CNN: San Bernardino Attackers Were Not On Federal Watch List
On December 4 CNN reported that San Bernardino attackers Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik were not on “any list” tied to potential terrorists in the U.S.
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Huckabee: Don’t Bar People On No-Fly List From Buying Guns, Gun Control ‘False Argument’ To Dodge ‘Real Issue’
Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee argued that gun control is “the false argument that this White House has made in an attempt to dodge the real issue” and expressed opposition to keeping people on the No-Fly
Jeb: If No-Fly List Is Narrowed to People Under Investigation, People On It Shouldn’t Get Guns
Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush stated that while there isn’t a “national federal government solution” on guns, it would be “appropriate” to keep people on the No-Fly List from buying guns, but “you would have to
White House Shifts to Gun Control to Distract From Faltering Islamic State Strategy
White House press secretary Josh Earnest is focusing on gun control.
Hillary Clinton Aghast GOP Rejecting Gun Control Post-Paris Attack
On November 20 Democrat presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton expressed astonishment that Republicans in the House and Senate oppose more gun control following terror attacks in Paris, France.
White House Shifts To Gun Control To Distract From Refugee Backlash
On November 23 the White House focused on gun control as a means of shifting attention away from President Obama’s contentious push for Syrian refugees.
NY Daily News Sets Up NRA To Be Scapegoat For Future Terror Attack
After a week of subtly baiting the NRA to enter into a shouting match over the Democrats’ efforts to expand background checks to include the no-fly list, the New York Daily News is taking the not-so-subtle approach of setting up the
David Axelrod: Republican Caucus Fears NRA More than ISIS
On November 22 former Obama advisor David Axelrod tweeted that the refusal to expand gun control in the wake of the Paris attacks shows that the Republican caucus fears the NRA more than they fear ISIS.
Trump: Arresting Enemies of The State Takes Away Impetus for Gun Control
During the November 22 airing of This Week With George Stephanopoulos, Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump responded to a post-Paris push for more gun control by explaining that arresting enemies of the state removes the impetus for gun control.
Flashback: Huffington Post Agreed with NRA on No-Fly List in 2014
Following the Paris terror attacks, a trickle turned to a stream, which turned to a torrent of Democrats and Democrat surrogates attacking the NRA for continuing to oppose the inclusion of the no-fly list in the prohibited categories for background checks in the United States.
NYT Taunts GOP Governors: Embrace Refugees, Constrain Gun Rights
On November 19 The New York Times taunted Republican governors for opposing Muslim refugees and contended that more gun control would be a worthier pursuit for the same group of governors.
NY Daily News: Paris Terror Attacks Highlight Threat Posed by NRA
On November 18, the New York Daily News suggested the Paris terror attacks highlight the threat the National Rifle Association (NRA) poses to the U.S.