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‘Gun Buybacks’ Proof that Desperate ‘Authorities’ Need Scapegoats
Gun-grabbing “leaders” have to make it look like they’re doing something, otherwise, people might figure out it’s all a big scam to hold on to power and influence. (New York State Attorney General/Facebook)
U.S.A. – -(Ammoland.com)- “As city of Poughkeepsie officials continue to grapple with a rash of gun violence, and city school district leaders deal with the implications of a shooting incident outside its high school, a second gun buyback event through the Attorney General’s Office in less than six months is scheduled in the city for the beginning of next month,” the Poughkeepsie Journal dutifully promotes. “Letitia James’ office is holding the event, in association with the city police department, Dec. 4…”
Removal of Gun Prohibitionist from Crime Panel Crucial Test for Youngkin
The question of what, exactly, is non-negotiable with Glenn Youngkin, is left unanswered, and photos like this hardly inspire hardcore gun advocates to believe he understands the issue and has their backs. (Glenn Youngkin/Facebook)
U.S.A. – -(Ammoland.com)- “NRA officials in Virginia said Thursday that they would ask Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin to remove Lori Haas from the Virginia State Crime Commission, an agency that studies and makes recommendations related to public safety,” the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.
Advice for Democrats on Guns Ignores Their Reason Behind Citizen Disarmament
U.S.A. – -(Ammoland.com)- “Democrats Should Ditch the Anti-Gun Rhetoric If They Want to Survive 2022,” attorney, author, and former NRA lobbyist Richard Feldman asserts in a Tuesday opinion piece for Politico. “Key components of the party — women, Black people and Latinos — are increasingly gun owners.” Feldman, for those who have not been following gun [Read more…]
Second Amendment Supporters Must Remember Multiple Things Can Be True
Second Amendment Supporters Must Remember Multiple Things Can Be True, iStock-697763612
United States – -(AmmoLand.com)- One of the hardest parts of effectively defending the Second Amendment is figuring out how to straddle a lot of passions. If you’re not denouncing the National Rifle Association, you’re really in support of “Negotiating Rights Away.” Anyone who doesn’t accept the notion that Wayne LaPierre is running the organization into the ground is seen as a traitor to the Second Amendment. On the flip side, there are those who get infuriated when Gun Owners of America opposes a bill that would represent an improvement (albeit not a total one) in their present situation.
Establishment Republicans Drawing Wrong Conclusions from Virginia Wins
Republican advisors need to understand gun owners didn’t so much vote FOR Youngkin as AGAINST these proven enemies of their rights and stop treating core constituents like a campaign liability. (New Virginia Majority/Facebook)
U.S.A. – -(Ammoland.com)- “Republicans are eyeing Glenn Youngkin’s successful campaign for the Virginia governor’s mansion as a roadmap for the 2022 midterm elections,” The Hill noted Thursday. “While he seized on issues that resonated with Trump’s conservative base — demands for increased election security, for instance — he talked about less controversial messages with swing voters.”
Gun Control ‘Experts’ Panic, Supreme Court Hears 2A Case
As the Supreme Court considers the case challenging New York’s extremist gun permit law, gun control proponents are predicting a downfall of civilization if the court affirms the right to bear arms. iStock-1055138108
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- As the Supreme Court of the United States begins the long and no doubt intense deliberations on the case of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, gun control proponents are in something of a panic, attempting to portray this case and a potential outcome favoring rights over restrictions as the end of civilization as we know it.
Did You Think Cuomo And James Only Wanted The NRA Destroyed?
Did You Think Cuomo And James Only Wanted The NRA Destroyed?
New York/United States – -(AmmoLand.com)- One refrain often heard in relation to the assaults on the National Rifle Association launched by former New York governor Andrew Cuomo and New York attorney general Letitia James is that this fight has no implications for other pro-Second Amendment groups. They think it’s just because the NRA is a mess. Some even look forward to the demise of “Negotiating Rights Away.”
Combat Corporate Gun Control or Lose the Second Amendment
Combat Corporate Gun Control – Or SCOTUS Wins Become Hollow Victories, iStock-471503379
United States – -(AmmoLand.com)- Picture this scene sometime in the last weeks of June 2022: The Supreme Court has not only handed down a sweeping ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen, but the high court also announced they will be taking up challenges to semiauto and magazine bans. Second Amendment supporters celebrate and engage in schadenfreude as anti-Second Amendment extremists wail with impotent fury…
An Insider’s View of the NRA Board of Directors ~ Comments by Rocky Marshall
NRA Membership iStock-Jorgenmac
USA – -(AmmoLand.com)- In the last eight months as a member of the NRA Board of Directors (BOD), I have been asked often by NRA members, pro-gun groups, and pro-second amendment reporters “Why does the NRA BOD refuse to terminate Wayne LaPierre’s employment in light of the accusations and evidence of mismanagement, malfeasance, and misuse of NRA funds for personal benefit?”