(Bob Russell/TeaParty.org) – John McCain doesn’t understand filibustering gun control???  I am astonished at the statement, and at the same time, not the least little bit surprised by it.  He really means what he says; he is oblivious, and totally flabbergasted.  HE DOESN’T GET IT!!!! [i] He took an oath as an officer in the [...]

(Breitbart) – Senate Democrats are “confident” they have the votes to bring gun control legislation to the Senate floor.  At least 14 Republicans have threatened to filibuster the legislation, but eight Republicans “have said they will not attempt to block an effort to bring up the measure, a senior Democratic aide said.” The staffer noted [...]

(CNS News) – During Barack Obama’s presidency there have been 32 background checks for gun purchases every minute. Since February of 2009, the first full month of Obama’s presidency, there have been 70,291,049 background checks for gun purchases, according to data released by the FBI. FAX BLAST SPECIAL: Don’t Let The Government Take Your Guns! [...]

(Breitbart) – Former South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint, now the president of the conservative Heritage Foundation, said Tuesday that his former colleagues’ largely secret negotiations about immigration reform are troubling. A bipartisan group, dubbed the “Gang of Eight,” has been spearheading immigration reform efforts for months, and no legislative text has been presented to date. [...]

Government increases “onerous activity” to confiscate legal firearms. (Info Wars) – The New York State Police are suspending the handgun permits of people in the state who are prescribed anti-anxiety medication, according to Jim Tresmond of the Tresmond Law Firm in Hamburg, New York. Tresmond Law specializes in firearm litigation. “We are representing a client [...]

(Campusre Form) -  A professor at a public university in Texas is under investigation from school administrators for allegedly forcing students in her graphic design class to create anti-gun posters for a personal anti-gun campaign she had launched. Midwestern State University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Betty Stewart confirmed to Campus Reform Friday [...]

(Breitbart) – In a poll conducted by PoliceOne, a majority of law enforcement personnel said universal background checks, “assault weapons” bans, and “high capacity” magazine bans do not make police safer and will not lower violent crime. Armed citizens, on the other hand, do make a positive difference. In the poll of 15,000 law enforcement [...]

(The Weekly Standard) – Harry Reid announced today that there will likely be a gun vote on Thursday. “Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) likely has the votes on gun control legislation to clear its first procedural hurdle — a victory for the gun control community, though one that hardly guarantees the bill’s passage,” reports [...]

(Info Wars) – President Barack Obama traveled to Hartford, Connecticut on Monday and delivered a speech calling for a vote on the Second Amendment. He lashed out at Republicans who plan to resist attempts by Congress to destroy the right to bear firearms. “Some folks in Washington are already floating the idea that they may [...]

(Politico) – President Barack Obama finds out this week whether he scratches out a narrow victory on gun control — or ends up with nothing at all. Four months after the mass shooting at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school reignited the national debate over gun control, the issue is finally headed to the Senate floor. [...]