(CNN)- A Republican congressman from Florida announced his support for a ban on assault weapon sales Friday in an op - ed in The New York Times. (local10.com)
The New York State Arms Collector's Association has been holding the show at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center for over 30 years, but this year they agreed to even tighter controls on weapons sales in the wake of the new legislation. (wrvo.org)
While it's true that President Trump has called for $ 54 billion in addition defense spending, including an expanded 355 ship Navy (82 more ships than we have today), more tanks, and a new generation of nuclear weapons (as well as allowing for more foreign weapons sales to allies), there is a big difference between proposed policies and those that actually make it through Congress. (simplysafedividends.com)