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CA Gov. Newsom signs 23 new gun control laws, says it's not enough

by Dean Rieck

6:00am Monday, October 02, 2023

California holds the record for imposing the most draconian gun control laws in the country. And now come even more restrictions, including an 11% excise tax on all legally purchased firearms and ammunition and requiring retailers to use "merchant category codes" to track all legal sales.

Ohio deer archery season starts Sept. 30

6:00am Friday, September 29, 2023

One of Ohio’s most popular outdoor traditions continues when deer archery hunting begins statewide on Saturday, Sept. 30, according to a Sept. 26 news release from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife. The long-awaited opening day of archery season continues to see an increase in the harvest among Ohio’s hunters. “Deer are Ohio’s most popular game animal, and hundreds of...

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California Gov. Newsom signs multiple anti-gun bills, likens firearms excise tax to 'sin tax'

6:00am Thursday, September 28, 2023

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 26 hosted a signing ceremony in Sacramento, where he signed multiple anti-gun bills into law, most notably: an 11% excise tax on all firearms and ammunition; vastly expanded concealed-carry restrictions; and a renewed attempt to implement mandatory microstamping in semiautomatic firearms. During the event, Newsom likened the excise tax on firearms to a ‘sin...

BFA provides testimony in support of HB 189 to exempt firearms from sales tax

6:00am Wednesday, September 27, 2023

On Tuesday, September 26, 2023, Buckeye Firearms Association presented testimony in the House Ways and Means Committee supporting HB 189 to exempt from sales and use tax the sale of certain firearms and ammunition and to authorize nonrefundable tax credits for small arms and ammunition manufacturers. This was the second hearing for this legislation, sponsored by Representative Al Cutrona. Here is...

New Office of Gun Violence Prevention: Just a funding funnel for gun-control advocacy

6:00am Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Professional gun control advocates have always had a seat at the table in the Biden White House. Now, however, they will not only sit at the table but also will determine its menu, set it, and compile the guest list for it.

Gun control's jubilation over Biden's new Office of Gun Violence Prevention reeks of hypocrisy

by Larry Keane

6:00am Monday, September 25, 2023

Gun control activists who have been angered by President Joe Biden’s inaction that he hasn’t done more to “combat gun violence” have forced the president’s hand. Their disappointment with the administration has often spilled over into public media reports. The president is so desperate to generate some kind of excitement that he caved to their demands and during a White House Rose Garden gun...

When the rubber hits the road: Anti-police activist does U-turn after being carjacked

6:00am Friday, September 22, 2023

Three years ago, the “defund the police” movement got its start in Minneapolis, MN. A number of leftist politicians wasted no time in jumping on the bandwagon, along with a bunch of Hollywood celebrities — all of whom thought it was a great idea to slash police funding or, in some cases, to abolish the police entirely. Shivanthi Sathanandan, currently the second vice chairwoman of the Minnesota...

Congressional gun control activists still wishing for presidential miracle

by Larry Keane

6:00am Thursday, September 21, 2023

Wish they may, wish they might — gun control Democrats in Congress are still holding out hope President Joe Biden will deliver their biggest wish. What they shouldn’t hold is their breath. More than 60 antigun Democrats from the U.S. House and U.S. Senate sent a scathing letter to the president imploring him to “leverage the full power of the executive branch” and implement more gun control. The...