Aug 8, 1999 | General Right to Keep and Bear Arms
by William G. Dennis Since this article was written, armed paramilitary groups that call themselves “militias” have been prominent in the news. The author does not contest the right of these groups to label themselves as they please. But neither this...
Aug 1, 1999 | Quick Shots
U. S. District Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger told Congress that the Judicial Conference of the United States believes judges need changes in gun laws to protect themselves, particularly when traveling interstate, reports Frank J. Murray in THE WASHINGTON TIMES....
Aug 1, 1999 | Citizens Action Project
As the Nation’s Capitol buzzes with rumors of House and Senate conferees being appointed to consider finalization of a Juvenile Justice Bill, we must keep our views on the opinion radar screens of our Representatives and Senators. Legislative proposals to close...
Jul 1, 1999 | Quick Shots
Dennis Henigan of the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence, a sister organization of Handgun Control, Inc., “believes that it is imperative to steer the argument about guns away from the problematic area of criminal use, with its inconvenient focus on criminals,...
Jul 1, 1999 | Citizens Action Project
Due to the Columbine High School incident and the influx of anti-gun legislation introduced around the country, the gun issue has become a hot topic in the mass media. Talk radio, especially, has focused on the issue, and often in an arguably biased manner. There are...
Jun 17, 1999 | News Releases
After the House removed much of the unnecessary, burdensome red-tape regarding background checks at gun shows, anti-gun Democrats behaved like little children and took their political football of “gun control” home. The surprise move leaves NO background...
Jun 1, 1999 | Quick Shots
“The simple-minded will blame guns,” wrote nationally syndicated columnist Mona Charen in THE WASHINGTON TIMES and other newspapers following the tragic April murderous shooting and bombing outrage at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado....
