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A lot’s at stake this November. If the Democrats win the House — political forecaster FiveThrityEight gives Dems an 81 percent chance of taking control following the midterms — Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) promised that criminalizing private transfers will be a top legislative priority. During a sit-down this week with U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch (D-West Boca) [...]

Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill doesn’t mention gun control on her official government website. As a representative from Missouri, she knows to stay away from issues that might alienate moderate voters, but a new undercover video from Project Veritas has revealed her support for everything from a bump stock ban to a ban on semi-automatic rifles.

“Just because you have a conceal and carry license doesn’t mean pull your gun out if you think something is happening,” Smith explained.

“Americans’ support for tougher gun legislation typically fluctuates, increasing in the wake of a mass shooting and dropping as memory of those horrific events fades,” stated Gallup.

Early in the morning of October 10th, 2018, in Owensboro, Kentucky, a young police officer and an armed homeowner were involved in a shootout. The officer was searching a fenced area for a suspect he had been chasing.

Manufacturing firearms at home for personal use is perfectly legal, according to the federal government. But not according to Bridgeport, Connecticut, whose mayor recently signed a measure that would levy a $250/day fine to anyone caught in the possession of a “ghost gun.”

Democrat Phil Bredesen is running for Tennessee’s U.S. Senate seat as a pro-gun moderate who can work with folks from across the aisle. If that’s the case (which is probably isn’t), his own party’s apparatus is doing a great job undermining those efforts.

“I am vocal about common-sense gun safety and gun laws. For instance, I fully support an assault weapon ban, I fully support a bump stock ban.”

Confiscation squads performing under the auspices of Operation Dual Force have been a success, say California authorities. “This operation is a prime example of how law enforcement comes together to fight crime and keep our neighborhoods safe by removing illegally-possessed guns from our communities,” said Attorney General Xavier Becerra said in a Tuesday press release. [...]