Legislative
Failure Of Punitive Taxation
The Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2018, introduced in Congress after February’s Parkland FL school shooting, would increase federal excise taxes on guns and ammunition. The twin ideas behind the bill: Discourage gun and ammunition purchases by raising their price and use the revenue to fund community-based policing, gun violence-reduction projects, and…
Read MoreATF: Assault Rifles Do Not Exist
A Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) “white paper†correctly identifies “assault weapons†as a politically contrived term with no real meaning and recommends dramatic federal law revisions in how they are regulated. Authored by ATF second-in-command Ronald Turk, the “white paper†also supports the proposed “Hearing Protection Act,†which would eliminate firearm…
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Nuked Into Compliance
A staunchly anti-gun California Democrat made headlines after he suggested using America’s nuclear arsenal against gun owners who refuse to hand over their hardware. As reported at Fox News, Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., made the remark on Twitter after another user said that Swalwell wants a war with gun owners: “Because that’s what you would…
Read MoreGun Control Coming
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who plans to return as Speaker in the next Congress, declared Thursday that gun control will be a priority under the newly elected Democratic majority. “I do believe, because in this Congress…there is bipartisan legislation to have common sense background checks to prevent guns going into the wrong hands.…
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