Memo to U.S. Rep. Jared Polis: The tragedy in Las Vegas is not about you or your political ambitions. But because he’s running for governor, Polis was politicizing the tragedy even as the terrible toll of the number of victims continued to climb. We don’t even know if...
Today’s headline in the Denver Post perfectly captures the complete disconnect that gun control advocates have with the after effect of violent events: Colorado gun sales soar in 2015, even amid debate over mass shootings Conceal-carry guns are becoming more popular...
That didn’t take long. U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid is demanding Congress pass new gun control laws to stop felons and the mentally ill from purchasing guns. Yes, we know that felony checks are already part of the National Instant Criminal Background Check...
The nation was still learning of the massacre in a Charleston, S.C. church when President Obama politicized the tragedy by insisting that more gun control would have prevented the dreadful episode. It’s true that South Carolina is a very gun friendly state, with a...
The Colorado gun revolt of 2013 is being bandied about in Washington, D.C. as “the lesson of Cory Gardner’s 2014 election” — a case study in how the issue of gun control can boost Republican successes. An editorial in Tuesday’s Washington Times puts Colorado at...