The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State …
A Washington gun control group sets up a Facebook promoting banning assault weapons in Washington State, and it’s quickly found by pro-Second Amendment Facebook users who are quick to correct all the lies and distortions. So what happens? I can sympathize with a family who just wants to grieve in peace, but when your process … Continue reading “Reasoned Discourse Strikes Again”
From the Sarasota Herald Tribune, we find at least some of the secret recommendations. Yes, that’s right, MAIG isn’t nailing his 40 Theses up to any door, though we are trying to locate them. Let’s look at a few of them: Greater funding for ATF. The bureau “lacks resources to effectively police gun trafficking across … Continue reading “More on Bloomberg’s 95 40 Theses”
This kind of ties back in to my post about MAIG being a serious threat. But you can look at the PDF of Bloomberg’s gun show sting here, which shows considerable more detail than you’ll see in the video. It also evinces a knowledge of federal guns laws, and less of an attempt to hype … Continue reading “Bloomberg’s Sting in Detail”
Looks like NRA is being proactive in clearing up the record on MAIG in the media: MAIG opposed the Thune Amendment, which would have allowed concealed carry permit holders a chance to defend themselves outside their home states. If MAIG is only going after “illegal guns,” then why is it opposed to a self-defense measure … Continue reading “NRA LTE on MIAG”
Mayor Bloomberg, founder of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, is lambasting gun shows with misleading statistics, and with video footing showing people committing something which is already a federal felony. Yes, when you knowingly transfer a firearm to a prohibited person, it’s already illegal, it has nothing to do with gun shows, and is something these … Continue reading “Bloomberg Obfuscating Gun Debate”
From MikeB: He’s stated that the “bullying tactics” of the NRA simply did not work on him. One of those tactics is to continually describe the so-called gun-show loophole as something other than what it is. The whole gun show loophole language is not a creation of the NRA or its members. We much prefer … Continue reading “Backwards Facts”
The Pocono Record has run another glowing op-ed on Mayor Baughman of Stroudsburg, praising his membership in Mayors Against Illegal Guns. Tunnel vision gun owners, spurred by the powerful National Rifle Association, have been sending hostile messages to Baughman urging him to resign from MAIG. The NRA and groups like it hold tremendous sway over … Continue reading “Keep Up the Pressure”
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the incorporation case: The Court had three cases from which to choose on the Second Amendment issue — two cases involving a Chicago gun ban, and one case on a New York ban on a martial-arts weapon. It chose one of the Chicago cases — McDonald v. Chicago (08-1521) … Continue reading “We’re Going Back to the Supreme Court”
There’s been more than a few MAIG mayors who were surprised to discover they were a member of the group.
This article by my favorite Inky columnist, Monica Yant Kinney, is what you’d expect from her, but also shows we’re having an effect: NRA members all over Ellport received the same postcard and dutifully followed instructions to harass Cisco. The harshest threats were anonymous; those who left a name got a call back offering a … Continue reading “We’re Having an Effect”