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Should Gun Owners Compromise?

“Gun owners have to stick together in the fight for the 2nd Amendment.” This is a quote I hear often in the gun community as we debate the various 2nd Amendment issues of our day. Is it true though? Do gun owners have to stick together? The answer is that gun owners should stick together, […]

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This is What Red Flag Laws Will Do to America

— Published with Permission of KrisAnneHall.com — Red Flag Laws are not only an infringement of an individual’s Right to Keep and Bear Arms, they are an egregious denial of an individual’s Rights to due process and property. In Texas, the Red Flag-style process is being implemented even without a law being passed by the […]

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A Million New Jersey Gun Owners Ignore State’s Magazine Ban

— Published with Permission of TheNewAmerican.com — When New Jersey passed its ban on possession of magazines containing more than 10 rounds in June, it gave the state’s million or so law-abiding gun owners 180 days to comply. The law provided five options: 1) modify the offending magazines so they could accept no more than […]

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Take Action to Pass Concealed Carry Reciprocity!

Will Republicans Prioritize Reciprocity? The establishment is making an all-out push to increase the number of anti-gun “blue” voters before the next election. And they’re trying their best to leave concealed carry reciprocity in the dust. On Monday, the Left-wing USA Today published a lead article demanding that the Senate pass the sentencing reform bill — the […]

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Are Democrats Coming for Your Guns?

— Published with Permission of The John Birch Society — The Democrats are taking control of the House of Representatives this upcoming legislative session, and it seems their agenda is already increasingly radical. Previously, they have expressed their animosity towards gun-ownership and have a plan to stop mass shootings. So now they are rolling up […]

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Gunman? Or Attacker?

Journalists are a special breed of communicators. My mother was a small town newspaper editor, a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse, and a small-time poet. I grew up with a passion for the importance of language. Language is a sacred thing to me. I am one of those people who cringe when I hear someone […]

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Do Idaho’s Universities and State Board of Ed Respect Constitutional Rights?

Too often, the Idaho State Board of Education gets it wrong. The Idaho Statesman was recently debating whether the Board should be split to create a separate board of higher education. The Board has a history of trusting university officials blindly; this creates problems with distinguishing the responsibilities necessary to protect minors versus protecting constitutional […]

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Democrats Plan Attack On Second Amendment

— Published with Permission of TheNewAmerican.com — The Democrats are coming for your guns, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times reported on Friday. The new majority of angry leftists, which includes open socialists and economic illiterates such as former barmaid Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, openly discussed their plans for tough gun control they mistakenly believe will stop mass shootings. […]

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‘Soft Targets’ — 11 Killed in Pittsburgh Synagogue

As we reflect on the killings this weekend in Pittsburgh, we need to remember that places of worship are soft targets for killers just like our schools. There are always going to be evil people in this world who want to harm others, and it is up to us as citizens to protect ourselves and […]

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How the NRA Used Alternative Media to Save the Second Amendment

— Published with Permission of ConservativeHQ.com — This is excerpt No. 31 (of 45) from America’s Right Turn: How Conservatives Used New and Alternative Media to Take Power, by Richard A. Viguerie and David Franke. The National Rifle Association is one of the most successful lobbies in the United States. And it is rather unique among lobbies […]

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A Rebuttal to Those Who Don’t Want to Arm Teachers

There is an interesting and divisive debate going on around the country. The debate centers around arming school teachers/staff to provide extra security for students. I want to lay out some of the common excuses I hear to not arm teachers and give you some rebuttal points to them. “Teachers have enough to worry about. […]

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Why Gun Owners Must Oppose ‘Red Flag’ Laws!

Have you ever seen the movie Minority Report? In the Tom Cruise thriller, several people called “precogs” can see into the future and determine who is going to commit murder. However, before the murder takes place, the police go and arrest the individual and lock them away for life. The individual didn’t actually commit the crime and […]

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