(Zero Hedge) As various pro-gun rights groups prepare to gather at Virginia’s state capitol in Richmond on Monday in what’s expected to be one of the largest pro-gun rallies in recent memory, Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam has declared a state of emergency, police are busy setting up barricades and temporary holding pens – and one lawmaker has even arranged to spend most of the day in a safe house, according to the Washington Examiner.
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FBI Data Shows 5 Times More People Killed by Knives Than Rifles Last Year
(Matt Agorist) Despite repeated calls for the banning of “assault” rifles, the FBI’s own data shows that knives are used to kill 5 times as many people.
Studies Find No Evidence That Assault Weapon Bans Reduce Homicide Rates
(Being Classically Liberal) The studies, data, and examination of the available evidence by scholars suggest that assault weapon bans or buybacks will have little if any effect on rates of violent crime and gun violence.
Watch: Presidential Candidates Squirm When Asked To Define “Assault Weapon”
(Zero Hedge) With gun control being such a hot button issue for the Democratic party right now, one would think they have – at least – a rudimentary understanding of the subject material upon which they base their position.
Trump Administration Considering Social Credit Score System to Determine Who Can Buy a Gun
(Paul Joseph Watson) Would partner with Big Tech to use spy data from Amazon, Google and Apple.
Mainstream Media Denies Mental Health Problems and Video Games Contribute to Mass Shootings, Tries to Blame Guns
(Justin Deschamps) The following article showcases the opinions of psychologists who seem to assert that mass shootings don’t have any meaningful connections to mental illness or video games. But this presentation in the following article is itself rather dubious, as there are many mental health professionals who recognize that mental health plays a role in mass violence.
Here’s What A Criminology Professor Learned By Studying Every Mass Shooting Since 1966
(Zero Hedge) Last weekend’s mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton (following the devastation in Gilroy the weekend before) prompted the usual evidence-free avalanche of political point-scoring, blaming “the other side” for all the world’s woes.
Trump Suggests “Common Sense” Gun Control, “Deranged” People Shouldn’t Have Guns
(Zero Hedge) With many 2nd Amendment defenders rightly up in arms (no pun intended) over President Trump’s previous comments on ‘red flag’ laws:
John McAfee Has Some Questions About This Weekend’s Mass Shootings
(Zero Hedge) With markets melting down on Monday in one of the biggest intraday point drops for the Dow in recent memory, bitcoin and crypto received an intense safe-haven bid, with the benchmark crypto token rallying nearly 10% intraday.
Police in America Have Killed 12.8 Times More Citizens Than Mass Shooters In Just The Last 4 Years
(Matt Agorist) Tragically, in America, mass shootings — in which murdering psychopaths go on rampages in public spaces — have claimed the lives of 339 people since 2015. While this number is certainly shocking and far too high, during this same time frame, police in America have claimed the lives of 4,355 citizens.
‘I’m Willing to Go to Jail For It’: Sheriffs Refuse to Enforce New Gun Confiscation Law
(Matt Agorist) In February of 2018, after the tragic shooting in Parkland, FL, President Donald Trump took to national television to betray his oath to the Constitution and his supporters and famously said, “take the guns first, go through due process second.” While this was largely ignored by his base and downplayed in the media since then, that’s exactly what’s been happening. On Friday, Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed one of the most controversial “red flag” gun confiscation bills into law. The silver lining to this tyranny is that sheriffs are refusing to enforce it and even willing to go to jail to resist.
Disarmament ALWAYS Precedes a Communist Takeover — Links and Official Documents
(The Millenium Report) Alerting the public to the dangers of communism in America
New Zealand To Change Gun Laws After Mosque Shooting
(Zero Hedge) Less than a day after a terrorist attack at two mosques that left 49 people dead and several fighting for their lives, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she will change gun laws of the country, with the prime minister noting that the New Zealand government is now looking at banning semi-automatic weapons.
DOJ STUDY: Gun Control Laws Won’t Work Because Criminals Get Their Guns Illegally
(Mac Slavo) It took the United States government’s Department of Justice an entire study dedicated to gun use and criminals to figure out what logical human beings have already understood for decades. The result of their own study found that gun control laws will never work because criminals will never use legal channels to obtain guns.
There’s Hope: ‘I’m Not Going to Enforce That’: Sheriffs Disobey New Anti-Gun Laws—Refuse to Disarm Citizens
(Matt Agorist) Klickitat County, WA — In reaction to the tragic shootings throughout 2018, Washington state has passed and is planning to pass a slew of new anti-gun bills that will make them one of the most regulated states in the country. But these bills are being met by resistance from an unlikely group. A handful of sheriffs is standing up to the “unconstitutional” nature of the bills and is promising disobedience.