What are we talking about? For starters, how about a man dropping a deuce in someone's driveway and then just driving off? Or, how about a guy randomly falling from the sky, landing on someone's car, and then just walking away? If that doesn't do it for you, there was the time a man dressed up as Spider-Man and buffed his roof during a storm. Well, we decided to look at all of these incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But we love the state of Florida and the craziness it offers. Watch us have some fun with Florida in the video above and keep an eye out for our next Skillset Overtime video. If you like our style, you\u2019ll love our magazine! Pick up the most recent issue of Skillset Magazine at OutdoorGroupStore.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Skillset Overtime: Examining the Craziest Cases of 'Florida Man'","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"skillset-overtime-florida-man","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:08:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:08:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/skillset-overtime-florida-man\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};
Affectionately referred to as America\u2019s dong, the great state of Florida exists only to flex their patriotism and host keg parties and spring breakers<\/a> while the rest of us suffer in liberal lockdowns. But amidst the unpredictability of our neighbors to the south, is a phenomenon that continues to grow each day. Of course, we're talking about Florida Man. Most you should be pretty familiar with the concept by now. Year after year Florida Man is responsible for more crazy headlines than the other 49 states combined. If you don't believe us, do the Florida Man challenge. What's that? Go to Google and type in \"Florida Man\" and then your date of birth. See what headline you get. It's a fun little game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What are we talking about? For starters, how about a man dropping a deuce in someone's driveway and then just driving off? Or, how about a guy randomly falling from the sky, landing on someone's car, and then just walking away? If that doesn't do it for you, there was the time a man dressed up as Spider-Man and buffed his roof during a storm. Well, we decided to look at all of these incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But we love the state of Florida and the craziness it offers. Watch us have some fun with Florida in the video above and keep an eye out for our next Skillset Overtime video. If you like our style, you\u2019ll love our magazine! Pick up the most recent issue of Skillset Magazine at OutdoorGroupStore.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Skillset Overtime: Examining the Craziest Cases of 'Florida Man'","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"skillset-overtime-florida-man","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:08:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:08:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/skillset-overtime-florida-man\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};
Affectionately referred to as America\u2019s dong, the great state of Florida exists only to flex their patriotism and host keg parties and spring breakers<\/a> while the rest of us suffer in liberal lockdowns. But amidst the unpredictability of our neighbors to the south, is a phenomenon that continues to grow each day. Of course, we're talking about Florida Man. Most you should be pretty familiar with the concept by now. Year after year Florida Man is responsible for more crazy headlines than the other 49 states combined. If you don't believe us, do the Florida Man challenge. What's that? Go to Google and type in \"Florida Man\" and then your date of birth. See what headline you get. It's a fun little game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What are we talking about? For starters, how about a man dropping a deuce in someone's driveway and then just driving off? Or, how about a guy randomly falling from the sky, landing on someone's car, and then just walking away? If that doesn't do it for you, there was the time a man dressed up as Spider-Man and buffed his roof during a storm. Well, we decided to look at all of these incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But we love the state of Florida and the craziness it offers. Watch us have some fun with Florida in the video above and keep an eye out for our next Skillset Overtime video. If you like our style, you\u2019ll love our magazine! Pick up the most recent issue of Skillset Magazine at OutdoorGroupStore.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Skillset Overtime: Examining the Craziest Cases of 'Florida Man'","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"skillset-overtime-florida-man","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:08:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:08:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/skillset-overtime-florida-man\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};
Welcome to our new video<\/a> series: Skillset Overtime. Editors Jason Swarr and Ben Tirpak share and react to their favorite videos of the week, and leave nothing off the table. From epic fails to badassery to movies to fights, our guys yearn to be entertained, and the Internet does not disappoint. We're starting out strong with a short montage on the infamous \"Florida Man.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n Affectionately referred to as America\u2019s dong, the great state of Florida exists only to flex their patriotism and host keg parties and spring breakers<\/a> while the rest of us suffer in liberal lockdowns. But amidst the unpredictability of our neighbors to the south, is a phenomenon that continues to grow each day. Of course, we're talking about Florida Man. Most you should be pretty familiar with the concept by now. Year after year Florida Man is responsible for more crazy headlines than the other 49 states combined. If you don't believe us, do the Florida Man challenge. What's that? Go to Google and type in \"Florida Man\" and then your date of birth. See what headline you get. It's a fun little game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What are we talking about? For starters, how about a man dropping a deuce in someone's driveway and then just driving off? Or, how about a guy randomly falling from the sky, landing on someone's car, and then just walking away? If that doesn't do it for you, there was the time a man dressed up as Spider-Man and buffed his roof during a storm. Well, we decided to look at all of these incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But we love the state of Florida and the craziness it offers. Watch us have some fun with Florida in the video above and keep an eye out for our next Skillset Overtime video. If you like our style, you\u2019ll love our magazine! Pick up the most recent issue of Skillset Magazine at OutdoorGroupStore.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Skillset Overtime: Examining the Craziest Cases of 'Florida Man'","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"skillset-overtime-florida-man","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:08:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:08:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/article\/skillset-overtime-florida-man\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};
The National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/a> originally published this article on June 14, 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n","post_title":"President Biden Lies About Pulse Terror Attack While Pushing Gun Control","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/president-lies-about-pulse-terror-attacks-to-push-gun-control\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166276,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2021-03-05 06:00:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-03-05 11:00:00","post_content":" It is dangerous for the country when the President of the United States refuses to acknowledge the problems of terror and unchecked crime. It is dangerous for the people who would be left defenseless by enacting his failing antigun policies over facing stark realities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/a> originally published this article on June 14, 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n","post_title":"President Biden Lies About Pulse Terror Attack While Pushing Gun Control","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/president-lies-about-pulse-terror-attacks-to-push-gun-control\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166276,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2021-03-05 06:00:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-03-05 11:00:00","post_content":" Asian-Americans<\/a> purchased guns at a 43 percent higher rate in 2020 than they did in 2019. African-Americans saw the highest increase of gun purchasing during that time, a 58 percent increase and Latino-Americans increase gun purchases by 47 percent. There was a similar rise<\/a> in gun purchases by those in the LGBT community, according to news reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is dangerous for the country when the President of the United States refuses to acknowledge the problems of terror and unchecked crime. It is dangerous for the people who would be left defenseless by enacting his failing antigun policies over facing stark realities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/a> originally published this article on June 14, 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n","post_title":"President Biden Lies About Pulse Terror Attack While Pushing Gun Control","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/president-lies-about-pulse-terror-attacks-to-push-gun-control\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166276,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2021-03-05 06:00:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-03-05 11:00:00","post_content":" \u201cI testified in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to speak against a number of the gun control measures currently facing Congress,\u201d Cheng explained. \u201cThe backdrop was with the 149% rise of anti-Asian-American attacks over the past year, there are Asian-Americans flocking to gun stores in droves for personal protection. Some of the gun control measures would increase the time and difficulty for responsible citizens to acquire firearms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Asian-Americans<\/a> purchased guns at a 43 percent higher rate in 2020 than they did in 2019. African-Americans saw the highest increase of gun purchasing during that time, a 58 percent increase and Latino-Americans increase gun purchases by 47 percent. There was a similar rise<\/a> in gun purchases by those in the LGBT community, according to news reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is dangerous for the country when the President of the United States refuses to acknowledge the problems of terror and unchecked crime. It is dangerous for the people who would be left defenseless by enacting his failing antigun policies over facing stark realities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/a> originally published this article on June 14, 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n","post_title":"President Biden Lies About Pulse Terror Attack While Pushing Gun Control","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/president-lies-about-pulse-terror-attacks-to-push-gun-control\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166276,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2021-03-05 06:00:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-03-05 11:00:00","post_content":" Chris Cheng<\/a> of The History Channel\u2019s Top Shot fame, spoke to Congress about this at NSSF\u2019s recommendation. He brought his perspective as an Asian-American and a member of the LGBT community. He was recently profiled by Recoil Magazine, shattering stereotypes that people in the communities he associates with are willing to be stripped of their rights and play the role of \u201cwilling victim.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI testified in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to speak against a number of the gun control measures currently facing Congress,\u201d Cheng explained. \u201cThe backdrop was with the 149% rise of anti-Asian-American attacks over the past year, there are Asian-Americans flocking to gun stores in droves for personal protection. Some of the gun control measures would increase the time and difficulty for responsible citizens to acquire firearms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Asian-Americans<\/a> purchased guns at a 43 percent higher rate in 2020 than they did in 2019. African-Americans saw the highest increase of gun purchasing during that time, a 58 percent increase and Latino-Americans increase gun purchases by 47 percent. There was a similar rise<\/a> in gun purchases by those in the LGBT community, according to news reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is dangerous for the country when the President of the United States refuses to acknowledge the problems of terror and unchecked crime. It is dangerous for the people who would be left defenseless by enacting his failing antigun policies over facing stark realities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/a> originally published this article on June 14, 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n","post_title":"President Biden Lies About Pulse Terror Attack While Pushing Gun Control","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/president-lies-about-pulse-terror-attacks-to-push-gun-control\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166276,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2021-03-05 06:00:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-03-05 11:00:00","post_content":" Smokescreens like these make Americans less safe. They make at-risk communities even more vulnerable. Calling for gun control that would disarm law-abiding citizens and refusing to recognize radical terrorists and criminals that prey on innocent people is beyond immoral. It emboldens the attackers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chris Cheng<\/a> of The History Channel\u2019s Top Shot fame, spoke to Congress about this at NSSF\u2019s recommendation. He brought his perspective as an Asian-American and a member of the LGBT community. He was recently profiled by Recoil Magazine, shattering stereotypes that people in the communities he associates with are willing to be stripped of their rights and play the role of \u201cwilling victim.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI testified in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to speak against a number of the gun control measures currently facing Congress,\u201d Cheng explained. \u201cThe backdrop was with the 149% rise of anti-Asian-American attacks over the past year, there are Asian-Americans flocking to gun stores in droves for personal protection. Some of the gun control measures would increase the time and difficulty for responsible citizens to acquire firearms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Asian-Americans<\/a> purchased guns at a 43 percent higher rate in 2020 than they did in 2019. African-Americans saw the highest increase of gun purchasing during that time, a 58 percent increase and Latino-Americans increase gun purchases by 47 percent. There was a similar rise<\/a> in gun purchases by those in the LGBT community, according to news reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is dangerous for the country when the President of the United States refuses to acknowledge the problems of terror and unchecked crime. It is dangerous for the people who would be left defenseless by enacting his failing antigun policies over facing stark realities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/a> originally published this article on June 14, 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n","post_title":"President Biden Lies About Pulse Terror Attack While Pushing Gun Control","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/president-lies-about-pulse-terror-attacks-to-push-gun-control\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166276,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2021-03-05 06:00:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-03-05 11:00:00","post_content":" Smokescreens like these make Americans less safe. They make at-risk communities even more vulnerable. Calling for gun control that would disarm law-abiding citizens and refusing to recognize radical terrorists and criminals that prey on innocent people is beyond immoral. It emboldens the attackers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chris Cheng<\/a> of The History Channel\u2019s Top Shot fame, spoke to Congress about this at NSSF\u2019s recommendation. He brought his perspective as an Asian-American and a member of the LGBT community. He was recently profiled by Recoil Magazine, shattering stereotypes that people in the communities he associates with are willing to be stripped of their rights and play the role of \u201cwilling victim.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI testified in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to speak against a number of the gun control measures currently facing Congress,\u201d Cheng explained. \u201cThe backdrop was with the 149% rise of anti-Asian-American attacks over the past year, there are Asian-Americans flocking to gun stores in droves for personal protection. Some of the gun control measures would increase the time and difficulty for responsible citizens to acquire firearms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Asian-Americans<\/a> purchased guns at a 43 percent higher rate in 2020 than they did in 2019. African-Americans saw the highest increase of gun purchasing during that time, a 58 percent increase and Latino-Americans increase gun purchases by 47 percent. There was a similar rise<\/a> in gun purchases by those in the LGBT community, according to news reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is dangerous for the country when the President of the United States refuses to acknowledge the problems of terror and unchecked crime. It is dangerous for the people who would be left defenseless by enacting his failing antigun policies over facing stark realities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/a> originally published this article on June 14, 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n","post_title":"President Biden Lies About Pulse Terror Attack While Pushing Gun Control","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/president-lies-about-pulse-terror-attacks-to-push-gun-control\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166276,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2021-03-05 06:00:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-03-05 11:00:00","post_content":" President Obama\u2019s first instinct<\/a> was to blame guns and demand gun control. Five years later, President Biden has learned nothing and is repeating the same discredited lies demanding the same gun control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Smokescreens like these make Americans less safe. They make at-risk communities even more vulnerable. Calling for gun control that would disarm law-abiding citizens and refusing to recognize radical terrorists and criminals that prey on innocent people is beyond immoral. It emboldens the attackers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chris Cheng<\/a> of The History Channel\u2019s Top Shot fame, spoke to Congress about this at NSSF\u2019s recommendation. He brought his perspective as an Asian-American and a member of the LGBT community. He was recently profiled by Recoil Magazine, shattering stereotypes that people in the communities he associates with are willing to be stripped of their rights and play the role of \u201cwilling victim.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI testified in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to speak against a number of the gun control measures currently facing Congress,\u201d Cheng explained. \u201cThe backdrop was with the 149% rise of anti-Asian-American attacks over the past year, there are Asian-Americans flocking to gun stores in droves for personal protection. Some of the gun control measures would increase the time and difficulty for responsible citizens to acquire firearms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Asian-Americans<\/a> purchased guns at a 43 percent higher rate in 2020 than they did in 2019. African-Americans saw the highest increase of gun purchasing during that time, a 58 percent increase and Latino-Americans increase gun purchases by 47 percent. There was a similar rise<\/a> in gun purchases by those in the LGBT community, according to news reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is dangerous for the country when the President of the United States refuses to acknowledge the problems of terror and unchecked crime. It is dangerous for the people who would be left defenseless by enacting his failing antigun policies over facing stark realities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/a> originally published this article on June 14, 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n","post_title":"President Biden Lies About Pulse Terror Attack While Pushing Gun Control","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/president-lies-about-pulse-terror-attacks-to-push-gun-control\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166276,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2021-03-05 06:00:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-03-05 11:00:00","post_content":" President Biden is doubling down by chasing failed gun control policies. Time magazine reported<\/a> the murderer purchased his firearm legally after the same background check the president parrots as a cure-all. In fact, the FBI investigated<\/a> the murderer twice before his horrific crimes for possible terror ties and then-FBI director James Comey defended the bureau for closing the investigations and not following through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Obama\u2019s first instinct<\/a> was to blame guns and demand gun control. Five years later, President Biden has learned nothing and is repeating the same discredited lies demanding the same gun control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Smokescreens like these make Americans less safe. They make at-risk communities even more vulnerable. Calling for gun control that would disarm law-abiding citizens and refusing to recognize radical terrorists and criminals that prey on innocent people is beyond immoral. It emboldens the attackers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chris Cheng<\/a> of The History Channel\u2019s Top Shot fame, spoke to Congress about this at NSSF\u2019s recommendation. He brought his perspective as an Asian-American and a member of the LGBT community. He was recently profiled by Recoil Magazine, shattering stereotypes that people in the communities he associates with are willing to be stripped of their rights and play the role of \u201cwilling victim.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI testified in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to speak against a number of the gun control measures currently facing Congress,\u201d Cheng explained. \u201cThe backdrop was with the 149% rise of anti-Asian-American attacks over the past year, there are Asian-Americans flocking to gun stores in droves for personal protection. Some of the gun control measures would increase the time and difficulty for responsible citizens to acquire firearms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Asian-Americans<\/a> purchased guns at a 43 percent higher rate in 2020 than they did in 2019. African-Americans saw the highest increase of gun purchasing during that time, a 58 percent increase and Latino-Americans increase gun purchases by 47 percent. There was a similar rise<\/a> in gun purchases by those in the LGBT community, according to news reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is dangerous for the country when the President of the United States refuses to acknowledge the problems of terror and unchecked crime. It is dangerous for the people who would be left defenseless by enacting his failing antigun policies over facing stark realities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/a> originally published this article on June 14, 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n","post_title":"President Biden Lies About Pulse Terror Attack While Pushing Gun Control","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/president-lies-about-pulse-terror-attacks-to-push-gun-control\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166276,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2021-03-05 06:00:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-03-05 11:00:00","post_content":" That makes it a failure of the Executive Branch \u2013 President Obama and then-Vice President Biden \u2013 to detect and halt terror attacks on the American public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Biden is doubling down by chasing failed gun control policies. Time magazine reported<\/a> the murderer purchased his firearm legally after the same background check the president parrots as a cure-all. In fact, the FBI investigated<\/a> the murderer twice before his horrific crimes for possible terror ties and then-FBI director James Comey defended the bureau for closing the investigations and not following through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Obama\u2019s first instinct<\/a> was to blame guns and demand gun control. Five years later, President Biden has learned nothing and is repeating the same discredited lies demanding the same gun control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Smokescreens like these make Americans less safe. They make at-risk communities even more vulnerable. Calling for gun control that would disarm law-abiding citizens and refusing to recognize radical terrorists and criminals that prey on innocent people is beyond immoral. It emboldens the attackers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chris Cheng<\/a> of The History Channel\u2019s Top Shot fame, spoke to Congress about this at NSSF\u2019s recommendation. He brought his perspective as an Asian-American and a member of the LGBT community. He was recently profiled by Recoil Magazine, shattering stereotypes that people in the communities he associates with are willing to be stripped of their rights and play the role of \u201cwilling victim.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI testified in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to speak against a number of the gun control measures currently facing Congress,\u201d Cheng explained. \u201cThe backdrop was with the 149% rise of anti-Asian-American attacks over the past year, there are Asian-Americans flocking to gun stores in droves for personal protection. Some of the gun control measures would increase the time and difficulty for responsible citizens to acquire firearms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Asian-Americans<\/a> purchased guns at a 43 percent higher rate in 2020 than they did in 2019. African-Americans saw the highest increase of gun purchasing during that time, a 58 percent increase and Latino-Americans increase gun purchases by 47 percent. There was a similar rise<\/a> in gun purchases by those in the LGBT community, according to news reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is dangerous for the country when the President of the United States refuses to acknowledge the problems of terror and unchecked crime. It is dangerous for the people who would be left defenseless by enacting his failing antigun policies over facing stark realities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/a> originally published this article on June 14, 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n","post_title":"President Biden Lies About Pulse Terror Attack While Pushing Gun Control","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/president-lies-about-pulse-terror-attacks-to-push-gun-control\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166276,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2021-03-05 06:00:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-03-05 11:00:00","post_content":" The Biden administration is attempting to distract from past failures to push an agenda that leaves Americans vulnerable \u2013 especially those in the LGBT community. This misdirection was not an oversight. CNN reported<\/a> immediately after the deadliest terror attack since Sept. 11, 2001, that the murderer who killed 49 pledged allegiance to ISIS. NBC reported two years later that a thorough examination<\/a> of the evidence showed the murderer randomly chose his terror target. Even the progressive-liberal publication The Vox admitted<\/a> it was a terror attack, not an LGBT hate crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That makes it a failure of the Executive Branch \u2013 President Obama and then-Vice President Biden \u2013 to detect and halt terror attacks on the American public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Biden is doubling down by chasing failed gun control policies. Time magazine reported<\/a> the murderer purchased his firearm legally after the same background check the president parrots as a cure-all. In fact, the FBI investigated<\/a> the murderer twice before his horrific crimes for possible terror ties and then-FBI director James Comey defended the bureau for closing the investigations and not following through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Obama\u2019s first instinct<\/a> was to blame guns and demand gun control. Five years later, President Biden has learned nothing and is repeating the same discredited lies demanding the same gun control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Smokescreens like these make Americans less safe. They make at-risk communities even more vulnerable. Calling for gun control that would disarm law-abiding citizens and refusing to recognize radical terrorists and criminals that prey on innocent people is beyond immoral. It emboldens the attackers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chris Cheng<\/a> of The History Channel\u2019s Top Shot fame, spoke to Congress about this at NSSF\u2019s recommendation. He brought his perspective as an Asian-American and a member of the LGBT community. He was recently profiled by Recoil Magazine, shattering stereotypes that people in the communities he associates with are willing to be stripped of their rights and play the role of \u201cwilling victim.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI testified in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to speak against a number of the gun control measures currently facing Congress,\u201d Cheng explained. \u201cThe backdrop was with the 149% rise of anti-Asian-American attacks over the past year, there are Asian-Americans flocking to gun stores in droves for personal protection. Some of the gun control measures would increase the time and difficulty for responsible citizens to acquire firearms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Asian-Americans<\/a> purchased guns at a 43 percent higher rate in 2020 than they did in 2019. African-Americans saw the highest increase of gun purchasing during that time, a 58 percent increase and Latino-Americans increase gun purchases by 47 percent. There was a similar rise<\/a> in gun purchases by those in the LGBT community, according to news reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is dangerous for the country when the President of the United States refuses to acknowledge the problems of terror and unchecked crime. It is dangerous for the people who would be left defenseless by enacting his failing antigun policies over facing stark realities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/a> originally published this article on June 14, 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n","post_title":"President Biden Lies About Pulse Terror Attack While Pushing Gun Control","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/president-lies-about-pulse-terror-attacks-to-push-gun-control\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166276,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2021-03-05 06:00:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-03-05 11:00:00","post_content":" The tragedy wasn\u2019t a gun control failure. It was a failure of President Barack Obama and then-Vice President Biden for not safeguarding Americans from terror attacks. President Biden perpetuates the cover-up that was begun when President Obama issued a statement in the wake of the terror attack and misguiding the American public when he wrote<\/a>, \u201cThis was an attack on the LGBT community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Biden administration is attempting to distract from past failures to push an agenda that leaves Americans vulnerable \u2013 especially those in the LGBT community. This misdirection was not an oversight. CNN reported<\/a> immediately after the deadliest terror attack since Sept. 11, 2001, that the murderer who killed 49 pledged allegiance to ISIS. NBC reported two years later that a thorough examination<\/a> of the evidence showed the murderer randomly chose his terror target. Even the progressive-liberal publication The Vox admitted<\/a> it was a terror attack, not an LGBT hate crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That makes it a failure of the Executive Branch \u2013 President Obama and then-Vice President Biden \u2013 to detect and halt terror attacks on the American public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Biden is doubling down by chasing failed gun control policies. Time magazine reported<\/a> the murderer purchased his firearm legally after the same background check the president parrots as a cure-all. In fact, the FBI investigated<\/a> the murderer twice before his horrific crimes for possible terror ties and then-FBI director James Comey defended the bureau for closing the investigations and not following through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Obama\u2019s first instinct<\/a> was to blame guns and demand gun control. Five years later, President Biden has learned nothing and is repeating the same discredited lies demanding the same gun control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Smokescreens like these make Americans less safe. They make at-risk communities even more vulnerable. Calling for gun control that would disarm law-abiding citizens and refusing to recognize radical terrorists and criminals that prey on innocent people is beyond immoral. It emboldens the attackers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chris Cheng<\/a> of The History Channel\u2019s Top Shot fame, spoke to Congress about this at NSSF\u2019s recommendation. He brought his perspective as an Asian-American and a member of the LGBT community. He was recently profiled by Recoil Magazine, shattering stereotypes that people in the communities he associates with are willing to be stripped of their rights and play the role of \u201cwilling victim.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI testified in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to speak against a number of the gun control measures currently facing Congress,\u201d Cheng explained. \u201cThe backdrop was with the 149% rise of anti-Asian-American attacks over the past year, there are Asian-Americans flocking to gun stores in droves for personal protection. Some of the gun control measures would increase the time and difficulty for responsible citizens to acquire firearms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Asian-Americans<\/a> purchased guns at a 43 percent higher rate in 2020 than they did in 2019. African-Americans saw the highest increase of gun purchasing during that time, a 58 percent increase and Latino-Americans increase gun purchases by 47 percent. There was a similar rise<\/a> in gun purchases by those in the LGBT community, according to news reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is dangerous for the country when the President of the United States refuses to acknowledge the problems of terror and unchecked crime. It is dangerous for the people who would be left defenseless by enacting his failing antigun policies over facing stark realities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/a> originally published this article on June 14, 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n","post_title":"President Biden Lies About Pulse Terror Attack While Pushing Gun Control","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/president-lies-about-pulse-terror-attacks-to-push-gun-control\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166276,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2021-03-05 06:00:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-03-05 11:00:00","post_content":" The tragedy wasn\u2019t a gun control failure. It was a failure of President Barack Obama and then-Vice President Biden for not safeguarding Americans from terror attacks. President Biden perpetuates the cover-up that was begun when President Obama issued a statement in the wake of the terror attack and misguiding the American public when he wrote<\/a>, \u201cThis was an attack on the LGBT community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Biden administration is attempting to distract from past failures to push an agenda that leaves Americans vulnerable \u2013 especially those in the LGBT community. This misdirection was not an oversight. CNN reported<\/a> immediately after the deadliest terror attack since Sept. 11, 2001, that the murderer who killed 49 pledged allegiance to ISIS. NBC reported two years later that a thorough examination<\/a> of the evidence showed the murderer randomly chose his terror target. Even the progressive-liberal publication The Vox admitted<\/a> it was a terror attack, not an LGBT hate crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That makes it a failure of the Executive Branch \u2013 President Obama and then-Vice President Biden \u2013 to detect and halt terror attacks on the American public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Biden is doubling down by chasing failed gun control policies. Time magazine reported<\/a> the murderer purchased his firearm legally after the same background check the president parrots as a cure-all. In fact, the FBI investigated<\/a> the murderer twice before his horrific crimes for possible terror ties and then-FBI director James Comey defended the bureau for closing the investigations and not following through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Obama\u2019s first instinct<\/a> was to blame guns and demand gun control. Five years later, President Biden has learned nothing and is repeating the same discredited lies demanding the same gun control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Smokescreens like these make Americans less safe. They make at-risk communities even more vulnerable. Calling for gun control that would disarm law-abiding citizens and refusing to recognize radical terrorists and criminals that prey on innocent people is beyond immoral. It emboldens the attackers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chris Cheng<\/a> of The History Channel\u2019s Top Shot fame, spoke to Congress about this at NSSF\u2019s recommendation. He brought his perspective as an Asian-American and a member of the LGBT community. He was recently profiled by Recoil Magazine, shattering stereotypes that people in the communities he associates with are willing to be stripped of their rights and play the role of \u201cwilling victim.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI testified in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to speak against a number of the gun control measures currently facing Congress,\u201d Cheng explained. \u201cThe backdrop was with the 149% rise of anti-Asian-American attacks over the past year, there are Asian-Americans flocking to gun stores in droves for personal protection. Some of the gun control measures would increase the time and difficulty for responsible citizens to acquire firearms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Asian-Americans<\/a> purchased guns at a 43 percent higher rate in 2020 than they did in 2019. African-Americans saw the highest increase of gun purchasing during that time, a 58 percent increase and Latino-Americans increase gun purchases by 47 percent. There was a similar rise<\/a> in gun purchases by those in the LGBT community, according to news reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is dangerous for the country when the President of the United States refuses to acknowledge the problems of terror and unchecked crime. It is dangerous for the people who would be left defenseless by enacting his failing antigun policies over facing stark realities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/a> originally published this article on June 14, 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n","post_title":"President Biden Lies About Pulse Terror Attack While Pushing Gun Control","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/president-lies-about-pulse-terror-attacks-to-push-gun-control\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166276,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2021-03-05 06:00:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-03-05 11:00:00","post_content":" What was missing from the statement was an acknowledgment that Americans were killed at the hand of a radical Islamic terrorist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tragedy wasn\u2019t a gun control failure. It was a failure of President Barack Obama and then-Vice President Biden for not safeguarding Americans from terror attacks. President Biden perpetuates the cover-up that was begun when President Obama issued a statement in the wake of the terror attack and misguiding the American public when he wrote<\/a>, \u201cThis was an attack on the LGBT community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Biden administration is attempting to distract from past failures to push an agenda that leaves Americans vulnerable \u2013 especially those in the LGBT community. This misdirection was not an oversight. CNN reported<\/a> immediately after the deadliest terror attack since Sept. 11, 2001, that the murderer who killed 49 pledged allegiance to ISIS. NBC reported two years later that a thorough examination<\/a> of the evidence showed the murderer randomly chose his terror target. Even the progressive-liberal publication The Vox admitted<\/a> it was a terror attack, not an LGBT hate crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That makes it a failure of the Executive Branch \u2013 President Obama and then-Vice President Biden \u2013 to detect and halt terror attacks on the American public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Biden is doubling down by chasing failed gun control policies. Time magazine reported<\/a> the murderer purchased his firearm legally after the same background check the president parrots as a cure-all. In fact, the FBI investigated<\/a> the murderer twice before his horrific crimes for possible terror ties and then-FBI director James Comey defended the bureau for closing the investigations and not following through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Obama\u2019s first instinct<\/a> was to blame guns and demand gun control. Five years later, President Biden has learned nothing and is repeating the same discredited lies demanding the same gun control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Smokescreens like these make Americans less safe. They make at-risk communities even more vulnerable. Calling for gun control that would disarm law-abiding citizens and refusing to recognize radical terrorists and criminals that prey on innocent people is beyond immoral. It emboldens the attackers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chris Cheng<\/a> of The History Channel\u2019s Top Shot fame, spoke to Congress about this at NSSF\u2019s recommendation. He brought his perspective as an Asian-American and a member of the LGBT community. He was recently profiled by Recoil Magazine, shattering stereotypes that people in the communities he associates with are willing to be stripped of their rights and play the role of \u201cwilling victim.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI testified in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to speak against a number of the gun control measures currently facing Congress,\u201d Cheng explained. \u201cThe backdrop was with the 149% rise of anti-Asian-American attacks over the past year, there are Asian-Americans flocking to gun stores in droves for personal protection. Some of the gun control measures would increase the time and difficulty for responsible citizens to acquire firearms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Asian-Americans<\/a> purchased guns at a 43 percent higher rate in 2020 than they did in 2019. African-Americans saw the highest increase of gun purchasing during that time, a 58 percent increase and Latino-Americans increase gun purchases by 47 percent. There was a similar rise<\/a> in gun purchases by those in the LGBT community, according to news reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is dangerous for the country when the President of the United States refuses to acknowledge the problems of terror and unchecked crime. It is dangerous for the people who would be left defenseless by enacting his failing antigun policies over facing stark realities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/a> originally published this article on June 14, 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n","post_title":"President Biden Lies About Pulse Terror Attack While Pushing Gun Control","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/president-lies-about-pulse-terror-attacks-to-push-gun-control\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166276,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2021-03-05 06:00:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-03-05 11:00:00","post_content":" \u201cIt is long past time we close the loopholes that allow gun buyers to bypass background checks in this country, and the Senate should start by passing the three House-passed bills which would do exactly that,\u201d President Biden wrote in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What was missing from the statement was an acknowledgment that Americans were killed at the hand of a radical Islamic terrorist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tragedy wasn\u2019t a gun control failure. It was a failure of President Barack Obama and then-Vice President Biden for not safeguarding Americans from terror attacks. President Biden perpetuates the cover-up that was begun when President Obama issued a statement in the wake of the terror attack and misguiding the American public when he wrote<\/a>, \u201cThis was an attack on the LGBT community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Biden administration is attempting to distract from past failures to push an agenda that leaves Americans vulnerable \u2013 especially those in the LGBT community. This misdirection was not an oversight. CNN reported<\/a> immediately after the deadliest terror attack since Sept. 11, 2001, that the murderer who killed 49 pledged allegiance to ISIS. NBC reported two years later that a thorough examination<\/a> of the evidence showed the murderer randomly chose his terror target. Even the progressive-liberal publication The Vox admitted<\/a> it was a terror attack, not an LGBT hate crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That makes it a failure of the Executive Branch \u2013 President Obama and then-Vice President Biden \u2013 to detect and halt terror attacks on the American public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Biden is doubling down by chasing failed gun control policies. Time magazine reported<\/a> the murderer purchased his firearm legally after the same background check the president parrots as a cure-all. In fact, the FBI investigated<\/a> the murderer twice before his horrific crimes for possible terror ties and then-FBI director James Comey defended the bureau for closing the investigations and not following through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Obama\u2019s first instinct<\/a> was to blame guns and demand gun control. Five years later, President Biden has learned nothing and is repeating the same discredited lies demanding the same gun control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Smokescreens like these make Americans less safe. They make at-risk communities even more vulnerable. Calling for gun control that would disarm law-abiding citizens and refusing to recognize radical terrorists and criminals that prey on innocent people is beyond immoral. It emboldens the attackers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chris Cheng<\/a> of The History Channel\u2019s Top Shot fame, spoke to Congress about this at NSSF\u2019s recommendation. He brought his perspective as an Asian-American and a member of the LGBT community. He was recently profiled by Recoil Magazine, shattering stereotypes that people in the communities he associates with are willing to be stripped of their rights and play the role of \u201cwilling victim.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI testified in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to speak against a number of the gun control measures currently facing Congress,\u201d Cheng explained. \u201cThe backdrop was with the 149% rise of anti-Asian-American attacks over the past year, there are Asian-Americans flocking to gun stores in droves for personal protection. Some of the gun control measures would increase the time and difficulty for responsible citizens to acquire firearms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Asian-Americans<\/a> purchased guns at a 43 percent higher rate in 2020 than they did in 2019. African-Americans saw the highest increase of gun purchasing during that time, a 58 percent increase and Latino-Americans increase gun purchases by 47 percent. There was a similar rise<\/a> in gun purchases by those in the LGBT community, according to news reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is dangerous for the country when the President of the United States refuses to acknowledge the problems of terror and unchecked crime. It is dangerous for the people who would be left defenseless by enacting his failing antigun policies over facing stark realities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/a> originally published this article on June 14, 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n","post_title":"President Biden Lies About Pulse Terror Attack While Pushing Gun Control","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/president-lies-about-pulse-terror-attacks-to-push-gun-control\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166276,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2021-03-05 06:00:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-03-05 11:00:00","post_content":" President Biden marked the Pulse nightclub grim anniversary by repeating his gun control mantra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is long past time we close the loopholes that allow gun buyers to bypass background checks in this country, and the Senate should start by passing the three House-passed bills which would do exactly that,\u201d President Biden wrote in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What was missing from the statement was an acknowledgment that Americans were killed at the hand of a radical Islamic terrorist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tragedy wasn\u2019t a gun control failure. It was a failure of President Barack Obama and then-Vice President Biden for not safeguarding Americans from terror attacks. President Biden perpetuates the cover-up that was begun when President Obama issued a statement in the wake of the terror attack and misguiding the American public when he wrote<\/a>, \u201cThis was an attack on the LGBT community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Biden administration is attempting to distract from past failures to push an agenda that leaves Americans vulnerable \u2013 especially those in the LGBT community. This misdirection was not an oversight. CNN reported<\/a> immediately after the deadliest terror attack since Sept. 11, 2001, that the murderer who killed 49 pledged allegiance to ISIS. NBC reported two years later that a thorough examination<\/a> of the evidence showed the murderer randomly chose his terror target. Even the progressive-liberal publication The Vox admitted<\/a> it was a terror attack, not an LGBT hate crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That makes it a failure of the Executive Branch \u2013 President Obama and then-Vice President Biden \u2013 to detect and halt terror attacks on the American public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Biden is doubling down by chasing failed gun control policies. Time magazine reported<\/a> the murderer purchased his firearm legally after the same background check the president parrots as a cure-all. In fact, the FBI investigated<\/a> the murderer twice before his horrific crimes for possible terror ties and then-FBI director James Comey defended the bureau for closing the investigations and not following through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Obama\u2019s first instinct<\/a> was to blame guns and demand gun control. Five years later, President Biden has learned nothing and is repeating the same discredited lies demanding the same gun control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Smokescreens like these make Americans less safe. They make at-risk communities even more vulnerable. Calling for gun control that would disarm law-abiding citizens and refusing to recognize radical terrorists and criminals that prey on innocent people is beyond immoral. It emboldens the attackers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chris Cheng<\/a> of The History Channel\u2019s Top Shot fame, spoke to Congress about this at NSSF\u2019s recommendation. He brought his perspective as an Asian-American and a member of the LGBT community. He was recently profiled by Recoil Magazine, shattering stereotypes that people in the communities he associates with are willing to be stripped of their rights and play the role of \u201cwilling victim.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI testified in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to speak against a number of the gun control measures currently facing Congress,\u201d Cheng explained. \u201cThe backdrop was with the 149% rise of anti-Asian-American attacks over the past year, there are Asian-Americans flocking to gun stores in droves for personal protection. Some of the gun control measures would increase the time and difficulty for responsible citizens to acquire firearms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Asian-Americans<\/a> purchased guns at a 43 percent higher rate in 2020 than they did in 2019. African-Americans saw the highest increase of gun purchasing during that time, a 58 percent increase and Latino-Americans increase gun purchases by 47 percent. There was a similar rise<\/a> in gun purchases by those in the LGBT community, according to news reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is dangerous for the country when the President of the United States refuses to acknowledge the problems of terror and unchecked crime. It is dangerous for the people who would be left defenseless by enacting his failing antigun policies over facing stark realities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/a> originally published this article on June 14, 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n","post_title":"President Biden Lies About Pulse Terror Attack While Pushing Gun Control","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/president-lies-about-pulse-terror-attacks-to-push-gun-control\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166276,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2021-03-05 06:00:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-03-05 11:00:00","post_content":" It is the latest in the Biden administration\u2019s push<\/a> for the most far-reaching gun control that has ever been forced on the American public. It spans the entire spectrum, from President Biden\u2019s nomination of David Chipman,<\/a> a paid gun control lobbyist who testified he would twist the 1934 National Firearms Act to create government watchlists and ban entire classes of commonly-owned firearms, to the lingering H.R. 8<\/a>, a bill that would lead to a national registry of every gun owner in America. <\/p>\n\n\n\n President Biden marked the Pulse nightclub grim anniversary by repeating his gun control mantra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is long past time we close the loopholes that allow gun buyers to bypass background checks in this country, and the Senate should start by passing the three House-passed bills which would do exactly that,\u201d President Biden wrote in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What was missing from the statement was an acknowledgment that Americans were killed at the hand of a radical Islamic terrorist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tragedy wasn\u2019t a gun control failure. It was a failure of President Barack Obama and then-Vice President Biden for not safeguarding Americans from terror attacks. President Biden perpetuates the cover-up that was begun when President Obama issued a statement in the wake of the terror attack and misguiding the American public when he wrote<\/a>, \u201cThis was an attack on the LGBT community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Biden administration is attempting to distract from past failures to push an agenda that leaves Americans vulnerable \u2013 especially those in the LGBT community. This misdirection was not an oversight. CNN reported<\/a> immediately after the deadliest terror attack since Sept. 11, 2001, that the murderer who killed 49 pledged allegiance to ISIS. NBC reported two years later that a thorough examination<\/a> of the evidence showed the murderer randomly chose his terror target. Even the progressive-liberal publication The Vox admitted<\/a> it was a terror attack, not an LGBT hate crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That makes it a failure of the Executive Branch \u2013 President Obama and then-Vice President Biden \u2013 to detect and halt terror attacks on the American public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Biden is doubling down by chasing failed gun control policies. Time magazine reported<\/a> the murderer purchased his firearm legally after the same background check the president parrots as a cure-all. In fact, the FBI investigated<\/a> the murderer twice before his horrific crimes for possible terror ties and then-FBI director James Comey defended the bureau for closing the investigations and not following through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Obama\u2019s first instinct<\/a> was to blame guns and demand gun control. Five years later, President Biden has learned nothing and is repeating the same discredited lies demanding the same gun control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Smokescreens like these make Americans less safe. They make at-risk communities even more vulnerable. Calling for gun control that would disarm law-abiding citizens and refusing to recognize radical terrorists and criminals that prey on innocent people is beyond immoral. It emboldens the attackers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chris Cheng<\/a> of The History Channel\u2019s Top Shot fame, spoke to Congress about this at NSSF\u2019s recommendation. He brought his perspective as an Asian-American and a member of the LGBT community. He was recently profiled by Recoil Magazine, shattering stereotypes that people in the communities he associates with are willing to be stripped of their rights and play the role of \u201cwilling victim.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI testified in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to speak against a number of the gun control measures currently facing Congress,\u201d Cheng explained. \u201cThe backdrop was with the 149% rise of anti-Asian-American attacks over the past year, there are Asian-Americans flocking to gun stores in droves for personal protection. Some of the gun control measures would increase the time and difficulty for responsible citizens to acquire firearms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Asian-Americans<\/a> purchased guns at a 43 percent higher rate in 2020 than they did in 2019. African-Americans saw the highest increase of gun purchasing during that time, a 58 percent increase and Latino-Americans increase gun purchases by 47 percent. There was a similar rise<\/a> in gun purchases by those in the LGBT community, according to news reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is dangerous for the country when the President of the United States refuses to acknowledge the problems of terror and unchecked crime. It is dangerous for the people who would be left defenseless by enacting his failing antigun policies over facing stark realities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/a> originally published this article on June 14, 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n","post_title":"President Biden Lies About Pulse Terror Attack While Pushing Gun Control","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/president-lies-about-pulse-terror-attacks-to-push-gun-control\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166276,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2021-03-05 06:00:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-03-05 11:00:00","post_content":" It is the latest in the Biden administration\u2019s push<\/a> for the most far-reaching gun control that has ever been forced on the American public. It spans the entire spectrum, from President Biden\u2019s nomination of David Chipman,<\/a> a paid gun control lobbyist who testified he would twist the 1934 National Firearms Act to create government watchlists and ban entire classes of commonly-owned firearms, to the lingering H.R. 8<\/a>, a bill that would lead to a national registry of every gun owner in America. <\/p>\n\n\n\n President Biden marked the Pulse nightclub grim anniversary by repeating his gun control mantra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is long past time we close the loopholes that allow gun buyers to bypass background checks in this country, and the Senate should start by passing the three House-passed bills which would do exactly that,\u201d President Biden wrote in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What was missing from the statement was an acknowledgment that Americans were killed at the hand of a radical Islamic terrorist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tragedy wasn\u2019t a gun control failure. It was a failure of President Barack Obama and then-Vice President Biden for not safeguarding Americans from terror attacks. President Biden perpetuates the cover-up that was begun when President Obama issued a statement in the wake of the terror attack and misguiding the American public when he wrote<\/a>, \u201cThis was an attack on the LGBT community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Biden administration is attempting to distract from past failures to push an agenda that leaves Americans vulnerable \u2013 especially those in the LGBT community. This misdirection was not an oversight. CNN reported<\/a> immediately after the deadliest terror attack since Sept. 11, 2001, that the murderer who killed 49 pledged allegiance to ISIS. NBC reported two years later that a thorough examination<\/a> of the evidence showed the murderer randomly chose his terror target. Even the progressive-liberal publication The Vox admitted<\/a> it was a terror attack, not an LGBT hate crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That makes it a failure of the Executive Branch \u2013 President Obama and then-Vice President Biden \u2013 to detect and halt terror attacks on the American public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Biden is doubling down by chasing failed gun control policies. Time magazine reported<\/a> the murderer purchased his firearm legally after the same background check the president parrots as a cure-all. In fact, the FBI investigated<\/a> the murderer twice before his horrific crimes for possible terror ties and then-FBI director James Comey defended the bureau for closing the investigations and not following through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Obama\u2019s first instinct<\/a> was to blame guns and demand gun control. Five years later, President Biden has learned nothing and is repeating the same discredited lies demanding the same gun control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Smokescreens like these make Americans less safe. They make at-risk communities even more vulnerable. Calling for gun control that would disarm law-abiding citizens and refusing to recognize radical terrorists and criminals that prey on innocent people is beyond immoral. It emboldens the attackers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chris Cheng<\/a> of The History Channel\u2019s Top Shot fame, spoke to Congress about this at NSSF\u2019s recommendation. He brought his perspective as an Asian-American and a member of the LGBT community. He was recently profiled by Recoil Magazine, shattering stereotypes that people in the communities he associates with are willing to be stripped of their rights and play the role of \u201cwilling victim.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI testified in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to speak against a number of the gun control measures currently facing Congress,\u201d Cheng explained. \u201cThe backdrop was with the 149% rise of anti-Asian-American attacks over the past year, there are Asian-Americans flocking to gun stores in droves for personal protection. Some of the gun control measures would increase the time and difficulty for responsible citizens to acquire firearms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Asian-Americans<\/a> purchased guns at a 43 percent higher rate in 2020 than they did in 2019. African-Americans saw the highest increase of gun purchasing during that time, a 58 percent increase and Latino-Americans increase gun purchases by 47 percent. There was a similar rise<\/a> in gun purchases by those in the LGBT community, according to news reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is dangerous for the country when the President of the United States refuses to acknowledge the problems of terror and unchecked crime. It is dangerous for the people who would be left defenseless by enacting his failing antigun policies over facing stark realities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/a> originally published this article on June 14, 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n","post_title":"President Biden Lies About Pulse Terror Attack While Pushing Gun Control","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/president-lies-about-pulse-terror-attacks-to-push-gun-control\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166276,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2021-03-05 06:00:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-03-05 11:00:00","post_content":" President Joe Biden marked the anniversary of the tragic terror attack at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., by peddling a gun control narrative and cover-up for the failures of the Obama-Biden administration to stop radical Islamic terror attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n It is the latest in the Biden administration\u2019s push<\/a> for the most far-reaching gun control that has ever been forced on the American public. It spans the entire spectrum, from President Biden\u2019s nomination of David Chipman,<\/a> a paid gun control lobbyist who testified he would twist the 1934 National Firearms Act to create government watchlists and ban entire classes of commonly-owned firearms, to the lingering H.R. 8<\/a>, a bill that would lead to a national registry of every gun owner in America. <\/p>\n\n\n\n President Biden marked the Pulse nightclub grim anniversary by repeating his gun control mantra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is long past time we close the loopholes that allow gun buyers to bypass background checks in this country, and the Senate should start by passing the three House-passed bills which would do exactly that,\u201d President Biden wrote in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What was missing from the statement was an acknowledgment that Americans were killed at the hand of a radical Islamic terrorist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tragedy wasn\u2019t a gun control failure. It was a failure of President Barack Obama and then-Vice President Biden for not safeguarding Americans from terror attacks. President Biden perpetuates the cover-up that was begun when President Obama issued a statement in the wake of the terror attack and misguiding the American public when he wrote<\/a>, \u201cThis was an attack on the LGBT community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Biden administration is attempting to distract from past failures to push an agenda that leaves Americans vulnerable \u2013 especially those in the LGBT community. This misdirection was not an oversight. CNN reported<\/a> immediately after the deadliest terror attack since Sept. 11, 2001, that the murderer who killed 49 pledged allegiance to ISIS. NBC reported two years later that a thorough examination<\/a> of the evidence showed the murderer randomly chose his terror target. Even the progressive-liberal publication The Vox admitted<\/a> it was a terror attack, not an LGBT hate crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That makes it a failure of the Executive Branch \u2013 President Obama and then-Vice President Biden \u2013 to detect and halt terror attacks on the American public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Biden is doubling down by chasing failed gun control policies. Time magazine reported<\/a> the murderer purchased his firearm legally after the same background check the president parrots as a cure-all. In fact, the FBI investigated<\/a> the murderer twice before his horrific crimes for possible terror ties and then-FBI director James Comey defended the bureau for closing the investigations and not following through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Obama\u2019s first instinct<\/a> was to blame guns and demand gun control. Five years later, President Biden has learned nothing and is repeating the same discredited lies demanding the same gun control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Smokescreens like these make Americans less safe. They make at-risk communities even more vulnerable. Calling for gun control that would disarm law-abiding citizens and refusing to recognize radical terrorists and criminals that prey on innocent people is beyond immoral. It emboldens the attackers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chris Cheng<\/a> of The History Channel\u2019s Top Shot fame, spoke to Congress about this at NSSF\u2019s recommendation. He brought his perspective as an Asian-American and a member of the LGBT community. He was recently profiled by Recoil Magazine, shattering stereotypes that people in the communities he associates with are willing to be stripped of their rights and play the role of \u201cwilling victim.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI testified in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to speak against a number of the gun control measures currently facing Congress,\u201d Cheng explained. \u201cThe backdrop was with the 149% rise of anti-Asian-American attacks over the past year, there are Asian-Americans flocking to gun stores in droves for personal protection. Some of the gun control measures would increase the time and difficulty for responsible citizens to acquire firearms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Asian-Americans<\/a> purchased guns at a 43 percent higher rate in 2020 than they did in 2019. African-Americans saw the highest increase of gun purchasing during that time, a 58 percent increase and Latino-Americans increase gun purchases by 47 percent. There was a similar rise<\/a> in gun purchases by those in the LGBT community, according to news reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is dangerous for the country when the President of the United States refuses to acknowledge the problems of terror and unchecked crime. It is dangerous for the people who would be left defenseless by enacting his failing antigun policies over facing stark realities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/a> originally published this article on June 14, 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n","post_title":"President Biden Lies About Pulse Terror Attack While Pushing Gun Control","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/president-lies-about-pulse-terror-attacks-to-push-gun-control\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:31:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/bide-lies-pulse-nightclub-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":166276,"post_author":"942","post_date":"2021-03-05 06:00:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-03-05 11:00:00","post_content":" In the end, this law could be a real lifesaver, even if nobody ever fires a shot for self-defense in such locations. The simple fact that potential mass murderers\u2014mostly publicity-seeking cowards who commit suicide after their heinous deeds\u2014now know that they might face return fire could stop a shooting before it ever happens.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Florida Church Carry Passes, Creating More Access to Concealed Carry","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"florida-church-carry","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:30:58","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:30:58","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/07\/14\/florida-church-carry\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":9558,"post_author":"1029","post_date":"2021-06-15 13:12:09","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-15 17:12:09","post_content":"\n President Joe Biden marked the anniversary of the tragic terror attack at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., by peddling a gun control narrative and cover-up for the failures of the Obama-Biden administration to stop radical Islamic terror attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n It is the latest in the Biden administration\u2019s push<\/a> for the most far-reaching gun control that has ever been forced on the American public. It spans the entire spectrum, from President Biden\u2019s nomination of David Chipman,<\/a> a paid gun control lobbyist who testified he would twist the 1934 National Firearms Act to create government watchlists and ban entire classes of commonly-owned firearms, to the lingering H.R. 8<\/a>, a bill that would lead to a national registry of every gun owner in America. <\/p>\n\n\n\n President Biden marked the Pulse nightclub grim anniversary by repeating his gun control mantra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is long past time we close the loopholes that allow gun buyers to bypass background checks in this country, and the Senate should start by passing the three House-passed bills which would do exactly that,\u201d President Biden wrote in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What was missing from the statement was an acknowledgment that Americans were killed at the hand of a radical Islamic terrorist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tragedy wasn\u2019t a gun control failure. It was a failure of President Barack Obama and then-Vice President Biden for not safeguarding Americans from terror attacks. President Biden perpetuates the cover-up that was begun when President Obama issued a statement in the wake of the terror attack and misguiding the American public when he wrote<\/a>, \u201cThis was an attack on the LGBT community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Biden administration is attempting to distract from past failures to push an agenda that leaves Americans vulnerable \u2013 especially those in the LGBT community. This misdirection was not an oversight. CNN reported<\/a> immediately after the deadliest terror attack since Sept. 11, 2001, that the murderer who killed 49 pledged allegiance to ISIS. NBC reported two years later that a thorough examination<\/a> of the evidence showed the murderer randomly chose his terror target. Even the progressive-liberal publication The Vox admitted<\/a> it was a terror attack, not an LGBT hate crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That makes it a failure of the Executive Branch \u2013 President Obama and then-Vice President Biden \u2013 to detect and halt terror attacks on the American public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Biden is doubling down by chasing failed gun control policies. Time magazine reported<\/a> the murderer purchased his firearm legally after the same background check the president parrots as a cure-all. In fact, the FBI investigated<\/a> the murderer twice before his horrific crimes for possible terror ties and then-FBI director James Comey defended the bureau for closing the investigations and not following through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Obama\u2019s first instinct<\/a> was to blame guns and demand gun control. Five years later, President Biden has learned nothing and is repeating the same discredited lies demanding the same gun control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Smokescreens like these make Americans less safe. They make at-risk communities even more vulnerable. Calling for gun control that would disarm law-abiding citizens and refusing to recognize radical terrorists and criminals that prey on innocent people is beyond immoral. It emboldens the attackers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chris Cheng<\/a> of The History Channel\u2019s Top Shot fame, spoke to Congress about this at NSSF\u2019s recommendation. He brought his perspective as an Asian-American and a member of the LGBT community. He was recently profiled by Recoil Magazine, shattering stereotypes that people in the communities he associates with are willing to be stripped of their rights and play the role of \u201cwilling victim.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI testified in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to speak against a number of the gun control measures currently facing Congress,\u201d Cheng explained. \u201cThe backdrop was with the 149% rise of anti-Asian-American attacks over the past year, there are Asian-Americans flocking to gun stores in droves for personal protection. Some of the gun control measures would increase the time and difficulty for responsible citizens to acquire firearms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Asian-Americans<\/a> purchased guns at a 43 percent higher rate in 2020 than they did in 2019. African-Americans saw the highest increase of gun purchasing during that time, a 58 percent increase and Latino-Americans increase gun purchases by 47 percent. There was a similar rise<\/a> in gun purchases by those in the LGBT community, according to news reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is dangerous for the country when the President of the United States refuses to acknowledge the problems of terror and unchecked crime. It is dangerous for the people who would be left defenseless by enacting his failing antigun policies over facing stark realities.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Phenomenon Known as Florida Man<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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