The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State …
Pat Toomey says he won’t run against Specter in the GOP primary, so who will run against him? Toomey almost unseated Specter in the 2004 primary, but fell short because Bush and Santorum pulled Specter’s candidacy out of the fire because it was believed Toomey would not defeat Joe Hoeffel. If historical trends hold, 2010 … Continue reading “Toomey is Out”
Pat Toomey, who ran against Arlen Specter in his last primary and lost, has decided to throw his hat in the ring for Governor of Pennsylvania in 2010. The other potential prospect is Attorney General Tom Corbett, who has yet to announce whether he’s going to enter the primary race to head the GOP ticket. … Continue reading “Toomey is In”
Politico reports on what is alleged to be a White House proposal (PDF link) for increasing background checks. Only, something is kind of fishy about it. The Politico story quotes a White House spokesman As far as the document circulating on the Hill, [Hogan Gidley, a White House spokesman] added: “That is not a White … Continue reading “Signs and Portents”
Joan Peterson’s shout out in frustration should be exhibit A for why nothing changes after public mass shootings: The cynical and evil leadership of the NRA suggested that they may be able to support a ban on bump fire stocks. NOT. Not even that very small measure will pass muster with this group of disingenuous … Continue reading “Why They Get Nothing”
I started this feature not long after Sandy Hook, because the amount of bullshit flowing in the media was high enough that I couldn’t cover it all. This is a feature I’m happy to skip because of lack of news, but since we’re in the aftermath of a particularly bad mass shooting, the news is … Continue reading “Weekly Gun News – Edition 65”
Senator Orrin Hatch has introduced S.618, which purportedly enhances the FOPA safe travel provision, but this bill suffers from the same flaw that the Manchin-Toomey version did: (b) In subsection (a), the term ‘transport’— (1) includes staying in temporary lodging overnight, stopping for food, fuel, vehicle maintenance, an emergency, medical treatment, or any other activity … Continue reading “Senator Hatch’s Transport Bill is a Nice Thought, But Useless”
I spent a lot of time and effort trying to convince people, despite serious flaws in their record on the gun issue, to vote for John McCain and Mitt Romney. I thought Barack Obama was going to be a disaster for gun rights, and he very nearly was! I don’t regret what I did, because … Continue reading “To All the Gun Voters Who Worked Hard: Thank You”
If the today me went back in time a year and told the last year me we will elect Donald Trump President, the last year me would have worried at what point in the next year I will develop a severe drinking problem. That would be doubly the case if I had told last year … Continue reading “Good Night for Gun Voting”
The Senate is one of those situations where there is no easy answer for the gun voter. There are atrocious Republicans who deserve the boot, but we have to remember the Supreme Court factor on the Second Amendment issue. It gets complicated. There has been debate here over the role Toomey plays in that calculation. … Continue reading “So Long, Kirk”
There’s a lot of debate in a previous comment thread about whether or not people should or shouldn’t vote for Pat Toomey. I’ve been on this side of the argument many many times: That’s fine. And when the Democrats take back the senate by one vote, and confirm Clinton’s anti-gun supreme court justices, you can … Continue reading “Sending a Message”
