Republicans in North Carolina, and in Congress, are understandably on edge about Democrats trying to leverage tragedies to pass gun laws that are obviously infringements on our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. […]
On April 8, no doubt hoping to divert attention from the immigration and humanitarian disaster it has engineered on our southern border, the Biden-Harris administration thought it was high time to announce its next progressive […]
RALEIGH — In 2020, firearm-related background checks, ammunition sales and gun sales all saw record numbers. The pace has continued this year with a record number of background checks performed in January 2021, according to […]
DALLAS — With air traffic nearing a five-month high, airport security is finding guns in passenger carry-on bags at three times the rate recorded before the pandemic. And 80% of the guns are loaded. The […]
Beto O’Rourke jumped into the Democratic presidential race in March to much fanfare. He had run a spirited campaign against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in 2018, showing off a fundraising prowess that impressed former President […]
Gun control did not become politically acceptable until the Gun Control Act of 1968 signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The law’s primary focus was to regulate commerce in firearms by prohibiting interstate […]
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — Gunmaker Colt says it is stopping production of rifles for the civilian market. Colt’s chief executive officer, Dennis Veilleux, says it is not permanently ending production but believes there is already […]
SEATTLE — Some federal lawmakers are making a renewed push to ban high-capacity magazines. Nine states have passed laws restricting magazine capacity to 10 to 15 rounds, and the Democratic-led U.S. House plans to consider […]
CHARLOTTE — Authorities in North Carolina say a customer armed with a concealed gun shot two robbery suspects at a 7-Eleven, killing one and injuring the other. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police spokeswoman Cindy A. Wallace said in […]
It was Tuesday afternoon, just before 6 p.m. I was finishing up a writing day when my mother called to me from the living room. “You need to come look at this.” She watches the […]
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