The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State …
I wanted to elevate this comment from Divemedic the other day to a full blown post, so folks could understand how this could end up playing out if the Dems, Toomey and Bloomberg get their way: My son is on [the Terror Watch] list. He is listed as a suspected terrorist. He was even visited by … Continue reading “Unintended (Or Perhaps Intended) Consequences of Terror Watch List”
The gun control folks are targeting Heidi Heitcamp, the only pro-gun Democrat left in the Senate. Holding out the possibility that Everytown thinks attacking Heitcamp helps her (which it probably does in North Dakota), they would be foolish to weaken her, and here’s why: This is what the 2018 Senatorial Elections look like. You have potential … Continue reading “Gun Control Groups Targeting Last Remaining Pro-Gun Dem Senator”
The Dems decided they needed to strike while the iron was hot, and to capitalize on the raw feelings of the public after the terrorist attack. Politico is reporting the vote could be happening as we speak. It looks like Toomey is floating his own proposal separate from Cornyn, which the NRA is OK with. … Continue reading “Vote Could be Held Today”
The Dems end their filibuster while the GOP agrees to hold a vote. We also have word that Pat Toomey is working with gun control groups again on “producing a bill that could pass Congress.” Hopefully this time, the good Senator won’t get hoodwinked by Chuck Schumer into gutting the FOPA safe travel provision. Next … Continue reading “Here it Comes”
Happy hump day. The two all-waking-hours work session the past few days has paid off, and I’m now a bit more free to get ready for the NRA Annual Meeting and clear out some tabs. Fortunately, a lot of the time is a car ride, and thanks to the wonders of 4G and WiFi tethering, … Continue reading “Weekly Gun News – Edition 37”
John Richardson did the hard work so I don’t have to. Good news? Neither gun control amendment even got a bare majority. I’m not sure a supermajority was required here because it was a reconciliation bill, but I could be wrong. Manchin-Toomey got 6 fewer votes than it did last time in 2013 after Sandy … Continue reading “Results of Senate Gun Control Fight”
Toomey still narrowly leads his potential Democratic opponents, but in terms of approval ratings, his real trouble seems to be with Republican voters: A big part of what drags down Toomey’s overall approval numbers is that he’s not very popular even with Republican voters- only 42% approve of him to 27% who disapprove. But most … Continue reading “How’s That Gun Control Working Out For Ya Pat?”
We here in and around Philadelphia are anxiously awaiting the popeocalypse. Being non-catholic, I have no plans to go into the city to engage in any pope watching. The way the media has been portraying it around here, you’d think it’s going to be mass hysteria, hence why people have adopted the popeocalypse hash tag. … Continue reading “Weekly Gun News – Edition 15”
Speaking of Glenn Beck, today in his announcement that he’s done with the GOP, he offered me an introduction to a series of posts I’ve been wanting to link for a while now. Sarah A. Hoyt posted “A Winter At Valley Forge:” You know, I read all over the net, mostly in comments (and more … Continue reading “The Long Struggle”
Time to clear the tabs again: Clayton Cramer: Gun control laws don’t create safety, only illusions. The fight for Constitutional Carry in Idaho is still hot. They see me trollin’, they hatin’. Never occurs to them that the reason people do this is because it baits people on the other side into revealing what petty … Continue reading “Tuesday News Links 03-10-2015”
