Study Finds Women Gun Owners Are More Political
Guns “empower” women, and this empowerment also makes female gun owners more politically active, according to a new study. “Intersectionality in Action: Gun Ownership and Women’s Political Participation,” was published July 2019 in Social Science Quarterly. Its lead author is Alexandra Middlewood, who holds a doctorate in political science and …
Virginia Police Chief Advocates Ban on All Guns at U.S. House “Assault Weapons” Hearing
On Sept. 25, the Democrat-led U.S. House Judiciary Committee held a 3 ½ hour “hearing” entitled “Protecting America From Assault Weapons.” That framing of the issue underscored the erroneous notion that Americans need protection from inanimate objects, rather than from violent criminals who have and always will use any means …
Trading Freedom for Safety
“[N]othing is more important than ensuring that our fellow students feel safe,” explained the editors of The Daily Northwestern, the campus newspaper at Northwestern University. The statement was part of a lengthy apology published by the editors, after reporters had covered a public speech (and related disruptions and protests) by …
NRA Files Joint Legal Challenge Against Firearm Storage Initiative Petition
On Friday, the National Rifle Association announced the filing of a joint legal challenge with the Oregon Hunters Association to contest Oregon Initiative Petition 40, which seeks to impose sweeping restrictions on the storage of legally owned firearms. “Denying law-abiding gun owners the ability to choose a storage solution that …
Florida: 60-Year-Old Man Guns Down Armed Robber: “Don’t Put An AK-47 In My Face!”
A 60-year-old Miami man turned the tables on a robber, armed with an AK-47. Now, the robber is dead. So, what happened? Donovan Stewart said that he shot and killed a robber after the man knocked on the door of his van while he was sleeping and became violent as …
Florida Homeowner Uses AR-15-platform Rifle to Protect Himself from 4 Alleged Home Invaders
A Florida homeowner used an AR-15-platform rifle to protect himself from four alleged home invaders who reportedly broke into his house intending to rob him. An hour before the invasion, one of the men apparently knocked on the door and attempted to lure the homeowner outside by claiming to need …
Professor Elizabeth Warren Offers Class in Political Linguistics
Gun control advocates understand the power of language, if not the effective use of it. Over the years the anti-gun establishment has attempted to move away from the term “gun control” to more benign-sounding alternatives such as “commonsense gun safety” or “gun reform.” Their goal of civilian disarmament has remained …
Joe Biden Wants to Ban 9mm Pistols
A week after he told voters that the Second Amendment doesn’t protect “a magazine with a hundred clips in it,” 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden offered supporters more of his singular brand of anti-gun nonsense. While attending a private campaign event in Seattle, the former vice president reportedly called …
Gun Confiscation: The Exit-Strategy for Failing Campaigns?
The Democrats seeking their party’s nomination to take on President Donald Trump in 2020 have created somewhat of a clown-car atmosphere, with the field eclipsing two-dozen declared candidates at times. Currently, the number stands at a “manageable” 19 individuals to be vetted by Democrat voters. As befits the clown-car analogy, …
The Consequences Of A Population Disinterested In Politics
Virginians will soon come to realize that not taking an interest in politics will reap its consequences as it was famously said by Raymond Brannen that politics will take an interest in you. In America, people with a dream can go a long way and make something of their lives. This …