Gun Control Archives

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.”

Democrats Introduce Sweeping National Gun Control Bill that Could End Gun Rights

March 30, 2020 Firearms Policy and Colion Noir 1

The Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020, proposes all imaginable gun-control regulations, including national gun license, “Red Flag” gun confiscation, a 30% gun tax, an a 50% ammo tax, more no-gun zones, and much more.

City in Washington Proposes Ban on Alcohol and Gun Sales in Coronavirus Emergency Plan Power Grab

March 23, 2020 BizPacReview 1

The city council of Bellingham, Washington will vote on “emergency” measures of banning alcohol sales, banning gun sales and carry restrictions and closing public streets. Council members will meet from remote locations, allowing them to avoid facing unhappy citizens.

Second Amendment Under Fire in California: Santa Clara Forms Gun Confiscation Team

March 3, 2020 ZeroHedge 1

Santa Clara County is forming what they call a “county gun team” – a unit of lawyers, analysts, and prosecutors authorized to seek out and confiscate firearms from those the state feels shouldn’t have them.

Virginia Democrats in the House Pass Expansive Bill Banning ‘Assault Weapons’. Update: State Senate Delays Bill for 1 Year

February 17, 2020 Washington Examiner 1

Update: Four moderate Democrats joined Republicans in Monday’s committee vote, rejecting the legislation. Senators voted to shelve the bill for the year and ask the state crime commission to study the issue.

NY Bill Would Require People To Prove Sanity Before Buying Guns

February 10, 2020 Defense Maven 0

Failure to abide by the proposed law would result in a felony charge of criminal purchase or disposal of a weapon, which is punishable by up to seven years in prison.

Florida Sheriff: “I Will Not Enforce Assault Weapons Ban, Neither Will Most Sheriffs”

January 19, 2020 Gateway Pundit 2

Florida state lawmakers have proposed a gun control ban on assault weapons, which are defined as “semiautomatic rifles and shotguns capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition at once, either in fixed or detachable magazine, or any other ammunition feeding device.”

West Virginia Invites 2nd-Amendment Sanctuary Counties from Neighboring Virginia to Secede And Join Their State

January 17, 2020 Information Liberation 1

In order to join West Virginia, the consent of Virginia’s Legislature and of a majority of the qualified voters is needed. West Virginia promised that if Virginia joins them, their firearms rights shall be protected to the fullest extent possible under their Federal and State Constitution.