Are You Welcoming All the New Gun Owners or Asking Them Where the Hell They’ve Been?

Some gun rights figures seem torn about whether to wholeheartedly welcome the newcomers, many of whom they see as their longtime cultural adversaries. [Lee] Williams began a recent post, entitled “Now, even anti-gun Californians want a gun,” with a dictionary definition of “hypocrisy.” [David] Codrea uses a different term. “I see some resentment,” he told … Read more

How One Gun Retailer Has Dealt With COVID19 and the Gun Buying Surge

By Peter B. Mathiesen We talked to Dan Eldridge, the owner of Maxon Shooter’s Supply and Indoor Range last week. The intent is to show how firearm industry companies are responding during this crisis and demonstrating best industry practices to protect their staff and customers while still offering services when appropriate and allowed by law. … Read more

NRA Sues State of New York Gov. Cuomo Over Gun Store Closures

The New York lawsuit follows similar action the NRA took in Northern California, where it sued several cities including San Jose for ordering gun stores to close. New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, said before the lawsuit was filed that she’d defend the state’s decision. New York’s take on what’s essential is at … Read more

Gun Control Orgs and the Media Aren’t Happy About Losing the COVID19 Emergency Gun Sales Fight

What has gun control orgs and their media cheerleaders really worried during this national emergency? Yes, the coronavirus pandemic is bad, but that will pass in time. Much more concerning for them are the thousands and thousands of first-time gun buyers who have mobbed gun stores across the country. People who will now be much … Read more

The New Normal: What COVID19 is Doing to Gun Stores

We in the retail side of the business have been SLAMMED. To boil it down, the industry has taken a deluge of orders and there’s not enough product to go around. That includes both guns and ammunition. But there are a few things sticking out that should be highlighted regarding how the industry is reacting … Read more

Americans Buying Firearms Show That The Gun Control Orgs Have Clearly Lost the Argument

Do you feel badly, Mr. and Mrs. America, knowing how much you’ve let down the leaders of nation’s gun control industry in the last few weeks? Because you really should. All of you who are buying firearms, particularly you first-timers, have really disappointed our moral and intellectual betters in the anti-gun community. Sure, police departments … Read more