Gun Rights

OPINION: Democrats and their media allies have been falsely calling Republicans racist for a long time. It used to be that they would pick their spots and use the charge sparingly for maximum political effect. Today, leftists just issue blanket accusations against all their adversaries at once, hoping that some of the mud sticks and

California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference following a shooting at a VTA yard that resulted in nine deaths in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, May, 26, 2021. (Randy Vazquez/ Bay Area News Group) Injecting a dramatic proposal into the nation’s gun debate, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday called for an amendment to

That National Rifle Association rebuked California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Thursday for proposing to enshrine gun control into the United States Constitution. What did Newsom propose? The far-left governor is proposing a 28th Amendment to enshrine four gun-control regulations into the Constitution. The proposed amendment would, according to Newsom: Raise “the federal minimum age

Show Caption Hide Caption California Gov. Gavin Newsom on shootings in state: ‘Only in America’ Seven people were killed at plant nurseries near Half Moon Bay, Calif., shortly after a gunman went on a shooting rampage in Monterey Park. Scott L. Hall and Patrick Colson-Price, USA TODAY California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed Thursday adding a

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed an amendment to the U.S. Constitution on Thursday that would dramatically roll back gun rights enshrined in the Second Amendment since the nation’s founding. “The American people are sick of Congress’ inaction,” Newsom said through his personal Twitter account. His proposed 28th Amendment to the constitution, he said in a tweet

The U.S. House is expected to hold a vote next week on H.J.Res.44, legislation that would overturn the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) pistol brace rule. H.J.Res.44, sponsored by Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) and Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC), is a disapproval resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) that would invalidate ATF’s brace rule

In what’s seen as a blow to gun rights activists, a U.S. District Court judge said Washington state’s new assault weapons ban will move forward. A lawsuit challenged House Bill 1240, but Court Judge Robert Bryan ruled in favor of Attorney General Bob Ferguson as the case failed to show “enough possible irreparable harm.” “Considering

California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a proposal Thursday to amend the US Constitution to restrict gun ownership rights, including enforcing universal background checks and raising the firearm purchase age to 21. The Democrat said his “28th Amendment” — which he claims will leave the Second Amendment “unchanged” — calls for four new measures to help

Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Columnists Gun ownership (and hence, violence) in the U.S. is embraced as part of the natural social cost of living. There’s no sign this attitude is changing. Mourners gather at a public vigil for the victims and survivors of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, March 29, 2023, where a

ATLANTA — Within hours of a U.S. Supreme Court decision dismantling a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, Texas lawmakers announced plans to implement a strict voter ID law that was blocked by a federal court. Lawmakers in Alabama said they would press forward with a similar law that was on hold. The ruling

Former Vice President Mike Pence is an official Republican 2024 presidential candidate, setting up a showdown with his old boss former President Donald Trump. Pence jumped into the race to challenge Trump for the nomination with a campaign speech in Des Moines, Iowa, home to the GOP first-in-the-nation caucuses and a crucial early nominating state.

President Joe Biden could face a familial wrinkle in his gun control effort: Hunter Biden. Vice President Kamala Harris noted on Friday that gun control will be a major part of the Biden administration’s legislative agenda going into 2024. The administration plans to seek bans on semi-automatic rifles and red-flag laws that allow the confiscation of firearms

The NRA seeks to intervene in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, to obtain injunctive relief stopping the ATF from enforcing its unconstitutional rule – which reverses its long-standing position that pistol braces do not transform pistols into rifles subject to onerous registration and taxation requirements under the National

Townhall has covered how several blue states, including Colorado, Michigan, and Illinois, have introduced legislation meant to curb Americans’ Second Amendment rights. This includes restrictions on where firearms can be carried and bans on so-called “assault weapons,” which typically refers to AK-47s, AR-15s, and M-16s.  On Tuesday, Democrat Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed a gun

The National Rifle Association on Wednesday moved to intervene in a legal challenge to the pistol brace rule being implemented under the Biden administration by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). The Second Amendment rights organization filed a legal brief in a pending case in Texas to shield NRA members from the

On Tuesday, anti-gun Gov. Ned Lamont inked his signature on more Second Amendment restrictions in Connecticut.  The Governor signed H.6667 which contained several firearm restrictions, including a ban on open carry and the adoption of gun rationing, limiting a person to 3 pistols per month.  The bill also bans and requires registration of Connecticut “others”

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