Gun Control

Connecticut demonstrated “strong support” for gun violence prevention laws?

By Steve McGough | September 15, 2013 |

Elizabeth Larkin, a spokeswoman for the state Democratic party was quoted in The Hartford Courant yesterday, and I’m trying to figure out what the heck she is talking about.

New York sheriffs not enforcing SAFE Act gun control legislation

By Steve McGough | September 13, 2013 |

As usual, it is the local population that must stand up and fight tyranny at the state and federal level. Sheriffs in New York state are not hiding the fact they will not be enforcing state law restricting firearm magazine capacity to seven rounds.

With 8 to 1 spending advantage, gun control advocates lose in Colorado

By Steve McGough | September 11, 2013 |

A tremendous amount of funding thrown into the Colorado State Senate recall effort by gun control advocates – including personal funding by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg – still could not save two senators who were recalled by the people of Colorado.

Not in the statistics – Massachusetts store clerks stops robbery with a gun

By Steve McGough | August 27, 2013 |

No shots were fired. This thug was running for his life after a liquor store clerk in Sunderland, Ma. pulled out a firearm in self-defense after the robber came in and displayed a large knife and demanded cash.

Not in the Media: Roderick Scott found not guilty of manslaughter

By Steve McGough | July 18, 2013 |

The media exploitation of the shooting death of Trayvon Martin by a man who was defending himself – George Zimmerman – was a complete and total media circus driven by President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder in their attempt to divide and crush this country and destroy it from within.

Connecticut gun criminal on probation finds another gun – shoots at mother and kids

By Steve McGough | July 10, 2013 |

But you see, it’s the law-abiding gun owners who need to register their guns and never have more than 10 rounds in a magazine … that’s the real problem right? Does Connecticut get it yet?

Newtown families deceived before lobbying trip to Washington?

By Steve McGough | July 2, 2013 |

This morning I received a couple of notes referencing a Big Government post by Brian Cates. In turn, Cates references a Maureen Dowd interview with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.).

School suspends student for refusing to change NRA shirt – arrested

By Steve McGough | June 24, 2013 |

The real point for me is that the police should have never been called and the kid should have been left alone. Fourteen-year-old Jared Marcum wore a T-shirt to school that offended the administration because it said Protect Your Right with a picture of an AR-style rifle on it.

Violent crime statistics up for 2012 – FBI preliminary report

By Steve McGough | June 4, 2013 |

I saw this report yesterday and I’ve been waiting for some journalist or politician to point to these preliminary numbers and scream out “See, see! More guns equals more crime.” I have not seen anything yet, so maybe there is some hope. I’ll still bet $10 that someone will read the first paragraph of the…

Obama and White House will no longer relate mass shootings and mental illness

By Steve McGough | June 3, 2013 |

Those with a mental illness who are physically violent are extremely rare, those who are violent with guns are even more rare. In the same vain, a firearm owner who commits a violent act with a gun is extremely rare too. We – gun owners – asked politicians and the media not to associate law-abiding…