Gun Control

Congressman Steve Scalise And The Politics Of Gun Violence

On 14 June 2017, Steve Scalise, House Majority Whip and Louisiana Congressman, was wounded by a gunman – small businessman James Hodgkinson, 66 – who opened fire at a baseball park in Alexandria, VA where several legislators and their aides were practicing. Gun violence in America is more prevalent than in any other country in the world. However, instead of[Read More...]

It Would Have Been a Massacre

What happened at the baseball park was a classic case of defensive gun use. In the entire debate over guns, this is the point I find most compelling in a practical sense. Knowing that there is no way for government to ban guns — there is a black market in nearly every country with severe restrictions — the best protection for everyone is for ownership to be widespread and distributed through the population.

5 Trump Tweets that show REAL leadership after the London terrorist atrocity

Donald Trump has responded to the recent terrorist attack in London in a manner that is frank and downright refreshing when compared to the response from the UK government whose leader has oddly promised censoring the internet in order to stop terrorism.
READ MORE: Theresa May is a Communist on free speech–Jeremy Corbyn a pragmatist about terrorism

Britain needs a Second Amendment–Britain needs legal gun ownership

The current and possibly outgoing British Prime Minister thinks that old fashioned East German style censorship will somehow prevent terrorism.
This ludicrous and counter productive proposal has been thoroughly picked apart by The Duran.
READ MORE: Theresa May is a Communist on free speech–Jeremy Corbyn a pragmatist about terrorism

Why Gun Control Is Unjust

I think of gun control as all those rules and regulations that are aimed at restricting access to guns. Gun control does not include safety regulations aimed at taking defective guns off the market, nor does it include laws that prohibit firearms to dangerous users, such as children or people with records of relevant sorts of crime or mental illness. Gun control is a response to a real problem, but its application is unjust.

Congress Moves Forward With Plan To Strip Gun Ban For Mentally Disabled

Senator Charles Grassley (pictured) (R) Iowa is a key figure behind repealing the restriction and said it stigmatizes disabled citizens. (Photo: Gage Skidmore)
(REPORT) — The United States Congress voted on Wednesday to block a gun regulation that would prevent thousands of people with mental disabilities from purchasing weapons. Passed by the Republican-led house, the legislation will now be sent to President Donald Trump.

Republicans-- And The Democrats Who Love Them-- Defend The Mentally Handicapped-- At Least When It Comes To Buying Guns And Ammo

Paul Ryan and his House Republicans gave the American public a huge middle finger Thursday-- and a big wet kiss to the NRA. Polling has consistently shown, the vast majority of Americans approve of measures to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill. 91% of Americans favor preventing certain people, such as convicted felons or people with mental illness, from owning guns.