Skip to main content

Posts

Alabama Senate votes to ignore federal gun laws that are in 'violation' of Second Amendment

 AL.COM 5 Hours Ago Alabama Senate votes to ignore federal gun laws that are in 'violation' of Second Amendment by  Kim Chandler MONTGOMERY, Alabama  - The Alabama Senate this morning voted 24-6 for a bill that would declare federal gun control laws to be null and void in Alabama if they were in "violation of the Second Amendment." Sen. Paul Sanford, R-Huntsville, said the law would put the federal government on notice that the state would not enforce "unconstitutional" gun control laws.  "They are not going to use our law enforcement resources to enforce their law that we believe is unconstitutional," Sanford said during the debate. Sanford said he sponsored the bill after receiving hundreds of emails and calls from constituents concerned about proposed gun control measures in Congress. "They are not going to use our law enforcement resources to enforce their law that we believe is unconstitutional" The bill states that "all federal...

SWEATING BULLETS: Are Colorado Democrats Worried About Gun Control Recall Campaigns?

 COLORADOPEAKPOLITICS.COM 7 Hours Ago SWEATING BULLETS: Are Colorado Democrats Worried About Gun Control Recall Campaigns? With the frequency of flailing attacks left-wing  Colorado Pols  has been throwing out lately against the impending recall campaigns of Democratic Senators Hudak and Morse and Representative McLachlan, you might begin to wonder if they doth protest too much. (Note to Michele Bachmann — it's not " protestest too much ") It makes you wonder if some on the left have polled the issue and are beginning to worry that a low-turnout recall election is more than just a minor annoyance. Should any of the petition drives succeed, a recall election would likely be very low turnout, which would favor the highly motivated voter — something that gun rights supporters pretty much personify. Of all the targets worrying about the recall drives, we're betting Senate President John Morse is the one most concerned. There are a couple of reasons for this: The threshold...

Colorado Losing Outdoor Industry Over Gun Control Law

 NEWS MAX 6 Hours Ago Colorado Losing Outdoor Industry Over Gun Control Law by  Sandy Fitzgerald Gun makers and other outdoor-related businesses are considering leaving Colorado after state officials passed legislation restricting the sales of high-capacity magazines and requiring background checks for private and online gun sales last month. Companies such as Magpul Industries, which makes weapons components and gun magazines and HiViz Shooting Systems, a weapons optics maker have already announced plans to leave Colorado, and others may follow,  reports ABC News . "Legislation-wise, the outdoor community has no voice in Washington, D.C., said Atkinson." Eric Brown, a spokesman for Gov. John Hickenlooper, said the administration expected some companies to relocate and "we respect their decision to do so." Colorado has joined several other states in passing tougher gun control laws following high-profile shooting sprees, including one in their state, when a gunman k...