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We never let poor Jeff Avery live it down. Among those of us in Mr. Sterling’s 11th-grade homeroom class, no one was more excited for our upcoming field trip. The thought of touring the local power plant generated an altogether different kind of electricity in Jeff. The rest of us were more interested in a day out of school. We ...

During his time in office, President Obama has granted executive clemency to 600 federal prisoners – more than the last nine presidents put together. The implications of that statistic are worrying enough, but some of Obama’s recent pardons seem to run counter to the anti-gun fervor that has dominated his administration. As reported by the Washington Times, 107 federal inmates ...

Kenneth and Colleen Shults, a foster family from Fairmont, Illinois, are suing their home state and accusing the Department of Children and Family Services of violating their constitutional rights. According to the lawsuit, the Illinois DCFS requires prospective foster families to either certify that they have no guns in the home or abide by overly-oppressive regulations. For Kenneth, who works ...

When was the last time 89% of Americans agreed on anything? In the wake of the Orlando massacre that took the lives of 49 people and injured more than 50 others, Americans are finally united on at least one aspect of gun control. According to a new CBS poll, 89% of the country (92% of Republicans, 97% of Democrats, and ...

One of Orlando’s most popular gay nightclubs, Pulse, became a horror show Saturday night when a man opened fire, eventually killing approximately 50 people and injuring 42 others. SWAT officers ultimately killed the assailant as dawn arrived, and all early indications pointed to an act of Islamic terrorism. Speaking to reporters at a news conference Sunday morning, Orange County Sheriff ...

This week, the Missouri legislature passed a new gun bill that would dramatically increase the strength of the Second Amendment. The bill, vigorously opposed by national gun-control groups like Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety, will now go to Gov. Jay Nixon, a Democrat who has yet to indicate whether or not he will sign it into law. The bill ...

In a world…where posh Hollywood celebrities feel they haven’t done enough to push their liberal values on mainstream America…a few brave elitists are joining forces with a few other brave elitists…to turn a dumb, violent citizenry away from guns… Put away the popcorn, this isn’t a movie. According to a new article in Variety, Hollywood stars, producers, and studios are ...

President Obama, who has repeatedly said that he regards his stunted efforts on gun control the biggest failure of his presidency, unleashed a series of executive orders in January aimed at correcting his self-perceived shortcomings. In doing so, however, he alarmed millions of Americans who saw the actions as part of a larger effort to minimize the protections of the ...

According to a new analysis from the Associated Press, 60 campaign donations account for around a third of the total fundraising in the 2016 presidential campaign. Donors who gave more than $100,000 account for approximately half of the total money. And anyone who is concerned about how this affects out democracy can only look with dismay at these figures. These ...

You probably didn’t need another reason to feel disgusted about the terrorist attack that hit Garland, Texas in May, but a new report from the Chicago Tribune might give you one, anyway. According to the report, there is a possibility that Nadir Soofi, one of the terrorists who carried out the attack, may have purchased a weapon connected to the ...