Semiautomatic rifles are popular in America today , with more than 16 million in circulation. They are used in less than 2% of firearm homicides. That means every time an “assault weapon” was misused, nearly 16 million weren’t. The media obsession with these firearms erroneously leads the public to believe they’re used in most mass killings. That’s not true. Perpetrators have used fire, knives, vehicles and other firearms to commit heinous acts.
The Second Amendment protects firearms in common use. These rifles are used safely every day for hunting, competition and self-defense. But that hasn’t deterred anti-gun states from attempting to ban them.
America’s violent crime rate is at historically low levels. We should look to the solutions that led to dramatic reductions in violent crime during the 1990s and that don’t strip Americans of their constitutionally protected right to defend themselves. We must fix our broken mental health system and the revolving-door justice system that fails to hold criminals accountable.Bill O'Reilly says his new book is the first telling of President Trump's "actual life history."
The former Fox News giant, who declared himself "the biggest nonfiction author in history," recently released "The United States of Trump: How the President Really Sees America," which is already a No. 1 best-seller on Amazon.
O'Reilly says that researched the 320-page tome himself, telling Page Six's Cindy Adams that he got several new first-hand accounts of people that have been around Trump at some point in his life.
"Nothing anonymous. All primary sources. Eye witnesses," he said. "Every comment confirmed and authorized. People who’d been present or dug out confirmation. [...] This is his actual life history."
"This fact-based account of a sitting president, in our lifetime, as history unfolds, will bring backlash," O'Reilly went on. "My book’s neither pro nor con. Every word true. I sent it to him and will probably hear from him at his usual 2 AM."