That’s what makes this competition interesting. Everyone will step to the line using unfamiliar guns, from precision air pistols to shotguns, practical defensive pistols and single action six-guns, as well as rimfire rifles and long-range rifles.
Israel has seen a mix of good and bad when it comes to gun control. In March, we reported Iranian-linked hackers were able to penetrate Israel’s databases containing sensitive gun owner data and leaked the information online in early February.
In addition to signaling a momentous shift in how the federal government views the constitutional right to keep and bear arms, the DOJ’s participation is particularly meaningful because similar bans are being litigated in other states.
If citizens can’t count on courts or policymakers to prioritize their safety, they’re left to their own devices when situational awareness is simply not enough.
Red state governors are not the ones setting local law enforcement priorities, budgets and policies, and the murder rate in each state is “largely a function of the large number of murders in a state’s biggest city or cities.”
The ABA’s latest anti-gun effort urges state and local governments to impose “significant civil and criminal” penalties on gun owners or adults in custody or control of a firearm who don’t promptly report the gun’s loss or theft.
Appearing on Morning Joe show last week, Johnson pointedly refused to give a direct answer to persistent questions on whether more police would reduce crime, and instead doubled down on poverty and more gun control.
It’s not as if Governor Stein isn’t used to having his vetoes overridden. The North Carolina legislature has already overridden a handful of bills at the end of July that Stein had nixed. Let’s hope they have at least one more left in them.
When it comes to D.C.’s violent crime policy, there is plenty of low-hanging fruit to be picked. This is in part because violent crime is heavily concentrated among individuals who are already known to law enforcement.
NRA has often reported on failed “gun buyback” programs in cities across the country as being worse than useless. Unfortunately, for
