Examiner Gun News
Latest News and Articles from David Codrea as Gun Rights Examiner.
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Human silhouette target ban bill shows absurd dangers of anti-gun ‘solutions’
A Pennsylvania “lawmaker” has once more demonstrated why mentally-challenged “progressives” (but I repeat myself) should never be trusted with power and responsibility. Representative Thaddeus Kirkland, a Democrat,...
Gabby Giffords pushes prior restraint without due process for Michigan gun law
Former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords, now of the oxymoronically-named Americans for Gun Safety, is pressuring Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to veto a bill designed to streamline the concealed pistol licensing process by eliminating licensing boards and...
Conn. police chief channels Emily Litella with gun permit suspension fiasco
Following an uproar and vows for action by grassroots gun rights advocates, New Canaan Police Chief Leon Krolikowski resumed issuing gun permits Friday that he had ordered halted, News 12 Connecticut reported. Fearing a non-existent &ldquo...
‘Deadliest massacre’ in Boko Haram history facilitated by restrictive gun laws
With body numbers described as “too many to count,” but with estimates ranging from “hundreds” to “2,000,” mass murders in Nigeria are being described by Amnesty International as “the deadliest massacre...
Grassroots Nevada group fights back against Democrat’s attack on gun rights
A Friday Reno Gazette-Journal opinion piece by State Senator Debbie Smith stumping for Michael Bloomberg-backed “background checks” has grassroots activists mobilizing to correct the record. An email from a state gun rights group is...
California newspaper vandals promote self-described ‘arnarchist’ group
A California newspaper has been vandalized for using the term “illegal aliens.” The Santa Barbara News Press office building was spray-painted with the phrase "The border is illegal, not the people who cross it,"...
FOIA request filed for school gun video communications
Gun Rights Examiner mailed a Freedom of Information Act request Friday to North Oakland Community Charter School to determine the scope of permissions given to produce an anti-gun “public service announcement” video on school premises...
‘Taken 3’ won’t succeed without gun owner patronage
Liam Neeson will once more portray a “hero” who uses guns in the third and presumably final installment of his “Taken” series opening Friday. While a (fluctuating) “Tomatometer” score of 21 percent...
Chaffetz renews Holder ‘Fast and Furious’ subpoena
New House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz took his first action for the new congress by renewing the subpoena to compel Attorney General Eric Holder to produce documents related to Operation Fast and Furious ...
Terrorists take advantage of restrictive French gun laws to kill 12
At least a dozen people have been killed and more were wounded by “terrorists” at the office of a French satirical publication in Paris on Wednesday, CBS and AP are reporting. Two men reportedly armed with machine guns...
Bloomberg Moms' Foxworthy/Jackson demand unlikely to stop NRA appearances
Feeling confident pressing their luck after pressuring comedian Jay Leno into canceling a scheduled appearance at the SHOT Show, the Michael Bloomberg-funded Moms Demand Action has upped the celebrity harassment on their Facebook page to include...
ATF position on equipment use threatens private gun-making
In its first ruling of 2015, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has held that businesses may not allow individuals to use their equipment to further process incomplete firearm blanks, frames and receivers , attorney Joshua...
School denying permission for anti-gun PSA raises legal questions
Rejina Sincic, the director of a “Stop Gun Violence” public service announcement that has been widely criticized by gun rights advocates -- and even resulted in a challenge from a national “gun control” organization -- did...
Opportunities abound for New Year's gun rights resolutions
It’s the time of year when Americans are inclined to make resolutions they may or may not keep. Some will opt to try and lose weight. Others may want to quit smoking, cut back on drinking, start an...
Yale gun prohibitionist shows ‘highly developed’ aversion to inconvenient truths
“Stop blaming mental health for gun violence,” former Everytown director Mark Glaze parroted in a Sunday tweet. “The problem is guns.”Glaze must miss the influence he used to have back when he was stumping for...
Gun year in review picks top stories for 2014
The Michael Bloomberg-backed Washington State anti-gun initiative and so-called “smart gun” technology were the two top stories of 2014 as far as firearms rights are concerned, Seattle Gun Rights Examiner Dave Workman opined in his...
GOP felon Grimm shows true gun-grabber colors
Coming off more like violent head case Gyp Rosetti from “Boardwalk Empire” than a representative and servant of the people, new felon and prohibited person Rep. Michael Grimm committed yet another criminal act by threatening to throw...
Gun Rights Examiner wishes Second Amendment advocates a Merry Christmas
I thank all of you who have given me the gift of your time and wisdom, whether it has been by sending me stories to help illustrate the preciousness of rights endowed by our Creator, to sending a word of...
Order in Dobyns case highlights government motion that even confuses judge
A Monday order in the United States Court of Federal Claims by Judge Francis M. Allegra in the case of Jay Anthony Dobyns v. United States points to a motion by the government that has the judge demanding clarification. Noting...
DeWine reverses decision to ignore improved law enforcement training
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s convening of the initial session of a law enforcement training advisory group last Thursday stands in stark contrast to an assertion made by his office in June that such matters are the exclusive...