
On December 17, Assistant Homeland Secretary Alan Bersin said he had not heard about the effort to use the no-fly list for gun control background checks and suggested any effort to do so would be “apples and oranges.”
by AWR Hawkins17 Dec 2015, 7:16 PM PST0

During the December 15 under card GOP debate in Las Vegas, Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum said we should not be able to deny Second Amendment rights “based on a list kept by the government that no one knows how they get on it or how they get off of it.”
by AWR Hawkins15 Dec 2015, 4:44 PM PST0

Although background checks on Black Friday were record-setting, SK Arms in Midland, TX, says sales the day after President Obama’s terrorism/gun control speech were even bigger.
by AWR Hawkins13 Dec 2015, 5:55 PM PST0

Organizers of Crossroads of the West gun show in Del Mar, CA, expected a weekend crowd large enough to exceed twice the normal show attendance.
by AWR Hawkins13 Dec 2015, 5:29 PM PST0

On December 10 Representative Tom McClintock (R-CA-4) said he was once denied being able to check onto a flight only to discover the reason for the denial was that he had been inadvertently included on the no-fly list.
by AWR Hawkins11 Dec 2015, 4:40 PM PST0

On December 10, the House GOP shut down Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA-12) efforts to force a vote to add the no-fly list to background checks.
by AWR Hawkins10 Dec 2015, 9:08 PM PST0

On December 8, the Boston Globe asked why the individuals on the no-fly list are anything other than under arrest if they pose such a danger to public safety?
by AWR Hawkins10 Dec 2015, 9:47 AM PST0

As President Obama and Democrats in the House and Senate push a no-fly list recently rejected by The Washington Post and berated as unconstitutional by the Los Angeles Times, one thing is certain: the push comes at a time that conveniently distracts attention from the failure of Democrat-sponsored gun controls in California.
by AWR Hawkins10 Dec 2015, 9:09 AM PST0

Stephen Koff, Washington Bureau Chief for the Cleveland Plain Dealer has been trying to interview Democrat Senate candidate Ted Strickland about his views on gun control in light of the terrorist attack in San Bernardino.
by Mike Flynn8 Dec 2015, 7:22 PM PST0

On April 18, 2014, the New York Times published a scathing editorial on the no-fly list, describing it as “a violation of basic rights” and a list unsuitable for a “democratic society premised on due process.”
by AWR Hawkins8 Dec 2015, 6:30 PM PST0

On December 7, the Los Angeles Times countered Obama’s claim that the no-fly list should be used in background checks by pointing to the imprecision of the list and the fact that those on it “have not been convicted of doing anything wrong.”
by AWR Hawkins7 Dec 2015, 9:59 PM PST0

With the House GOP opposed to adding the imprecise no-fly list to background checks, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-12th) says it is “unconscionable” to oppose gun control that would not have stopped the San Bernardino attack.
by AWR Hawkins7 Dec 2015, 5:49 PM PST0

In a Sunday night address to the nation that will cement his legacy as a feckless failure in the War on Terror, President Obama demanded the power to strip Muslim-Americans of their civil rights. “To begin with,” Obama said, “Congress
by John Nolte7 Dec 2015, 7:37 AM PST0

During his December 6 terrorism address, President Obama urged Congress to act to be sure “no one on a no-fly list is able to buy a gun.”
by AWR Hawkins6 Dec 2015, 7:55 PM PST0

President Barack Obama needs a fact check. His argument that people on the “No-Fly List” should be banned from buying a gun shows a fundamental misunderstanding—or rejection—of constitutional rights.
by Ken Klukowski6 Dec 2015, 4:47 PM PST0

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.
by AWR Hawkins6 Dec 2015, 11:17 AM PST0

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.
by AWR Hawkins6 Dec 2015, 7:55 AM PST0

Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee argued that gun control is “the false argument that this White House has made in an attempt to dodge the real issue” and expressed opposition to keeping people on the No-Fly
by Ian Hanchett4 Dec 2015, 8:21 PM PST0

Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush stated that while there isn’t a “national federal government solution” on guns, it would be “appropriate” to keep people on the No-Fly List from buying guns, but “you would have to
by Ian Hanchett3 Dec 2015, 8:32 PM PST0

White House press secretary Josh Earnest is focusing on gun control.
by AWR Hawkins30 Nov 2015, 2:02 PM PST0

On November 20 Democrat presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton expressed astonishment that Republicans in the House and Senate oppose more gun control following terror attacks in Paris, France.
by AWR Hawkins24 Nov 2015, 2:04 PM PST0

On November 23 the White House focused on gun control as a means of shifting attention away from President Obama’s contentious push for Syrian refugees.
by AWR Hawkins23 Nov 2015, 4:07 PM PST0

After a week of subtly baiting the NRA to enter into a shouting match over the Democrats’ efforts to expand background checks to include the no-fly list, the New York Daily News is taking the not-so-subtle approach of setting up the
by AWR Hawkins23 Nov 2015, 6:26 AM PST0

On November 22 former Obama advisor David Axelrod tweeted that the refusal to expand gun control in the wake of the Paris attacks shows that the Republican caucus fears the NRA more than they fear ISIS.
by AWR Hawkins22 Nov 2015, 2:12 PM PST0

During the November 22 airing of This Week With George Stephanopoulos, Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump responded to a post-Paris push for more gun control by explaining that arresting enemies of the state removes the impetus for gun control.
by AWR Hawkins22 Nov 2015, 1:25 PM PST0