On Friday, August 10, 2018, Shopify, an ecommerce and point-of-sale platform for merchants, sent an email to Cody Wilson, founder and director of 3D printing open source non-profit Defense Distributed, alerting him of the involuntary closure of his online store. Cody was given just five business days to export over two years’ worth of data […]
Should Civilians be Able to Own Military-Grade Weapons?
The legality of AR-15s and other rifles have been a hot topic lately. Many question why any civilian would need a firearm designed for military use. This topic has been argued by gun control advocates and gun supporters alike. But what was the original intent of the Second Amendment? Did the colonists of the American […]
Gun Rights vs Gun Control: Why Neither Can Stop Crime
Written by John Shellenberger In the wake of a mass shooting, opinions and statistics about gun rights and gun control are bountiful. Thanks to the internet, statistics, whether they are valid or not, are simply a short click away. What is harder to find are the legitimate, unbiased facts surrounding firearm use. While Republicans and Democrats […]
Are Guns Really a Problem?
After every mass shooting (when a shooter kills four or more people—excluding themselves, robberies, domestic violence, organized crime and gang violence)—especially after one involving children, America mourns, the tragedy is immediately politicized, and the media sensationalizes the shooter. For a few weeks, it’s all America can think or talk about. Inevitably, the mainstream media breaks […]
AMA Votes to Support Gun Control
Established in 1847, the American Medical Association (AMA) is the U.S.A.’s largest group of doctors with 243,000 members (2017.) The group was founded to promote medical standards in education, form a code of ethics for physicians and improve public health. Though it sounds like a public service all can benefit from, the group has always […]
The NRA and Keeping Guns from Unauthorized Users
No Mass Shooter Has Been Known to be a Member of the NRA Any time a senseless and tragic shooting happens, the media are quick to blame the NRA. “The NRA has blood on its hands” is a favorite claim of those who oppose the possession of any type of firearm they believe isn’t designed […]
CDC Hides Facts About Defensive Gun Use
The big boss sent me a link to an article this morning with one simple comment, “interesting.” The link goes to an article on the Blue Lives Matter Maven page claiming that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) “buried” a study that found firearms are used for self-defense 2.46 million times a year. The study […]
Breaking News: Slide Fire Solutions Shuts its Doors
On Tuesday, Slide Fire Solutions, the company that first patented bump stocks, announced on its website that on Sunday, May 20, 2018, at midnight, the company will no longer accept orders and will shut down its website. Orders placed before Sunday, May 20th will be full filled. Slide Fire Solutions is facing a class-action lawsuit […]
Breaking News: Dick’s Destroys AR-15s
Dick’s Sporting Goods is destroying what its left of its AR-15s, MSRs and “high-capacity” magazine inventory. After the February 14th high school shooting in Parkland, Florida in which 17 people were murdered, Dick’s Sporting Goods announced their Field and Stream stores would cease the sale of “assault weapons” and “high-capacity magazines.” The company also stopped […]
Bank of America Ends Relationships with MSR Manufacturers
Backdoor gun control hasn’t really worked for the gun grabbers in the past. Now they are overtly going for our guns and don’t need Congress to do it either… First, a little history: Unless you are in the firearms industry, follow gun news closely or work for a bank or money lender the words “Operation […]