Veepstakes: Florida Rep. Val Demings Blames Lawful Gun Owners for Increased Violence
By Larry Keane
Florida Democratic U.S. Rep. Val Demings has emerged as a top-tier contender to be a running mate for presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s antigun ticket. During these worrisome times of the coronavirus...
Seattle’s Gun and Ammunition Tax Falls Short of Revenue Projections Again…Still
By Larry Keane
Seattle’s so-called “gun violence tax” continues to fall far short of the promised returns. Recent figures show that while there was a slight bump in taxes collected, the only thing the tax...
May NICS Background Check Total Was the Third Highest Monthly Total Ever
From the NSSF:
The May 2020 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,595,790 is an increase of 75.2 percent compared to the May 2019 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 910,910. For comparison, the unadjusted May 2020 FBI NICS figure 3,066,740...
Retailers: 40% of 2020 Gun Buyers are First-Timers and 40% of Those are Female
By Jim Curcuruto
The early part of 2020 has been unlike any other year for firearm purchases—particularly by first-time buyers—as new NSSF research reveals millions of people chose to purchase their first gun during the...
It’s Time to Confront the Tyranny of Social Media Censorship
By Larry Keane
It’s time the little blue birds of Twitter come home to roost. While we’re at it, clean out the henhouse of Facebook, Instagram, Google and the other plucky tech giants.
The Trump administration...
House Members Ask Trump Admin. to Prevent COVID-Related Firearm Industry Banking Discrimination
Press release from Rep. Richard Hudson:
U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment and sponsor of the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, is leading the effort to call on the Trump...
On Memorial Day, the Firearms Industry Pauses
By Mark Oliva
Factories have been humming for the firearm and ammunition industry. Business has been brisk over the past couple months. Even ranges that were forced closed by the coronavirus pandemic are starting to...
Kamala Harris Grovels Before Watts, Feinblatt in Everytown’s Veepstakes
From the NSSF . . .
U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) tried her best to knock former Vice President Joe Biden off the debate stage last June. Now she’s playing nice, trying to make it up to...
The Second Amendment’s 27 Words Protect Gun Rights, Not Hunting
By Joe Bartozzi
U.S. Sen Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) joined Everytown for Gun Safety’s vice presidential webinar forum where she trotted out her yarn about gun laws and Uncle Dick in the deer stand.
It’s time we...
One Side Effect of the Coronavirus Pandemic: Acute Hunting Fever
By Mark Oliva
The lockdowns to prevent spread of coronavirus seem to be having some beneficial, if not unintended, side effects. More people are getting into the woods and finding out nature provides.
There’s evidence that...
DOJ Asks Congress for More Money to Fund NICS Background Check System
By Larry Keane
In these uncertain times, it’s no surprise that firearm sales are up. That’s why the NSSF is working to promote the safe use and storage of guns and ammunition and to provide guidance for our members on...
Michael Bloomberg Opens His Wallet Again, Tries to Buy More Seats in Texas, Arizona
By Larry Keane
Gun control politicians just can’t seem to wean themselves off their addiction to Bloomberg money.
Everytown for Gun Safety, which is funded by antigun billionaire Michael Bloomberg, announced it will spend $13 million to flip...