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...
Assault Weapons Ban
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,...
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...
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...
Alberta Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Explains that his Province will not help the Canadian Federal Government Confiscate “Assault Weapons”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OORVcRfKN4 The Alberta Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Tyler Shandro has strong language about how Justin Trudeau's assault weapons ban will not make Albertans any safer and how the ban depends a lot on Canadian's ignorance...
Canada moves to a “Mandatory” Semi-Auto Rifle Buyback Program
Under the label of "assault-style" weapon, the Canadian government plans to ban a broad range of semi-automatic rifles. They have already prohibited the sale or transfer of these guns, but now comes the mandatory confiscation. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair claims...
Biden on Assault weapons
When we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went down. When the law expired, mass shootings tripled. -- Joe Biden, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Transcript of Biden's Speech Tuesday night about the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas There was no...
CBS Demonizing Bushmaster 223s, claiming they are particularly good at penetrating body armor, saying they are military-grade weapons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl0XUk_owVc This episode of NCIS LA is replete with gun control advocates' false claims. They assert that the Bushmaster is military-grade firepower and that it has some type of unique ability to penetrate body armor. What follows is...
Ukraine gave out 18,000 assault rifles to civilians in Kyiv in one day
https://rumble.com/embed/vtg0x3/?pub=vzmga Some real heroes who felt that they had no other alternative. In about a day, the Ukrainian government gave out 18,000 machine guns to civilians in a country where gun ownership is very rare and they weren't previously...
At the Federalist: No, The SCOTUS Ruling On Abortion Doesn’t Affect California Gun Laws
John Lott has a new piece at The Federalist about Gavin Newsom's promise to use the US Supreme Court decision on Texas' abortion law to push new gun control in California. You would never know it from the reaction of President Biden and Governor Gavin Newsom, but the...
Beto O’Rourke on pushes ban on “weapons of war” and reversing Texas’ Constitutional Carry
Beto O'Rourke in talking about the Kyle Rittenhouse case: "This entire tragedy makes the case that we should not allow our fellow Americans to own and use weapons that were originally designed for battlefield use. That AR-15, that AK-47, has one single solitary...