[ad_1] So here are four policy issues that Democrats are bringing up in the convention and our analysis on whether they’re smart to be talking about them. 1. Health-care coverage Talking extensively about protecting people’s current access to health care worked for Democrats in 2018 to help them win back the majority in the House

[ad_1] Democrats formally nominated Joseph R. Biden Jr. for the presidency on Tuesday night, anointing him as their standard-bearer against President Trump with an extraordinary virtual roll call vote that showcased the cultural diversity of their coalition and exposed a generational gulf that is increasingly defining the party. Denied the chance to assemble in Milwaukee

[ad_1] With Daniel Lippman TRADE GROUPS URGE CONGRESS, ADMINISTRATION TO STRIKE A PAYROLL TAX DEAL: More than two dozen trade groups wrote to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urging them to find a way to address the uncertainty generated by President Donald Trump’s executive order earlier

[ad_1] Dear Texas NRA Member: In a shameless effort to exploit the El Paso, Midland, and Odessa tragedies, gun control advocates have been demanding that the Texas Legislature pass radical restrictions on your rights called for by failed politicians like Beto O’Rourke and Michael Bloomberg.  The Texas House Committee on Mass Violence Prevention & Community Safety

[ad_1] A shocking tell-all book will be released from the highest-ranking former executive of the National Rifle Association (NRA), Josh Powell on Sept. 8, exposing the group for years of corruption. The New York Times has excerpts of the book which unveils accusations of the group have been true. Inside the NRA: A Tell-All Account

[ad_1] Manufacturing a pistol. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Sygma via Getty Images) Sygma via Getty Images Gun and ammo makers are staying cautious ahead of the election despite surging sales, because they remember all too well the crash that happened after the election of President Trump. Gunmakers can barely keep up with demand. Sales have been

[ad_1] “I think the city is taking a position that they can apply this law to any public ground, and city property, where a school event may have once taken place or has once taken place, but obviously the district attorney’s office and I don’t agree,” said Ryan Villa, Grady’s attorney. Court documents for Grady

[ad_1] Ahead of the August 18th start date for the Virginia special session, Delegate Glenn Davis (R-84) has introduced two pro-Second Amendment bills to roll back some of the anti-gun laws passed during the regular 2020 session. Please click the “Take Action” button to contact your Delegate and ask them to SUPPORT House Bills 5020

[ad_1] Joe Biden promises to protect religious freedom in the United States, but both he and Kamala Harris have advocated for policies that are contrary to the religious convictions of many Americans. “We all have a right to practice our faith openly, or to practice no faith at all—a right that is being degraded under

[ad_1] Before the advent of the modern environmental movement, National Review founder Bill Buckley used to proclaim with a glint in his eye that a liberal is someone who wants to reach into your shower and adjust the temperature of the water. Man, oh, man, was he right. The liberals’ environmental agenda brought Buckley’s satirical

[ad_1] In August, the Municipal Messenger of Morris Township, NJ published a notice that applications were being accepted for the jurisdiction’s 2020 Citizen Police Academy. The notice was accompanied by a photograph of the Academy’s 2018 Class, posing with finger-guns at the ready against the backdrop of a calibrated gun sight reticle. Clearly, the students

[ad_1] City of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has consistently demanded more gun control as the answer to the “epidemic of violence”that her city is experiencing. In an interview on July 18, for example, the mayor was clear: “the only way we’re going to really get at that problem in a profound way …is to have

[ad_1] It’s hard to get good survey data on firearms related issues for a number of reasons, which we’ll detail below, but new data indicates that gun owners are a diverse community and provides more evidence that the recent surge in gun sales was not restricted along partisan, racial, or gender lines. The latest data

[ad_1] As the California Legislature enters the final few weeks of session, it’s important that gun owners keep up the pressure in opposing anti-gun and anti-hunting legislation that is continuing to move. The remaining bills are all awaiting final decision making in the respective fiscal committees prior to the August 21st deadline. Please click the “Take Action” button below to

[ad_1] Tierney’s remarks exposed the elephant in the room. What we’re witnessing today is in no small way the result of our society’s unyielding gun culture. In a recent Sunday State Journal guest column, retired Madison police captain Luis Yudice, who also served several years as the school district’s safety and security director, explained how

[ad_1] FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The two shootings dominating the Democratic primary for sheriff in Broward County, Florida, couldn’t be more different. The 2018 massacre that pushed former sheriff and current challenger Scott Israel out of office left 14 students and three adults dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, a top-tier school in the wealthy

[ad_1] Between presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s calls for firearm confiscation and the draft Democratic Party Platform, the 2020 Democratic ticket was already shaping up to be the most anti-Second Amendment in history. With Biden’s, or his team of able-minded handlers’, choice of Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) for the vice presidential slot, the Biden

[ad_1] In Duncan v. Becerra, a case supported by the NRA, the  United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that California’s ban on the possession of “large capacity magazines”(LCMs) violates the Second Amendment. The decision affirms a ruling last March by Federal District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez, who ruled, unequivocally, that

[ad_1] DES MOINES, IA – SEPTEMBER 21: Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) speaks during the Democratic Polk County Steak Fry on September 21, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa. Seventeen presidential candidates attended the Polk County Steak Fry. (Photo by Joshua Lott/Getty Images) As presidential democratic nominee Joe Biden picked Senator Kamala Harris as

[ad_1] Terry Spencer, Associated Press Updated 9:26 am CDT, Saturday, August 15, 2020 FILE- In this Oct. 21, 2019 file photo, former Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel appears before the Senate Rules Committee concerning his dismissal by Gov. Ron DeSantis, in Tallahassee, Fla. Israel is running against Sheriff Gregory Tony in the upcoming Florida primary. less

[ad_1] The National Rifle Association’s lawsuit fighting the closure of gun stores during the pandemic was tossed out by a judge Friday. The gun rights advocacy group filed a federal lawsuit in the Northern District of New York in April claiming that Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s March 20 executive order deeming gun stores “non-essential” — therefore

[ad_1] The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday struck down California’s ban on high-capacity magazines on the basis that its restrictions violate the Second Amendment — noting that it would criminalize half the magazines in the U.S. The state’s law bans possession of large-capacity magazines (LCMs) that hold more than 10 rounds. The court’s three-judge panel

[ad_1] Multiple Gun Control Bills Defeated this Session The Nebraska Legislature has adjourned from its 2020 Legislative Session without passing any gun control legislation.  Earlier this year, multiple gun control measures failed to garner enough support before their deadline and were prevented from advancing.  Those defeated bills include: Legislative Bill 816, sponsored by Senator John McCollister

[ad_1] With Daniel Lippman FIRST IN PI — ROBINHOOD BUILDS A PRESENCE ON K STREET: Robinhood, the no-commission trading app that’s seen its popularity skyrocket during the pandemic, is building a presence in Washington in a big way. The company has hired four lobbying firms, according to disclosure filings: Blue Ridge Law & Policy, the

[ad_1] Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot recently blamed her city’s acute surge in gun violence on the lack of gun control laws in other states. As many commentators have pointed out, her assertions are factually incorrect to the point of absurdity. Meanwhile, several Illinois residents are suing the state over significant—and arguably illegal—delays in processing Firearm Owner Identification cards, known

[ad_1] Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has done something unprecedented with his pick of Sen. Kamala Harris (D., Calif.) as his running mate: put a candidate on the presidential ticket who publicly supports gun confiscation. During her failed primary campaign, Harris was one of only a handful of candidates to explicitly advocate for the confiscation

[ad_1] Montana U.S. Representative and Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Gianforte appeared on the KGVO Montana Morning Show’s Newsmaker’s line this week to discuss several issues. First, Gianforte clarified his invitation to the National Rifle Association to relocate its world headquarters to Montana after being taken to court in New York State. “The Attorney General of

[ad_1] Herman Cain has continued tweeting posthumously through his supporters to take on Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, making good on a promise to “go on using this platform to share the information and ideas he believed in.” Cain’s editorial team, going by “The Cain Gang,” a name the late businessman came up with himself,