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Republican Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) was booed at his home state’s annual Republican Party convention on Friday over his work with Democrats to achieve “bipartisan” gun control. 

The desperate desire to “do something” blinds gun-control advocates to the fact that their so-called solutions won’t do anything to prevent the next mass shooting. And, unfortunately, too many Republicans accept the flawed premises of the gun-control movement.

Republican J.D. Vance, who is running for U.S. Senate in Ohio, responded by President Biden’s Thursday night gun control push by noting that none of the proposals would reduce gun violence in the U.S.

A plurality of voters blame mental health issues for mass shootings committed by young men, a Rasmussen Reports survey released Tuesday found.

On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks said it’s possible to persuade some people by rephrasing gun control as “gun regulation. Like, we have driving regulation, we have cars, and we regulate the cars.” And stated that

On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN Tonight,” Homeland Security Advisory Council Co-Chair and former Police Commissioner of Boston, Los Angeles, and New York Bill Bratton argued that “Guns are here to stay.” And “An assault weapons ban isn’t going to help us.”

Pennsylvania Senate candidate Mehmet Oz released a video to shore up his pro-gun claims, and the video showed him holding his thumb behind the slide of a Glock handgun while he fired it.

Mehmet Oz, aka Dr. Oz, held a campaign stop in Lower Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where he reportedly told would-be voters that he supports a red flag law. 

The House of Representatives passed a final version of the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Tuesday night which does not contain the red flag law language present in the original.

Two provisions staunchly opposed by a group of House Republicans have been scrapped from the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act.

Mother Jones pushed red flag laws after announcing that former executive director of Everytown for Gun Safety, Mark Glaze, killed himself. 

Pro-Second Amendment, anti-red flag Winsome Sears (R) emerged as the victor in Tuesday’s lieutenant governor election in Virginia.

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee passed Rep. Lucy McBath’s (D-GA) red flag legislation on Wednesday.

As of October 19, 2021, Portland, Oregon, has surpassed the record number of homicides for a given year with 67 homicides year-to-date.

The Violence Against Women Act of 2021 (VAWA) which passed the House in the Spring and could now be taken up by the Senate contains a red flag provision applying even to those involved in non-romantic relationships.

Reps. Richard Hudson (R-NC), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), and 161 other lawmakers sent a September 29, 2021, letter to House and Senate Armed Services Committees urging removal the red flag provision from the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

The 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) contains a provision allowing military courts to issue orders restraining military personnel from “possessing, receiving, or otherwise accessing a firearm.”

Modern history provides troubling proof that loss of liberty is preceded by disarmament of citizens. This week, the most obvious example is right before our eyes as we watch the Cuban people pleading for freedom. 

President Joe Biden will renew the gun control push at the federal level during his Wednesday speech on crime.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a proposed rule Monday that will designate certain AR-pistols as “short barreled rifles” and place them under the purview of the National Firearms Act of 1934

The Illinois House passed a legislation Wednesday expanding the scope of “Firearms Restraining Orders” to include the confiscation of firearm parts. 

Democrats in the Ohio House are pushing a red flag law and universal background checks, among other gun controls.

Appearing on Steve Malzberg’s weekly Sunday commentary show “Eat the Press” Dr. John Lott, president of the Crime Prevention Research Center and author of Gun Control Myths, blasted President Joe Biden’s recent gun control proposals, claiming they were based on “lies” and will endanger “blacks and hispanics” living in high crime urban areas.

President Joe Biden put forward executive gun controls Thursday to fight what he called “an epidemic” of gun crime across the country.

Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed legislation Tuesday to outlaw enforcement of red flag laws in the state of Oklahoma.

Red flag laws are a baseless, weak, and unrealistic solution to solving the problem of gun violence in our country.

Virginia Democrat lawmakers are pushing ahead with Red Flag Law legislation just days after thousands of gun owners rallied for the Second Amendment.

Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins says he will “deputize thousands” to defend gun rights should incoming Democrats use their legislative positions to enact more gun control in Virginia.

Democrats are worried about “Russians” interfering with our elections? California Democrats simply ignore elections.

President Donald Trump criticized former Rep. Beto O’Rourke on Wednesday for his new-found push to ban AR-15s and AK-47s.

On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks praised red flag laws and argued that on guns “it’s important to at least crack the wall of inaction.” Brooks stated, “I think the smart thing to do would be to…withhold weapons

Before Congress took its August break, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declared that when the Senate returns, it will take up gun control in light of the El Paso and Dayton mass shootings. He said, “What we can’t do is fail to pass something.”

Like all Americans, I’ve been deeply moved and horrified by the recent spate of mass shootings. Surely, I thought, there must be some commonsense gun regulations that could put an end to the carnage — red-flag laws, longer waiting periods, age limits, something! 

On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “MTP Daily,” Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) stated that a red flag law could be part of a bill package, but “an essential component would have to be these universal background checks.” Host Steve Kornacki asked,

Even Chris Cuomo himself would agree that he should turn in his guns and, in the future, let Moe Greene handle the unruly customers.

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) stated that he has never seen President Trump as determined as he is to ensure law enforcement can act before people who have