Maybe there was nothing SCOTUS could do back in 2015 with a 5-4 court with a squish like Justice Kennedy who didn’t want to go any further than Heller did. But now, since 2020, the votes should be there.
“I choked out some nervous laughter and assured them that the case was locked, the gun inside had another padlock, both keys were hidden, and I had no ammunition in the house.”
Republicans can’t treat this as a minor messaging issue. Gun owners decide elections. And when gun owners stay home, gun ban politicians win.
“The right to keep and bear arms is a Constitutional guarantee and I am committed to protecting and preserving it.”
With President Donald Trump sending armed federal agents into communities around the country, even more once gun-shy liberals and leftists are considering getting armed.
Since Pretti was shot Mr. Trump and many top aides have blamed Mr. Pretti for carrying a firearm and ammunition during demonstrations against the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.
The tragedy here isn’t just what happened. It’s how people in influence are talking about it and what the public is inferring from those misguided and inaccurate comments.
In May 2025 I had a chat with Taylor Rhodes, the communications director, from the National Association for Gun Rights.
Half of all the provinces, plus the Northwest Territory and Yukon governments are telling Ottawa the country’s massive gun “buyback” scheme is a non-starter, and they will not participate.
In sum, the claim that California’s gun laws “prioritize regulating who can access firearms,” as Newsom’s press release claimed, is an abhorrent lie.
