Democrats urge Biden to take executive action on gun control

Democrats urge Biden to take executive action on gun control

Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, April 2, 2021 Democrats “want to disarm you,” Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz warned in a video released by the National Rifle Association (NRA) this week. The assault on the Second Amendment is being pursued, Cruz said, “Not because you’re violent. Not because you’re a criminal. But because you are a […]

Sen. Feinstein eyes ban on 205 ‘assault weapons’ including AR-15

Sen. Feinstein eyes ban on 205 ‘assault weapons’ including AR-15

by WorldTribune Staff, March 15, 2021 Legislation pushed by California Democrat Sen. Dianne Feinstein would ban 205 types of what the senator calls “assault weapons.” The “Assault Weapons Ban of 2021” would also ban ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. Among the firearms Feinstein’s legislation seeks to ban are the AR-10, the popular […]

Biden asks Congress to side with gun control advocates; Utah allows concealed carry without permit

Biden asks Congress to side with gun control advocates; Utah allows concealed carry without permit

by WorldTribune Staff, February 15, 2021 Joe Biden used the anniversary of the Parkland, Florida school shooting to officially launch his team’s assault on the Second Amendment, critics say. Biden on Feb. 14 said he was “calling on Congress to enact commonsense gun law reforms, including requiring background checks on all gun sales, banning assault […]

Defund the ATF, say some conservatives who fear Biden gun-grab

Defund the ATF, say some conservatives who fear Biden gun-grab

by WorldTribune Staff, December 21, 2020 Second Amendment advocates who have long warned of the anti-gun proclivities of the ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives) are calling for the agency to be dismantled before its agents can be deployed by a possible Biden administration to confiscate Americans’ firearms. Georgia Republican Rep.-elect Marjorie Taylor […]

Thank you Joe Biden: FBI stats for annual gun sales break record 2 months before year’s end

Thank you Joe Biden: FBI stats for annual gun sales break record 2 months before year’s end

by WorldTribune Staff, November 3, 2020 Joe Biden’s promise to his leftist base to launch an all-out assault on the Second Amendment has helped gun sales hit record levels, firearms industry officials say. The FBI reported that the record for annual gun sales was broken in October at 32 million. And there are still two […]

Biden to tax gun owners for AR-15s and any high-capacity magazines they already own

Biden to tax gun owners for AR-15s and any high-capacity magazines they already own

by WorldTribune Staff, October 26, 2020 In a Joe Biden administration, owners of AR-15s who choose not to participate in any proposed federal buyback program will be forced to pay a $200 federal tax on any AR-15s they already own. The National Rifle Association’s Andrew Arulanandam told Breitbart News that the current “low end” estimate […]

Grand jury indicts Mark and Patricia McCloskey

Grand jury indicts Mark and Patricia McCloskey

by WorldTribune Staff, October 7, 2020 A grand jury on Tuesday indicted Mark and Patricia McCloskey on charges related to their June 28 use of firearms to keep rioters away from their St. Louis home. KSDK reported that the grand jury indicted the McCloskeys on two counts each of exhibiting a weapon and tampering with […]

Biden vows to ‘take on the NRA’, re-institute assault weapons ban

Biden vows to ‘take on the NRA’, re-institute assault weapons ban

by WorldTribune Staff, September 14, 2020 Despite a lack of evidence that banning assault weapons reduces crime, Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden said, as president, he intends to re-institute a ban on the firearms. A post from Biden’s Twitter account on Sunday said: “26 years ago today, the Senate passed 10-year bans on assault weapons […]

Missouri Gov. Parson says he will ‘without a doubt’ pardon McCloskeys

Missouri Gov. Parson says he will ‘without a doubt’ pardon McCloskeys

by WorldTribune Staff, July 21, 2020 Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said he will pardon Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis couple who brandished firearms to defend themselves after they say rioters broke through a private gate and threatened them. Parson, a Republican, told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday that “without a doubt,” […]