Bill Maher, host of the HBO show “Real Time”, cautioned Democrats to not use firearm restrictions as a major policy objective of their 2020 election platform.
Those who don’t know New York state, as opposed to “the city that never sleeps,” might be surprised to learn that U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s (D-N.Y.) old House district (NY 20) is mostly a bucolic mix of rolling hardwood hills and small towns separated by apple orchards, cornfields and horse farms.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has suspended his campaign, but Bernie said he will still use this process to attempt to “change America.” One of the fundamental changes Bernie wants is an end to our Second Amendment rights.
In difficult times, we fall back on basic principles. The basics begin with safety for ourselves and our loved ones. This is why gun sales are surging.
Americans sure are buying guns right now. June 2020 just recorded the highest number of background checks called into the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) of any June in the history of the database.
The recent surge in gun sales is a trend that frightens those who oppose our Second Amendment because it signals a continued cultural trend toward freedom.