In states across the nation this weekend, hundreds of men and women are working the firing lines of shooting ranges. They are demonstrating positions, correcting trigger squeeze and sight alignment issues, and teaching “talking targets.” They’re also telling the story of the thousands of decisions made on an cool April morning in individual homes and [...]
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Pelosi, Biden issue threats after Reid pulls faltering gun ban bill from Senate
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi refuses to give up on her drive to cripple the Constitution. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday said passage of tougher gun controls is “inevitable,” projecting optimism less than 24 hours after the Senate voted down legislation central to President Obama’s strategy to reduce gun violence. “It’s a [...]
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Schumer-Toomey-Machine collapses, 54/46. Even Harry Reid voted against it. Senate now moving on Grassley/Cruz. Update: Grassley/Cruz falls 52-48. Leahy/Collins Amendment is up next, expected to fail. Update: Leahy/Collins falls 58-42. Cornyn’s concealed carry amendment comes up next. Update: Cornyn’s concealed carry falls short 57-43. Feinstein’s “assault weapon” ban comes up next. Update: Feinstein falls by [...]
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The last time I saw Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (above, left), he was at the 2012 Democratic National Convention, leading his fellow progressives as they denied God three times. He was back on my radar last night, joining his fellow California Democrats in their unyielding assault on the Second Amendment. A package of some [...]
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Alan Gottlieb of the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) shot me an email over the weekend stating that the Schumer-Toomey-Machin (STM) compromise gun bill was indeed a trap for the gun control lobby. It was going to be a framework on which pro-gun amendments could be hung, with very little given up in return. While the [...]
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