06Feb, 2023
The “Industry Lobby” Fallacy
In the ongoing culture war over the right to keep and bear arms, we often hear accusations of astroturfing and complaints over the pervasive power of lobbyists in Washington. Using […]
30Jan, 2023
Gruesome Newsom Never Lets a Tragedy Go to Waste
As Californians begin the process of recovering from the string of tragic mass shootings in the state last weekend, anti-gun politicians wasted no time in coming out of the woodwork […]
16Jan, 2023
Gun Control Supporters Should Oppose “Assault Weapon” Bans
TL;DR This week’s blog post is unusually long (more like a short essay), so I’ll deliver the punchline upfront and let you continue reading if you’re still interested in what […]
09Jan, 2023
“Let Them Fight It Out in the Courts”
by Sam Lichtman
This past Friday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals released a 62-page decision on Cargill v. Garland, striking down the Trump administration’s 2018 ban on bump-fire stocks. Second Amendment activists […]
27Oct, 2022
Are Body Armor Bans Next?
by Sam Lichtman
District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby made headlines earlier this month when he issued a Temporary Restraining Order blocking some provisions of New York State Senate Bill S51001. This draconian new […]
01Sep, 2022
SB918 Failed – How this is being portrayed to the People of California
This is a guest post by Karla Talley, Executive Director of Inland Empire Gun Owners. SB 918 FAILED to obtain the votes to pass, 52 yea 23 Nay. (54 yea […]
09Jun, 2022
Expecting Different Results from More of the Same
When faced with a complex problem, people tend to repeatedly apply various versions of the same solutions that have failed in the past believing that a different result will be […]
25May, 2022
A Time for Questions – Again the Same Shameless, Corrupt People Demand More of Something That Doesn’t Work
Once again, the country is reeling from a tragedy that should never happen but does. I’m not going to write about what happened at a Texas elementary school out of […]
23May, 2022
Who is Steve Dettelbach and Why Should You Care?
In the next week or two, the Senate will begin confirmation hearings on the Biden administration’s second nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). That […]
21Mar, 2022
Parents, Guns, and Schools – SB906 would require parents that own guns to disclose that information to their children’s school administrators. Is it any of their business?
Here’s yet another great, constitutionally sound idea from our wise and good politicians in Sacramento that will certainly increase public safety and decrease crime. SB 906, the school safety: mass […]