Expanded background checks for gun buyers make sense
OK, I get that expanded background checks would require new legislation and would constitute a “new gun law.” But at its heart, it’s about enforcing existing laws.
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Outraged over executive orders? Reagan issued 381 of them
Fox News has found their latest non-story to be outraged about. This time it is in a bold heading titled “19 ways for Obama to skirt Congress on gun control.” Yes, Fox News is upset that the guy with the 54% approval rating is bypassing the organization with a 9% approval rating using a constitutionally … Continue Reading →
Payne: The ignored victims of Fast and Furious
Fortunately, the guns James Holmes used in his Batman spree weren’t acquired via Operation Fast and Furious. Then Aurora’s victims might never get answers to what really happened. President Obama’s visit to the Denver area Sunday was touching – in stark contrast to the back of the hand that his administration has given the Michigan … Continue Reading →
Payne: Could gun laws have stopped him?
That didn’t take long. Within hours of the James Holmes’ Batman massacre, the usual suspects were calling for restrictions on America’s Bill of Rights. “There are so many murders with guns every day, it’s just got to stop,” said billionaire New York dictator Michael Bloomberg who has been choking New Yorkers’ civil liberties with everything … Continue Reading →