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  • Maine Senator King's proposal aims to ban certain kinds of guns, limit bullet capacity (upon inspection, almost all guns could be banned)

    12/03/2023 10:18:39 AM PST · by DoodleBob · 36 replies
    WGME Portland via MSN ^ | November 30, 2023 | WGME Staff
    It’s been just over a month since 18 Mainers lost their lives in a mass shooting in Lewiston. Now, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) says he is putting forward new legislation designed to help curb mass killings without hindering Americans who own a firearm for self-defense or the marksmen who head to the shooting range or the woods during hunting season. King says the Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion (GOSAFE) Act would regulate the sale, transfer, and manufacture of gas-operated semi-automatic guns. Also read: Tragedy in Maine: Who are the victims of the Lewiston mass shooting? He is proposing to limit...
  • Poll: Gun ownership reaches record high with American electorate

    11/21/2023 6:00:34 PM PST · by PROCON · 24 replies
    nbcnews.com ^ | Nov. 21, 2023 | Alexandra Marquez
    More than half of American voters -- 52% -- say they or someone in their household owns a gun, per the latest NBC News national poll.That's the highest share of voters who say that they or someone in their household owns a gun in the history of the NBC News poll, on a question dating back to 1999.In 2019, 46% of Americans said that they or someone in their household owned a gun, per an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. And in February 2013, that share was 42%."In the last ten years, we've grown [10 points] in gun ownership. That's...
  • Biden campaign warns second Trump presidency would mean gun violence gets worse

    11/20/2023 10:54:47 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 72 replies
    The Hill ^ | 11/20/2023 | BRETT SAMUELS
    The Biden campaign Monday laid out the stakes of the 2024 election when it comes to gun violence, warning that a second term for former President Trump would “cost more American lives.” In a memo shared first with The Hill titled “Trump’s America in 2025: More Guns, More Shootings, More Deaths,” the Biden campaign cited Trump’s past comments to argue the Republican front-runner would allow more firearms in schools and push for a national concealed carry law. “A Donald Trump presidency will mean more guns in schools and more guns in the hands of criminals, all because he thinks being...
  • The most logical, comprehensive, succinct, and brilliant 53-second disembowelment of gun control I have ever heard [Rumble video]

    11/12/2023 4:10:42 PM PST · by Paal Gulli · 35 replies
    Rumble ^ | Nov 12 2023 | Nick J. Freitas
    The Gun Control Argument Obliterated in Under One Minute by a Guy Drinking Coffee
  • Democrats attack from all sides and introduce legislation to come after ‘bulk’ sales of ammo

    11/10/2023 5:41:36 PM PST · by MtnClimber · 36 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 10 Nov, 2-23 | Olivia Murray
    Once upon a time, Israel did this too—how’d that work out? Just today I penned a blog on news out of Texas that a Trump-appointed federal judge had issued a nationwide stay on the ATF’s pistol brace ban—but the high was short-lived. Allow me to explain: In a move that the Democrats and the bureaucratic left clearly would have anticipated, the judge in that case announced that “public safety concerns must be addressed in ways that are lawful.” Gee, what a concept, the federal government (at least somewhat and sometimes) being held to the supreme law of the land too?...
  • NYC Mayor Eric Adams leads call for Speaker Mike Johnson to pass assault weapons ban

    11/09/2023 3:06:28 PM PST · by thegagline · 49 replies
    The New York Post ^ | 11/09/2023 | Ronny Reyes
    Mayor Eric Adams is leading a coalition of 62 mayors across the nation in calling for US House Speaker Mike Johnson to pass a ban on assault weapons following the mass shooting in Maine. During a news conference on Thursday, Adams pointed to the massacre in Lewiston, where 18 people were killed, as the latest example of why the federal government needs to revive its former assault weapons ban, which expired in 2004. “Eighteen Mainers were stolen from us by yet another disturbed man, wielding an assault rifle that had no business on our streets,” Adams said. “Mass shooting deaths...
  • How to curb gun violence: States should ban corporations from selling guns (barf alert)

    11/04/2023 9:15:09 AM PDT · by rellimpank · 28 replies
    The Hill viamsn ^ | On November 7, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear argument in U.S. v. Rahimi to determine whether laws
    On November 7, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear argument in U.S. v. Rahimi to determine whether laws that prohibit possession of firearms by persons subject to restraining orders are constitutionally permissible. The ruling could lead courts to invalidate “red flag” laws in more than 20 states across the country. While we will not know the outcome until 2024, this court has already made it abundantly clear over the last 15 years that it will take every opportunity to curtail common-sense gun regulations, even as gun deaths skyrocket in the wake of their rulings. Gun reform advocates have been fighting...
  • New Mexico Gov. Wants More Gun Control After Maine Shootings

    10/27/2023 7:11:31 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 52 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 10/27/2023 | AWR HAWKINS
    New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) reacted to the Wednesday night firearm-based attacks in Maine by calling for gun control. Grisham has been in the news recently for issuing an order banning concealed carry, even by licensed concealed carry permit holders, in larger New Mexico cities like Albuquerque. Her order banned the open carry of firearms too. She issued her order on September 8, 2023, and a U.S. District Judge blocked it on September 13, 2023. She then reworked the order, limiting the ban on concealed carry to parks and playgrounds and her order was allowed to stand.
  • The ATF Is a Rogue Agency That Needs to Be Abolished

    10/24/2023 12:10:37 PM PDT · by george76 · 10 replies
    Red State. ^ | October 23, 2023 | Matt Funicello
    In July of 2022, the Supreme Court, in a landmark 6-3 decision, ruled that the EPA overstepped its authority by creating rules and regulations regarding forcing power plants to transition to clean or renewable energy sources. SCOTUS ruled that the EPA, in effect, created rules that carry the same weight as laws passed by Congress, thus violating Article I of the Constitution, which states that all legislative powers shall be granted to Congress only. Thus making Congress the only body that can introduce and pass legislation, not a state or federal agency. The court says it [the EPA] is protecting...
  • Thug Tries to Rob Gun Store with a Hammer, Gets Fatally Schooled by Armed Owner

    10/24/2023 10:59:02 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 53 replies
    SLAY News ^ | October 24, 2023 - 1:31 pm | Frank Bergman
    A masked thug made the fatal mistake of trying to steal a firearm from a gun store while armed with a hammer. The incident took place at a gun store in Livermore, California, on Sunday, police said. It will be no surprise to regular Slay News readers that the gun store owner knew his Second Amendment rights and was ready a willing to exercise them. Unfortunately, there are no prizes for guessing that it didn’t end well for the would-be robber. Obviously, when the crook pulled a hammer on the store owner, he was shot dead. Police said their investigation...
  • Only 0.07% of Illinois gun owners have registered banned ‘assault-style’ weapons so far

    10/20/2023 10:47:04 AM PDT · by PROCON · 45 replies
    mystateline.com ^ | Oct. 19, 2023 | John Clark
    SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Legal gun owners who are in possession of firearms since banned by the State of Illinois have been slow to register the weapons under a new law.The Protect Illinois Communities Act banned 170 “assault-style” firearms.The guns are no longer available to purchase in Illinois, and current owners must register with the Illinois State Police by January 1st, 2024.However, in the first two weeks since the registrations opened, the Illinois State Police say only 0.07% of 2.4 million Firearm Owner’s Identification card holders have taken that step.According to police statistics, a total of 1,618 gun owners have...
  • Cautionary Tale in an Alabama Forest: When in a Gunfight, Don’t Hesitate

    10/16/2023 5:06:27 AM PDT · by marktwain · 43 replies
    AmmoLand ^ | October 13, 2023 | Dean Weingarten
    On August 14, 2022, Adam Simjee and his longtime girlfriend, Mikayla Paulus, were on a road trip through wild Alabama country before returning to college.They decided to help a woman who appeared to have had a vehicle breakdown. The woman, Yasmine Hider, was planning to rob them or worse. Adam was a dedicated Second Amendment supporter. He had tucked a concealed pistol in his waistband because he was suspicious of the circumstances. After Adam and Mikayla had been working on the broke-down vehicle for an hour without success, Hider pulled out a handgun and ordered them to drop their cell...
  • Biden at Human Rights Campaign Dinner: ‘Who in God’s Name Needs a Weapon with 100 Rounds in the Chamber?’

    10/15/2023 6:20:34 PM PDT · by Mr. Mojo · 148 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 15 Oct 2023 | AWR Hawkins
    While speaking at the Human Rights Campaign National Dinner on Saturday night, President Joe Biden pushed for an “assault weapons” ban and asked, “Who in God’s name needs a weapon with 100 rounds in the chamber?” Biden did not provide an example of a gun that holds 100 rounds in the chamber, but simply added, “That weapon’s only meant for one thing…to kill people.” Biden emphasized that an “assault weapons” ban was enacted once at the federal level and declared, “As long as I’m in office I’m not going to stop until we get it done again.”
  • Ben Gvir’s ministry to buy 10,000 guns for civilian security teams. ( Israel )

    10/15/2023 10:03:47 AM PDT · by george76 · 28 replies
    Times of Israel ^ | 10 October 2023
    National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir announces his ministry is purchasing 10,000 rifles in order to arm civilian security teams, specifically those in towns close to borders, as well as mixed Jewish-Arab cities and West Bank settlements. The minister, who heads the far-right Otzma Yehudit party, says 4,000 assault rifles have already been bought from an Israeli manufacturer and will be distributed immediately. Helmets and bulletproof vests have also been acquired and will be distributed along with the assault rifles. Ben Gvir said the weapons and equipment will be distributed to “hundreds of towns that have civilian security teams linked...
  • Please prep yourself today.

    10/12/2023 5:41:17 PM PDT · by Jet Jaguar · 119 replies
    Me. (vanity) ^ | Oct 12, 2023 | Me
    Please be ready for stupid events on Oct 13. Be armed, be prepared.
  • Federal judge rules Biden administration’s ban on pistol braces likely violates Second Amendment

    10/12/2023 10:45:01 AM PDT · by rellimpank · 14 replies
    Fox News via ns ^ | 12 oct 2023 | Kendall Tietz
    A federal judge in Texas declared the Biden administration's attempt at banning pistol braces is likely unlawful last week. The lawsuit, brought by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) on behalf of members of the National Association for Gun Rights Inc. and Texas Gun Rights, Inc., argued the rule put forth by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), that would require 40 million U.S. gun owners to place their name on a gun registry and pay a tax, is unconstitutional. If gun owners didn't register and pay the tax, they could face up to 10...
  • Haim Yelin: "Individual citizens with weapons fought against hundreds of terrorists"

    10/10/2023 10:01:38 AM PDT · by Freeleesy · 25 replies
    Maariv ^ | 8 Oct 2023
    Former member of the Knesset Haim Yelin, who was evacuated from his home in Be'eri, was interviewed by Galatz, and told painfully: "This is the saddest day of my life, they massacred us in the settlement. We waited eight and a half hours until the first evacuation began - I call it the second Yom Kippur war, we were captured by Hamas. Individual citizens with weapons fought against hundreds of terrorists."
  • As Hamas war rages, personal firearm activists see surge in interest

    10/09/2023 7:32:22 PM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 36 replies
    Times of Israel ^ | October 9, 2023 | By GAVRIEL FISKE
    As the 2023 Israel-Hamas war continued into its third day, and with the widely distributed and traumatic images of Hamas terrorists operating freely inside Israel fresh in their minds, some citizens began campaigns for a loosening of Israel’s gun ownership laws, to allow more residents to bear personal arms. Relaxing Israel’s restrictive gun license laws has long been championed by National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, as well as some libertarian-leaning right-wing politicians, but it is an issue that has not gained much traction, despite occasional reports of high-level discussions on the issue. Gun control in Israel is relatively strict,...
  • This is why you need your AR-15.......

    10/09/2023 9:12:56 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 64 replies
    Twitter - X - /CitizenFreePress ^ | 2:52 PM · Oct 8, 2023 | Last Beacon of Hope God Bless America
    VIDEO AT LINK......................
  • Lies My President Told Me

    10/07/2023 6:24:08 PM PDT · by Paal Gulli · 22 replies
    Slow Facts ^ | 06 Oct 2023 | Rob Morse
    Lies My President Told MeOctober 6, 2023tags: gun control, political corruptionI understand the graft and corruption that are President Biden’s normal mode of business. What I can’t accept are the President’s lies about us. We are far better than he claims, and I refuse to let my neighbor’s be blamed for our President’s failings.-President Biden said that more children die from being shot than from all other causes. That isn’t true. What the President refused to say is that honest gun owners like you and your neighbors prevented over 30-thousand murders a year because they had a firearm to defend...