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(AP Photo/Philip Kamrass, File) The obscenely long wait to obtain a concealed carry license that many gun owners have faced over the past two years appears to be easing in many parts of the country. The start of the COVID pandemic caused many issuing agencies to close their doors or limit taking applications via appointment, which in turn caused a huge backlog of applications and wait times of a year or more for folks from Philadelphia to southern California.
Those wait times led to lawsuits and calls for reform from pro-2A lawmakers and Second Amendment advocates, but the problems have persisted in many jurisdictions, in part because of continued high demand for the licenses themselves but also because of staffing shortfalls and even the temporary shutdowns of some offices after positive COVID cases.
Earlier this week we reported on a sheriff’s department in western Pennsylvania that’s dropping its appointment mandate and allowing applicants to resume walking in and dropping off their applications, which should dramatically speed up the process, and now there’s word from one California county that they’ve been able to deal with its own backlog and is now approving (or in a few cases, denying) applications in a timely manner. The Fresno Co. Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that wait times for carrying a concealed weapon, or CCW, permits were returning to normal. The department had been faced with a six-month-long backlog, with permit requests taking several months. The Sheriff said Wednesday that people who submit a renewal now can expect to get their new permits within about a month. Those applying for a new permit should be able to sign up for an interview as soon as the following week. Additionally, the Illinois State Police, which has been plagued by delays in processing both Firearm Owner ID cards (which […]
Will America-First News Outlets Make it to 2023?
Things are looking grim for conservative and populist news sites.
There’s something happening behind the scenes at several popular conservative news outlets. 2021 was bad, but 2022 is proving to be disastrous for news sites that aren’t “playing ball” with the corporate media narrative. It’s being said that advertisers are cracking down, forcing some of the biggest ad networks like Google and Yahoo to pull their inventory from conservative outlets. This has had two major effects. First, it has cooled most conservative outlets from discussing “taboo” topics like Pandemic Panic Theater, voter fraud, or The Great Reset. Second, it has isolated those ad networks that aren’t playing ball.
Certain topics are anathema for most ad networks. Speaking out against vaccines or vaccine mandates is a certain path to being demonetized. Highlighting voter fraud in the 2020 and future elections is another instant advertising death penalty. Throw in truthful stories about climate change hysteria, Critical Race Theory, and the border crisis and it’s easy to understand how difficult it is for America-First news outlets to spread the facts, share conservative opinions, and still pay the bills.
Without naming names, I have been told of several news outlets who have been forced to either consolidate with larger organizations or who have backed down on covering certain topics out of fear of being “canceled” by the ad networks. I get it. This is a business for many of us and it’s not very profitable. Those of us who do this for a living are often barely squeaking by, so loss of additional revenue can often mean being forced to make cuts. That means not being able to cover the topics properly. Its a Catch-22: Tell the truth and lose the money necessary to keep telling the truth, or avoid the truth and make enough money to survive. Those who have chosen survival simply aren’t able to spread the truth properly.
We will never avoid the truth. The Lord will provide if it is His will. Our job is simply to share the facts, spread the Gospel, and educate as many Americans as possible while exposing the forces of evil.
To those who have the means, we ask that you please donate. We have options available now, but there is no telling when those options will cancel us. We have our GivingFuel page. There have been many who have been canceled by PayPal, but for now it’s still an option. Your generosity is what keeps these sites running and allows us to get the truth to the masses. We’ve had great success in growing but we know we can do more with your assistance.
Thank you, and God Bless!
JD Rucker
