Pushing Back

The gun lobby claims it is “winning” the fight against Australia’s longstanding crackdown on firearms, pointing to a sharp increase in licensed gun owners and weapons since laws were introduced in the aftermath of the 1996 Port Arthur massacre as a sign of its strength. [More]

I wish them luck.

They gotta work on that “licensing” thing.

[Via Jess]

Media Jumping on New Pediatric Study to Stump for More Gun Control

Talking points have been passed out and it’s now their “job” to parrot the narrative… [More]

Relying on junk “science” from gunquacks and junk “journalism” from fourth estate fifth columnists is no way to run a Republic.

A Taxing Proposition

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Monday introduced legislation that would sell off millions of dollars of the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) firearms to pay for the national debt. As America approaches Tax Day on Tuesday, Ernst introduced the Why Does the IRS Needs Guns Act to reform how the agency handles firearms. [More]

It’s a legitimate question.

But we all know — and she knows — this is posturing, with “0% chance of being enacted.”

[Via WiscoDave]

I’m Sorry Dave, I’m Afraid I Can’t Do That

3DPrinterOS, a cloud-based 3D printing management solutions company, has entered a collaboration with the MIX Lab at Montclair State University to develop an algorithm designed to identify 3D printed gun parts. This partnership aims to enhance safety and regulatory compliance. [More]

So… what? It will refuse to work…? It will report you…? It won’t open the pod bay doors…?

[Via Steve T]

The Avoid the Real Issue Act of 2024

Today, Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) introduced the No Guns for Illegal Aliens Act to prohibit illegal aliens from using government-issued IDs to purchase firearms. [More]

Better lock that barn door. Don’t want the escaped horses to get back in.

Prognosis 0% chance of being enacted

[Via Antigone]

VP Debate: Vance Let Moderators and Walz Mislead Voters on Gun Rights

JD Vance’s acceptance of prohibitionist terms, his failure to correct egregious errors and outright lies, and his avoidance of elaborating to voters on why the right to keep and bear arms is the keystone of freedom, show that when it comes to effective advocacy, Republican politicians all too often come up short. [More]

There were all kinds of missed opportunities, unnecessary concessions, and lies left unchallenged.

Gun Owners’ Efforts with Trump Must Not End with White House Win

If we do somehow manage to help him gain a second term in the White House, we’re going to need to be able to influence what he says and does on guns. And we won’t be prepared to do that if we gloss over the seriousness of his failures. [More]

We need his ear so we can try to influence him before he starts to stray.

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