Raising Red Flags on Federal Red Flag Gun Laws

Plus: No Excuse for Reserving DC Memorial Day Concert for Elites Only

June 3 2022   Happy Friday from Washington, where President Biden last night responded to recent mass murders with a new call to impose more restrictions on gun ownership Lawmakers should approach one idea, red flag laws, with caution, Amy Swearer writes. On the podcast, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., argues that Republicans offer a hopeful vision to Americans besieged by bad news. Plus: a law professor returns from exile for questioning racial politics, and the unwashed are barred from a Memorial Day concert. On this date in 1965, about 120 miles above Earth, Maj. Edward H. White II steps out of the Gemini 4 capsule and becomes the first American astronaut to walk in space.     COMMENTARY Raising Red Flags on Federal Red Flag Gun Laws By Amy Swearer None of the current state red flag laws adequately addresses the very real concerns that come with depriving Americans of a fundamental right. More COMMENTARY No Excuse for Reserving DC Memorial Day Concert for Elites Only By Armstrong Williams While congressional VIPs and their guests were invited, the exclusive, nationally televised PBS Memorial Day concert was closed to the public. More COMMENTARY Sen. Marsha Blackburn Outlines GOP Alternative to 'Biden's Greatest Hits of Failures' By Richard M. Reinsch II "People are talking a lot about inflation, crime; they're talking about the open border, drugs on the streets; they're frustrated with Afghanistan, with the Chinese Communist Party," says Blackburn. More COMMENTARY Georgetown Law Reinstates Ilya Shapiro By Jarrett Stepman "It is absurd that it took months to 'investigate' a hastily drafted and ill-considered tweet," says Heritage Foundation legal scholar John Malcolm. More COMMENTARY Fathers: The Family Component Missing From Mass Shooters' Lives By Joshua Arnold Lynne Marie Kohm, a professor of family law at Regent University School of Law, compiled a list of five "common denominators for all of these boys" who turn violent. More COMMENTARY Biden's 'Rolling Calamities' Aren't His Fault? By Tim Graham You can tell the journalists are Democrats when Biden is never considered responsible in any way for any "calamities. More COMMENTARY ICYMI: LGBTQI+ Pride Month Caught in Its Own Contradictions By Ben Shapiro We are told by the White House that we must ignore the internal contradictions of left-wing sexual ideology, and simply pretend the incoherence away. More           Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at letters@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames1.diogenes--light@blogger.com. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.