Bush was right: Congress OKs Carry in National Parks and Wildlife Refuges

By: Josh Painter (Diary)  |  May 21st at 12:56 PM  | 

From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, an AP report that Congress has voted to allow licensed gun owners to carry loaded firearms in national parks and wildlife refuges. The bill easily passed Wednesday in the House by a vote 279-147. On Tuesday, the Senate passed a similar measure. The House and Senate votes mark a return to Bush administration policy that briefly allowed loaded guns in | Read More »

“I don’t believe that people should be able to own guns.”

By: Josh Painter (Diary)  |  January 25th at 07:54 PM  | 

You would think that a president who taught constitutional law would understand one of the most basic constitutional concepts. But a look at the Obama Administration’s version of the White House website whitehouse.gov reveals that this may not be the case. In the section of the site under Our Government —> The Constitution, there is a brief discussion of the Bill of Rights, and then | Read More »