Marine Veteran Shaun Adkins and West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV): ADKINS: I’m Shaun Atkins. I’m a [inaudible] resident of Logan County. I’m a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. And I know we’ve kind of gotten off-track here
As Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) goes on various television programs promising to bring the Manchin-Toomey gun control ‘compromise’ up for another vote, he continues to state three clear myths about the legislation: the bill “does not infringe on individual rights,” it
(AP) – A bipartisan effort to expand background checks faced almost certain defeat Wednesday as the Senate approached a long-awaited vote on the linchpin of the drive to curb gun violence. As the showdown drew near, an Associated Press-GfK poll
As the Manchin-Toomey background check ‘compromise’ moves toward a scheduled April 18 vote, 39 Senators have already said they will be voting against it. This 39 opposed to the compromise includes eight of the 16 GOP Senators who voted to
Scrambling for support, Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va) are considering changing their plan to expand background checks for firearms purchasing. One addition would “exempt residents who live hundreds of miles from a gun dealer” and appeal to Senators
The background check “compromise” put forward by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) is full of gun control red tape that greatly expands the government’s reach and oversight into the purchase and handling of firearms. Although it’s been
The background check ‘compromise’ put forth by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) sets new rules for how individuals must transport firearms if taking them from one place to another. These new rules are on top of expanding
Senator Joe Manchin: “This is not a universal background check. This is a criminal and mental background check at gun shows and internet sales. It does not infringe on your right as a family… It protects the rights of our
Appearing on CBS News’ Face the Nation on April 14, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) said Newtown families have told him they know the bill he and Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) have crafted would not have prevented the heinous crime at
The Background Check ‘Compromise‘ put forward by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) creates $100 million in grants for “each of fiscal years 2014 through 2017” for the federal government to disperse to states if those states implement
CHRIS WALLACE, FOX NEWS HOST: Senator Durbin, you and Senator Cornyn, as the whips in the Senate, are the vote counters, the guys who know whether or not there are enough votes. Are there enough votes when this comes up
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Mayors Against Illegal Guns has launched a new ad campaign praising Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) while targeting Republicans in states like Georgia, Tennessee, and Indiana. The new ads draw attention
The American Civil Liberties Union has decided to hold off an endorsement of the Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA), Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) bill designed to target gun sales at gun shows or via communication on the internet. The ACLU’s legislative
None of this is should come as a surprise. Tuesday, CNN came out of the closet with an open declaration that “The Most Trusted Name In News” would use two full days of programming as a propaganda push for legislation
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s anti-Second Amendment group Mayors Against Illegal Guns announced they will quit running attack ads against Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) now that he’s seen the light on background checks. Toomey joined with Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) in fashioning
After Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) held a presser putting forth their background check “compromise” this morning, it was gun shows and internet gun sales are in their crosshairs. The “compromise” consists of closing the so-called “gun
Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia was one of the first public voices to complain about the MTV reality series Buckwild, a show the Democrat said demeaned his state. Manchin put aside his reservations regarding the show to mourn the
What do Democrats have against balanced budgets? Senator Jeff Sessions offered a motion tonight to send Patty Murray’s Senate budget back to committee with instructions to re-do it in any way necessary to produce a balanced budget. There were no
Where does Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) stand on guns? Depends on when you ask him. If you asked in 2010 he was pro-gun. If you asked in Dec. 2012 he was pro-gun control. And if you ask right now, he’d
Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said on ABC’s “This Week” Sunday he and John McCain (R-AZ) are planing to introduce a bill to create a commission on mass violence
Not only does Ruger Firearms make some of the best weapons in the word, they are also leading in the fight to stop the asinine gun control push coming from Obama/Biden and Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Joe Manchin (D-WV).
This morning on ABC’s This Week, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced he would be pushing a bill that would create yet another commission – this time on “mass violence.” Said Manchin: “I have linked up with and I will be
When Gov. Cuomo argued against guns with magazines that hold 10 rounds on Jan. 9, he tried to justify it by saying, “No one hunts with an assault rifle. No one needs 10 rounds to kill a deer.” Problem one:
Political Media’s Larry Ward has launched a website and a movement titled “Gun Appreciation Day” in the wake of the rabid push for gun control by Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Joe Manchin (D-WV) . The push
