On December 10, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said it is “tragic” that Americans are pouring into gun stores to buy weapons because America is already “awash in guns.”
On December 11, UCLA law professor Adam Winkler argued that securing a ban on “assault rifles won’t reduce gun violence” and will hurt the gun control movement by revealing that “the only thing unique about assault rifles is their menacing name and look.”
On December 8 Fox News reported that more than 100 million guns have been sold since the election of President Obama.
A majority of Americans oppose an “assault weapons” ban for the first time in 20 years of New York Times’ polling on the topic.
Hughes Springs Police Chief Randy Kennedy is warning President Obama that any attempt to disarm the American people will result in “revolution.”
Gun sales are skyrocketing from California to Green Bay and beyond following the San Bernardino terror attacks and President Obama’s subsequent calls for more gun controls on law-abiding citizens.
In light of the Democrat-sponsored gun control following the San Bernardino attack, it is crucial to remember the important role armed citizens play in keeping themselves and others safe.
A New York sheriff, David Cole is calling on concealed permit holders in his county to carry a gun “at all times” to help fight terrorism.
On December 7, Steve Israel (D-NY-3) said Democrats have various tools they can use to “force and even shame” the GOP into bending the knee on gun control in the wake of the San Bernardino terror attacks.
On December 6, Sheriff Michael A. Helmig called on concealed carry permit holders in Boone County, Kentucky, to carry their guns daily to aid law enforcement in the fight against “radicalized Islamic extremists.”
WASHINGTON D.C.—The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a city ordinance in Illinois restricting so-called “assault weapons.” Two justices dissented from the Court’s denying review and noted a disturbing trend against the Second Amendment.
Florida Sheriff Wayne Ivey is urging county residents with a concealed permit to carry guns with them and be mentally prepared to use those guns to defend themselves from terrorists.
During the December 6 airing of This Week with George Stephanopoulos, Democrat presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton made clear her position that gun control is part of the fight against terrorists.
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.”
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.
The Islamist assault in San Bernardino may prove to be the turning point in the Islamist war on America. Americans are realizing that it’s time to get deadly serious about defending themselves. Our problem is no longer national security, it is hometown security.
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 November 29 a salesman was allegedly “ambushed” by two suspects in a strip mall parking lot and “pistol-whipped” before drawing his own gun, opening fire, and wounding one of the two suspects.
A record number of gun-buyers flooded into retail stores on Black Friday, according to federal data, which showed that background checks surged to an unprecedented 185,345.
Detroit Police Chief James Craig says terrorists “want unarmed citizens” and he thinks the growing number of citizens armed for self-defense could dissuade terrorists from targeting the Motor City the way they targeted Paris.
During the November 29 airing of This Week With George Stephanopoulos, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA-28th) blamed the Planned Parenthood shooting on the failure to pass gun controls that have been on the books in Colorado since 2013.
A CNN anchor acknowledged Sunday that gun control didn’t stop the triple-murder shooting in Colorado.
Colorado has expanded background checks, a “high capacity” magazine ban, and two high profile shootings within a month’s time.
On November 28 Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump told supporters in Sarasota, Florida, that he is “Second Amendment 100%.”
