[ad_1] By Selwyn Duke December 22, 2012 Since removing constitutional rights is all the rage now, I have to ask: when does dislocation from reality become severe enough to justify involuntary commitment? A good study case is NYC’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who recently uttered a real gem on his weekly radio show. Writes Politicker.com:

[ad_1] By Selwyn Duke March 21, 2013 Upstate New York’s Catskill Mountain Range is a bucolic place near and dear to my heart. It’s where storybook character Rip Van Winkle enjoyed his legendary slumber, and its scenery hasn’t changed much since he was born of Washington Irving’s fertile imagination. Yet, like Van Winkle, if I’d

[ad_1] Hour 3 of The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show delivers a dynamic and wide-ranging discussion from Washington, D.C., where Clay and Buck are meeting with key political figures, including President Donald Trump and top senators. This hour features in-depth commentary on Second Amendment rights, as Buck shares his recent NRA Pistol Instructor Certification

[ad_1] “Arrogant.” “Dishonest.” “A plague upon our state’s gun owners.” Aaron Dorr, the face of more than a dozen interconnected gun-rights groups across the country, has inspired some harsh descriptors from influential gun enthusiasts who theoretically should be on his side. But according to these critics, Dorr is actually a bully with few legislative accomplishments

[ad_1] We are grateful for the Supreme Court’s unanimous verdict in National Rifle Association v. Vullo — a case that cut to the heart of freedom of speech. New York state officials targeted the NRA specifically because they found the NRA’s message objectionable, and pressured private enterprises to “blacklist” or refuse to conduct business with

[ad_1] A couple of years ago, a Trace reader asked for recommendations of books about the gun violence issue. You can find our first list of recommended reading here. We missed a few that should have been on that original list, and since then, even more books on the topic have come along. And so

[ad_1] We are grateful for the Supreme Court’s unanimous verdict in National Rifle Association v. Vullo — a case that cut to the heart of freedom of speech. New York state officials targeted the NRA specifically because they found the NRA’s message objectionable, and pressured private enterprises to “blacklist” or refuse to conduct business with

[ad_1] Seventeen years ago, Melynda Vincent was convicted of bank fraud because she paid for groceries with a bad check for $498. Although bank fraud can be punished by up to 30 years in prison under federal law, Vincent was sentenced to probation, which she successfully completed before earning three university degrees and launching a

[ad_1] On Thursday, Sen. Chris Murphy (D) railed against House Republican efforts to remove the NFA regulations on firearm suppressors, describing the devices as items “primarily designed for crime.” The NRA posted Murphy’s speech, wherein he said, “Silencers are the tools of killers, they are the tools of criminals, period, stop.” He then built on

[ad_1] The Supreme Court’s 2022 Bruen Decision held that the 2nd Amendment protects the right of U.S. citizens to carry handguns in public for self defense. It held that handgun permit requirements of “proper cause” and “may issue” were unconstitutional. New York State dropped those rules, changing the law to read “shall issue” but adding

[ad_1] Lawmakers heard hours of testimony on Wednesday from supporters and opponents of a proposed “red flag” gun law, offering a glimpse of the coming public debate over a controversial referendum on the November ballot. Wednesday’s hearing was largely perfunctory because voters — not lawmakers — will decide this fall whether Maine should join roughly

[ad_1] The Moore Township Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, June 3. During reports, Patrolman Thomas D. Roberts provided the police department’s monthly report for May, which included 273 total incidents, seven written/verbal warnings issued, 16 traffic citations issued, one non-traffic citation issued for harassment, two arrests made for DUI and theft, four reportable accidents

[ad_1] The state’s Judiciary Committee has heard public testimony on Wednesday afternoon on the red flag law citizens referendum. This procedural step almost didn’t happen after democratic committee chairs said it would not be scheduled. Republicans pushed back and said it was against the law to not have a hearing on a measure that will

[ad_1] “We have a mad king surrounded by courtiers and yes men afraid to tell him he’s making a fool of himself.” By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) was clear from the start. Weeks before this year’s legislative session began, and before he announced any other priorities, the Republican Senate

[ad_1] By Peter Lemiska March 3, 2018 The whole country is still mourning the loss of young lives at the hands of another mass murderer and feels only the most profound compassion for the survivors. But the liberal media apparently found a way to capitalize on another catastrophe. Either that or they honestly believe that

[ad_1] Having won in the House with its demand that the so-called “big, beautiful bill” eliminate the tax on firearms suppressors, Second Amendment advocates are now pushing the Senate to eliminate the tax and registration requirement on short-barreled rifles. The industry is moving swiftly to build support for its call to include the Short Act

[ad_1] As a parent who’s sent a child off to live on a college campus, I can tell you there’s nothing that keeps you up at night quite like the thought of your kid being in danger and not being able to protect him or herself. And in New Jersey? That fear just got a

[ad_1] Republicans and gun owners’ rights groups accused Democratic leaders of ignoring a state law requiring public hearings on citizen-initiated bills. AUGUSTA, Maine — Democrats in the Maine Legislature have reversed course and will hold a public hearing on a citizen-initiated “red flag” gun law proposal this week, following sustained pressure from Senate Republicans and