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Is Australian-style gun confiscation possible in the U.S.?

by Dean Rieck

7:00am Wednesday, October 11, 2017

After high-profile shootings, gun control advocates and prominent political figures, including Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, often point to Australia's infamous “buyback” program as an example of what U.S. lawmakers should consider for a solution. They claim that since it worked there, it could work here. But could it work here? In other words … 1) Could it reduce murders? 2) Could it be...

Wa-Po Op-Ed: "I used to think gun control was the answer. My research told me otherwise."

by Leah Libresco

3:00pm Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Leah Libresco is a statistician and former newswriter at FiveThirtyEight, a data journalism site. She is the author of “Arriving at Amen.” Before I started researching gun deaths, gun-control policy used to frustrate me. I wished the National Rifle Association would stop blocking common-sense gun-control reforms such as banning assault weapons, restricting silencers, shrinking magazine sizes and...

Feinstein admits NO law would have stopped Las Vegas mass murderer

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Tuesday, October 10, 2017

After each and every mass killing event, a common pattern emerges: Gun ban extremists immediately rush to politicize the event, hoping that emotions caused by the tragedy will generate demand for gun control that Americans are otherwise very unwilling to support. Gun rights advocates point out that none of the proposed gun control laws could have stopped the killer, and urge Americans to take a...

The Slippery Slope to a Total Firearms Ban

by Dean Rieck

3:00pm Monday, October 09, 2017

Here we go again!!! Ban the bump fire stocks! Ban high capacity magazines! Ban evil black assault weapons! And while we're at it, why not repeal the Second Amendment?! --- We've said it before and we'll say it again … all it takes is one terrible event, one news cycle, and suddenly the gun control lobby starts demanding more gun control. The Las Vegas murders prove that again. We mourn this...

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Why do my rights have to suffer?

by Sean Maloney

7:00am Monday, October 09, 2017

With the news of the terrible mass murder in Las Vegas on Sunday, October 1, law-abiding gun owners knew the inevitable would happen: The irrational attacks from the left equating the actions of a deranged killer with the rights of law-abiding gun owners. When do our rights come into play? When do the rights of my wife, sons, and daughter come into play? Why is it that whenever unspeakable evil...

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Regulating or banning bump-fire devices won't stop another attack

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Friday, October 06, 2017

In the wake of a terrible attack in Las Vegas, where a man with as-yet unknown motives carried out a well-planned attack, firing down on confined Las Vegas concert-goers from an elevated position, there have been increasing calls for regulation or even a ban on devices known as "bump stocks." The Las Vegas attacker reportedly fitted several semi-automatic rifles with such devices, which can aid...

Las Vegas Attack: Addressing the Symptoms vs. Addressing the Problem

by Jim Shepherd

7:00am Friday, October 06, 2017

As Las Vegas authorities ask grieving families and angry politicians for patience, it appears the country expects near-immediate answers for questions that ultimately, may never be answered. The tragedy in Las Vegas wasn't a movie, it was real life. And real life seldom comes with a tidily wrapped up end. In the absence of a conclusion, it seems "the usual suspects" are simply looking to convict...

Some Quick Thoughts on the Las Vegas Attack Police Radio Traffic

by Greg Ellifritz

3:00pm Thursday, October 05, 2017

I spent some time today listening to the audio feed of the police radio traffic for about 90 minutes following the start of the active killer event on Sunday night. If you are interested in active killer response, either from the police or armed citizen perspective, this audio is pure gold. In general, the police had a stellar response. Being able to hear how it played out is an incredible...