Push on for stronger self-defense law in WA

Washington State armed citizens are being lobbied to push for adoption of a proposed statute that will strengthen the Evergreen State’s lethal force self-defense law, a measure that was introduced in January and now waits for more co-sponsors.

http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-seattle/push-on-for-stronger-deadl...

Article by Dave Workman

Bloomberg’s new ‘sting’ = same old agenda

Anti-gun New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s latest gun sting is a new approach to pushing the same old agenda, in this case a requirement that background checks be conducted for all gun sales, including private transactions.

http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-seattle/bloomberg-s-new-sting-same...

Article by Dave Workman

ATF critics mark anniversary of incident that brought down Fast & Furious

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the fatal gun battle in southern Arizona that cost the life of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry and led to the exposure of a government scandal that is now the subject of two Congressional investigations and a Justice Department Inspector General’s probe, and threatens to become a blood-soaked campaign issue for 2012.

http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-seattle/atf-critics-mark-anniversa...

Wolves killed AK teacher; report adds new fuel to NW wolf war

With confirmation the other day by the Alaska Department of Fish & Game that at least two wolves were responsible for killing a young high school teacher, the debate about wolf management in the Pacific Northwest has erupted anew.

http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-seattle/wolves-killed-ak-teacher-r...

Article by Dave Workman

Exclusive: Texas Rep. Poe: ‘F&F a ruse to go after U.S. gun sales’

Texas Congressman Ted Poe is convinced there is more to Operation Fast and Furious than just a monumental screw-up by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and he said so in an exclusive Monday afternoon interview with this column.

http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-seattle/exclusive-texas-rep-poe-f-...

Article by Dave Workman

On behalf of the NRA Institute for Legislative Action, please accept my best wishes to you and your family for the holiday season and the New Year ahead.
As an NRA member, you're among just 5% of gun owners nationwide who are taking an active role in protecting and defending our Second Amendment Right to Keep and Bear Arms.

And because of this leadership role you've chosen to play in shaping the future of freedom, I wanted to bring you up-to-date on just a few of the battles that NRA-ILA has fought and won during 2011.

Fast & Furious mystery: Holder’s absent e-mails

Eric Holder has been holding out.
That stunning admission came from the embattled attorney general under questioning from Arizona Congressman Trent Franks during Thursday’s sometimes volatile hearing by the House Judiciary Committee that focused on Operation Fast and Furious.

http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-seattle/fast-furious-mystery-holde...

Article by Dave Workman

NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre views 6 November, 2012 as the next decisive day in American history.

"There can be no question that the Second Amendment, as we know it, may cease to exist should Barack Obama win a second term in office," LaPierre wrote in a column that appeared at Townhall.com.

Warpath: Holder on hot seat, Dems on defensive

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee rushed to the defense of Attorney General Eric Holder this morning as Republicans put him under the microscope about his handling of the Operation Fast and Furious fiasco.

http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-seattle/warpath-holder-on-hot-seat...

Article by Dave Workman