Florida church warns ‘this is not a gun-free zone’
Florida pastors sent a clear warning to potential shooters, advertising a sign outside their church that says “this is not a gun free zone.”
Gun Sense Vermont founder stepping down to pursue public office
Gun Sense Vermont founder Ann Braden is stepping aside as leader of the state’s leading gun control organization, and has entered the Emerge Vermont program that trains women to be Democratic candidates for office.
Trump says gun control ‘not going to help,’ would have led to ‘hundreds more dead’ in Texas
“I can only say this. If [the neighbor] didn’t have a gun, instead of 26 dead, you would have had hundreds more dead. So that’s the way I feel about it, not going to help,” Trump said.
Texas AG calls for arming churches after Sutherland Springs shooting
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said more church parishioners should be armed in the wake of the worst church shooting in American history.
49ers donate half-million to gun control push
The San Francisco 49ers weighed in on the national firearms debate Thursday, announcing their $500,000 donation to push for more gun control and a ban on bump stocks.
Concerns exist in Vermont over feds’ land grab
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants another 60,000 acres of northeast Vermont, and so far the state’s leaders are expressing reservations about the giant land grab.
In aftermath of Las Vegas, Vermont gun owners say ‘bump stock’ issue is a nonstarter
Lawmakers from Vermont want to close the so-called bump stock loophole, but gun owners in the state say the effort would have little impact, other than to give government more control over guns.
Media Criticism: 4 times the liberal media debunked the gun control myth
Many in the media cling to their ideological vision that gun control is the only way to prevent gun violence in contravention of experience and data. But this does not preclude them from occasional honest moments.
Hey, Jimmy Kimmel: Here’s what the Founding Fathers really thought about guns
With Jon Stewart off the air, it seems the left has found a new progressive comedian it can look to for all the big cultural and public policy debates.
Fact check: Do tighter gun control laws lead to fewer gun-related deaths?
Vox Editor Ezra Klein tweeted Monday that states with stronger gun control measures experience fewer gun-related deaths. Is that true?
Economist calls for adapting gun background checks to prevent voter fraud
Republicans and Democrats could achieve a bipartisan compromise in preventing voter fraud by applying a Justice Department background check system already in place for gun buyers, a noted economist told the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity.
Gun control moms group advertises public meeting, then shuts out Vermonters
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America visited the capital and held what was advertised as a public meeting, only to turn away about a dozen pro-gun rights guests at the door.