Category: Gun Control

Link to full bill: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr1808/BILLS-117hr1808ih.pdf. Summary of the bill from congress.gov follows: Assault Weapons Ban of 2021 This bill makes it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD). The prohibition does not apply to a…

When the second amendment was proposed by James Madison and ratified in 1791 the opening phrase, “A well regulated militia”, meant something different than it is often times interpreted to mean today. Many people point to the opening phrase of the second amendment and say guns should be regulated or…

In 2013 the CDC performed a study on firearm use and included research about defensive use of guns. The study was never published (no reason provided, but we have our theories). However, the conclusion of the study was that guns are used to defend a person between 500,000 and more…

Every time we hear about a mass shooting the calls to ban guns goes out. You can count on it like clockwork. The claim is that it is all about saving lives. However, there are lots of other things in life that are dangerous and one of the most dangerous…