by WorldTribune Staff, February 7, 2019 A state lawmaker in Connecticut has introduced legislation calling for the tax on ammunition in the state to be increased by 50 percent. State Rep. Jillian Gilchrest, a Democrat representing the 13th District, said of HB 5700: “Currently ammunition is taxed at the same rate as other products. We […]
CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE: Countdown: Top stories of 2018 by WorldTribune Staff, December 30, 2018 President-elect Jair Bolsonaro said he plans to loosen Brazil’s strict gun laws. “By decree, we plan to guarantee the ownership of firearms by citizens without criminal records,” Bolsonaro, who takes office on Jan. 1, tweeted on Dec. 29. During […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 17, 2018 In the wake of the Oct. 27 attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue, Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto is pushing for gun confiscation along with bans on commonly-owned semiautomatic firearms and “high capacity” magazines. Three gun control bills are being introduced to the Pittsburgh City Council, according to a […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 22, 2018 The founder of the U.S. Concealed Carry Association said membership and interest in its training classes have increased substantially since the Parkland, Florida school shooting. “I think that the massive news coverage of events like that gets people to realize, at least admit to maybe their own vulnerabilities,” Tim […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 4, 2018 A U.S. Army veteran who was wounded in Iraq in 2007 had some advice for Parkland high school student and gun control activist David Hogg. In a March 30 Facebook post that went viral, Derek Weida wrote: “The people you’re arguing against… It’s not even about the gun. It’s […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 30, 2018 The impression given by the mainstream media’s “coverage” of high school students’ March for Our Lives was that underage students were rising up against school violence. Coverage featured photogenic young men with all their hair shaking fists in the air. Americans not paying close attention may have been taken […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 26, 2018 Switzerland has a high rate of gun ownership, a murder rate near zero, and no mass shootings. The country of 8.3 million people has about 2 million privately owned guns. In 2016, there were 47 homicides with firearms, according to a report by Business Insider. There has not been […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 26, 2018 Citigroup is now requiring its business partners to ban the sale of firearms to any customers under the age of 21 and to those who have not passed a background check. In becoming the first major U.S. bank to impose the restrictions, Citigroup said the new policy applies to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 15, 2018 The March 14 nationwide student “walkout” to protest gun violence was not the authentic expression of outrage mainstream media made it out to be, an analysis said. Joel B. Pollak, senior editor-at-large at Breitbart News, noted “five lies” the MSM recycled throughout the day: 1. The walkout was staged […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 14, 2018 More than 3,000 walkouts at elementary, middle, high schools and some colleges across America were planned for March 14 to protest gun violence and call for new gun control legislation. The event, held on the one month anniversary of the Parkland, Florida school shooting, was organized by Women’s March […]
