During the Thursday announcement about his set of executive actions and legislative proposals on gun control, Biden claimed the administration’s radical push is because of a “public health crisis.”
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Tucker Goes OFF: Democrats ‘Are Not Trying To Control Guns, They’re Trying To Control You’
Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson opened his show on Thursday night by absolutely torching Joe Biden and his new executive actions on gun control. After Biden announced new executive plans for nationwide gun control measures, Carlson argued that Democrats “are not trying to control guns, they’re trying to control you.” Carlson asserted that “almost nothing” in Biden’s speech was true and accused him of intentionally trying to mislead the American public. “Gun control is not about guns. Gun control is about who controls America,” he said. “The Biden administration is using the full force of government to disarm peaceful voters who voted for Donald Trump. It is that simple,” he added.
100% correct. When politicians try to take your guns, it’s because they want to do something that you would shoot them for.
Fact-Checkers Rush To Defend, Downplay Joe Biden’s ‘Gun Show Loophole’ Claims
In a speech at the White House on Thursday, Joe Biden announced further executive actions on the subject of gun control, saying, “Enough prayers, time for some action.” During the event, Biden parroted the false “gun show loophole” claim which is routinely promoted by gun control advocates. Left-leaning fact-checkers quickly moved to provide cover for the president.
Get ready: Biden is coming for your guns through a new executive order and ATF appointment. Here are the details.
Late Wednesday, Biden signed an order we all knew was coming. Despite his reassurance that he wasn’t coming for guns on the campaign trail, anyone with a functioning prefrontal cortex knew what was going to happen.
NY Times op-ed: A lot of the left’s gun control proposals don’t make much sense
As Ed noted earlier, Joe Biden announced plans for a big push on gun control today. Biden’s approach was full of holes and obvious whoppers. He also called for a revival of the assault weapon ban. But over at the NY Times, there’s an interesting op-ed by a former president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. What’s surprising about it is that author Dan Gross admits the usual left-wing rush toward things like the assault weapons ban after every high-profile mass shooting makes no sense if your real goal is to reduce the bulk of gun violence.
Biden Gun Speech Filled With Falsehoods
President Joe Biden made numerous false and misleading statements while unveiling a package of gun-control actions on Thursday.
Biden falsely described how federal firearm laws work as he called for Congress to amend those laws. He pushed the Senate to pass H.R. 8, which would ban private gun sales unless done through a licensed dealer, by claiming there is a special exemption for sales made at gun shows.
“Most people don’t know, you walk into a store and you buy a gun you have a background check,” Biden said in his speech at the White House. “But you go to a gun show, you can buy whatever you want and no background check.”
Biden Administration Announces Plans to Curb ‘Ghost Guns,’ Push ‘Red Flag’ Legislation
President Joe Biden’s administration is taking action to stop the proliferation of so-called ghost guns and push states to adopt “red flag” legislation, the White House announced late Wednesday.
Biden is directing the Department of Justice to, within 30 days, issue a proposed rule aimed at curbing the spread of so-called ghost guns, or guns that are made from build-it-yourself kits.
Biden could turn 3M to 4M gun owners into felons
President Biden’s abrupt move to regulate one of America’s most popular firearms for plinkers and hunters could turn up to four million owners into felons overnight.
Among the six initiatives he is taking in executive actions, Biden is ordering the Justice Department to regulate AR-15-style pistols, the current rage with buyers.
While they can currently be purchased like longer rifle versions after an FBI background check, AR pistols could soon be subject to a $200 tax and require approval by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, a process that already takes nearly a year.
Gun ownership among Black Americans is soaring
“In times of uncertainty people want to be able to have the means to defend themselves,” a law professor said.
Black people are buying guns at a high record rate, partially due to fear and anxiety, according to The Guardian.
Black people owning guns have gone up 58.2 percent, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) — and gun groups like the “Not F**king Around Coalition (NFAC)” consist of armed social justice advocates who demand justice for George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, visibly strapped with handguns.
34 Shot, 8 Murdered in Chicago Over the Weekend
Chicago saw a violent weekend, with 30 shootings between Friday evening and Sunday night.
Thirty-four people were shot and eight were murdered, according to statistics from the Chicago Police Department.
Iowa Governor Signs Bill Into Law Letting Residents Buy, Carry Guns Without Permits
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed legislation into law on Friday lifting some restrictions to buy or carry a handgun in the state for law-abiding citizens.
The NRA-backed legislation named “House File 756” will take effect on July 1 and eliminates the requirement for law-abiding Iowans to obtain a permit to purchase a handgun from private non-licensed sources. Additionally, to carry a weapon, people will no longer need to have a permit as well.
BAROOTES: Trudeau’s made-in-America obsession with guns does nothing to keep us safe
You know a federal election is in the air when a Liberal government starts to dream up a new suite of exotic and invasive gun laws.
In the past year alone, the Trudeau government has announced a federal buy-back program for a list of firearms they have now deemed to be illegal. They introduced new legislation that will allow municipalities to ban law-abiding Canadians from owning restricted firearms, which could also ban airsoft sports. And, most recently, they have introduced Bill C-22 to eliminate a number of mandatory minimum penalties for firearms offenses that keep communities safe.
For those keeping score at home, this means the Trudeau government is now treating people who obey the law like criminals, people who break the law like victims, and people who work for municipalities as if they work for the federal government instead.
PBS’s Contempt for Gun Owners: Republicans ‘Don’t Have a Conscience’ on Guns
On Tuesday’s Amanpour & Co., the PBS show not only did its part to spread anti-gun misinformation, but also to demonize Republicans who dispute the value of more gun control. Host Christiane Amanpour and her guests made several blatantly false claims about the significance of background checks and the prevalence of so-called “assault weapons.” She also allowed one of her guests to sneer that Republicans “don’t have a conscience” when it comes to guns.
Can a government ‘buyback’ get these guns out of Canadians’ hands? Why some owners say they’re not selling
Cassy Parker owns many guns.
One that is near and dear to her heart is her Ruger Mini-14 Ranch rifle, a lightweight, semi-automatic gun, which her husband and five kids got her a couple of years ago for Mother’s Day.
Parker, who co-owns a gun shop called K.K.S. Tactical Supplies in a small strip mall in Prince George in northern British Columbia, says she has used her Ruger both for recreation and as part of her community-sanctioned “predator-management” efforts — killing some of the wolves and coyotes that prey on livestock animals, such as calves, and wildlife, including caribou, deer and moose.
MSNBC Spreads Anti-Gun Propaganda While Smearing Conservatives
On Wednesday afternoon, MSNBC host Katy Tur used her show to to misinform viewers about gun violence while wrongly accusing gun rights advocates of spreading “lies.”
After alluding to some of the gun control laws that have been passed in Colorado in the past decade, Tur allowed Colorado Democratic State Senator Rhonda Fields to complain that her state’s residents could still get guns from Wyoming or Utah without offering any evidence that this has happened in any recent shooting.
White House Confirms Biden Will Sign Gun Control Executive Orders
White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed Friday that President Joe Biden intends to sign executive orders instituting increased gun control.
“Yes,” Psaki flatly stated in response to a question on the subject during Friday’s press briefing. “I can’t give you an exact time frame in part, because they have to go through a review process, which is something that we do from here.”