FLASHBACK–Beto O’Rourke: AR-15 Sales Should Be Banned
Beto O’Rourke (D) suggested AR-15 sales should be banned in America.

Beto O’Rourke (D) suggested AR-15 sales should be banned in America.

The College of Southern Nevada professor who allegedly shot himself to protest President Trump left behind letters saying he actually shot himself in protest of AR-15 rifles and malnutrition.

JAMA published a new gun control study prefaced with the claim that “semiautomatic rifles” were banned 1994-2004.

Recently I drew a bit of attention for calling out a New Hampshire congressional candidate and Marine veteran Maura Sullivan. Her inability to support the Second Amendment now that she is no longer in uniform simply rubbed me the wrong way.

VICE calls for AR-15 owners to be forced to buy insurance as a way of collectivizing risk.

Gun control activist David Hogg suggested AR-15s cannot be used for self-defense because they shoot further than handguns.

During day two of the Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) tried to redefine “common use” as it applies to firearms. Feinstein addressed Kavanaugh, saying, “You specifically argued that the DC ‘assault weapons’ ban was unconstitutional, and I

Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) claimed there have been “hundreds” of school shootings with “assault weapons.”

Brett Kavanaugh told Sen. Dianne Feinstein that AR-15s and similar rifles are in “common use” because they are “widely owned.”

During day one of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) accused him of being beyond “pro-gun” and suggested more people will die in mass shootings if he is confirmed.

More than nine million AR-15 rifles were manufactured for U.S. sales during Barack Obama’s presidency.

Marine Gunnery Sgt. (ret.) Jessie Jane Duff mocked the “dainty” way Congressional primary candidate Maura Sullivan (D-NH-1) held an AR-15 while calling for a ban on the weapon and other restrictions on the Second Amendment as well.

While I grew up shooting, even considering my firearm experiences in the Marine Corps with the M16-A2 service rifle, which I loved, I was never a huge fan of 5.56 ammunition.

Bismarck, North Dakota, is seeking fifteen AR-15s for school resource officers (SROs), and they want to store those guns at the schools, where officers could quickly grab them in the event of an attack.

Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) is pushing to ban guns that have been illegal since the 1988 passage of the Undetectable Firearms Act.

In its settlement with Cody Wilson’s Defense Distributed the government admitted that semi-automatic firearms below .50 caliber are not weapons of war.

In an ongoing attempt to maintain support for gun control the Los Angeles Times describes commonly-owned semiautomatic firearms as “rapid-fire weapons.”

An “assault weapons” ban failed to pass a Delaware Senate committee last week but Senate President Pro Tempore David McBride (D-13) says he will bring it to whole Senate for a vote anyway.

Farmer Jeffrey Scott Kirschenmann tried to register an AR-15 with the state per California’s latest “assault weapons” ban requirements and ended up having his home raided, firearms confiscated, and faces 12 felony counts.

There are certain words and terms in the English language that carry negative connotations and conjure unfavorable images in peoples’ minds, regardless of the facts or contexts in which the terms are used. One such term is “assault weapon.”

It has been nearly four months since the attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Within minutes of that attack the political left called for immediate action, including a ban on AR-15s, a ban on bump stocks, and raising the age to buy any long gun from 18 to 21 years old.

Patrick Ryan (D) is a New York Congressional candidate who believes the First Amendment has limits and therefore the Second Amendment must be limited as well.

USA Today demonized the AR-15 on Friday after reporting that the Santa Fe High School gunman used a revolver and a shotgun in his attack.

An art exhibit opening in Chicago’s Daley Plaza suggests buying an AR-15 is as no more complicated than renting a bike.

A student in California’s South Pasadena High School was questioned and accused of promoting “violence” by wearing a “Come and Take It” shirt to school.

Breitbart News spoke to a lone protester at the NRA convention Friday and he could not defend the continued presence of gun-free school zones.

Two residents in Glen St. Mary, Florida, turned the tide on five home invasion suspects by opening fire with an AR-15 and a 9mm handgun.

As a summer project, Breitbart News is doing an AR-15 build using parts and accessories from Radical Firearms, DoubleStar, Battle Tested Equipment, Sightmark, and others.

During a gun control debate at the most recent Greensboro City Council meeting city resident Mark Robinson rose to speak and made known that the citizens of the city are “going to keep [their rights], come hell or high water.”

Piers Morgan used a series of tweets Monday to call for a ban on all semi-automatic guns and stress his conviction that “no civilian needs one.”

The AR-15 is a legendary American firearm that has become steeped in myth while being maligned by leftists eager to blame the rifle, rather than the criminal who uses it.

While students marched for gun control in Washington, DC, Americans were doing Google searches on “NRA membership” at a record pace.

Rapper Vic Mensa performed for Saturday’s student march for gun control, coined the March for Our Lives, although he was arrested last year on a concealed handgun charge.

On Tuesday MSNBC correspondent Joy Reid suggested the Great Mills High School shooter would have accessed an AR-15 to outgun the school’s resource officer “if the NRA had its way.”
The ATF is investigating after “school teacher and Democrat” Karen Mallard posted a video online which showed her cutting up an AR-15.

Dick’s Sporting Goods gun salesman Griffin McCullar resigned from hia job this week, citing a refusal to work in an environment dominated by “liberal policies.”

A federal case in California targeting the Mexican Mafia prison gang revealed that members stored weapons and drugs near local schools. Some of the weapons stored by the gang include AR-15s.

Kroger announced Thursday that it will not longer sell firearms or ammunition to persons under 21 years of age.

Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) partnered with Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) Wednesday to push more gun control for “assault weapon” sales in America.

First off an AR-15 is not an “Assault Rifle,” as it is not capable of firing in burst or automatic modes.
