Monday, March 23, 2009

FURY OVER OBAMA PLAN TO BAN SEMI-AUTOS

Outrage swept through the firearms community after Attorney General Eric Holder revealed to ABC News that the Obama Administration plans to revive the ban on semi-automatic sport-utility rifles and shotguns as part of its push to ratchet down on the gun rights of American citizens.
Holder's pronouncements got quick attention-and dismissal-from Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Perhaps mindful of the losses suffered by Democrats voting for gun control issues, including a semi-auto ban, during the first Clinton Administration, Pelosi told "The Hill" newspaper that new anti-gun initiatives are not on the table, and that the better strategy would be to enforce existing laws.
April 1, 2009 GUN WEEK


SCOTUS HANDS BLOOMBERG DEFEAT

In a stinging defeat for New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and gun control advocates seeking to hold firearms manufacturers liable for crimes committed with guns, the US Supreme Court rejected the city's request to continue a lawsuit that was filed nine years ago.
The court also declined to hear a similar case out of Washington, D.C.
April 1, 2009 GUN WEEK