by WorldTribune Staff, July 17, 2020 Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri on Thursday urged Attorney General William Barr to launch a federal civil rights investigation of St. Louis prosecutor Kim Gardner, accusing her of abuse of power in her investigation of Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the couple who said they were investigated for wielding […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 14, 2020 Mark McCloskey, who said he used his Second Amendment rights to defend his life and home against rioters who threatened violence against he and his family, told Fox News on Monday that he expects to be “indicted shortly.” “The traditional media is right behind the mob,” McCloskey told Fox […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 13, 2020 A dozen Republican members of Congress warned of a “chilling effect on the entire nation” after the Second Amendment rights of a Missouri couple were apparently infringed when a rifle and handgun were confiscated by authorities after they confronted so-called protesters who had entered their gated St. Louis neighborhood. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 1, 2020 The FBI last month conducted 3,931,607 firearms background checks, the highest-ever number for the month of June. The number of background checks marked a 70 percent increase over June 2019. Industry analysts believe more guns will be sold in 2020 than ever in American history. Justin Anderson, the marketing […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 30, 2020 The St. Louis man who emerged from his house with a rifle after he said rioters broke through his private gate is a lawyer who takes on civil rights cases against the police. Mark McCloskey confronted Black Lives Matter protesters outside his home on Sunday while his wife, Patricia, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 25, 2020 The police chief of Lowell, Michigan has resigned amid pressure over a Facebook post in which he upheld the Second Amendment. Chief Steve Bukala mentioned how some people were going to “open carry” following riots in Grand Rapids on May 30. Lowell city leaders said they did not object […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 8, 2020 A U.S. District judge ordered the reopening of gun stores in Massachusetts effective at noon on Saturday, May 9. Judge Douglas P. Woodlock ruled on Thursday that Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s order closing gun stores as “non-essential” business infringed on Second Amendment rights. The ruling came in a Second […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 10, 2020 What happens if, during the coronavirus crisis, “criminals become more emboldened and begin threatening law-abiding citizens because they know their local police department might be overwhelmed?” a columnist asked. “This is clearly not the time to avoid purchasing weapons,” Jeff Charles wrote for RedState on April 9. “If someone […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 2, 2020 Americans are buying firearms in record numbers as more and more state and local governments issue stay-at-home orders amid the coronavirus outbreak. Small Arms Analytics and Forecasting (SAAF), which compiles firearms sale statistics, estimates that a total of 2,583,328 guns were sold in March. The FBI recorded 3,740,688 background […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 11, 2020 In anointing Beto O’Rourke to be his point man on gun control, Joe Biden solidified a stance he had taken last year — that a President Biden will be coming for you firearm if it is an “assault weapon.” During a rally in Dallas the day before the Super […]
