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State attorneys general to Biden on 'assault weapons' ban: Nope, nada, not having it

6:00am Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Following his State of the Union (SOTU) speech earlier this month, in which President Joe Biden yelled , “Band [sic] ‘assault weapons’ now!”, the president predictably included the same demand last week in remarks at the National Association of Counties legislative conference. “I’m gonna say something that’s always controversial but there is no rationale for assault weapons and magazines that...

A 99% solution to stop mass murders

By Rob Morse

7:00am Tuesday, February 21, 2023

I’ve yet to meet anyone who says they want more mass-murders. We want to stop them, but the question is how. I’ve studied armed defense for about a decade. While I admit there is more to learn, that makes me an elite subject matter expert compared to the journalists and politicians who shape public policy. We can stop most mass-murders today. There are the solutions we should use, the solutions...

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PODCAST: The Media and Gun Control Activists Struggle to Exploit MSU Murders

6:00am Monday, February 20, 2023

The Keep and Bear Radio podcast is hosted on Podbean and is also available on Apple , Google , Spotify , iHeartRadio and many other platforms. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear every episode. How to Listen to Podcasts on Your Mobile Phone *** Episode 91: After a 43-year old man killed 3 students and wounded 5 at Michigan State University, the media and activists want to exploit the...

Gun News Roundup - February 18, 2023

7:00am Saturday, February 18, 2023

Fighting for Second Amendment rights, and exercising those rights freely and effectively, starts with being informed. Here's a quick roundup of important stories in the news recently: Exclusive: Discover to enable tracking of purchases at gun retailers from April NC Senate passes gun bill with pistol permit repeal Oregon overturns ‘Second Amendment sanctuary’ law Democrats push ahead on gun...

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Pro-gun Senate bill would end discrimination in financial marketplace

6:00am Friday, February 17, 2023

Operation Choke Point was just the beginning. That Obama-era scandal featured federal regulators who used their authority to lean on the banks and payment processors they oversaw to pressure them into severing ties with legal but politically disfavored businesses. At the time, this concept was still considered shameful and overreaching enough for the agencies involved to claim it was all a big...

Lawsuit filed against Columbus over unlawful, unconstitutional gun laws

6:04pm Thursday, February 16, 2023

On Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, The Buckeye Institute filed a lawsuit against the city of Columbus to protect the rights of Ohioans to keep and bear arms after the Columbus City Council passed Ordinance 3176-2022 outlawing certain firearms magazines in violation of Ohio law and the U.S. and Ohio constitutions. Doe v. Columbus was filed in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, along with a...

What you didn't hear in Biden's SOTU speech about cratering gun-control support

By Larry Keane

6:00am Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Those tuning in to watch President Biden’s State of the Union address saw and heard a few things when he entered the U.S. House of Representatives to address Congress and the nation. There is a new Speaker of the House – Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). He was seated next to Vice President Kamala Harris, a visual reminder of the divided government. Military generals and U.S. Supreme Court...

NICS: January 2023 gun sales, background checks tick up year over year

By Dean Weingarten

6:00am Tuesday, February 14, 2023

The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) gun sales and background checks are slightly higher for January 2023 than they were for January 2022. Gun sales are 6 percent higher, and background checks are 3 percent higher than in January 2022. Background checks continue to outnumber gun sales by over 2-1, as many background checks are done for purposes other than a gun sale. With...