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  • Gavin Newsom Criticizes Gun Violence in Missouri, Doesn’t Mention California Has over 2X the Fatalities

    02/15/2024 6:49:45 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 16 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 02/15/2024 | Awr Hawkins
    Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) pointed to Missouri gun laws and blasted the state’s annual gun deaths but failed to mention that California has more than twice as many gun deaths each year. On November 16, 2023, this author wrote a piece highlighting the left’s tendency to point to firearm-related homicide deaths instead of actual homicide numbers. This allows someone like Newsom to avoid mentioning Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers showing California had 3,576 firearm deaths in 2021 while Missouri only had 1,414.
  • Biden renews call for gun legislation after deadly shooting at Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade

    02/15/2024 6:42:02 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 81 replies
    The Hill ^ | 02/15/2024 | ALEX GANGITANO
    President Biden renewed his calls for Congress to pass gun violence prevention legislation after Wednesday’s deadly shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade. The shooter in Kansas City, Mo., opened fire during the victory parade and killed at least one person and injured over 20 more, including at least eight children. “The Super Bowl is the most unifying event in America. Nothing brings more of us together,” Biden said in a statement Wednesday. “And the celebration of a Super Bowl win is a moment that brings a joy that can’t be matched to the winning team and their...
  • Woman firing gun at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church killed; 5-year-old child in critical condition

    02/11/2024 7:02:01 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 42 replies
    Christian Post ^ | 02/11/2024 | CP Staff
    Members of Pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church were overcome with shock on Sunday afternoon after a woman described as wearing a trench coat and backpack and accompanied by a young child began shooting a rifle inside the church. She was shot dead by two off-duty officers. The woman, who has not been identified but was described as between 30- to 35-years-old, entered the Houston-based church just before the start of the 2 p.m. Spanish language service and was accompanied by a 5-year-old child. Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said during a Sunday press conference that the two off-duty officers —...
  • California Gun Control Fail: Shots Fired on UC Berkeley Campus

    02/10/2024 6:41:28 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 11 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 02/10/2024 | Awr Hawkins
    A suspect is under arrest after nine gunshots rang out on the UC Berkeley campus Friday night at about 8:40 p.m. No injuries were reported. ABC 7 noted the shots were fired outside Sproul Plaza, and the incident appeared to have occurred following some type of “altercation.”
  • ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban, 2 Week Waiting Period on Gun Purchases Being Pushed by NM Democrats

    01/30/2024 8:32:10 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 32 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 01/30/2024 | AWR HAWKINS
    Democrats in New Mexico’s House of Representatives are weighing an “assault weapons” ban and two-week waiting period on gun purchases, along with other requirements that closely mirror controls that have been in place in California for years. On January 13, 2024, Breitbart News reported that New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) was pushing the two week waiting period and other controls, including the ability for New Mexicans to sue gun manufacturers. Grisham also wanted an expansion of gun-free zones in which even licensed concealed carriers would be prohibited from being armed for self-defense.
  • Biden to Gun Owners: You’ll Need an F-16 to Go Against the Government

    01/21/2024 9:49:57 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 93 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 01/21/2024 | Awr Hawkins
    President Joe Biden again mocked gun owners over the weekend, suggesting they will need F-16 fighter jets if they are really serious about taking on the government. Townhall reported Biden speaking to reporters, referencing Thomas Jefferson’s famous quote, “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” Biden said, “And I love people who say, the ‘blood of liberty,’ or excuse me, ‘the tree of liberty is watered with the blood of patriots.’ Well, guess what, man, I didn’t see a whole lot of patriots that are out there walking around...
  • Alec Baldwin charged with involuntary manslaughter for a second time over fatal ‘Rust’ shooting

    01/19/2024 11:46:54 AM PST · by thegagline · 52 replies
    The New York Post ^ | 01/19/2024 | Andy Tillett
    Alec Baldwin has been charged with involuntary manslaughter over the fatal shooting on the set of “Rust” for a second time. The actor has been indicted by a grand jury in New Mexico over the death of Halyna Hutchins, who was struck with a live bullet which had been loaded into a prop gun for a scene. “The above named defendant did cause the death of Halyna Hutchins by an act committed with the total disregard of indifference for the safety of others,” the indictment obtained by The Post read.
  • Pennsylvania House Democrats Advance ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban, Other Gun Controls

    01/17/2024 5:55:29 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 28 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 01/17/2024 | Awr Hawkins
    Pennsylvania House Democrats advanced an “assault weapons” ban and a ban on the purchase, possession, and sale of non-serialized gun parts on Wednesday. The Democrats also advanced legislation to “prohibit accelerated trigger activators, which increase the rate of gunfire,” and a bill to “subject 3D-printed firearms to the same regulations as standard firearms,” the Associated Press reported.
  • Ohio Sees Drop in Gun Violence After Adopting Constitutional Carry

    01/17/2024 7:06:37 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 22 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 01/17/2024 | AWR HAWKINS
    A study by the Center for Justice Research (CJR) shows violent crime in Ohio decreased after the state adopted constitutional carry. Constitutional carry recognizes the Second Amendment as a carry permit, allowing law-abiding citizens to carry a concealed handgun for self-defense without first acquiring a permit from their state government. There are 27 constitutional carry states and those are Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
  • The Truth About Mass Shootings

    01/13/2024 12:52:46 PM PST · by rogerantone1 · 8 replies
    Real Clear Policy ^ | January 13, 2024 | John R. Lott Jr.
    When another shooting happens at a place such as a school or a mall, politicians and the media are apt to claim that many hundreds of mass shootings occur each year. “Over the last year since Uvalde, our country has experienced a staggering 650 mass shootings,” President Joe Biden claimed last year. After a mass murder in Lewiston, Maine in late October, CNN said that there had already been “586 mass shootings” that year.
  • 10-Day Waiting Period in Effect for All Washington State Gun Purchases as of January 1, 2024

    01/01/2024 10:38:38 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 54 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 01/01/2024 | Awr Hawkins
    A 10-day waiting period for all gun purchases in Washington state went into effect January 1, 2024. FOX 13 reported the 10-day waiting period was part of 2023’s House Bill 1143. The new law also “requires people to go through training before they can buy a gun,” Apple Valley News Now noted.
  • Sen. Susan Collins Pushing Gun Control for U.S. Troops

    12/24/2023 8:36:43 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 54 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 12/24/2023 | Awr Hawkins
    Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is putting together legislation to require the U.S. military to adhere to state-level red and yellow flag laws for troops. A red flag law allows family, friends, and others, to seek a court order to have guns removed from someone they view as a danger to himself or others. A yellow flag law is more narrow, allowing law enforcement to seek the court order for firearm removal.
  • NYPD seizes nearly 400 untraceable ghost guns — up 710% from 2019

    12/23/2023 11:45:05 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 44 replies
    Nypost ^ | 12/23/2023 | Matthew Sedacca
    The NYPD has seized 389 untraceable ghost guns so far this year — a 710% surge in such seizures since 2019, when a mere 48 were taken, police stats show. In 2022, a record-high 463 of these deadly firearms were recovered. “It’s distressing to see that many ghost guns recovered by police,” Mark Collins, federal policy director at gun control advocacy group Brady, told The Post.
  • New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence faces investigation in San Juan County

    12/19/2023 11:12:49 AM PST · by Impala64ssa · 4 replies
    The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office has opened an investigation into New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence, a nonprofit group that planned a gun buyback in the community. Sheriff Shane Ferrari said after the buyback was canceled by the city of Farmington, the nonprofit came to Farmington on Dec. 16 and collected unwanted guns, despite the buyback being canceled. “They came here by themselves with no law enforcement, and did it anyway. It’s the citizens that brought this to my attention, and we’re looking into it,” Ferrari said. Farmington Police Chief Steve Hebbe said he was not investigating New Mexicans...
  • Mothers4Democracy/MothersAgainstGregAbbott

    12/15/2023 9:21:41 AM PST · by algore · 18 replies
    While some leaders peddle empty words, Mothers for Democracy are harnessing #MomPower to demand results on a livable climate, equitable schools and an end to gun violence. We are awakening civic participation across this land, from school boards to halls of Congress. Where leaders have faltered, we mothers will strive to fill the void. But our fight is not just for our own families – it is for freedom and equality for one another. United as an unstoppable force, this movement of maternal activism will shake the roots of injustice until all people in America can thrive. The time has...
  • 'I had to take a stand!' Elderly Bay Area worker pulls gun on gang of would-be robbers as neighborhood's property crime soars by 13 percent since 2022

    12/14/2023 4:07:34 PM PST · by Libloather · 15 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 12/14/23 | Alice Wright
    This is the moment an elderly employee scared off a gang of robbers with a gun after they attempted to ransack his Bay Area store on Monday. Albert Marcu faced down a group of would-be robbers with sledgehammers after they stormed the Estates Consignment Store in Pleasant Hill. Surveillance video shows an apparent coordinated attempt to rob the store as a woman on the phone held the shop door open, allowing a group of men to run in. The footage shows two masked men standing at the door threatening and holding back the security guard while three others made their...
  • Activist ‘Aghast’ Gun Buybacks Feeding Secondary Arms Market

    12/11/2023 12:02:57 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 13 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 12/11/2023 | Amy Furr
    A gun control activist was “aghast” and dismayed to learn that the burgeoning blue-city gun buyback culture is actually feeding a secondary arms and gun parts market. The New York Times focused on a recent gun buyback in Flint, Michigan, noting that Gunbusters, a Missouri company, was contracted to handle the weapons which were surrendered. According to the NYT, “[Gunbusters] has taken in more than 200,000 firearms over the past decade from about 950 police agencies around the country, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to St. Louis to Hartford, Vermont.”
  • Man believed to have fired shots before a Virginia house exploded died in the blast, police say

    12/06/2023 11:23:12 AM PST · by 7thson · 24 replies
    ASSOCIATED PRESS ^ | December 6, 2023 | MATTHEW BARAKAT and BEN FINLEY
    The owner of a Virginia house that exploded as police tried to execute a search warrant is believed to have died in the blast, officials said Tuesday, as details emerged about numerous grievances he expressed against neighbors and others on social media and in lawsuits.
  • Three women flash a gun, rob cabbies in Manhattan and the Bronx: NYPD

    11/28/2023 12:53:04 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 14 replies
    NY Post ^ | 11/28/2023 | Snejana Farberov
    Police are hunting for a trio of women accused of robbing at least two taxi drivers at gunpoint in Manhattan and the Bronx. The first incident occurred just after 1 a.m. on Nov. 20, when a 60-year-old cabbie got into an argument with the three women, who were passengers in his taxi, on Lexington Avenue near East 42nd Street, the NYPD said. The suspects pulled a gun on the driver and snatched his cellphone — before jumping out of the car and running off into the Grand Central-42nd Street subway station, according to police.
  • San Antonio Police Attempt to Remove Private Buyers at Gun Buyback

    11/27/2023 3:58:24 AM PST · by marktwain · 41 replies
    AmmoLand ^ | Novmeber 24, 2023 | Dean Weingarten
    On Sunday, 19 November, a gun turn-in event, also known by the Orwellian nomenclature of “buyback” was held at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.San Antonio police attempted to move private purchasers away from the line of cars forming for the gun turn-in “buyback” event. CJ Grisham, of Open Carry Texas and Texas legislative fame, schooled the police. He kept them from overstepping their bounds. CJ Grisham is now a practicing attorney in Temple, Texas.This was the first known event of this sort for San Antonio. The temperature was about 65 degrees in San Antonio on Sunday morning, with light...