The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

‘Just Another Elitist Hypocrite’

The National Rifle Association’s new ad: (Via Memeorandum and Hot Air.) Liberals were on a gun-control rant for the past month. The NRA’s been signing up dues-paying members: A day before President Barack Obama is scheduled to release Vice President Joe Biden’s recommendations to curb gun violence in the United States, the National Rifle Association told U.S. […]

Why Doesn’t President Obama Support ‘Citizens Against Senseless Violence’?

New York Times headline today: Obama Poised to Back Comprehensive Plan to Curb Gun Violence If he’s against “gun violence,” why would his attorney general call the cops on a peaceful group promoting its own “comprehensive plan”? Posing as “Citizens Against Senseless Violence,” [James] O’Keefe and company visited the homes of anti-gun journalists employed by […]

When Your Gun Is Not Your Gun

Your firearms are your private property and you have the right to sell your private property, right? Well, not if Joe Biden gets his way: “[T]here is a surprising — so far — a surprising recurrence of suggestions that we have universal background checks. Not just close the gun show loophole but total, universal background checks, including […]

A Soldier and Two Marines: Sworn to ‘Support and Defend the Constitution’

Sixty-one shipped out of Fort Meade today. Only one of them was 18 X-Ray. You’re welcome, America. — Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) January 9, 2013 My son is now in training, but we got a lecture about “operational security” during our visit to the MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station) and after discussion with my wife, […]

OBAMA’S THIRD TERM? Democrat Proposes Repeal of 22nd Amendment

When I saw the news from Barbara Espinosa on Twitter this morning, I thought it was some kind of crazy joke: @rsmccain BREAKING NEWS HJ RES 15 TO REMOVE TERM LIMITS FOR PRESIDENTTHE FIRST STEP IN PRESIDENT OBAMA FOR A THIRD TERM — Barbara Espinosa (@1Barbara1) January 6, 2013 Crazy as it is, however, it’s not […]

Gun Control and the Politics of Ignorance

“Senator Feinstein’s latest attack on the Second Amendment relies entirely on public ignorance of firearms and their legitimate uses,” writes William A. Levinson in an American Thinker article answering the question, “Why Does Anybody Need a 30-Round Magazine?” It’s important to consider worst-case scenarios: Suppose that you found yourself in a conflict with multiple assailants, each armed […]

Ted Cruz Vows to Lead Opposition to Dianne Feinstein’s Gun-Grab Bill

Incoming Texas Sen. Ted Cruz vowed Wednesday to “speak out loudly” against anti-gun legislation proposed by California Sen. Dianne Feinstein and supported by President Obama. Cruz said it was “wrong, cynical and misguided” for liberals to “exploit” this month’s shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, as an excuse to promote legislation that he denounced as “unconstitutional.” The […]

Obama Promises 2013 Gun-Grab Bill; Warns ‘There Will Be Resistance’

Never let a crisis go to waste: Recalling the shooting of 20 first graders as the worst day of his presidency, President Barack Obama on Sunday pledged to put his “full weight” behind a legislative package next year aimed at containing gun violence. In an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Obama voiced skepticism about […]

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