Looks like all the bleating in the press lamenting that Democrats were not talking about gun control paid off. In an interview with the Dallas Morning News, she says she wants to ban weapons that look like assault weapons and ban private transfers of firearms.

Let’s count: Cho’s purchases met Virginia law at the time, but a judge’s recent ruling on his competency should have sounded an alarm with federal officials, had they been notified as part of the background check. Incorrect. Cho broke the law. There simply wasn’t a mechanism for reporting his adjudication as a mental defective. Some […]

A push for a ban on weapons that look like assault weapons in Nebraska.

Much like inventing assault weapons, the anti-gunners continue to invent new issues. The latest seems to be guns that are not black, which is funny since the ban on weapons that look like assault weapons mostly affected the black guns. And the media parrot the line. CNN discovers guns and paint; PSH ensues.

Hillary Clinton: “You know you may not believe it, but I’ve actually gone hunting,” she said to some surprise and laughter. “I know, you may not believe it, but it’s true. My father taught me to shoot a hundred years ago.” I actually do believe her. The reason I do believe her is that she […]

Chicago Tribune: Angry Parents Push For Gun Control You wouldn’t know the facts from the article because it spends the first eight paragraphs giving details designed to tug at the heart strings. Then two people mention that they’re angry. So, let’s push for gun control! Let’s institute licensing and registration for gun owners! Oh, they […]

Your typical misinformation about the ban on weapons that look like assault weapons. And someone fell for the old not only do commas separate things but can alter the meaning of words gag.

I mentioned Romney stated he’d veto any gun control (including a ban on weapons that look like assault weapons). Jeff isn’t convinced: I don’t believe him. A year ago he clearly said that he supports an AWB. This is just another flip-flop for him. Now, when I pointed it out, I wasn’t saying I believed […]

The ban on weapons that look like assault weapons that all three of you support would ban the most popular sporting rifle in the country today. Just thought I’d let you know. And, of course, the fact that the ban did nothing to prevent crime.

Jeff has the transcripts from their debate. Clinton wants a registry of felons and no pre-emption of local laws by the feds (no one tell her about Heller). So, another registry of felons? How many of these laws need passed to get that? We’ve now had three. And she wants to reinstate her husband’s ban […]

One police officer death in a year apparently represents a trend. Also, it should be noted (since this is what they’re getting at) is that neither the MAK-90 nor the WASR-10 used in crimes were covered under the ban on weapons that look like assault weapons.

A while back, I asked: So, is it the policy of ATF to repeat anti-gun misinformation in the press in an effort to expand gun control? I think it may be the case with other police agencies as well. In a piece on weapons that look like assault weapons, comes this: “You just pull a […]

This guy is a special kind of vile. He posts several whoppers about the ban on weapons that look like assault weapons, like: Ban On AK-47 Assault Rifle Used In Omaha Mall Rampage Was Lifted By GOP Congress In 2004 Not so. AK-47s have been banned since 1986. And the WASR-10 was not covered by […]

Nutjob, gun-free mall, rifle. Same as last one, only it’s a crazy white guy instead of a crazy olive-skinned guy. Soon, the press will again be in All AK-47 All The Time mode. I was going to write about it but everyone else already did: PGP: Is violent death from lax gun laws around every […]

Paul Helmke of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Ownership has a nonsensical screed on the youtube debate videos: In last night’s Republican YouTube debate, a questioner submitted this video of himself shooting what looks like an AK-type semi-automatic assault rifle at a target in the desert. In less than two seconds, self-identified NRA Life […]

Seems the Florida news folks having an AK-47 marathon. And, seriously, their gun expert doesn’t know how to use a barrel shroud err hand guard? See the pic there. But not so fast. Seems most of the weapons in use may be SKS rifles, which (like the MAK-90) were actually not covered by the ban […]

Seems a police officer was killed on the third anniversary of the expiration of the ban on weapons that look like assault weapons. Cue dancing in the blood of the dead: Miami-Dade Police Sergeant Jose Somohano was killed with an AK-47 three years to the day after the Federal Assault Weapons ban expired. Today, he […]

I and former co-blogger Thibodeaux pretty much took down the Violence Policy Center’s alleged study entitled Officer Down, which looks at police killed with weapons that look like assault weapons. We noted that: Only 13 of the weapons listed in the original study meet the criteria listed in the now expired assault weapons ban. One […]

More reasoned discourse from Bryan Miller of Ceasefire New Jersey: But, I have to laugh at how indignant you boys get when anyone calls some semiautomatics ‘assault weapons.’ Guys, it’s just a name – for a particularly dangerous type of weapon, mind you – but just a name. You show how obsessed you are when […]

Well, no one should be surprised that a Democrat from Illinois wants to ban guns: Standing before a church congregation that has witnessed inner-city violence firsthand, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama said Sunday that more must be done to end a social ill that is “sickening the soul of this nation.” Obama told churchgoers at […]

If you’re a brave foot soldier in the war on gun ownership, there’s no better way to show your bravery than by calling for expanding tough gun restrictions in a place where, uh, those restrictions already exist: The Rev. Jesse Jackson galvanized the members of the Calvary Hill Community Church in San Francisco’s Bayview district […]

Over at the Brady Blog, Paul Helmke notes a particularly nasty comment he received: Paul you are a Hypocrite and a Liar, Why don’t you face facts. The Brady Bunch is little more than a Mouth Piece for the ACLU, and the Ultra liberal Wing of the Democratic Party. That the Brady Bunch is a […]

HR 1022, the expansion of the old ban on weapons that look like assault weapons, has gained some co-sponsors.

It’s amusing. From Joe, I learn that Gun Guy Gonzo linked to me stating we gun bloggers are full of venom and vitriol, cursing and overcompensating masculinity, and instead of providing insight on the news, they provide rehashes of decades-old NRA lies and propaganda. This is particularly amusing when you’re in the know that this […]

Opposition to Carolyn McCarthy’s new and worse ban on weapons that look like assault weapons from, and I am not making this up, dailykos bloggers. Good. See summary of the bill in question here.

Via Alphie, comes yearly info on gun purchases: In 1993 – 94, there was the Brady Bill and the ban on weapons that look like assault weapons. The latter had the regular capacity magazine ban so gun makers cranked out anything that took those mags like mad. I also notice a small spike after 9-11. […]

Dan K. Thomasson, in a piece long on stupid, says: The nation’s police chiefs have a serious problem. Their troops are being outgunned, and to correct the situation taxpayers must increase law-enforcement budgets substantially or find some way to ban the circulation of weapons and ammunition meant for the battlefield – mainly, semiautomatic assault rifles […]

Romney, trying to get his pro-gun credibility, recently joined the NRA. Big fucking deal. So did Michael Moore. He’s still for a ban on weapons that look like assault weapons. Sorry, I have no use for a Massachusetts liberal, even if they have an R after their name.

Les alerts us to the introduction of a ban on weapons that look like assault weapons. It is H.R. 1022. It says it’s a re-authorization so I assume it mimics the old one. You can read all about how useless the old one is here. As Les says: This is exactly why I’m only buying […]

On travel. So, some random stuff that was actually typed last night. Blogging from the past, spooky, eh? Quote of the day: If a meteorologist can’t get the weather forecast right 3 days from now, why should I EVER put any stock in what someone says the weather will be like in 100 years? He […]