On September 29, the Huffington Post ran a column arguing that a recent FBI study on “active shooter” incidents (ACIs) allegedly proves the falsity of the NRA’s maxim that the “only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun
The NRA has launched a new ad in Wisconsin which highlights Governor Scott Walker’s (R) support of the Second Amendment and the passage of concealed carry during his first term. Walker signed concealed carry legislation into law on July 8,
On September 25 Forbes magazine ran a column by Frank Miniter tracing the effect of the millions Michael Bloomberg has spent on gun control and showing that he is no longer getting the same bang for his gun control buck.
The National Rifle Association (NRA) will not endorse Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK) in his re-election campaign, even though the red state Democrat has voted against his party on gun issues. The NRA announced that they would not endorse the Democrat,
On September 22, The NRA launched a new television ad campaign highlighting ties between anti-gun activist Michael Bloomberg and Democratic Senate candidate Michelle Nunn (Georgia). The ads will air in Augusta, Macon, and Savannah. According to The Wall Street Journal,
A gun control ballot measure expected in the upcoming elections in Washington State could turn law-abiding citizens into criminals by the thousands at places like gun shows and gun ranges. According to the National Rifle Association (NRA), Ballot Initiative 594
(Reuters) – Japan’s nuclear regulator gave the go-ahead on Wednesday for the restart of a nuclear power station, the first step to reopening an industry that was mothballed after the Fukushima disaster and which may involve the definitive closure of
19-year-old Shannon Conley pled guilty today on charges of conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization today. She’s the suburban Colorado gal who got nicked by the FBI while trying to board a plane to join up
AUSTIN, Texas — On Monday, the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) endorsed Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) for re-election. The NRA-PVF, the political wing of the national gun rights organization, was enthusiastic in their support for Cornyn, noting that
With gun control failing nationally, The New York Times reports that Michael Bloomberg is heading back to private business at Bloomberg L.P. This comes after he dumped $150,000 into the August 12th Milwaukee County Sheriff’s race in an attempt to
On September 1, Breitbart News reported that Geraldo Rivera responded to the tragic death of Arizona gun instructor Charles Vacca by calling the Second Amendment “blind and stupid.” He also criticized the NRA and mocked “gun nuts” in “this gun crazy country.”
On August 28, Geraldo Rivera responded to the accidental death of firearms instructor Charles Vacca by calling the Second Amendment “blind and stupid.” Vacca worked at Bullets and Burgers, a popular stop outside Las Vegas for tourists who want to
The Daily Beast is so ecstatic over the $1 million Bill and Melinda Gates have contributed to Washington state gun control Initiative 594 that they are already wondering if Gates’ money can be used to secure gun control measures that
Orlando Jones, lifetime NRA member and active member of the Louisiana state police force, completed the ALS Ice Bucket challenge with bullet casings instead of ice. The actor is reportedly on a mission to bring attention to 18-year-old Michael Brown, who
On August 21 Gabby Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly posted a video in which Kelly did the ALS ice bucket challenge and nominated his brother, a family friend, and the NRA’s Wayne LaPierre to do the same. Once challenged,
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel tweeted his support and praise for the gun control efforts of Michael Bloomberg and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America on Thursday. Bloomberg has pledged $50 million to help get gun control candidates elected
The National Rifle Association just sent out a non-candidate approved mailer in Kentucky stating, “‘Senator Mitch McConnell will stop the “gun control agenda” of President Obama and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’”. So far, so good. Unfortunately, the
HOUSTON, Texas — Ahead of the September 9 special election for the fifty-one county Texas Senate District 28 seat both money and endorsements have been accumulated by two of the six candidates in the campaign. In July and the first
Steve Ballmer, who officially became the new Los Angeles Clippers owner on Tuesday, and his wife have donated $600,000 to a Washington state gun-control initiative. According to SeattlePi, Ballmer and his wife Connie recently gave another $250,000 to the Washington Alliance
Michael Bloomberg and other national gun rights opponents have dumped money into the Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, primary elections in hopes of defeating pro-gun Sheriff David Clarke, Jr. Clarke drew the ire of gun rights opponents in January 2013 when he asked
The once hardcore “Conservative Republican” and staunch supporter of the National Rifle Association, Democrat Charlie Crist, has just received a “D” rating from the national gun rights organization that once gave him their full-throated endorsement. While Crist was a Republican, and being
As Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly raised money for Maine gun control gubernatorial candidate Mike Michaud (D) this weekend, they also had the opportunity to meet “privately with Republican former President George H. W. Bush and his wife Barbara at
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America has pulled out of an Arlington Heights, Illinois, event “after the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) rallied its members to attend and protest the event.” The event – National Night Out in
On July 25 the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit “eliminated the injunction” against the enforcement of Florida’s “gun gag” law, which restricts doctors from asking patients if they own a firearm unless asking is necessary to
On July 24, MSNBC’s Ronan Farrow and Jonathan Alter discussed the NRA’s “Trigger the Vote” campaign for the upcoming November elections, and the overall success NRA voters have over Democrats in midterm elections. Farrow said the NRA’s current campaign “is
On July 21 Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America founder Shannon Watts tweeted that Virginia’s congressional candidate Mike Dickinson is her group’s “next target.” This was in response to a July 20 tweet in which Dickinson, a self-described
Writing in Bloomberg Businessweek, Paul M. Barrett described Ted Nugent as a “crazy” gun nut who spews “racist venom.” Gun Owners of America’s executive director Larry Pratt was described as a zealot who, like our Presbyterian forefathers along the New
Congressional candidate Mike Dickinson (D-VA) is offering $100,000 to anyone who can provide him with a nude photograph of Texas Tech Cheerleader Kendall Jones. On July 5 Breitbart News reported Jones was receiving death threats and had become the object
During a Rolling Stone interview published July 9, Michael Bloomberg said the three successful Colorado recalls were only so because the NRA targeted senators in the parts of the state “where I don’t think there’s roads.” Those backwater, roadless areas
Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg scoffed at rural Colorado’s reaction to gun control during an interview with Rolling Stone in this month’s magazine, suggesting that only the parts of the country without even the most basic components of civilization would be
Former America’s Most Wanted host John Walsh is hosting a new show on CNN on which he vows to keep the push for gun control and the war on the NRA alive. According to The Wrap, Walsh said: I’m the father
Spike Lee says America is addicted to violence, and he knows who to blame for it. The firebrand director, promoting his new Kickstarter.com-funded film Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, told TheWrap.com this week that a combination of factors influenced the
Audiences may not have realized it, but the sleeper 2013 hit The Purge targeted the NRA and the Tea Party movement. The storytelling was inelegant, to put it kindly. Critics caught the slams, though, and the film’s director copped to it
On June 24, CNN Commentator Mel Robbins said the next time there is a mass shooting “don’t jump to blame the NRA and lax gun laws.” Rather, “look at the shooter and the mental health services he did or didn’t
Rep. Richard Hanna (R-NY) is telling the public that his primary opponent, New York Republican Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney, supported New York State’s 2013 gun control legislation even though Tenney clearly voted against the bill. The Hanna camp tweeted out on
Liberal radio host Mike Malloy is reacting to broadened firearm carry rights in Georgia and open carry demonstrations around the county by promising to cause a public panic, perhaps resulting in the death of the person lawfully–and openly–carrying a firearm,
Defensive handgun sales began booming following Elliot Rodger’s Santa Barbara attacks, and the boom continues as far away as Louisiana. Gun store owners in Louisiana cite Santa Barbara as the reason for the unprecedented sustained surge in handgun sales they’ve
After rallying voters against House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) last week, on Monday, the Gun Owners of America (GOA) endorsed Joe Carr, a Tennessee state representative who is challenging Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) in the August 7th GOP primary.
California lawmakers are considering the creation of an ammunition registry that will require ammunition purchasers to go through a background check–including fingerprinting–and obtain an “ammunition purchaser permit” before getting ammo. The registry is contained in Senate Bill 53, which passed
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg donated $250,000 to the pro-Thad Cochran super PAC “Mississippi Conservatives” in late May, Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings the organization provided show. Bloomberg’s donation to the Super PAC supporting Cochran could end up
