You would think that the Heller and MacDonald U.S. Supreme Court decisions would prevent states from banning all handguns in a state, but California's microstamping regulation will soon move to ban all handguns. The irony is that if the Supreme Court strikes down the...
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How many times does Biden have to say that he wants to ban handguns before people believe him?
You know, the future is cut short by a man with a stolen Glock with 40 rounds — a magazine with 40 rounds. And it’s really a weapon of war. One of the things I was proudest of years ago, when I was in the Senate — I was able to get these weapons and the...
Taliban in Afghan start confiscating weapons from civilians
The Taliban are collecting weapons and ammunition from civilians in Kabul following their swift takeover of Afghanistan.A Taliban official told Reuters that people no longer needed weapons for personal protection because “they can now feel safe” since the...
Updated: Biden says he wants to ban semi-automatic guns, including handguns
Biden: “Actually, crime is down; gun violence and murder rates are up. Guns. I’m the only guy that ever got passed legislation when I was a senator, that made sure we eliminated assault weapons. The idea you need a weapon that can have the ability to fire 20, 30, 40,...
Joe Biden explains that he would have voted against the DC v Heller decision, the implication is that would allow the government to ban all guns
On September 12th, 2020, Joe Biden held a Townhall in New Hampshire. One of the questions that he was asked what he thinks the Second Amendment means. Citizen Questioning Biden, Taylor Bibeau: “Do you agree with the D.C. v. Heller decision in regards to...
Kamala Harris on her ability as president to use an Executive Order to ban guns
Kamala Harris explains that she believes that the president has the power to ban guns using Executive Orders. She also blames President Trump for creating the atmosphere that has lead to mass public shootings. MUIR: President Obama, after Sandy Hook, more than 23...
Toronto Police Association says that national handgun ban won’t stop criminals from getting guns
With Canada government considering a ban on handguns, the Toronto Police Association has spoken out against the ban. "There's no way in my world or any world I know that this would have an impact on somebody who's going to go out and buy an illegal gun and use it to...
In Canada’s National Post: The evidence simply doesn’t support calls for gun bans in Canada
Dr. John Lott has a piece with Professor Gary Mauser from Simon Frazer University on the recent call to ban handguns. The piece starts this way: It seems obvious: ban guns and there won’t be any gun crime. After two people were killed and 13 injured in a July shooting...
Hillary Clinton Appointee to the DNC Platform Committee: “I really don’t personally think that anyone should have a gun”
A Hillary Clinton appointee to the Democrat Platform Committee, Bonnie Schaefer, is the one who made the statement that "I really don't personally think anyone should have a gun." Hillary Clinton's views on gun control were made very clear again this last weekend, so...
CPRC at Fox News: “Four ways Hillary Clinton will work to end gun ownership as president”
Dr. John Lott's newest piece at Fox News starts this way: On Sunday, Hillary Clinton just couldn’t bring herself to say on ABC's "This Week" that Americans have an individual right to own guns. But it didn’t stop her from denying Donald Trump’s claim that she wants...
Updated: Murder and homicide rates before and after gun bans
Original post: Every place that has banned guns (either all guns or all handguns) has seen murder rates go up. You cannot point to one place where murder rates have fallen, whether it's Chicago or D.C. or even island nations such as England, Jamaica, or...
Another gun ban, another bad outcome: Venezuela homicide rate rose after 2012 ban on private ownership of guns
Private gun ownership was banned in Venezuela in June 2012, but their homicide rate went from 73 per 100,000 people in 2012 to 82 per 100,000 people in 2015. A private organization, the Venezuelan Violence Observatory (OVV), puts the rate in 2015 at over 90 per...