At the same time that firearms murders were dropping, gun sales were surging. In 2009, FBI background checks for guns increased by 30 percent over the previous year, while firearms sales in large retail outlets increased by almost 40 percent. – Daily Caller
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July 7, 2011 06:57
Mexican gunrunning scandal by Obama’s DOJ explodes
DOJ coverup of multi-departmental failed Operation Fast and Furious where not only were guns allowed to be bought and taken into Mexico but FBI funds were even used to buy some of the guns. How high does the scandal go? In carefully worded statements both Eric Holder and the White House have said that they did not “approve” the operation but did not deny knowledge of it.
July 6, 2011 05:00
Mexican lawmakers want to put US officials on trial for gunrunning scandal
Fast and Furious is the name of the deadly sting ATF operation that watched U.S. guns cross the border into Mexico and failed to keep track of them. Mexican lawmakers are now calling for the extradition of U.S. officials responsible for the failed operation to stand trial for the deaths of hundreds of Mexicans. Congressman Darrell Issa says the scandal leads to the top. Some believe the Obama administration allowed this deadly plan as a way to justify gun bans by executive order.
June 17, 2011 06:22
Allen West: gun violence a result of liberal economic policies
Rep. Allen West, R-Fla. talks to Guns & Patriots editor about gun rights and the attitudes about the firearms culture in the African American community. West said gun violence in urban areas and inner cities is a result of liberal economic policies.
September 16, 2010 05:15
Violent Crime Down While Gun Sales Climbed in 2009
Violent crime continued to fall in 2009, even as gun sales reached an all-time high, according to statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
June 30, 2010 06:38
SCOTUS gun ruling a prelude to bigger fights on individual rights
By Sen. Tom Coburn The McDonald decision was so close because a near majority on the Court, and many in government, consider the Constitution to be merely a guiding document instead of binding force that limits the power of the government over the individual. The problem is not merely that many on the Court, in Congress and the administration act as if they are above the law. Rather they are acting as if they are the law. In their view, the rule of law is not a constant but dependent on who is in power – a phenomenon our founders would have called a “tyranny of the majority.”
June 29, 2010 06:26
Despite Supreme Court Ruling, Chicago Mayor Says He’ll Fight to Preserve City’s Gun Ban
Wannabe dictators who ignore the, constitution, the courts and the will of the people? What is it with these Democrats?
