Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) introduced a bill Monday into the U.S. House Representatives that would mandate reporting for lost or stolen firearms, create a national database for lost or stolen guns, require every gun sold to be equipped with “passive identification capability” and impose a $100 gun tax for firearm sales.
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Congresswoman Introduces Bill: $100 Gun Tax, RFID Chips, National Stolen Gun Registry
Published: October 27, 2015 { 51 comments }
Suppressors to Lose NFA-Shackles with ‘Hearing Protection Act’?
Published: October 22, 2015 { 89 comments }“The American Suppressor Association believes that citizens should not have to pay a tax to protect their hearing while exercising their Second Amendment rights,” said Knox Williams, President and Executive Director of the ASA.
Gallup Poll: 56 Percent Say More Concealed Weapons Would Make U.S. Safer
Published: October 22, 2015 { 10 comments }“Previous research shows that three in four Americans are opposed to banning handguns, and Americans in the past have overwhelmingly interpreted the Second Amendment as giving Americans the rights to own guns,” says Gallup.
NSFW: Footage Shows Officer Being Brutally Stabbed Before Shooting Suspect
Published: October 22, 2015 { 14 comments }“What I noticed right away was 80-percent of that video, I don’t remember. I was doing things there that, to this day, I have no recollection of,” said the officer upon seeing the footage.
Brady Campaign: Five Reasons We’ve Reached ‘Tipping Point’ for Tougher Gun Laws
Published: October 21, 2015 { 17 comments }Dan Gross, the president of the Brady Campaign, believes that we’ve reached the “tipping point” in the battle for laws that restrict the Second Amendment.
Bans on Black Rifles: Will Supreme Court Finally Decide Constitutionality?
Published: October 21, 2015 { 63 comments }The Supreme Court has an opportunity to hear a case challenging the constitutionality of a ban on modern sporting rifles. Will the high court take it up?
Indiana Sheriff Refuses to Follow Any Anti-Gun Executive Order
Published: October 20, 2015 { 0 comments }An Indiana sheriff says he would refuse to follow this presidential executive order if it was decreed.
NY Bill Would Require $250K in Liability Insurance for Gun Owners
Published: October 20, 2015 { 26 comments }“Enough is enough,” said Ortiz. “How can we protect our children from gun atrocities without a common sense approach to provide victim compensation?”
Clinton on Confiscation: ‘It’s Worth Considering’
Published: October 19, 2015 { 37 comments }“I think it would be worth considering doing it on the national level, if that could be arranged,” said Clinton.
This Anti-Gun Lawmaker Has Brilliant Plan to Take Over NRA
Published: October 15, 2015 { 16 comments }“Perhaps if we all join, we could take over that group and start a new (gun control) platform,” Krueger (D-Manhattan) told the New York Daily News. “I think we outnumber the people who are members of the NRA and are so totally opposed to any kind of rational gun laws.”