The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State …
With all the talk about the Iowa Caucuses, we can’t, of course, forget about the important matters. It looks as if Britney Spears has been committed! Now, while I’m not one worry too much about whether celebrities live or die, I wouldn’t be particularly unhappy if we could end this huge national trauma by Britney … Continue reading “Can Britney Own a Gun?”
Here is Senator Coburn’s floor remarks in regards to HR2640 (you can find it on Thomas if you dig enough, but as we know, Thomas links don’t work). One wonders whether GOA, after boasting of the influence they had on the senator, will now claim he is also a sell out: Mr. President, later today, … Continue reading “Senator Coburn’s Floor Remarks”
The distinct odor of bullshit over HR2640 was beginning to subside, but it’s passage has once again caused me to smell the odor. I’m completely willing to give Gun Owners of America a break to be what they are, the “no compromise” gun group that stands ready to charge up and take the hill. I … Continue reading “Can You Smell It Yet?”
Michael Bane says: The modern antigun movement has been amazingly consistent since Pete Shield outlined the goals of confiscation back in the 1960s — get what it can get and ask for more. Every so-called “compromise” has resulted in us giving ground while the antigun movement asked for more more more. To the best of … Continue reading “Michael Bane on Compromise”
In a move that’s sure to enrage a lot of other pro-gun groups, The NICS Improvement Act has passed the senate with some good policy improvements over the House version of the bill, HR2640: Requires incorrect or outdated records to be purged from the system within 30 days after the Attorney General learns of the … Continue reading “NICS Improvement Act Passes Senate”
Let’s see just how common Paul Helmke’s sense really is. He’s pushing Massengill’s recommendations, using Virginia Tech as the lever for his arguments: All states should report information necessary to conduct federal background checks on gun purchases. As I’ve said, I don’t have too many problems with HR2640. But it needs to be paid for, … Continue reading “Paul’s Common Sense”
I agree with Uncle over at his post on NRA and machine guns. Just for the record, here’s the context: BECK: We’ve already had that. We don’t put NASCARs onto highways and we don`t put machine guns into the hands of people, either. HELMKE: That’s an interesting issue because there was a machine gun in … Continue reading “Throwing NFA Collectors Under the Bus?”
Folks in New Jersey that are plugged into the pro-gun scene there undoubtedly know who Evan Nappen is. He wrote the book on New Jersey Gun Laws, quite literally. It looks like Evan is also getting tired of the crap being spewed by other pro-gun groups in regards to HR2640, and he’s writing about it … Continue reading “Evan Nappen: “Enough NRA Bashing!””
Clayton Cramer has a great post up illustrating some of the things we’ve been arguing about this week in regards to HR2640, and mental health firearms prohibitions in general. There’s more due process involved in a mental health prohibition than many people realize. Dave Hardy discusses this too.
I continue to be baffled by GOA’s claims about HR2640. I can understand why some people are skeptical of any bill sponsored by Carolyn McCarthy, but some of this stuff just isn’t true: How? The Veterans Disarmament Act — which has already passed the House — would place any veteran who has ever been diagnosed … Continue reading “Are We Reading the Same Law?”