In these times, there are lots of rational reasons people avoid being on the government gun owner list! Exactly the kind created by Universal Background Checks…
Background Checks
Oregon Democrats Introduce Universal Background Check Bill
Legislation has been introduced in Oregon that would require background checks for private firearm sales…
Washington Post Shocker: Background Checks Don’t Work
They may also omit that the perpetrators’ guns were smuggled and stolen, rather than bought at a gun show in some trumped up loophole…
Media’s Wishful Thinking: ‘Americans’ Gun Purchases Are Declining’…NOT
Lately, gun control supporter’s wishful thinking, claims that the number of gun owners is declining, even the old media have been saying that American’s gun purchases are declining as well…
Felon Shot Days after being Disarmed
A felon was shot while attacking an off duty officer. He had been disarmed just a few days prior. Monitoring of felons works. Background checks don’t.
Nevada Gun Control Initiative Challenged
The Nevada initiative to ban private sales of firearms is being challenged by second amendment supporters. They say initiative promoters missed key deadlines…
Bad Law Unenforceable! NO Ammo Purchase Background Checks In N.Y. this Hunting Season
New York State still does not have the technology in place to enable retailers to perform the mandatory background checks on ammunition purchases required by the state’s SAFE Act, signed by Gov. Cuomo
Washington Voters Gleefully Swallow the 594 Background Check Blue Pill
By a 60% – 40% vote, they are going to be saddled with a Universal Background Check law. This is the first step toward what will eventually be Universal Registration of all their guns…
Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility Libels Gunbroker.com in Video
A scene in which GunBroker.com was typed into a browser includes the words “NO QUESTIONS ASKED” and states that criminals who fail background checks can go online and buy guns…
Would You Sell A Car To Someone You Do Not Know?
Would you sell a gun to someone you do not know? The right to buy and sell anonymously is a fundamental right. Control of all sales is control of life.
The False Promise of Background Checks
The idea of background checks for firearm purchases seems to sound sensible, but the reality is much different from the appearance…
Uncovered Washington State: Giant Gun Control Scam in the Name of Background Checks
Selling mislabeled goods is illegal, but there’s nothing illegal about mislabeled laws. Michael Bloomberg knows that difference, and he is exploiting it to further Gun Control in Washington state…
Brady Background Checks on Gun Purchases – A Dismal Failure
Nevertheless, Majority Leader Harry Reid & Senate Democrats want to expand background checks to include all gun buyers, a scheme that would establish an illegal gun registry…
New Hampshire NICS Bill SB 244, Still Alive, Calls & Emails Needed
Unfortunately, a group that we thought was one of our allies and would stand fast against any compromises to your civil right to be armed has capitulated to the anti-gun crowd…
Twenty Years of Brady Law Failure
Of the 72,659 prohibited persons who illegally attempted to purchase a firearm from a licensed dealer, only 62 were considered worthy of prosecution, and of those only 13 were found guilty…
For It Before We Were Against It
NRA’s Chris Cox called the expanded background check proposal “misguided,” and said that it would not reduce violent crime, “or keep our kids safe in their schools.” The left-wing media is still crowing, “flip-flop!”…
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments in ‘Straw Purchase’ Case
At the heart of the issue is not whether Congress intended to have the Gun Control Act of 1968 keep firearms out of the hands of criminals, but whether the law should allow law-abiding individuals to purchase guns for someone else???
Maryland Forced to Clarify Firearm Transfer Rules
A lawsuit forced the state to acknowledge that gun dealers could lawfully transfer a firearm to buyers after 7 days, regardless of whether the State Police had responded on the buyer’s background check…
NRA-Supported Suit Prompts Maryland to Protect Gun Purchaser Privacy
The victory marked the second time in 2013 that Maryland authorities executed an abrupt about-face after the filing of an NRA-backed lawsuit aimed at protecting the “Free-State’s” gun owners…
Poll on Gun Control at Seattle Times
The Seattle Times is running a poll about two initiatives that will be on the ballot in the next Washington State election…
Americans Agree ‘Universal Background Checks’ for Gun Shows Not Needed, Says National Poll
Only four out of ten Americans support so-called “universal background checks” at gun shows…
CCRKBA Coalition Moves to Prevent Gun Confiscation
I-591 is not aimed at eliminating background checks, to assure that such checks comply with a uniform national standard. I-591 also prohibits government confiscation of firearms without due process…
Fixing the Mental Health Care System Needs Priority Over Gun Control
Let’s stop demonizing guns and end the shootings by incarcerating the criminals and healing the sick, for much work needs to be done in the mental health arena…
Are Maryland State Police Unable or Unwilling to Expedite Instant Back Ground Checks
Maryland State Police seem unable to meet the record demand for firearms back ground checks by state residents and have now fallen over 100 days behind in processing the firearms applications of law abiding purchasers…
June Background Checks as Related To Gun Purchases Up 3.0 Percent
This marks the 37th straight month that NSSF-adjusted NICS figures have increased when compared to the same period the previous year…
Wethersfield CT Does Right on Firearms Background Check Fees
Connecticut Carry would like to thank Chief James Cetran and the Town of Wethersfield for issuing this letter to pistol permit applicants and for standing up against an unlawful practice when it is not popular or easy to do so…
New Jersey State Police Tweeting, NJ Instant NICS Check is Fixed
If you received a Tweet from @NJSP, please respond politely & thank them for realizing that there was a problem and for fixing that problem.
NICS Operations Stats Too Horrible to Believe
Typical Keystone Kops procedures plague the system — “overburdened field investigators… delaying investigation of prosecutable cases… insufficient resources… insufficient staffing… extensive case backlogs… ” it’s a loooonng list…
NICS Failing, Background-Checked Fugitives Set Free, Constantly
From a knowledgeable observer: “Because unless we have more crime and violence we won’t be able to justify taking everybody’s gun away”…
New Jersey Instant NICS Delays, Your Voice Is Being Heard – Keep It Up
The New Jersey Second Amendment Society is currently investigating our legal options, and it is more important than ever for you to register your complaint….