Category Archives: Constitution

Texas AG Invites New Yorkers To Come On Down

New Yorkers wouldn’t have to worry about violating the law if they mistakenly put 8 bullets in the magazine (via The Lonely Conservative) (Reuters) (Greg) Abbott, a possible candidate for governor of Texas in next year’s election, used campaign money to buy ads on websites of news organizations in New York City and Albany. One […]

Obama’s Neverending Campaign To Continue In Order To Take On NRA

If there is one thing nice we can say about (NMP) Obama, it’s that he runs an excellent campaign apparatus. Governance? Respect for Americans who disagree with him? Foreign relations? Adherence to the Constitution? Not so much. Campaigning and ginning up crazies to get out there? Yes. And lying liar Stephanie Cutter tells us about […]

NY Criminalizes Firearm Ownership

This is what happens when you have hardcore Leftists in charge and no one reads the legislation (via Steven Goddard) 3. § 265.01 Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree. A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree when: (1) He or she possesses any firearm, electronic […]

Renee Ellmers: Obama Exploiting Tragedy For Political Gain

Nice to see an elected Republican calling it as she sees it and fighting back, instead of the typical mumbling that comes from Republicans (Daily Caller) “President Obama is once again exploiting a tragedy for political gain and eroding our constitutional rights for the sake of an extreme liberal agenda,” Ellmers said in the statement. […]

Oregon Sheriff Says Won’t Enforce Un-Constitutional Gun Laws

I hope Sheriff Tim Mueller understands how much vitriol is going to come his way from the tolerant and peaceful liberals (Daily Caller) An Oregon sheriff has sent a letter to Vice President Joe Biden saying his department will not enforce any new gun laws it considers unconstitutional. Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller, in his […]

NY Set To Pass Gun Law Making NY Great Place For Criminals

The upshot of so many gun laws is that law abiding citizens see their gun freedoms restricted, while criminals are free to be even better criminals. (USA Today) “We’re not looking to demonize gun owners,” Governor Cuomo (who hasn’t given up his own armed security) said. “Gun owners have done nothing wrong.” Yet, the legislation […]

Anti-Gunnites Propose Going After People Who Lie On Gun Permit Applications

They think they have really found something in which they can Do Something (NY Times) Nearly 80,000 Americans were denied guns in 2010, according to Justice Department data, because they lied or provided inaccurate information about their criminal histories on background-check forms. Yet only 44 of those people were charged with a crime. The staggeringly […]

Doug Ross Provides Good Idea On Guns For The Central Planning Office Should Compile

If you remember, one of the things Joe Biden was yammering on about was “using a federal agency to compile data about gun-related deaths”. Doug Ross thinks this is a great idea, and offers some ideas on what should be tracked The number of lives saved by defensive gun usage, including each situation in which […]

Biden Unleashed: “No Silver Bullet To Stop Gun Violence”

Leave it to Sheriff Joe Biden (who resembled Barney Fife when it came to monitoring the Stimulus spending) to use poor metaphors (The Hill) The vice president downplayed harsh criticism the National Rifle Association has made about the administration’s gun violence task force. Vice President Biden said Friday that his task force on gun violence […]

NJ Assemblywoman Wants Psych Evaluations For All Gun Buyers

On one hand, weeding out wackos from being able to legally buy a handgun isn’t that bad an idea. On the other hand, this is damned intrusive (NJ.com) Individuals seeking a permit to buy firearms in New Jersey would have to submit results of a psychological evaluation before they could buy a gun, under a […]

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