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Tyranny of the Minority Sinks Meaningful Gun Control Legislation

Failed gun control legislation has again fallen victim to the tyranny of the minority.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Given the Sandy Hook school killings, the supermarket shootings near Tucson, the pleas for gun control legislation by the parents of victims, and the testimony by Gabrielle Giffords, you would think that reasonable gun control legislation would likely pass in the U.S. Senate.

Regrettably, it is not to be.

Statement from Chris W. Cox on U.S. Senate Defeat of Manchin-Toomey-Schumer Amendment

We are grateful for the hard work and leadership of those Senators who chose to pursue meaningful solutions to our nation’s most pressing problems.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Today, the misguided Manchin-Toomey-Schumer proposal failed in the U.S. Senate.

This amendment would have criminalized certain private transfers of firearms between honest citizens, requiring lifelong friends, neighbors and some family members to get federal government permission to exercise a fundamental right or face prosecution.

Is the Second Amendment Even Still Real?

"Every constitution, then, and every law, naturally expires at the end of 19 years. If it be enforced longer, it is an act of force and not of right." (Thomas Jefferson in a letter to James Madison September 6, 1789)

(CALGARY, Alberta) - It is unusual for gun rights to be included in a constitution.

In an historical study of constitutions, only 15 constitutions in 9 countries ever included an explicit right to bear arms.

President Obama’​s Remarks on Reducing Gun Violence

Obama knows his staunchest opponents are determined

(WASHINGTON DC) - U.S. President Barack Obama presses on with his effort to reduce gun violence by adding laws regulating the size of clips, and with background checks.

In remarks offered today, Obama discussed that day Newton survivors now call 'twelve-fourteen.' For these families, it was a day that changed everything...

We Can Barely Believe our Eyes -- Gun Free Kitchen Tables

Predictably and painfully, this development followed yet another woman’s murder by a security guard.

(TEL AVIV) - We can still barely believe our eyes and ears: Two days ago (April 2), Israel’s Minister of Public Security announced that as of next month, security guards’ guns are to be deposited at their work places after duty).

The announcement concluded an emergency meeting called by the Minister. Reports by major news venues cited Gun Free Kitchen Tables as a key source of data and quoted GFKT responses.

SB13-013: Federal Agents Can Double as Local Cops in Colorado?

Feds get more power as state's governor signs progressive gun control legislation.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - A new bill gives a special agent, uniform division officer, physical security technician, physical security specialist, or special officer of the United States secret service limited peace officer authority while working in Colorado.

The tension surrounding the notion of regulating firearms is leading to new, unexpected federal involvement in local authority. Desperation is showing on all fronts in this fight. Large numbers of gun owners refuse to accept the idea of any type of gun regulation, and anti-gun proponents are willing to showcase national tragedy in an attempt to change firearm laws.

Take it or Leave it

We see some improvements have been made since the last draft was issued but there are still some important problems with the new text,

(WASHINGTON DC) - Control Arms has published their reaction to the final draft of the Arms Trade Treaty. Just before the negotiations ended earlier today the President of the committee stated “take it or leave it” and then an hour later the final draft was published.

Control Arms is an organization formed to support a strong Arms Trade Treaty and has been part of the process since 2006.

$12M Invested in Background Checks

Mayors Against Illegal Guns are buying $12M in TV ads that feature a gun owner who understands that supporting background checks goes hand in hand with defending the Second Amendment - and his family.

(PORTLAND, OR) - Now that assault weapons are secure from efforts to ban them, background checks are still alive as an example of the “incremental” theory of liberal politics.

I doubt they will achieve what the anti-gun movement is after but it’s a test of what really big money can do for a liberal cause.

Being Right With Jesus

Much to think about, and much to do if we are sincere in our desire to be right with Jesus, in a way unlike that of the Evangelists of the GOP.

(PASO ROBLES, CA) - Mr. Reince Priebus, Head of the Republican National Committee, described President Obama’s Administration as NOT being right with Jesus, and by doing so, explicitly implied that the GOP was.

I have been aware of this connection of Party and Jesus for some time which, under the leadership of Evangelists of Puritan faith, guides the Party along its implausible and obstinate way.

Legal Scrubbing is a Dirty Game

Salem-News.com's Jennifer Fierberg is in New York City covering the Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations at the UN.

(NEW YORK) - On day four of the Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations at the UN in New York City, a draft of the Arms Trade Treaty was presented to all 148 nations present.

But to each and every delegation there were complex words such as "of" and "in" that had to be changed and could only be announced through a speech.