Did You Get a Gun or Other Gear for Christmas?

We hear the jolly old elf was awfully busy last night, putting plenty of ballistic goodies under trees for all the really good boys and girls. via GIPHY The little elves at the FBI have been working their busy little fingers to the nubs doing background checks since before Black Friday. So we’re sure lots … Read more

Former ER Doc: Guns Are Too Dangerous to be a Good Christmas Gift

In the throes of the holiday shopping season, I often hear radio ads promoting guns as an ideal gift. They make owning a gun sound so benign, so American, so patriotic. I have worked in both inner-city and small-town emergency rooms. I have treated hundreds of gunshot victims and pronounced so many patients dead from … Read more

7 Great First Guns for Kids

Do you remember your first gun? There are lots of benefits to introducing a kind to responsible gun ownership with his or her “own” gun. For one, it’s good to develop strong gun safety practices at an early age. Learning to take care of a gun can be a way to cultivate responsibility. Kids take … Read more