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South Dakota Introduces Bill Mandating Gun Ownership

by SteveK @ Monday, February 7th, 2011. Tags: , , , , ,
Filed under Government, Healthcare, Legal, Second Amendment

As a somewhat mocking gesture to ObamaCare, the state of South Dakota has introduced a bill that would require every adult age 21 or older to purchase a firearm.
“The bill, which would take effect Jan. 1, 2012, would give people six months to acquire a firearm after turning 21. The provision does not apply to [...]

Gun Sales Increase After AZ Shooting

by SteveK @ Wednesday, January 19th, 2011. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Second Amendment

According to POLITICO, gun sales have soared in the wake of the Arizona shooting spree. “Gun sales skyrocketed 60 percent in Arizona on Monday, Jan. 10, compared with the corresponding Monday last year. ” In Ohio, the FBI reported that sales spiked 65 percent, 38 percent in Illinois, 33 percent in New York, and 16 [...]

Loughner: AZ Shooter Mentally Disturbed and “Quite Liberal”

by SteveK @ Wednesday, January 12th, 2011. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Government, Media, Second Amendment

From the new bits of information being gleaned it would appear that Jared L. Loughner is not the right-wing crazy the establishment media initially made him out to be. It’s pretty clear he has a mental illness, but since the old media insists on dragging politics into this, let’s set the record straight.
The Phoenix New [...]

Chicago Mayor Vows to Fight Against Second Amendment Rights

by SteveK @ Thursday, July 1st, 2010. Tags: , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Government, Legal, Second Amendment

Following the Supreme Court’s recent Second Amendment decision, the mayor of Chicago vowed to keep the city’s 30-year old ban on handguns. Mayor Richard M. Daley said officials are working to rewrite the city ordinance in accordance with the new ruling while protecting Chicago residents from gun violence. But if he were serious about protecting [...]

Starbucks Coffee Chain Catching Heat for Allowing Customers to Pack Heat

by SteveK @ Thursday, February 11th, 2010. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Media, Second Amendment

While Starbucks does “not have a corporate policy regarding customers and weapons,” according to a spokesman, it is (for now) allowing customers to carry firearms into most stores. That is, unless it caves in to pressure from anti-gun groups such as the Brady Campaign.
What’s the big deal you ask?
According to an article over at AlterNet [...]

Senate Rejects Concealed Guns Law – Biased AP Article

by SteveK @ Friday, July 24th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Government, Media, Second Amendment

An Associated Press article, sympathetic to gun-control advocates, defends the Democratic-controlled Senate rejecting a reciprocity amendment allowing people to carry hidden guns in 48 states if they have a concealed weapon permit (CCW) for any other state.
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif) was quoted as saying, “It’s extremely dangerous policy.” She then explained that her state demands [...]

Flawed Concealed Guns Permit Study By Violence Policy Center

by SteveK @ Thursday, July 23rd, 2009. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Second Amendment

The Violence Policy Center, a gun control group, conducted a study that has been referenced by many in the media. The study concluded that concealed handgun permit holders killed ‘at least’ seven police officers and 44 private citizens during a peculiar time period chosen by the group.
The VPC’s investigation was during a cherry-picked period between [...]

The Second Amendment and Judge Sotomayor

by SteveK @ Thursday, July 16th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Government, Judicial Tyranny, Legal, Second Amendment

In Maloney v. Cuomo, Sotomayor joined a three-judge panel concluding that the Second Amendment right to bear arms does not apply to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment. She also argued that the right to bear arms is not a “fundamental right.”
In a very brief opinion, she cites Presser v. Illinois as the basis for [...]

Hardball - Matthews and Walsh Blame Conservatives for Holocaust Museum Shooting

by SteveK @ Friday, June 12th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Media, Second Amendment

On Wednesday’s “Hardball,” Joan Walsh of Salon.com said conservatives like Rush Limbaugh, Michelle Malkin and Bill O’Reilly are “whipping up” an environment that produces people like Holocaust Museum shooter James Von Brunn.
Walsh explained: “I don’t think you can deny that there is a rising climate of right-wing hate, a lot of it directed at Obama. [...]

TIME Anti-Gun Article On Anniversary of Columbine Shooting

by SteveK @ Tuesday, April 21st, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Media, Second Amendment

The Time magazine website put out a hit piece on the Second Amendment today. The title of the article by Michael A. Lindenberger, Ten Years After Columbine, It’s Easier to Bear Arms, says it all, the implication being that people should be less able to bear arms. As expected, there are many places where the [...]

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