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Marco Rubio: Obama shouldn’t hide behind children when it comes to #guncontrol debate

Posted by: ST on January 16, 2013 at 5:27 pm » 8 Comments

And that’s not all Florida’s yummiest Senator had to say about Obama’s rhetoric on guns: Rubio’s comments on the Laura Ingraham show came shortly before Obama unveiled the specifics of his new efforts to reduce gun violence. Rubio, often mentioned as a likely 2016 presidential candidate, said it would have been better if Obama had decided [...]

 

#GunControl Poll: 66 percent of Virginians want armed guards in schools

Posted by: ST on January 10, 2013 at 12:35 pm » 4 Comments

Via CNN: (CNN) – While two-thirds of Virginia voters say they want armed guards in schools, the voting bloc is more split on their opinions over gun control laws in general, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday. By a margin of 66%-29%, voters say they support the idea of placing an armed police [...]

 

Bad news: President Obama will not deport @PiersMorgan (chuckle)

Posted by: ST on January 9, 2013 at 6:57 pm » 8 Comments

Darn it: The White House defended Morgan’s First Amendment right to free speech regarding the Second Amendment right to bear arms. The White House officially responded to a petition to deport Piers Morgan on Wednesday by defending the CNN anchor’s right to free speech regarding the Second Amendment right to bear arms. “Let’s not let [...]

 

Gun control hypocrite of the week: #MTP’s @DavidGregory

Posted by: ST on December 24, 2012 at 11:26 am » 7 Comments

Yeah, I know – shocking, right? /sarc Via Weekly Standard’s Daniel Halper (hat tip): David Gregory mocked the NRA’s Wayne LaPierre for proposing that armed guards be at every school in America. But the NBC host seems to have no problem with armed guards protecting his kids everyday where they attend school in Washington, D.C. “You proposed [...]

 

Where was the liberal “outrage” over Clinton’s “COPS in School” federal grant program?

Posted by: ST on December 22, 2012 at 11:57 am » 20 Comments

Another day, another sad yet infuriating adventure into “that was then, this is now” Democrat hypocrisy – via Bryan Preston: The NRA came out with a proposal to post armed police officers at schools to prevent or at least minimize the next school shooting. The left promptly called the idea nuts. Turns out, it wasn’t [...]

 

South Carolina legislator moves to have public school employees armed

Posted by: ST on December 18, 2012 at 5:38 pm » 5 Comments

An idea other states should consider. Via WCNC: COLUMBIA, S.C. — A new bill introduced Tuesday in the South Carolina House of Representatives aims to arm public school employees on campuses throughout the state. Republican Rep. Phillip D. Lowe (District 60) wants to amend the code by adding a section “to provide a public school [...]

 

In the aftermath of #CTshooting, a word about autism

Posted by: ST on December 17, 2012 at 6:16 pm » 3 Comments

With all the misinformation that continues to flow freely from the mainstream media and (mostly) Democrats in the aftermath of the Friday’s horrific events in Newton, CT – and as discussions of the murderer and his alleged state of mind ramp up – I thought it would be a good idea to link to this [...]

 

#CTshooting: MSM, Dems use tragedy to call for assault weapons ban tho handguns were used (UPDATED)

Posted by: ST on December 15, 2012 at 12:03 pm » 20 Comments

It never fails – the mainstream media and Democrats alike don’t let crises like yesterday’s horrific events in CT to call for more gun control: Washington (CNN) — The White House said President Barack Obama supports reinstatement of a federal ban on assault weapons — a position he took in the 2008 campaign but failed [...]

 

#StuckOnStupid: Concealed carry permit segregation at some Colorado universities

Posted by: ST on August 18, 2012 at 12:14 pm » 14 Comments

Are you kidding me? The University of Colorado at Boulder and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs are amending their student housing contracts, segregating students who possess a valid concealed-weapons carry permit. The university said Thursday that both campuses will establish a residential area for students over the age of 21 with permits. In [...]

 

Dear gun control fanatics: Why didn’t gun control laws stop the #FRC shooting in DC?

Posted by: ST on August 16, 2012 at 5:46 pm » 2 Comments

Well? An FBI affidavit in the investigation of a shooting Wednesday at the downtown Washington, D.C., offices of the Family Research Council says the accused gunman uttered a statement to the effect of, “I don’t like your politics,” before reaching into a backpack for a handgun and opening fire. Floyd Lee Corkins II, of Herndon, [...]