Gun Control Archives

Federal Judge Overturns California Ban on AR-15 Rifles. The California Attorney General Will Appeal.

June 7, 2021 Gateway Pundit 1

Judge Roger Benitez said that California’s ban on AR-15 “assault” rifles is a 30-year “failed experiment”. The judge declared the California statutes to be unconstitutional. He said that the media exaggerates the danger of rifles and cited some surprising FBI crime statistics.

Supreme Court Rules That “Community Caretaking” Exception for Warrantless Searches, Seizures Does Not Apply to Homes

May 18, 2021 Firearms Policy Coalition 1

Scotus unanimously ruled that police are prohibited from entering people’s homes and seizing their guns without a warrant under “community caretaking” exceptions to the Fourth Amendment, which allows certain warrantless searches of vehicles, but does not extend to the home.

Tennessee Is the 20th State to Abolish Concealed Carry Permit Requirement

April 16, 2021 Breitbart 1

The other 19 states that allow citizens to bear arms without a government permit are Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming.

Biden Uses Executive Action for New Gun Restrictions and Nominates a Controversial Radical for ATF Chief

April 16, 2021 TeaParty, DailyMail and NewsWars 3

Last week, Joe Biden announced he was taking executive action on gun control measures that include restrictions on pistol-stabilizing braces, “ghost guns” that can be assembled from kits, the creation of a national ‘red flag’ law and more.

New Gun-Control Bills Requiring Public Registry Include 40-Year Prison Sentences

March 24, 2021 John Birch Society 15

New legislation proposes a national firearm registry that anyone can access. It informs where firearms are stored, requires an $800 license with mandatory “psychological evaluations”, and, if any of the provisions are violated, it could lead to a prison sentence of up to 40 years and a fine of up to $150,000.

Boulder, Colorado: Man Arrested in Grocery Store Shooting that Killed 10 People

March 24, 2021 Information Liberation, Gateway Pundit and Seattle Times 1

Congresswoman Marjory Taylor Greene says that Colorado already has all the gun-control restrictions now being proposed as a solution to killings of this kind: universal background checks, Red Flag gun-seizure, and a ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, non of which prevented the shooting.

New York Sues to Break Up the NRA, Accuses It of Corruption

August 7, 2020 Fox News and Reuters 1

Columnist Seth Barron says the lawsuit is being used to blame the NRA for the massive 200% increase in shootings, instead of Democrat policies such as releasing prisoners, eliminating bail, restricted police power, and cutting the budget of law enforcement.

Canada Bans Semi-Automatic Guns, Effective Immediately

May 4, 2020 The Guardian and Defense Maven 4

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the immediate ban of 1,500 models of semi-automatic guns after Nova Scotia shootings on April 18, 2020. The new ban would not have stopped the gunman from obtaining his weapons, because the guns were obtained illegally.

Canada: Man on a Rampage Shoots People and Burns Homes, Kills 22 Victims

May 4, 2020 Defense Maven and Global News 2

Nova Scotia: Gabriel Wortman, the owner of a successful denture practice, lived part time in the town of Portapique, a community of about 100 people, where he reportedly killed 22 people by shooting 13 of them, and also setting fire to homes, killing an addition 9 victims.

Federal Judge Nullifies California Law Requiring Background Checks to Buy Ammo

April 27, 2020 Defense Maven 0

The judge wrote: “Maintaining Second Amendment rights are especially important in times like these. Keeping vigilant is necessary in both bad times and good, for if we let these rights lapse in the good times, they might never be recovered in time to resist the next appearance of criminals, terrorists, or tyrants.”

Virginia: Man Facing 20 Years In Prison for Protecting Himself With Gun against Robbers

April 2, 2020 Fox News 0

A man living in a smoke shop fired shots after three juveniles wearing masks broke into the store to rob it, and he wounded one of them. The man who fired the shots is in prison now without bail and faces up to 20 years for protecting himself.

NRA Files Lawsuit Against California Officials For Closing Gun Shops During Coronavirus Outbreak

March 31, 2020 Gateway Pundit 0

The NRA is suing California officials for closing gun stores during the coronavirus outbreak, accusing them of “promoting a gun-control agenda that suffocates your self-defense rights when you need them most.”