The Elder Statement : Gun Rights

Showing posts with label Gun Rights. Show all posts

Saturday, July 11, 2015

"Even A Perfectly Functioning Background Check System Very Likely Wouldn’t Have Stopped Roof"

Why Background Checks Couldn’t Stop Dylan Roof

By John Lott, July 10, 2015 NewsBusters

The FBI says that the federal background check system for guns should have stopped Dylann Roof, the racist who killed nine black parishioners at a church in Charleston.

“This rips all of our hearts out,” says FBI Director James Comey, who blamed the mistake at least partially on improperly labeled paperwork.

But the truth is more complicated. First, even a perfectly functioning background check system very likely wouldn’t have stopped Roof from getting a gun. Second, the current background check system is a much worse mess than Comey recognizes.

With Roof planning his attack for at least six months, it seems hard to believe that he couldn’t have figured out some way of obtaining a gun. Indeed, he stole the gun that he used in this attack.

Read More: http://dailycaller.com

Join us - become an Elderado today at: LarryElder.com

Follow Larry Elder on Twitter

"Like" Larry Elder on Facebook

Saturday, June 27, 2015

'Cuz they're profitable

elderstatement.com June 27, 2015 2nd Amendment , CNN 0 Comments

Why Walmart Will Keep Selling Guns

By MJ Lee, Jun. 25, 2015, CNN

(CNN)Confederate flags are off the shelves at Walmart. But still up for grabs: guns.

Walmart, the nation's largest retailer, was the first to announce plans this week to remove Confederate flag products from its stores after Dylann Roof killed nine African-Americans in a Charleston, South Carolina church. The company was hailed by many for quickly responding to the uproar over the flag. But it has since come under pressure to also stop selling guns in response to the nation's latest mass shooting.

"I would hope that stores like Walmart would recognize the danger of having these guns displayed right next to an aisle away from microwave popcorn and and Xbox games," said U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat who has pressed for gun control since 20 children were shot and killed at a school in his state in 2012. "I'm not terribly confident that a 21-year-old Walmart clerk is going to sell guns responsibly or be able to give customers the kind of advice they need on how to responsibly use that gun."

The debate over the Confederate flag has also raised broader questions about where the line should be drawn for retailers that sell other questionable or offensive products.

More: www.cnn.com

Join us - become an Elderado today at: LarryElder.com

Follow Larry Elder on Twitter

"Like" Larry Elder on Facebook

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

The Nets See No Evil....

elderstatement.com June 03, 2015 Gun Rights , Kyle Drennen 0 Comments

Only NBC Notices Vince Vaughn Standing Up for Gun Rights

By Kyle Drennen, Jun. 2, 2015, Newsbusters

After actor Vince Vaughn declared himself to be an ardent supporter of the Second Amendment in a recent interview with British GQ, only Tuesday’s NBC Today took notice of the celebrity’s conservative stance – and only for a brief 30 seconds. ABC and CBS completely ignored the story. Even ABC’s Good Morning America, usually obsessed with pop culture, skipped the news.

Read the full story: www.newsbusters.org

Join us - become an Elderado today at: LarryElder.com

Follow Larry Elder on Twitter

"Like" Larry Elder on Facebook

Monday, June 1, 2015

New Program

elderstatement.com June 01, 2015 Domestic Violence , Gun Rights 0 Comments

Domestic Violence Offenders Giving Up Guns In Texas

By 11 Alive, May 31, 2015, NBC News

(NBC News) -- Since the first week of May, a sheriff's deputy stationed inside Dallas' DFW Gun Range has had a unique assignment: confiscate and catalog guns given up by domestic violence offenders.

It's the first time in Texas that government is teaming up with a private gun range to collect firearms from convicted batterers in Dallas County — and advocates hope it's an approach that can serve as a role model nationwide.

Dallas, where domestic homicides have been on the rise in recent years, is a prime place to start. Domestic violence has gotten so out of hand in Texas' third-largest city that Mayor Mike Rawlings previously told NBC News the crime is "the biggest act of terrorism," shrouded behind closed doors and spoken of in hushed tones.

Read the full story: www.11alive.com

Join us - become an Elderado today at: LarryElder.com

Follow Larry Elder on Twitter

"Like" Larry Elder on Facebook

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

No more "kill-free" zones

Staff January 28, 2015 2nd Amendment , Concealed Carry 0 Comments

New Bill Supports Concealed Carry On Campus

Daniel Metz, Jan. 27, 2015, Indiana Daily Student

The push to allow the concealed carry of firearms on college campuses is underway in the Indiana General Assembly.

“The biggest reason is because of the vulnerability of college campuses in general,” Vining said. “There’s a very good reason you don’t hear about mass shootings taking place in gun shops or gun shows.”

There are already laws that  allow for the concealed carry of weapons on college campuses in seven states, including Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Mississippi, Oregon, Utah and Wisconsin.

Read more: www.idsnews.com

Follow Larry Elder on Twitter
"Like" Larry Elder on Facebook