by Smith, Lara | Jan 20, 2021 | Biden, Harris, Lara Smith, Liberal Gun Club, Politics & RKBA, RKBA, Uncategorized
Like many Americans, I watched the inauguration of President Biden this morning and found it intensely moving. To have a President speak of unity and hope was more emotional than I expected. And I take him at his word to be a President for all of us. To that end, we...
by David Yamane | Nov 9, 2020 | gun ownership, Guns, Lara Smith, Liberal Gun Club, Sociology of Guns Seminar
With thanks to Rocket Armory for the slogan and visual, liberals own guns, too. This is a point I have made before. Approximately 20% of all gun owners in the United States — at least 12 million American adults — self-identify as liberal (compared to 36%...
by Smith, Lara | Apr 27, 2020 | Lara Smith, Law, LGC Blog, Members
Today, the United States Supreme Court dismissed the NYSRPA v. NYC case as moot. (This is the case in which we filed an amicus brief discussing the standard under which Second Amendment Cases should be decided.) But wait, they what? What does this mean? MOOTNESS...
by Smith, Lara | Sep 28, 2019 | background checks, Lara Smith, LGC Blog, Liberal Gun Club
It is pretty clear that the Trump White House supports expanded background checks for firearms sales. At the 2019 Gun Rights Policy Conference, one speaker noted there was a one-page “Idea Sheet” being floated around the Hill about this issue and this...
by Smith, Lara | Mar 9, 2019 | 2nd Amendment, Active Self Protection, activism, BBC, Firearms, Lara Smith, Leftist, Legal Issues, LGC Blog, Liberal Gun Club
The BBC featured four Liberal Gun Club members in it’s new piece titled “America’s Least Likely Gun Owners.” Will, Ed, Piper and our National Spokesperson, Lara Smith, are featured in this excellent video that will reach more than 300 million...
by Smith, Lara | Jan 26, 2019 | Lara Smith, LGC Blog, Members, SHOT Show
Over the past week, I got to attend SHOT Show 2019. While it had all the usual array of new (and not so new) guns, accessories, and related items, this year was different in one big way – I got to take an assistant! Our successful fundraising drive meant that...