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Tuesday, November 17, 2020

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Support for Gun Control Drops as Sales Skyrocket

Gallup finds gun-control support plummeted by 7 points

A new poll indicates support for stricter gun control laws fell significantly as Americans flocked to gun stores at a record pace in 2020.

Support for stricter gun laws fell by 7 percentage points from 2019, according to a poll released by Gallup on Monday. The drop comes as gun sales soar; 2020 has already set an all-time buying record with about 40 percent of sales going to first-time owners, according to industry estimates.

The combination of record gun sales and depressed support for gun control measures could signal trouble for potential actions by Joe Biden, who expressed support for a wide range of new restrictions during his presidential campaign. He advocated for a ban on online ammunition and gun sales, which skyrocketed during the pandemic, as well as expanded FBI background checks on private sales. His running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris (D., Calif.), publicly supported the confiscation of AR-15s and other firearms during her presidential run, while Biden embraced a ban on new sales of the popular firearms, as well as many common magazines.

J. Miles Coleman, associate editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, said Biden's window to pass new gun laws may close before he is even sworn in.

"I can easily see Senate Republicans using these trends in public opinion—and the fact that many Americans have become gun owners in 2020—to justify prioritizing other legislation," he told the Washington Free Beacon. "This would definitely make it harder for the Biden administration to...

Video: CNN Clown Stelter Presents Hit-list Of Conservative Media Outlets

“There is demand for a fictional universe”

Over the weekend, CNN resident clown Brian Stelter presented a hit list of conservative media outlets that he says are spreading “disinformation” about the election, calling for them all to be censored.

“There is an entire constellation of websites and talk shows that are in denial just like Trump,” Stelter declared while presenting a graphic listing sites such as Infowars, Breitbart, Fox News, The Daily Caller, Newsmax, and OAN.

“They are supplying disinformation about the election results, and wherever there’s a huge supply, there is a high demand,” Stelter proclaimed.

“Fox has never seen competition like this,” the host added, claiming “There is demand for a fictional universe…. Reliable news sources are mostly moving on to cover President-elect Biden. There is an entire constellation of websites and talk shows that are in denial just like Trump.”

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Commenting on the leftist surge toward censorship of any opinion in contradiction to their own, journalist Glenn Greenwald noted Monday that “There is no question that Democrats are gearing up to use their new power to apply far more pressure than ever on Facebook, Google, Twitter, etc. to censor any views they deem ‘threatening.’”

“Please look at what is going here,” Greenwald added, noting “Democrats are defining whoever opposes them not as adversaries but as national security threats, fascist terrorists, etc. — all to justify blocking them from...

Reporters Ask Joe Biden 12 Questions, Not One About Violence

Former Vice President Joe Biden fielded twelve questions from reporters Monday after a briefing from the “Office of the President-elect” about the economy. Not one of them dealt with violence carried out by leftists against Trump supporters.

On Saturday, there were numerous assaults by left-wing counter-demonstrators against Trump supporters who participated in the “Million MAGA March” in Washington, D.C.

But not one journalist in Biden’s press briefing asked him about it.

These were the twelve questions asked (transcription via rev.com):

What do you see as the biggest threat to your transition right now, given President Trump’s unprecedented attempt to obstruct and delay a smooth transfer of power?
Does student loan forgiveness figure in your plan, would you take executive action to achieve it?
What options do you have to try and ensure that you are ready to go on day one?
And what is your message to Republicans who are backing up the President’s refusal to concede?
[A]t the end of the day, do you want [Trump] to concede?
[W]ill you get vaccinated?
And if you’re hesitant, why should any American have confidence in the vaccine?
[D]o you think that more governors should be closing non-essential businesses and reinstating stay at home orders?
[W]hat is your message to people who are considering, for example, getting together with their families and others for Thanksgiving? Would you urge people to reconsider their plans?
What would you do right away, specifically to address jobs that may not return for months, may not return ever, including in communities of color?
It seems that, in the last couple of days, 15 countries, Asian Pacific countries, have signed onto a new trade deal, the RCEP. Should the United States consider joining that trade agreement?
You have indicated changes you want to make in US International Policy on other fronts, like the Paris Climate deal. … But why not here?

Former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer argued: “If Biden supporters were attacked, the only questions to Trump would be...

A GOP recount observer in Georgia claims that several ballots recorded as Biden were actually votes for Trump, and workers conducting the recount became angry when he reported what was happening to elections officials.

The insider told Project Veritas, "The second person was supposed to be checking it right, three times in three minutes she called out Biden," adding "The second auditor caught it and she said, “No, this is Trump.”"

"Now, that’s just while I’m standing there. So, does the second checker catch it every time? But this lady in three times in three minutes from 2:09 to 2:12 she got three wrong.”" he continued, adding "They were calling their bosses. They were pointing at me..."

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Earlier in the day, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger hit back against claims that he facilitated an unfair, illegal ballot count. He's also been accused of trying to skip the manual recount altogether, and initially "wanted to just rescan the bar codes & be done with it."