In response to GOP Targets Reid In 2016: If Republicans can find a viable candidates to take on Reid in 2016, a candidate that can refrain from veering too far to the right of crazy, they will be Reid. Reid
In an interview with People magazine, rapper Nelly said his message to boys who want to date his daughters is, “I’m a proud member of the NRA.” In a video of the interview, Nelly said being a father is more
One week after NRA-endorsed candidates won over 90 percent of 279 Congressional races and pro-gun Republicans took the Senate away from Democrats, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America founder Shannon Watts spun the gun control loses as proof
With the midterms a week behind us and a future of expanded gun rights on the horizon, Pennsylvania Democratic lawmakers are pushing in the other direction. They are trying to block the implementation of pro-gun legislation that outgoing Governor Tom
With the midterm elections largely decided, save for a small number of races, federal gun control legislation that seemed improbable with a Democrat-run Senate looks nearly impossible with a Senate run by Republicans. In fact, the door on federal gun
As Democrat postmortem sets in and gun control proponents grasp for ways to explain the political beating they took on November 4, the explanation is already evident to voters — “It’s the Second Amendment, stupid.” In 1992 James Carville provided
During the November 6 airing of Morning Edition, NPR national political correspondent Don Gonyea surveyed the post-election makeup of state legislatures across the country and said the midterms left Democrats in their “worst position since something called the Civil War.”
While Michael Bloomberg batted about 50/50 on prominent endorsements and Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly’s efforts were decimated, the NRA received a “95 percent return rate” on election contributions. According to CBS News, “The National Rifle Association’s Political Victory Fund
On November 5, Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety emerged from the Republicans’ historic midterm victories to say that gun control is a proven “winner.” According to Capital, Group President John Feinblatt said, “We are showing that after years of
On November 4, candidates supported by gun control proponent Michael Bloomberg and his various gun control groups fared so badly that one of his groups–Moms Demand Action–is counting the defeat of quasi pro-gun Democrats as a victory. They are doing
Following the shellacking that voters handed gun control candidates on November 4, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America founder Shannon Watts emerged to say that her group “[has] the momentum” and their push for control will continue. In
As the election returns came in on November 4 one thing was evident–the Second Amendment crushed gun control candidates in Senate and gubernatorial races around the country. In so doing, the Second Amendment annihilated the left’s relentless claim that 90
From AZ-2 to NH-1, from the Florida gubernatorial race to the race for Governor in Oregon, gun rights are on the line in the November 4 elections. In AZ-2, pro-Second Amendment candidate Martha McSally (R) is running against gun control incumbent
The NRA has sent a letter to Douglas County, Georgia, Board of Elections supervisor Laurie Fulton, demanding the board lift their ban on clothing with the NRA name on it. Breitbart News reported that election officials in that county told
With the Connecticut gubernatorial election less than a week away, and Gov. Daniel Malloy (D) running slightly behind pro-Second Amendment candidate Tom Foley (R), Michael Bloomberg, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and Gabby Giffords have pulled out
With the November 4 elections less than a week away, the NRA’s First Freedom magazine puts everything into perspective by reminding voters that “Your Second Amendment freedom has never been more important.” The special election issue is emblazoned with the caption,
The NRA doesn’t think much of Florida’s Democrat gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist. It’s giving him a “D” grade for his support of more gun control. Meanwhile, though, Gabby Giffords’ Americans for Responsible Solutions (ARS) is giving Crist $100,000. Crist was
The New York Times mocked an NRA ad that shows a rape victim speaking up for her right to bear arms for self-defense. The ad features Kimberly Weeks–a “survivor of violent crime”–telling gun control proponent Michael Bloomberg that he “[does] not
When Douglasville, Georgia’s Bundy Cobb went to the polls for early voting he was asked to remove his “NRA Instructor” hat before casting his vote. He complied, but says his “right to express himself” was “infringed.” Cobb is the second
On October 21, The New York Times charged the NRA of accusing “guilt by association” with an ad suggesting Senate candidate Bruce Braley (D-IA) is a gun control supporter in line with Michael Bloomberg. To do this the Times highlighted part
As millionaires and billionaires continue to push universal background checks and handgun registration in Washington state, their donations for Initiative 594 (I-594) have reached “nearly $9.5 million.” On August 26, Breitbart News reported that one-percenters were bankrolling I-594. At that point,
On October 15 CNN ran a segment on Newsroom in which they claimed Americans are ignorant on Ebola because of the National Rifle Association. CNN joined a long line of mainstream voices–MSBNC and the Los Angeles Times among them–who have
Call it another example of CNN boss Jeff Zucker’s reverse-Midas touch. On Wednesday, TVNewser reported that CNN is canceling “Unguarded” as the network slashes 8% of its workforce even as some of its top anchors rake in millions of dollars. Rachel Nichols, who was Zucker’s first
SHREVEPORT, Louisiana — Tea Party-backed retired Air Force Col. Rob Maness outperformed the political establishment’s expectations during the U.S. Senate debate here Tuesday evening, where he faced off against incumbent Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and GOP establishment-backed candidate Rep.
