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February 28, 2019 No Responses

Op Ed: Gun Rights and Two New Background Check Bills

Question: What is the definition of a ‘criminal’? Answer: Someone who has committed a crime by breaking the law. With this understood, it seems sensible that creating additional laws to be ignored by criminals is not the solution to stopping...

February 8, 2019 No Responses

Among Other Problems, “Marsy’s Law for Idaho” is Backdoor Gun Control

The backers of “Marsy’s Law for Idaho” claim that their proposal to modify Idaho’s Constitution will “provide additional rights to crime victims.” On the surface, this may sound like a good idea, but it has several dangerous...

February 6, 2019 No Responses

Are Idaho Gun Owners Satisfied?

Once again, we find ourselves in the midst of the Idaho legislative session. For approximately three months the Idaho legislature will debate various topics concerning our future and freedom here in the state of Idaho. One topic that is always...

January 12, 2019 No Responses

Bipartisan Support for “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation Is Growing

Red flag laws have a history of bipartisan support. And when any piece of legislation has Democrats and Republicans locking arms in agreement, you know trouble lies ahead. — Published with Permission of Mises.org — Is gun confiscation coming to...

January 10, 2019 No Responses

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...

December 22, 2018 No Responses

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,...

December 17, 2018 No Responses

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...

December 17, 2018 No Responses

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...

December 10, 2018 No Responses

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 ani...

November 13, 2018 No Responses

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...

November 13, 2018 No Responses

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...

November 11, 2018 No Responses

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 ...

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