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on September 12, 2016 in Gun Page World News

Palm Springs City Council: Guns in Homes Must Be Disabled

by AWR Hawkins On Wednesday night Palm Springs city council voted for a new gun control measure requiring firearms in the home to be disabled with a locking mechanism or otherwise locked in a container. The new gun control also includes a requirement that residents report a stolen gun within 48 hours and that concealed carry permit holders place guns “in a locked container” if leaving them in their cars. According to The Desert Sun, 23 Palm Springs residents spoke at the city council meeting, with 15 opposing the new gun controls and eight supporting them. The council then voted… View Article

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on September 7, 2016 in Gun Page World News

Sales of AR-15s with ‘Bullet Buttons’ Surge Ahead of New Gun Controls

by AWR Hawkins Sales of AR-15 rifles equipped with “bullet buttons” are flying off gun store shelves as Californians try to buy the guns before newly-signed gun controls take effect in California. “Bullet buttons” are devices that allow gun owners to remove empty magazines from their AR-15 rifles so a fully loaded magazine can be put in their place. AR-15s are typically made with a magazine release that makes switching out magazines a breeze, but Democrat lawmakers in California passed legislation barring such releases. That prohibition, in turn, gave rise to the invention of the “bullet button” as a way to… View Article

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on August 27, 2016 in Gun Page World News

Gun Rights More Important Than Gun Control

by AWR Hawkins A Pew Research Center survey released August 26 shows majority support for protecting the right to gun ownership versus passing more laws to control who can own a gun. According to Pew, 52% of the public want to “protect the right of Americans to own guns” while 46% support passing more laws “to control gun ownership.” The gap between the two positions was even larger when the question was posed to Donald Trump supporters, who chose gun ownership instead of controlling gun ownership roughly  “nine-to-one.” On the other hand, when Clinton supporters were asked the question they responded in favor of more gun… View Article

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