Anti-Gun Orgs Brace Themselves for Trump 2.0
The group Guns Down America has launched a “Business Must Act” campaign imploring corporations to ban the open carry of firearms in stores and to use their financial capital in support of policy change.
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Republicans Pushing to Shut Down ‘Disaster Agency’ ATF
Rep. Burlison recounted ATF’s long bloody history – the lives lost during Ruby Ridge, the siege at Waco, Fast and Furious, and ATF’s recent killing of Brian Malinowski. “It’s a disaster agency. We don’t need them.”
AZ Proposal to Remove Guns From All Homes With Children a ‘Radical Attack on Constitutional Rights’
Reps critique the CRFT for not proposing the elimination of pools and hot tubs in homes despite a higher incidence of child drowning in such environments. Instead, the CRFT suggested measures like increased supervision and swim lessons.
ATF Director’s Resignation Shows That Law Enforcement and and Public Safety Were Never His Agendas
If ATF Director Steve Dettelbach were as dedicated to professional law enforcement as he’s claimed, one would think he would stay on, make his case with Trump, then let the chips fall where they may.
Legislative Bigotry: California Retailers Now Required to Give Gun Buyers Pamphlet Warning of the Dangers of Firearm Ownership
The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms says California’s new law requiring firearms dealers to provide
Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert Introduces a Bill to Abolish the ATF
Republicans have accused the Biden administration of weaponizing the ATF against gun owners in the U.S. ATF regulates firearms and, with local enforcement, traces weapons that have been used in crimes.
Guns are NOT the Leading Cause of Death for Children in America. As For Teens…It’s Complicated
It’s important to be precise in describing these issues. Defining the problem as simply “gun violence is the number one cause of death in children and teens” is at best vague, and at worst propagandistic and intentionally misleading.
Hope and Change: Can We Put an Actual Professional In Charge of ATF This Time?
Grassroots activists want an ATF chief who adheres to the Second Amendment, and who “can tell the difference between the good guys and genuine bad guys.
ATF Director Dettelbach Reportedly Resigning Before Being Fired by the New Trump Administration
ATF director Steve Dettelbach is at least self-aware enough to realize that his employment opportunities in the federal government after January 20 are severely limited.
What the Fight for Gun Rights Tells Us About Achieving Larger Political Goals in America
In the 1990s, the 2A was on its deathbed. So-called “assault weapons” were banned, concealed carry permits were increasingly rare, and “high capacity” magazines were the next target. We were on our way to becoming Australia.