[ad_1] Nearly five million Americans became first-time gun owners in 2020, according to a new report. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the gun industry’s trade group, estimates that 17.1 million guns have been sold between January and August with 4.84 million Americans purchasing their first guns. The sales—especially to new owners—represent a significant shift
[ad_1] Republicans all the way up to the president unloaded on St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner this summer as she investigated and then charged a wealthy pair of married lawyers for pulling guns on protesters. “Kim Gardner owes every single family who has had a loved one murdered an explanation on why she has
[ad_1] Putting the Ad Into Context Herrell’s ad references Rep. Torres Small’s 2019 vote in favor of HR-8, also called the “Bipartisan Background Checks Bill.” Herrell’s ad suggests that because Rep. Torres Small voted for the bill, she “sold us out.” To put it simply, HR-8 would have expanded background checks to include gun sales at
[ad_1] Media outlets should have focused less on gun control and more on President Trump‘s actions after the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. according to Andrew Pollack, whose daughter died in the massacre. “I think a lot of people forget that Nikolas Cruz, the Parkland shooter, was a student with years of behavioral and
[ad_1] By Larry Keane Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo is rolling out the welcome mat to police frustrated with cities enacting “defund police” policies. Chief Acevedo is looking to fill 400 vacancies and he’s telling police frustrated with progressive policies to head to Houston. It’s like a swimmer at a shark-infested beach saying to come
[ad_1] Content warning: gun violence, abuse As gun sales continue to surge across the country, California voters watched a 2016 gun safety measure get tossed out by a federal appeals court. On Aug. 14, a three-judge panel voted 2-1 to strike down a law restricting large-capacity ammunition magazines. The law was originally adopted by the
[ad_1] Candace Owens was not included on the list of people speaking at the Republican National Convention, and some people are quite happy about it. Owens, a Black conservative, isn’t a favorite in many circles, one of them being the Black community. Her social and political commentary has come under fire multiple times, with Heavy
[ad_1] Today, the Norfolk City Council will consider banning firearms in certain public locations. Second Amendment supporters are encouraged to OPPOSE Item R-11. The meeting will be held remotely by video conference, starting at 6:00PM. Click here for information on attending the meeting remotely. For decades, Virginia’s strong preemption statute has prohibited localities from passing
[ad_1] Republicans already knew their candidate in this race would be a woman, which is a big deal for a party that has seen its number of women in the House dwindle. Bice, who finished second in the nine-way June primary, defeated businesswoman Terry Neese on Tuesday in a runoff that tested two different GOP
[ad_1] But Tuesday’s primary runoff in Oklahoma’s 5th Congressional District, which shocked political observers when Democratic Rep. Kendra Horn flipped it from red to blue in 2018, is a test of two GOP primary campaign strategies that could shape how competitive the race will be in November. Businesswoman Terry Neese finished ahead of state Sen.
[ad_1] Written by John Cole, Managing Editor Sean Parnell took center stage at the Republican National Convention on Monday night and delivered a passionate plea to voters on behalf of President Donald Trump’s agenda, while accusing the Democratic Party of being “bloated with contempt for middle America.” “President Trump unleashed the economic might of this
[ad_1] To the editor, Gun violence has plagued this country for many years and seems to increase daily in these stressful times. This November we have the opportunity to cast our ballots for candidates who will support efforts to reduce gun deaths. I am excited to be able to vote for such a person. Melissa
[ad_1] Andrew Pollack, the father of a student killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., praised President Trump at the opening night of the Republican National Convention, saying “he took action” after the massacre in 2018. Pollack’s daughter, Meadow, was one of the 17 people killed in the shooting. “She was just
[ad_1] Last week at the Democratic National Convention, Parkland victim Jaime Guttenberg’s father, Fred, was the Floridian to cast his state’s delegate votes for Joe Biden during the roll call. Before the 2018 shooting, Andrew Pollack wasn’t a political activist, and neither was Fred Guttenberg. But in the face of unspeakable tragedy, after 17 people
[ad_1] “Listen to and support your friend or family member if they disclose an instance of violence to you,” Caitlin says in her column this week. Once every 16 hours, a woman is killed by a current or former romantic partner. More specifically, in 2017, more than 50% of murdered women were killed by an
[ad_1] One of the most closely-watched Congressional races in the U.S. this year is right here in Minnesota. Congressional District 7, represented by 15-term DFLer Collin Peterson, voted for President Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton by a margin of 31 points, making it the most Trump-voting district held by a Democrat in Congress. Whether that
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[ad_1] The New York State attorney general’s office has stepped up its inquiry into whether President Trump and the Trump Organization committed fraud by overstating assets to get bank loans, asking a judge to order Eric Trump to answer questions under oath and the company to hand over documents, court papers show. Mr. Trump, who
[ad_1] Back in 2013-14, failed presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg was joined by other billionaires –Paul Allen, Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates, and Nick Hanauer–in pouring millions of dollars into the campaign to pass Initiative 594, a so-called “universal background check” law, in Washington State. Proponents of the initiative promised that the law was an effective and
[ad_1] A politician in Brooklyn New York thinks he has come up with a brilliant solution to the crime wave currently sweeping through the Big Apple: Criminalize the sale and manufacture of firearms. New York City (among other urban areas controlled by anti-gun politicians) is facing a return to the bad old days of rising
[ad_1] Joe Biden and Kamala Harris want to ban and confiscate commonly owned firearms. If anti-gun politicians take control of the White House and Congress, will they stop at confiscation of semi-automatic rifles? For the answer, look to the source of inspiration for so many gun control dreams: Australia. If Biden and Harris follow the
[ad_1] The Democratic National Convention (DNC) took place this week, and, as expected, the nomination of former vice president Joe Biden (D) as the party’s nominee to challenge president Donald Trump (R) became official. After nearly half-a-century in the federal government, and more than three decades since he first campaigned to be president, his third
[ad_1] It’s no secret that most in the legacy media do not support the Second Amendment; at least, not a proper interpretation of what that amendment actually protects. It’s also no secret that most of those same purveyors of “news” will do everything they can to attack President Trump, and defend the Biden-Harris ticket—now the
[ad_1] It was a big moment for then-Rep. Chris Collins when he took the national stage to officially nominate Donald Trump as the Republican presidential candidate at the party’s 2016 convention. Three years later, Collins pleaded guilty to insider trading and lying to the FBI, and he now faces a 26-month prison sentence. It was
[ad_1] The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York has a reputation for targeting conservative and Republican political figures, but a review of federal cases by The Washington Times revealed that plenty of Democratic players also feel the sting of the office’s aggressive prosecutions. The office, which handles some of the highest-profile
[ad_1] There’s an open congressional seat in Massachusetts where 10 candidates are waging war across a 34-town battlefield, each attempting to drown the others out on the airwaves as outside groups fan the flames and pot shots fly. It’s quite the dogfight. Yet in a race overshadowed by devastating pandemic and an increasingly bitter primary
[ad_1] Campaign Beat: Greens, Guns And Preexisting Conditions Montana’s Secretary of State loses his battle to keep Green Party candidates on the ballot. New campaign ads focus on family and gun rights. The two candidates for governor release their health care plans. The national party conventions may hold little sway over Montana races. And Governor
[ad_1] Brian Kolfage had a problem. It was late 2018, and the triple-amputee and Air Force veteran had just started a GoFundMe page where devotees of President Donald Trump could donate money to help build a wall on the southern border, helping fulfill a long-running Trump campaign promise. The effort, called We Build the Wall,
[ad_1] On Thursday morning, the news cycle exploded with yet another member of Donald Trump’s inner circle facing federal charges, bringing the total to six Trump confidantes who’ve faced charges since 2016. This time it is Steve Bannon, who joins Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, Michael Cohen, Rick Gates, and Michael Flynn in the Trump Indictment
[ad_1] Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden called out anger and division in the nation as he accepted his party’s nomination Thursday – vowing to unite the country and represent even those who do not support him – not just his political ‘base.’ ‘Too much anger, too much fear, too much division,’ Biden said early in