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U.S. House Votes to Revoke Obama’s Social Security Gun Ban

AWR Hawkins, On Thursday the U.S. House passed H.J. Res. 40, a joint resolution to revoke the Social Security gun ban enacted by the Obama administration on December 19. USA Today reports that the vote to revoke the ban was 253-180, and was “largely along party lines. Breitbart News previously reported: The Social Security gun

Draining the Swamp at the U.N. – Start With the Arms Trade Treaty

Bob Barr, When looking to “drain the swamp” of meddling bureaucrats and global do-gooders, there is perhaps no better place to start than on the banks of the East River in New York, home to the headquarters of the United Nations. And, with the United States’ newest U.N. Ambassador, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley,

NRA Eyeing 30 Years of Pro-Gun SCOTUS

AWR Hawkins, The National Rifle Association (NRA) endorsed Donald Trump’s candidacy with the outspoken intention of saving the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) from the anti-gun, leftist jurists who would have certainly been nominated by Hillary Clinton. And now, just hours away from President Trump’s nomination of a SCOTUS nominee to fill the

Six Obama Gun Controls President Trump Can Undo

AWR Hawkins, On January 25 Gun Owners of America (GOA) released a list of Obama-era gun controls which President Trump can undo. The controls range from those that can be stopped via executive action to those that will require broader administrative action and/or Congressional cooperation. Here are six gun controls that GOA listed as prime

Karl Malone: Show Some Respect, Call Him President Trump

AWR Hawkins, During an interview for an upcoming episode of Breitbart News’ podcast Bullets with AWR Hawkins, former Utah Jazz great Karl Malone addressed the need for more respect in society and said people who purposely talk of Donald Trump in disparaging tones need to call him by his proper title–President Trump. Malone was stressing

Trump’s Great Presidential Victory Saved Our #SecondAmendment

AWR Hawkins, Marty Daniel spoke to Breitbart News at the 2017 National Shooting Sports Foundation’s SHOT Show and said that President-elect Donald Trump’s election saved the Second Amendment. Breitbart News asked Daniel, CEO and founder of Daniel Defense, an AR-15 design and manufacturing company, and member of Trump’s Second Amendment Coalition, “Is it reasonable to say Donald Trump’s

As Gun Violence Rages, Chicago Pols Play Politics

Bob Barr, Seven hundred and sixty-two. That is how many people were murdered in Chicago last year; an appalling number not seen in two decades. Twelve people were killed over Father’s Day weekend in 2016. Another dozen were murdered over the recent Christmas holiday. And, the city’s liberal leaders — including “The Godfather” Rahm Emanuel

Have gun, will travel: Groups push for states to honor concealed-carry laws

Gun-rights groups have high hopes for a new bill looking to grant “national reciprocity” for Americans with concealed firearm permits, introduced just as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office.  The bill, put forward in the new Congress last week by Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., would allow gun owners with a state-issued concealed-carry license to

GOP Rep Introduces National Concealed Carry Reciprocity On Day One of New Congress

AWR Hawkins, On January 3–the first day of the 115th Congress–Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC-8) introduced national concealed carry reciprocity legislation. Hudson’s office published this summary of the legislation: Rep. Hudson’s bill, which is supported by major pro-Second Amendment groups, would allow people with a state-issued concealed carry license or permit to conceal a handgun in

Changing the Face of Gun Ownership in America

Mark Meckler,  Gun ownership is on the rise in America. News agencies reported about record-breaking sales in the lead-up to the presidential election, as folks — worried about the possibility of Hillary Clinton in the White House — stockpiled for the worst-case scenario. When Donald Trump won, sales eased off by nearly 20 percent. Black

Obama Administration Finalizes Social Security Gun Ban

AWR Hawkins, Breitbart On Monday the Obama administration finalized a Social Security gun ban that could prevent “tens of thousands” of law-abiding elderly citizens from purchasing guns for self-defense. Breitbart News reported this ban on July 18, 2015, when it was learned that the Obama administration was creating a ban on gun purchases that would