When David Ali Sonboly shot and killed nine people in Munich on Friday, he proved again the impotency of background checks, gun bans, and a whole list of other “stringent” and “restrictive” gun controls, none of which kept him from getting his hands on the pistol he used to slaughter innocents.
On July 23 New Yorkers Against Gun Violence (NYAGV) will be holding a march to protest CroffFit Games’ “lethal” Glock giveway.
On July 22 Hillary Clinton announced Tim Kaine as her running mate. Kaine is a Democrat Senator from Virginia who supports a ban on 15-round “clips” and “assault weapons,” and who wants to enact a law to hold gun dealers liable for the misuse of firearms.
Just hours after Donald Trump renewed his claim that Hillary Clinton wants to “abolish” the Second Amendment, PolitiFact tried to counter by suggesting that Clinton “misspoke” or misunderstand the Australian gun ban when she voiced support for it in October 2015.
FBI crime stats for 2014 show that no rifles of any kind–“assault” rifles or otherwise–were used to murder state residents in 2014, the last year for which such stats are available.
During his July 21 speech at the Republican National Convention, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reasserted his commitment to protect the Second Amendment while warning that Hillary Clinton would “abolish” it.
During his July 21 speech at the Republican National Convention, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio described Donald Trump as a “law and order” candidate who “will build the wall” along the southern border to keep our nation secure.
Mike Pence not only brings a strong gun rights record to the Republican ticket, but also a real history of warring against gun control while a U.S. Representative and, thereafter, the Governor of Indiana.
Four Seasons gun shop in Woburn sent out an email as soon as it learned of Healey’s directive. The email said the store would not be able to sell AR-15s or other guns categorized as “assault weapons” after July 20. Bruce Sterling rushed to the gun store, saying, “It seemed like it made a lot of sense to come and get an AR-15 today.”
On two days–July 23-24–persons who join or renew their membership while in the store will be given a gift card they can use make purchases in Bass Pro. There will be an NRA representative in every store and Bass Pro is calling the event, “NRA Membership Drive.”
On July 20, a three-judge panel of the United State Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard a case aimed at forcing Attorney General Kamala Harris to clarify California’s “assault weapons” ban, thereby limiting arrests resulting from the law’s ambiguities.
A 17-year-old girl, who was home alone, retrieved a handgun and confronted a would-be home intruder, warning, “I have a gun. I’m going to shoot.”
During a July 20 interview with USA Today, NRA-ILA’s Chris Cox said that Hillary Clinton lies when she denies her goal is to confiscate guns.
The Massachusetts AG said she made the decision after “assault weapons” were recently used in high-profile attacks in Baton Rouge, Dallas, and Orlando, and prior to that in Newtown, Aurora, and San Bernardino. She did not tie any of these attacks to sales in her state, but she is ending the sales nonetheless.
Suspecting Zuniga was in the garage, officers drew their guns and entered while Skates sang the “Cops” theme song. Inside the garage, officers found Zuniga and a 16-year-old. Skates said, “I’m telling you, it was stellar. I’d pay to do it next time.”
Now a “Twitter militia” has emerged, comprised of persons who “spend their free time” searching out such sales Facebook and flagging them so they can be stopped.
Americans for Responsible Solutions (ARS), and others argue that the favorable of the NRA is too great, and success on gun control cannot be achieved by targeting them by name.
During the second day of the Republican National Convention, the NRA-ILA’s Chris Cox explained that this election is about securing the Second Amendment by keeping Hillary Clinton away from the Supreme Court. In no uncertain terms, he made clear that her machinations include reversing District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) and gutting the Second Amendment, yet he assured the audience that there is a sure preventative to such travesty–and that preventative is Donald Trump.
Just before 2 p.m. local time, a police officer in Kansas City, Kansas, was shot and transported to a hospital in critical condition after stopping the vehicle of an individual believed to be involved in an earlier shooting.
On July 19, Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom tweeted that it is “easier to get a gun than a happy meal in California.”
Pistol permits for citizens in “Danbury [Connecticut] and seven surrounding towns” are running “30 percent” above the previous record, set in the post-Sandy Hook climate of 2013.
Gun store owners in California say the demand for AR-15s has skyrocketed in the wake of the new gun controls signed by Governor Jerry Brown (D) on July 1.
Tyson Gross arrived at the Cleveland riverfront rally Monday for Donald Trump wearing a “Hillary for Prison” T-shirt — and openly carrying a Glock handgun on his hip.
In the wake of the heinous shootings of police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge, the sheriff–Richard Jones, of Butler County, Ohio–reminded his civilian staff to observe and obey all Ohio concealed carry laws, but stressed that being armed is part of the “extra caution” he wants his employees to take at this time.
On July 15, an alleged home burglar armed with a machete surrendered after being confronted by a homeowner with a handgun.
Governor Mike Pence (R) is a strong advocate for the Second Amendment who brings an undeniable pro-gun voting record to Donald Trump’s presidential aspirations.
Shaun King, writing at the New York Daily News, reacted to the deaths of three Baton Rouge police officers by claiming that background checks cannot work; therefore, it is time to confiscate all “assault rifles.”
California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom responded Sunday to the shooting deaths of three Baton Rouge police officers by blaming “the firearms industry, its spokespeople at the National Rifle Association, and their paid subsidiaries.”
Just over a year after instituting universal background checks, Oregon Governor Kate Brown (D) is pushing a ban on the purchases of “high capacity” magazines.
Ohio Governor John Kasich (R) has rejected a Cleveland Police request that he take executive action to ban openly carried firearms during at the Republican Convention this week.
In the wake of the heinous Sunday morning attack that took the lives of three Baton Rouge police officers, East Baton Rouge Sheriff Gautreaux stressed that the attack was not a gun issue as much as it was an issue
San Diego businessman Barry Bahrami has filed papers with the state Attorney General’s office to secure a referenda to repeal the six gun controls in “Gunmageddon.”
The director of next week’s Southern California CrossFit Games is standing strong amid criticism, maintaining that prizes will include Glock handguns.
On July 14, Texas police detective Nick Selby penned an op-ed in which he described gun control pushes as misplaced, arguing instead for criminal control.
On July 12, DeSoto, Texas, police said they issued a report on a robber who entered a Waffle House with an AK-47, only to be shot and critically wounded by an armed customer with a handgun.
Law enforcement sources in Nice confirmed Friday that the July 14 terror attack was cut short by a citizen who jumped into the cab of the semi-truck and fought with the terrorist driving the vehicle.
A man is dead after opening fire on four Baltimore police officers on Thursday night.
Nearly 88 percent of police chiefs stated their conviction that “any vetted citizen” should be able to purchase a gun “for sport or self-defense.”
The Brady Campaign intimated that a Trump/Pence ticket would expand places where guns can be carried for self-defense, whether those carrying are “in a classroom or a crowded nightclub.”
On July 13, Arapahoe County prosecutors released details on a January shooting in which a Colorado deputy opened fire during an attempted robbery and shot a bullet down the barrel of a suspect’s pistol.
