Category Archives: Constitution

NRA Arms The Cute Little Buggers In Fairy Tales Rewrite

This one comes via Jenny North at Victory Girls Blog The NRA has rewritten childhood classics by inserting armed protagonists – the children have guns! And predictably, some “well-meaning” gun grabbers are not happy: Critics accuse the NRA of undertaking a “campaign to arm children.” “The NRA continues to stoop to new lows in the hopes of […]

Senator Tillis: Senate “fulfilling its constitutional obligation by deferring consent in order to let the people’s voice be heard”

Here’s an interesting point: the Constitution has no requirement that the Senate hold hearings and a vote on anyone nominated by the President. Article II, Section 2 He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall […]

Thank Goodness, You Can Now DoSomething About Gun Violence With A Selfie

No, DoSomething is not missing a space in the headline You Can Now Protest Gun Violence by Taking a Selfie …. Still, most states leave campus gun policy up to administrators. There are only 19 states that prohibit carrying a concealed firearm on campus, so gun control policies are largely up to university officials to […]

Good News: GOP Candidates Entrenched Against Gun Controls

The NY Times Editorial Board is apoplectic over the gun control positions of the Republican candidates, and is more than happy to let us know about it Republican Candidates Deeply Entrenched Against Gun Controls ….. President Obama has labored and even shed tears in pleading for just a bit of compromise to widen background checks […]

Suddenly, When It Comes To GMO Labeling, NY Times Editorial Board Loves States Rights

The NY Times is typically very much pro-federal government dominance, and against any State using their 10th Amendment Right. Remember, the Times, both in the news section and the opinion pages, was totally against California’s Prop 8 (gay marriage ban) and Arizona’s illegal alien crackdown law, among others. They’ve been very supportive of the food […]

After Obama’s Teary Eyed Gun Control Speech, He Takes Almost No Action

Remember this when Obama cried some crocodile tears while announcing new “gun control” regulations? How’s that working out? Obama’s Lofty Plans on Gun Violence Amount to Little Action The centerpiece of a plan for stemming gun violence that President Obama announced last month largely amounts to this: an updated web page and 10,000 pamphlets that federal agents […]

Surprise: Obama Has Stock Holdings In Gun Company

Obama is typically referred to as the Gun Salesman Of The Year, and I often wonder in posts whether he has a financial stake in gun companies. Well, it turns out he does (Reuters) Barack Obama might seem an unlikely investor in the firearms industry. But the U.S. president, a fierce advocate for gun regulation, […]

Oklahoma Democrat Wants People To Run Away Before Standing Their Ground

Here’s an idea that will surely be mimicked by Democrats across the country (Huffington Post) Oklahoma state Sen. Kevin Matthews (D) is seeking to amend his state’s “stand your ground” law in the wake of a 2015 shooting that led to the death of a young man. In February 2015, a security guard at a […]

Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Obama’s Gun Control Orders

Something about constitutionality (Bloomberg) U.S. President Barack Obama’s expansion of background checks for would-be gun buyers is being challenged in a lawsuit by a political activist who claims the changes violate the Constitution and the federal rule-making process. (snip) “It is clearly arbitrary and capricious for the defendants, each and every one of them, to […]

Democrat Candidates Work To Outdo Each Other On Being Anti-2nd Amendment

The Democrats held a debate Sunday night, the perfect time to make sure as few people as possible watch, a way to ensure that Hillary Clinton can continue her march to her coronation as the Democratic Party Establishment Candidate. They discussed a variety of talking points, including who is the toughest on ownership of firearms […]

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