Salon Shocked to Find Gun Makers Market Guns to Gun Buyers

In 2017, Ralphie found his life’s mission. In the past, some gun producers, like Thompson/Center, have been staggeringly candid about their bid to appeal to younger consumers. For instance, in a review of Thompson/Center’s child-friendly gun “Hotshot,” the company’s director of marketing quoted back in 2014: “We’re targeting the six- to 12-year-old range and feel … Read more

A New York City Mom Moves to Texas and Learns to Live With Gun Owners. Sort Of.

The quote of the day is presented by Guns.com. Of course, I had my eyes peeled in Manhattan for any concerns of violence while pushing the double stroller to and from an outing, but while riding the subway or taking my kids to a street festival there was a sense of relief in knowing it … Read more

AAP Flawed ‘Study’ on Kids and Gun Laws Gets Headlines

By Elizabeth McGuigan It seems every public health journal is obligated to publish one junk-science article on kids and guns per year. The latest is a “study” published in Pediatrics called “State Gun Laws and Pediatric Firearm-Related Mortality.” It is in the headlines, and it is a mess. Through a series of deliberately terrible study … Read more