Emily Miller
Articles by Emily Miller
MILLER: Treating gun owners like criminals
Re-registration is an assault on the Second Amendment Published November 20, 2013
MILLER: Ted Cruz targeted by Politifact over gun crime facts cited to Jay Leno
Left-leaning Politifact twisted itself in knots to declare Sen. Ted Cruz’s data on gun prosecutions declining under President Obama as “mostly false.” In fact, the Republican senator correctly stated on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” on Nov. 8 that “Under President Bush, prosecution of gun crimes was 30 percent higher than it is under President Obama. Published November 15, 2013
MILLER: Republicans get news from Facebook; Democrats take Twitter; independents like LinkedIn
Conservatives don't trust the liberal media to get their news, but they also aren't going to social media for information as much as Democrats. And once on these sites, Republicans put more faith in Facebook, while liberals go to Twitter. Published November 15, 2013
MILLER: Democrats abandon Obama over health care law
Obamacare lies will be major issue in 2014 elections Published November 13, 2013
MILLER: Obamacare ads target young women for birth control pills
So few people have enrolled in Obamacare that desperate Democrats have stooped to launching a war on women with demeaning and sexist ads. Published November 12, 2013
MILLER: Obama plays 150 rounds of golf as president
President Obama's approval ratings may be stuck in a sand trap, but that has not deterred him from sticking to his weekly round of golf. Published November 8, 2013
MILLER: How Obamacare contractor bungled Canada’s gun registry
The global information-technology company responsible for the Obamacare debacle previously botched Canada's gun-registry computer systems, yet was still given a massive contract by the Obama administration. Published November 6, 2013
MILLER: Obamacare endgame - single payer, government-run health care
Obamacare may have crashed sooner than the White House wanted, but it was always intended to end in failure. The Affordable Care Act could not simply provide coverage for the uninsured while letting the rest of Americans keep their own health care at the same price. President Obama made a lot of promises to get the law passed and enacted in order to push toward his ultimate goal: the whole country on a single-payer, government-run health care system. Published October 30, 2013
MILLER: Obama’s exploitation of Newtown anniversary won’t help gun grabbers stop mass shootings
The White House is already planning events to use the Dec. 14 anniversary of the Newtown tragedy to push for more gun control. President Obama never lets evidence stand in the way of exploiting tragedies for his political agenda. Published October 29, 2013
MILLER: Justice delayed is justice denied - Appeal for decision on D.C.’s gun carry-rights ban
The nation’s capital is the only place in America where no one is allowed to exercise his right to bear arms. This is clearly unconstitutional, but the courts have thrown up repeated roadblocks to delay the law getting overturned for more than four years. The federal appeals court now will decide if this delay can continue. Published October 23, 2013
MILLER: D.C. businessman faces two years in jail for unregistered ammunition, brass casing
Mark Witaschek, a successful financial adviser with no criminal record, is facing two years in prison for possession of unregistered ammunition after D.C. police raided his house looking for guns. Mr. Witaschek has never had a firearm in the city, but he is being prosecuted to the full extent of the law. The trial starts on Nov. 4. Published October 23, 2013
MILLER: Washington National Cathedral used to attack NRA, destroy illegal guns
The Washington National Cathedral, a symbol of unity among faithful Americans, was the site of a politically divisive event promoting gun control on Sunday. Published October 20, 2013
MILLER: D.C. police help get firearms to National Cathedral for event to promote gun control
On Sunday outside the Washington National Cathedral, blacksmiths will “forge firearms into garden tools" as a symbolic enactment of this year’s theme, “Swords into Plowshares.” It is illegal in the District of Columbia to possess a firearm that is not registered. Published October 18, 2013
MILLER: Obama’s victory lap - Republicans routed in shutdown, Obamacare fight
Once again, President Obama routed congressional Republicans. He use zero political capital and got everything he wanted — Obamacare is untouched, deficit spending continues endlessly, the government is reopened and the the debt ceiling is raised. Published October 17, 2013
MILLER: Alan Gura responds to Supreme Court not taking up Woollard gun carry rights case
Alan Gura is disappointed the Supreme Court said Tuesday that it would not take up a challenge to Maryland's “may issue” carry laws, but he is determined to get a high court ruling on the right to bear arms. Published October 15, 2013
MILLER: Supreme Court to decide if buying a gun for a lawful person is a ‘straw purchase’
The Supreme Court decided Tuesday to hear the case of a Virginia man who bought a gun for his uncle and was then convicted of committing a “straw purchase.” The high court will determine whether it is a crime to buy a gun with the intent to resell it to another lawful person. Arguments for Abramski v. United States will take place in January. Published October 15, 2013
MILLER: Biden’s Back! VP ends Camp David exile for shutdown deal-making
Joe Biden has been brought back early from his taxpayer-funded vacation at Camp David to participate in President Obama's meeting Monday afternoon with congressional leaders over the government shutdown and debt ceiling limit. Published October 14, 2013
MILLER: Female, off-duty D.C. cop shoots assailant, but the rest of us are sitting ducks
The District of Columbia is the only place in the country that refuses to abide by the constitutional mandate that individuals have the right to bear arms. The city is a playground for criminals because they know the law-abiding aren’t armed. This week, however, one bad guy picked the wrong woman. Published October 11, 2013
MILLER: D.C. police chief covers up giving Dianne Feinstein illegal ‘assault weapons’
Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier seems to think that gun-control laws don’t apply to the liberal elite. She helped Sen. Dianne Feinstein acquire “assault weapons,” which are illegal to possess in the District, for a news conference early this year to promote a ban on these firearms, then tried to cover up the police involvement. Published October 9, 2013
MILLER: Obama breaks golf streak to play image politics with shutdown
The government shutdown has cramped President Obama's golfing addiction. For the first time since early July, the president skipped his weekly outing to the greens. Mr. Obama spent an unseasonably warm and sunny October weekend indoors, but he did not use the extra time to negotiate with Republicans over the political impasse. Published October 6, 2013