Results for: Second Amendment

The Mental State of Our Union
https://redstate.com/redstate-guest-editorial/2025/09/12/the-mental-state-of-our-union-n2193856
– I read yesterday how Charlie Kirk once said some deaths are the price we pay to have our Second Amendment, and those celebrating his…
Capital Crimes, Capital Punishment: Considering the Ultimate Penalty
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/09/10/capital-crimes-capital-punishment-considering-the-ultimate-penalty-n2193783
– legality of the death penalty are often tossed around as well, even though the Constitution specifically contemplates it, in the 5th Amendment … There's also the "cruel and unusual punishment" provision in the 8th Amendment, which today seems to be more often used to argue against … Second, there is honestly a retribution aspect to all this; not only is it a matter of punishment, but to put it very bluntly, it is…
A New Twist: National Rifle Association Blasts DOJ's Trial Balloon on Transgender Gun Ban
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/09/06/a-new-twist-national-rifle-association-blasts-transgender-gun-bans-n2193656
– When it comes to Second Amendment issues, the National Rifle Association (NRA) is still the 800-pound gorilla of the pro-gun rights … So when the Trump administration floated a trial balloon about removing Second Amendment rights from "transgender" individuals, the … The NRA supports the Second Amendment rights of all law-abiding Americans to purchase and use firearms," the statement reads."…
Violence Against Conservatives Is Nothing New; After the Murder of Charlie Kirk, It Must Be Stopped
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2025/09/10/violence-against…w-after-the-murder-of-charlie-kirk-it-needs-to-stop-n2193806
– I refused to accede to that clear breach of First Amendment rights, and I announced that I would show up anyway.My business partner … Second, we were cancelled, de-platformed, marginalized, disinvited from polite society, while our careers and livelihood were destroyed…
The Big Senate Brawl in the Lone Star State
https://redstate.com/adam-turner/2025/09/08/the-big-senate-brawl-in-the-lone-star-state-n2193689
– percent.Assuming Cornyn makes it to the general election, the Democrat candidate will certainly be what I like to call a “strong second-tier … started advertising, but in an interview, he has claimed that Texas Republicans “know that he’s [Cornyn] voted against them on 2nd Amendment…
Report: Trump Administration Eyeing Transgender Firearm Ownership Ban
https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2025/09/04/report-trump-administration-mulling-a-gun-ban-on-transgenders-n2193581
– trial balloon being floated to gauge public reaction; if it's a serious policy consideration being put forward, it's likely that Second … Amendment fans and scholars will have a lot to say.…
Morning Minute: Judges As Referees, Not Kings
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2025/09/04/morning-minute-n2193558
– Trending Across Townhall MediaUS Virgin Islands Apparently Thinks Second Amendment Doesn't Apply ThereThey can try to pass this measure …  On Wednesday, Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha visited Minneapolis and met with the parents of last Wednesday's shooting…
Morning Minute: What Will We Do Without Trump?
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2025/09/02/morning-minute-n2193482
– by the Bureau of Land Management relating to ‘‘Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment … There's still a whole lot of real estate left in his second term, but there will come a time when Trump moves on, and he's been such…
Just Not Right: Sen. Tina Smith Sinks Democrat Politics to New Lows in Aftermath of MN Mass Shooting
https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2025/08/29/sen-tina-smit…politics-to-new-lows-after-minnesota-mass-shooting-n2193373
– mass shooting, Democrats and their MSM allies will try to blame the horrific incident on Republicans and their support for the Second … Amendment, no matter what the alleged political leanings of the suspect may be.Another despicable tactic we've seen put to use by…
GOP Lawmakers Sponsor Resolution to Recognize Sept. 12 As 'The Day of the Bible'—Here's the Backstory
https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2025/08/29/gop-lawmakers-sp…sept-12-as-the-day-of-the-bibleheres-the-backstory-n2193367
– Second, they derisively mocked praying, as prayers for the dead and wounded continued to soothe those affected by the barbarism.The … that government-sponsored religious activities — such as mandating Bible readings — violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment…
Bishop Hammers ‘Asinine’ Democrats for Mocking Prayer, Wrecks Their Argument With One Simple Truth
https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2025/08/29/bishop-hammers-a…prayer-wrecks-their-argument-with-one-simple-truth-n2193358
– In this case, to push their anti-Second Amendment agenda.It's a shame Bishop Barron won't get the same run as that woke bishop who…
Morning Minute: Gorsuch's Not-So-Subtle Message May Be Getting Through
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2025/08/29/morning-minute-n2193359
– In this case, to push their anti-Second Amendment agenda.They Tried to Emaciate a Beloved Brand and Awakened a GiantThe cultural revolutionaries…
Renewed Scrutiny on Actions Taken by Tim Walz and State's Lt. Gov. in Light of Minnesota Mass Shooting
https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2025/08/27/tim-walz-and-peggy-flanagan-actions-taken-minnesota-n2193292
– of violence, with some proclaiming "thoughts and prayers" aren't enough and suggesting without evidence that GOP support for the Second … Amendment was getting innocent people hurt and killed.At the same time, however, there has also been renewed attention on actions…
Breaking: Appeals Court Tosses Massive Civil Fraud Penalty Against President Trump
https://redstate.com/streiff/2025/08/21/breaking-appeals-cou…massive-civil-fraud-penalty-against-president-trump-n2193058
– directs that defendants pay nearly half a billion dollars to the State of New York, is an excessive fine that violates the Eighth Amendment … case was part of the lawfare campaign conducted against President Trump in the aftermath of his controversial 2020 defeat for a second…
Pirro Announces End of Felony Charges for Carrying Rifles, Shotguns in D.C.—Democrats Hardest Hit
https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2025/08/20/pirro-announces…carrying-rifles-shotguns-in-dcdemocrats-hardest-hit-n2193017
– list goes on, with the above code words and phrases perched atop the Democrat Party's list of scaremongering attacks against the Second … Amendment rights: District of Columbia v. … D.C. also does not recognize out-of-state permits, a frequent point of contention for Second Amendment advocates.The D.C. attorney…
Big, Beautiful Self-Defense Win: Trump Streamlines D.C. Concealed-Carry Permitting
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/08/15/big-beautiful-self…win-trump-streamlines-dc-concealed-carry-permitting-n2192849
– Amendment. … City Council voted to broaden where people can get fingerprinted July 28.For a Second Amendment purist (like me), it rankles that any … Amendment rights.…
Morning Minute: An Older, Wiser Trump Will Size Up Putin Today
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2025/08/15/morning-minute-n2192837
– on, and no amount of falsified data is going to change that reality.Trending Across Townhall MediaOne Massacre Illustrates Why Second … Amendment ExistsThe government is a lot like fire.…
NY Gov Kathy Hochul Claims She 'Played by the Rules' When Attempting to Gerrymander
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2025/08/10/ny-gov-kathy-hoch…played-by-the-rules-when-attempting-to-gerrymander-n2192659
– census approached (and knowing they'd likely lose a House seat), New York Democrats found what they thought was a loophole in that amendment … So they placed a second question on the ballot, asking voters to allow the legislature to create the maps if the Independent Redistricting…
Inside the Machine: Unpacking Newsom and Company’s Plan to Steal Congressional Seats
https://redstate.com/steve-williams/2025/08/09/inside-the-ma…wsom-and-companys-plan-to-steal-congressional-seats-n2192644
– his allies can’t simply wave it away; they have to rewrite the rules at the highest level.That means passing a constitutional amendment … This amendment would have to appear on the ballot, hence the special election, and be approved by a simple majority. … torches that process entirely.Newsom’s “months to review” claim is a half-truth — you’ll have months to look at the maps, but not a second…
'Fair Share Amendments' and Other Wealth Tax Schemes—Are They Constitutional?
https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2025/08/08/fair-share-amend…and-other-wealth-tax-schemesare-they-constitutional-n2192598
–  This brings us to the socialist notion of a wealth tax, and the so-called "fair share amendment." … Previously, the state passed a constitutional amendment to place a 4 % tax on income above $1 million. … Second, “Capitation, or other direct, Tax[es] shall be…in Proportion to the Census.”…
Trump Unleashes Federal Law Enforcement to Secure DC Streets
https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2025/08/08/trump-unleashes-federal-law-enforcement-to-secure-dc-streets-n2192589
– Attorney Jeanine Pirro, fresh off her recent confirmation, specifically addressed the youth crime problem and initiatives such as the "Second … Chance Act" and the "Incarceration Reduction Amendment," which have allowed younger offenders to escape real repercussions."…
Watch: Jeanine Pirro Goes Nuclear Over Assault on DOGE Staffer, Promises Escalation Against D.C.
https://redstate.com/bonchie/2025/08/06/n2192539-n2192539
– Those include things like the "Second Chance Act" and the "Incarceration Reduction Amendment," both of which have led to violent teenage … Council asking for "reconsider[ation] of the SecondChance Amendment Act, the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act, and the Youth Rehabilitation…
Grieving Mother Reveals Letter From Trump After Son Was Killed in D.C., Shares Who Has Not Reached Out
https://redstate.com/katie-jerkovich/2025/08/07/grieving-mot…er-son-was-killed-in-dc-shared-whos-not-reached-out-n2192572
– capital that have caused youth crime to explode, as my RedState colleague Bonchie reported:Those include things like the "Second … Chance Act" and the "Incarceration Reduction Amendment," both of which have led to violent teenage criminals being immediately kicked…
Watch: Kathy Hochul Sticks Foot in Mouth During Presser on Texas Redistricting Drama
https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2025/08/04/kathy-hochul…n-mouth-during-presser-on-texas-redistricting-drama-n2192432
– A second issue is that any amendment to the state constitution requires it to be passed in two consecutive sessions before going before … there, and so I would say this — we’re considering all options right now.”In 2014, New York voted in favor of a constitutional amendment…
Armed Couple Who Went Viral for Defending Home From BLM Protesters Just Got Their Gun Back
https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2025/08/03/armed-couple-who…ir-home-from-blm-protesters-just-got-their-gun-back-n2192404
– he wrote, adding images of them reuniting as well as some from the famed incident that kicked off the Second Amendment battle.It only … 19, 2021It's clear the Democrat prosecutor had engaged in an overzealous prosecution of the McCloskeys, seeking to thrash their Second … Amendment rights, making a mockery of Missouri’s stand-your-ground and castle doctrine laws, and seeking to gain political points…
Previous Next