Yesterday it was Senator Heidi Heitkamp getting testy with a reporter over a gun control question. This morning we get news that, at a Facebook town hall event last not on her official U.S. Senate page, Heitkamp was dodging questions from citizens about gun control. “Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, a pro-gun Democrat from North Dakota, fielded questions about…
Heidi Heitkamp Gets Testy With Reporter When Asked About Gun Control
“Senator Heitkamp has been perceived as being something less than open with both the public and the media,” I wrote yesterday, comparing North Dakota’s junior Senator to Rep. Kevin Cramer, a potential 2018 challenger for Heitkamp’s seat, who has won praise for being extremely open with the media and public. “Heitkamp’s aggressive staff ensures she…
James Kerian: No Endgame For A Gun Control Movement Making No Progress
The violent crime rate is dropping. The murder rate is dropping. Incidents of mass murder in the U.S. declined from 42 in the 1990s to 26 in the first decade of this century. Another such incident occurred last week, however, so the left-wing outrage machine is gearing up for another fundraising scheme political campaign to be…
If We Want To Really Address Mass Shootings We Need To Stop Talking About Gun Control
We got horrible news out of Oregon yesterday where another group of people were shot down by a murderer who ignored the prohibitions of a “gun free zone.” Like clockwork President Barack Obama addressed the nation about the incident, and despite knowing almost nothing about the specifics of this incident, demanded more gun control. “What is…
Rod St. Aubyn: Lessons Learned From WDBJ Shooting
After tragic incidents like the killing last week of a reporter and her cameraman in Virginia, it is typical for the public to review the situation to see if anything could have been done to prevent such a tragedy. As you may recall from last week, Vester Flanagan, known professionally as Bryce Williams, shot and…
How Can The Death Of James Brady Be Ruled A Homicide 30 Years Later?
I was saddened to learn today that long-time gun control advocate James Brady had passed away. While I had little love for Brady’s stance on the 2nd amendment, you have to admire someone as fiercely committed to their cause as Brady was. But I was surprised to hear that his death had been ruled a…
Matt Evans: 3D Printed Guns Will Test Federal Gun Control Policies
Much of the odious federal regulation in our country rests on the Commerce Clause of the US constitution – the power granted to the federal government to regulate commerce between the states. Naively, one might assume that “interstate commerce” involves the movement of goods and services between the states, and the regulation thereof. Practically, the…
Chicago Sees Drop In Murders, Shootings After State Allows Legal Carry
Last summer Illinois, acting to bring the state in compliance with federal court rulings upholding the right to bear arms, became the last state in the union to allow lawful carry of guns. The law took effect in January, and since then some 50,000 people have applied for permits and, through early March, about 5,000…
America's Remarkable Shift Toward Expanded Gun Rights
At the Washington Post, Volokh Conspiracy blogger David Kopel writes about a chart (above) showing America’s move toward less restrictive gun laws. The chart presumes that a recent 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling which finds that the 2nd amendment’s statement about the right to “keep and bear arms” really does mean that Americans have a…
Heidi Heitkamp Votes Against Expanded Concealed Carry Amendment
“A proposed rescue plan for the financially strapped U.S. Postal Service took a step forward Thursday when a Senate committee passed a bill that would end Saturday delivery in the future and make permanent a recent, temporary increase in the cost of stamps,” reported the Washington Post last week. But there was more to the…