April Gun Sales Total Shows Americans Are Believing Their Lying Eyes

Yes, April’s adjusted NICS totals estimating the number of firearms sold in the month are down from the 2020 and 2021 spike totals, but look at the graph above and compare the 2022 bar to the April totals from the Before Times. The only prior period that came close was 2013 during the post-Sandy Hook … Read more

Why Yet Another Record Month for Background Checks Is Such a Positive Indicator

It may seem like the National Shooting Sports Association’s regular monthly adjusted background check totals — which report new records nearly every month — are old news by now, but they’re important. Why? Because they reflect larger trends that are having an important effect on how the population at large views gun ownership. Two recent … Read more