During the December 6 airing of Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace, George Will said Americans have “voted with their feet” by heading to gun stores in droves, and he suggested Americans have chosen controlling their own guns over supporting President Obama’s gun control push.
On Saturday, California Governor Jerry Brown (D) answered questions about the San Bernardino terror attack by pointing fingers at Arizona and Nevada, although the guns used in the terror attack were purchased legally in California.
President Barack Obama really has no option but to urge gun control after following the San Bernardino killings because Americans are always “in the middle” of a discussion on gun control anyway, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said in a Dec. 6 interview on Meet the Press.
On December 6 the Associated Press pointed out that California’s aggressive gun control laws–expanded background checks, heavy regulations on “assault weapons,” and other regulations–all proved impotent to stop the San Bernardino terror attacks.
During the December 6 airing of Face the Nation, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pointing to the slaughter of unarmed people in California, Paris, and Oregon, and said we need a situation where terrorists have to deal with the knowledge that armed citizens will shoot back.
Next weekend, Republican congressional candidate Johnny Tacherra will hold a “2nd Amendment BBQ” and fundraiser at which donors giving $2,700 or more will receive a Smith & Wesson M&P Shield pistol.
On December 4 CNN reported that San Bernardino attackers Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik were not on “any list” tied to potential terrorists in the U.S.
On December 3 Politico reported that while Obama is pushing for more gun laws when the cameras are rolling, behind the scenes aides say he has “essentially given up on any significant gun control.”
On December 3 the Senate rejected Senator Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) push to expand background checks nationally in the wake of the attack in San Bernardino, California.
On December 5, The Washington Post (WaPo) said a New York Times (NYT) front page editorial calling for gun confiscation is hurting the gun control cause.
On December 4 The New York Times ran a front page editorial saying regardless of the motives behind the San Bernardino attack, the time has come to ban and confiscate “weapons of war”–i.e., “assault weapons.”
On December 4 the family of San Bernardino gunman Syed Farook spoke through their attorney to say they doubted the FBI account regarding their son, as well as questioning the details of the heinous attack on Sandy Hook Elementary.
On December 4, Breitbart News spoke with Taya Kyle—wife of late Navy SEAL and American hero Chris Kyle—about the American Sniper Shootout, which will be held Saturday in Mason, Texas.
On December 4 officials admitted they are investigating whether Tashfeen Malik, the wife of the San Bernardino couple that carried out Wednesday’s terror attack, had radicalized her husband, Syed Farook.
On December 3, the New York Daily News ran a story in which they described San Bernardino attacker Syed Farook as “a terrorist,” then quickly balanced their observation by suggesting the NRA’s Wayne LaPierre is a terrorist too.
On December 3, Mother Jones editor Mark Follman addressed the left’s exaggerated claims of “355 mass shootings” this year and pointed out the actual number is about four.
On December 3–the day after Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik opened fire in San Bernardino, California–gun sales and concealed carry permit applications surged around the country.
On December 3, The Washington Post reported that gun crime has been on the decline for about 20 years, except for high-profile shootings in gun-free zones; WaPo claims those shootings are on the increase.
On December 3, Daily Mail columnist Piers Morgan reacted to the San Bernardino shooting by suggesting everyone should call it a “Muslim Terror Attack” in hopes that doing so will cause the GOP to finally give in and pass more gun control.
On December 3 Breitbart News spoke with Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz about the Democrats’ attempts to use the San Bernardino attack as an impetus for gun control and his counter position that the attack actually shows why now, more than ever, the Second Amendment must be defended and the American people must be armed.
On December 3–the day after Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik carried out California jihad in San Bernardino–Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) said “sensible gun control works,” and she cited the example of California to prove it.
On December 3, Ulster County Sheriff Paul J. Van Blarcum reacted to news of the California shooting by urging all county residents with concealed carry licenses to begin carrying a gun with them throughout their day.
When a Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik carried out their California jihad on December 2, they did so in a state with expanded background checks, registration requirements for “assault weapons,” and an “A-” grade from the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.
Actress Rose McGowan reacted to the shooting in San Bernardino, California, with a vulgarity-laced Twitter tirade against gun owners, the GOP, and hunters.
The two handguns Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik used in the San Bernardino attack were purchased “legally.”
