The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State …
Jim Geraghty has this to say about recent incidents in the name of #BlackLivesMatter: My fellow men and women of the Right… yes, we have our bad days. Yes, there are times somebody on our side embarrasses us or does something stupid. But we can all thank our lucky stars we don’t have idiots, losers, … Continue reading “We Have Our Share of Rage Mongers”
Our opponents just don’t want to let go of the lie about background checks: Indeed, according to a recent poll from Quinnipiac University, 92 percent of gun owners and 86 percent of Republicans, support background checks prior to all gun sales. It was widely known that the NRA was responsible for the demise of this bill, … Continue reading “Local Birdcage Liner Promotes Background Check Lie”
Caleb has a really good write up on it: The reason why 594 passing is bad news for gun owners everywhere is because it validates Bloomberg’s strategy. This is a new kind of gun control game, they’re smarter than the Brady Campaign and they have functionally unlimited resources. Yes, they played it smart in Washington. … Continue reading “More on the I-594 Loss”
I’ve been happy with Corbett on the gun issue. If you look at his record, it’s about the only constituency he managed to please. On every other issue, I’m disappointed. He hasn’t really done anything to fix the state’s long term financial problems. The People of Wisconsin will be happy that Scott Walker made some … Continue reading “Off I Go to Hold My Nose”
Quinnipiac also has Corey Gardiner up by 8 over incumbent Democratic senator Mark Udall. I wonder what could have happened in Colorado since 2012 that’s gotten people so angry at the Democratic Party and Mark Udall? Remember, Coloradans, that both your Democratic senators voted for the awful Manchin-Toomey compromise which would have gutted the safe travel … Continue reading “More Polling in Colorado”
Gabby Giffords is focusing on a local (to me) politician: Aiming to spend as much as $20 million, the group also will weigh in for Democratic House Reps. Michael Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Carol Shea-Porter and Ann McLane Kuster of New Hampshire and Ron Barber of Arizona. Barber has a special meaning for Giffords because he … Continue reading “Who Gabby is Giving Money To”
Yesterday was primary day in Pennsylvania, and the big race to watch was to see how the Democratic primaries shaped up since those were the main contested races. NRA also offered a few endorsements, so we’ll look at how things shaped up. Governor’s Race I can report with 100% certainty that Tom will win the … Continue reading “Allyson Schwartz’s Bad Night – A PA Primary Round-Up”
It’s time to clear the tabs and RSS feed out again, so here’s the news: Gun News: Here’s the press coverage of the protest-counter-protest this past Monday. They weren’t evenly matched groups, but it was impossible to tell that because our side didn’t have a plan and they did. More here at Levittown Now, which … Continue reading “Wednesday News Links”
I really wish Alan Gottlieb would stop engaging in preemptive surrender on the background check issue: From Gottlieb’s perspective, the Manchin-Toomey Amendment — which contained several pro-gun measures, including an outright ban on a national gun registry and background check exemptions for friends, neighbors, family members — was certainly the lesser of two evils, i.e. … Continue reading “Preemptive Surrender is Never a Good Strategy”
I’ve noticed anti-gun folks jumping on the fact that Franklin Graham is leading the NRA Annual Meeting Prayer Breakfast, and they hope that he’ll publicly challenge NRA at their own event to accept the President’s background check agenda since Graham endorsed the White House’s private transfer ban proposals last year. First, as much experience as … Continue reading “Franklin Graham’s “Background Check” Support Becomes an Issue for the NRA”
