Gov. Terry McAuliffe Brings Armed Guard To Gun Control Rally
On September 10 Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe (D) attended the #WhateverItTakes gun control rally with an armed guard by his side.
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Jessica Chastain’s Gun Control Thriller Picked up for Distribution
Jessica Chastain’s gun control thriller “Miss Sloane” has been picked up by EuropaCorp and production is set to begin in March 2016.
Shannon Watts: Anti-Gun Movement Using Same Techniques Anti-Tobacco Movement Used
On May 8, 2013–nearly a month after Senator Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) gun control push failed to garner the votes necessary for passage–Breitbart News suggested that gun controllers’ new tactic would be to treat gun owners the way the left treated cigarette smokers and seek a myriad of restrictions for health and other reasons.
HuffPo: Jerry Brown Using Gun Control to Protect Privilege Like Southern Democrats Used It to Protect Whites
On September 11, The Huffington Post reflected on how southern Democrats used gun control—and their resulting superior firepower—as a de facto means of suppressing post-Civil War blacks, thereby maintaining a society where “average citizens” lived in the shadow of their “betters,” in clear violation of the 14th Amendment.
Mexican Government Praises Gun Control Efforts By Congressional Democrats, Urges More
On September 8, Mexican Diplomat Alejandro Estivill sent a letter to Representative Elijah Cummings (D-Md-7th) expressing the Government of Mexico’s appreciation of recent gun control efforts by the Democrat Party. He also urged a stronger gun control push.
Sen. Mark Warner Points to Virginia Gunman Who Passed Background Check to Prove Need for Background Checks
On September 10, Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) attended a rally with the father of slain Virginia reporter Alison Parker and called for Congress to pass background check legislation now, even though background checks became the law of the land during the Bill Clinton administration and Alison’s killer—Vester Lee Flanagan—passed one for the gun he used in his attack.
WAPO: Opponents of Tim Kaine’s Gun Control Want to ‘Cash in’ on Tragedy
On September 10, the Washington Post reported on Sen. Tim Kaine’s attempt to use the August 26 Virginia shootings as grounds for regulating private gun sales and claimed that this push is being opposed by those who want to “cash in” on tragedy.
Moms Demand Action: ‘A Tsunami Of Angry Moms’ Demanding An End To Private Gun Sales
During a September 10 interview on MSBNC Shannon Watts–founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America–described her group as a “tsunami of angry of moms” determined to force Congress to “close the private sale loophole” to save lives.
Paper: Police Shootings Of Unarmed People Highlight Need For Gun Ban
On September 8 a Houston Chronicle editorial referenced the heinous shooting death of Deputy Darren Goforth then quickly shifted to police shootings of unarmed people and the “mentally disturbed” in a circuitous argument for implementing an Australian-style gun ban in the United States.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo Responds To Failure Of NY Gun Control By Pushing Gun Control
Following the ubiquitous failure of New York gun control displayed during the J’Ouvert Festival in Brooklyn on Monday, Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) suggested the solution is more gun control–particularly at the federal level–and said those who do not agree are “delusional.”
Dem Sen. Tim Kaine Pushing Bill To Make ‘Gun Sellers’ Criminally Liable For Misuse Of Guns
Less than two weeks after a heinous attack in which a Virginia TV reporter and and her cameraman were killed by a gunman who passed a a background check for his firearm, Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) is is pushing legislation to make “gun sellers” criminally liable for the misuse of guns they sell.
Attorney in Steinle Case Blames Gunman’s Poverty, Lack Of Education
Last week Matt Gonzalez, attorney of the illegal alien on trial for murdering American Kathryn Steinle, defended his client by pointing out that Lopez-Sanchez only has a “second grade education.”
Father of Slain Virginia Reporter Joining Everytown, Shannon Watts, for Gun Control Rally
Andy Parker–father of slain Virginia reporter Alison Parker–will be joining Everytown for Gun Safety and Shannon Watts for a gun control rally in Washington DC on September 10.
CAIR: Crusader Rifle A ‘Shameful Marketing Ploy’ Promoting ‘Hatred, Division, Violence’
The words of Psalm 144:1 — ”Blessed be the Lord my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle” — are etched upon the right side of the rifle’s lower, while a cross and shield are etched upon the left side. And along the AR-15’s safety lever are the Latin words “Pax Pacis” (Peace), “Bellum” (War), and “Deus Vult” (God Wills It). Peace is the gun’s safe position while “War” is the gun’s fire position.
12 Shot Dead, 13 Wounded in Chicago Since Tuesday Night
Twelve people have been shot to death, and 13 others have been wounded in Chicago since late Tuesday.
L.A. Times: Influx Of Money Boosts Gun-Related Crime
the Los Angeles Times suggests that the influx of money into previously poverty-stricken and abandoned areas could be correlated with firearm-related crime as well.
Duke Researcher: Owning A Car ’80 Percent’ Riskier Than Owning A Gun
Like a sledge hammer falling on a glass table, Duke Researcher Chris Conover has dropped scholarly methods and results on the anti-gun rhetoric regarding gun ownership versus car ownership to show that owning a car is “80 percent” riskier than owning a gun, as it relates to the lives of others.
Dan Rather: Journalists Must Seize on Gun Violence as They Seized on Ebola
In the wake of the murders of WDBJ-TV’s Alison Parker and Adam Ward, former television news personality Dan Rather is urging journalists to seize on gun violence the way they seized on Ebola.
Elderly Tenant Ordered to Get Rid of Gun After Using It for Self-Defense
Breitbart News previously reported that 67-year-old Harvey Lembo bought a gun on the morning of August 31 for self-defense then shot an alleged burglar hours later whom he believes was trying to steal his painkillers.
Gun Rights for Americans and Amnesty for Illegal immigrants Are Mutually Exclusive
In the same September 1 speech in which Jeb Bush defended gun rights for Americans, he told students at a Miami school that he supports legalizing immigrants who are in our country illegally—i.e., amnesty. In so doing, it never occurred to him that gun rights for Americans and amnesty for illegal immigrants are mutually exclusive.
CA Assembly Passes Bill To Repeal Campus Carry
On September 1, California Assembly members voted 42 to 23 to repeal an exemption that currently allows concealed carry permit holders to carry their guns on college and university campuses for self-defense.
Jeb Bush: Federal Government Should Not Be Involved in Gun Laws
On September 1 GOP presidential hopeful Jeb Bush told students at Miami’s La Progressiva Presbyterian that gun control laws should be handled on a state-by-state basis rather than through the federal government.
Slain Reporter’s Father in Contact with Mark Kelly, Michael Bloomberg for Gun Control Push
On August 30, Andy Parker, the father of slain WDBJ reporter Alison Parker, indicated he has already “been in contact with Mark Kelly” and with associates of Michael Bloomberg to get his best trajectory for a gun control push.
Rasmussen: 68% of Likely Voters Stand with Donald Trump on WDBJ Shooting
Following Donald Trump’s statements that the August 26 shootings of a WDBJ-TV reporter and cameraman were indicative of mental problems rather than a gun problem, “68 percent” of likely voters told Rasmussen they agree with Trump’s assessment.
SHOCK: As Americans Bought 170 Million Guns, Violent Crime Fell 51%
On August 28, the NRA presented ATF and FBI data showing Americans have purchased “170 million new guns” since 1991, and violent crime has fallen “51 percent.”
