors
The anti-gunners in Congress have decided to table the “assault weapons” ban vote for now. According to reporting from Politico, House Democrats have elected to punt the vote on their much-beloved “assault weapons” ban to after the summer session. The report indicates that the reason Pelosi is procrastinating on it is that she knows that…
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Oops! Cali Accidentally Admits Its Background Check System is Borked
“You might as well sue an axe manufacturer for the Lizzy Borden murders.” We’ve all come to expect the hilarious insanity that is California’s “gun control.” Most people know that California’s obsession with background checks extends well beyond one-off sales between private citizens and into the realm of ammunition, gun parts, you name it. What…
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They Don’t Just Want Your Guns. They Want Your Mind, Too.
If the only way to win a debate is to muzzle your opponent, you lose. New York isn’t the only state pitching a world-class toddler tantrum over the Supreme Court’s recent Bruen decision. Not to be outdone, California ate a bran muffin, drank a gallon of gas-station coffee, and squatted out some legislation that manages…
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Stampede: 1 Million Democrats Just Went Pro-Gun
NEWSFLASH: Americans don’t like violent crime. You know that, and I know that, but apparently the Democratic party doesn’t … and it’s about to cost them big in the upcoming midterms. The way you can tell is that the Associated Press–which has a very consistent anti-gun bias–just ran a poll on folks who switched party…
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NYC Plays Stupid Games With SCOTUS Gun Decision, Wins Stupid Prizes
We’d like to thank New York City for playing. Show ’em what they’ve won, Vanna! A few days ago, the Second Amendment community won big in a landmark ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court striking down New York State’s unconstitutional “good cause” requirement for concealed carry permit applicants. Within a day, California and New Jersey–which…
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Anti-Gun Playbook: All Boyfriends Are Abusers Now
This is, hands-down, one of the anti-gunners’ neatest tricks. Amid all the furor about “red flag” laws, something has been lost: For decades now, it has been very simple to have someone’s gun rights revoked for life even if their crime was a misdemeanor, and even if that crime doesn’t rise to the level of…
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Why Support For Semi-Auto Bans is Crashing Like the Hindenburg
Once again, polling is showing that Americans understand that AR-15s aren’t “Assault Rifles.” Amid the renewed clamor by anti-gunners for a ban on so-called “assault weapons,” the Second Amendment Foundation today pointed to a new Quinnipiac University poll showing public support for such a ban to be at an all-time low. This may be due…
