During the Democrat National Convention, the only two issues that Vice President Kamala Harris came out clearly on were abortion and gun control. Here is a Tweet she put out on X on Sunday, August 25, 2024.
Assault Weapon Ban
Kamala Harris’ Talk to the American Federation of Teachers on July 25, 2024: Her discussion on gun control
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPcZGZBwFbI Kamala Harris' talk to the American Federation of Teachers on July 25, 2024: "While you try to create safe and welcoming places where our children can learn, extremists attack our freedom to live safe from gun violence. They...
Remembering Kamala Harris Supporting a Mandatory Buyback Program for Guns that She wants Banned.
In 2019, Kamala Harris wanted the US to follow Australia's gun confiscation program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C6tEmqziE0 In this late 2019 debate, Kamala Harris once again puts herself to the left of Joe Biden on gun control. While both support a ban on...
The Democrat legislation that originally tried to ban bump stocks in a way that could be used to ban semi-automatic guns generally
any part, combination of parts, component, device, attachment, or accessory that is designed or functions to accelerate the rate of fire of a semiautomatic rifle but not convert the semiautomatic rifle into a machinegun. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Rep. Carlos...
UPDATE: With all the concern about assault weapons, how has the share of murders with rifles changed over time?
August 12, 2023 With all the concern about assault weapons since the federal ban sunset in 2004, it is interesting to see what a small share of murders are committed with any type of rifle and how even that share has fallen over time. The percentage of firearm murders...
At the Albuquerque Journal: AR- or AK-style rifles for civilian market are different from military weapons
Dr. John Lott has a piece in the Albuquerque Journal responding to a piece that Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham had earlier this week. Part of Lott's piece was cut out by the newspaper and is included at the end below. . The term “assault weapon” is nonsensical. In 2022,...
Despite a Late Surge in Registrations, Few Gun Owners in Illinois have Registered their Assault Weapons or Accessories, such as “large” capacity magazines
The Illinois State Police won’t pursue charges against Illinois residents who didn’t register their weapons that fall under the new law by the January 1st deadline. The ISP says the FOID Portal will remain open and people can submit endorsement affidavits at any time....
With 2,415,481 FOID cards in Illinois, Only 15,877 have so far registered their firearms and 8,335 have registered their accessories, such as “large” capacity magazines
Illinois has its new registration rules for grandfathered “assault weapons” (e.g., semi-automatic rifles) and large capacity magazines. Not everyone who has a FOID card may own a gun, though a large majority of those owning guns likely own standard magazines, which...
Biden Complaining about Weapons having 100 rounds in the Chamber
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-JKQkc7cBU Could someone please help us identify the guns Biden describes that can hold 100 rounds in the chamber? All the guns we know about can only hold one bullet at a time in the chamber, but, obviously, we have much to learn...
Biden Keeps Calling for Bans on Semi-automatic Guns
Biden keeps repeating a call for banning all semi-automatic guns. He keeps calling for a ban guns that fire 9-mm or higher caliber ammunition, and given that this clearly also involves most handguns, isn't it obvious that he wants to ban the vast majority of handguns?...
Powerful decision out of Illinois, Federal Court Declares Illinois Assault Weapon and Magazine bans to be Unconstitutional, showing how important Republican-appointed judges are.
In a powerfully written decision, Judge Stephen P. McGlynn of the Southern District of Illinois said Illinois' new assault weapon ban known as the Protect Illinois Communities Act, or PICA, is likely to be found unconstitutional when the case goes to trial, and the...
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna saying that California’s strict gun control laws aren’t working
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4NSBuwklQM Here is a statement from Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna saying that California has among the strictest gun control laws in the country, and they aren't working. Of course, some would argue that California has the...