When I was in college, one of best friends shot and killed herself. In the aftermath, I was told she showed signs of depression. I wish that there had been an incident-free and foolproof way to have removed her access to firearms at the time. I’d probably still have a friend, her family would still […]
The Best Gun Rights Organizations
There is no doubt the NRA is the most influential, powerful gun lobby in the nation…right now. But since April, the shit has hit the fan and every gun owner should be questioning what has been really going on behind closed doors. After only one year as president of the NRA, retired U.S. Marine Lieutenant […]
Avoiding Panic Buying Burn
Since Barack Obama won the presidential election in 2008, handgun sales have increased by 70%. In fact, during his terms as President, we hit a record high in the number of NICS background checks performed in the history of record taking. Fear of another assault weapons ban or equally restrictive gun control law by Obama’s […]
Award-Winning Sports Writer Wants to Ban Gender-Equal Sport…Because Guns
“The representation of our sport is vast; a melting pot of cultures, character, intrigue and conviction.” –USA Shooting There aren’t many arenas left in the United States where men and women don’t have an equal opportunity. Yet, of those segregated spaces still left, one of them is our nation’s largest past time—sports. Though there are […]
The (Non-Bipartisan) Universal Background Check Act of 2019
On Wednesday, February 27, 2019, the Democrat-led House passed H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 which would require all gun sales go through a NICS background check, with few exceptions, such as transfers between family members or letting a friend or family member borrow a firearm at the range or for hunting […]
What Does the Gun Stand for?
This, unfortunately, is what the typical anti-gun person thinks a gun owner looks like: “old, fat, white guys and they’re all racists and they hate everyone.” (Sarah Cade, Star Tribune) For a group of people so “woke,” they sure aren’t afraid to show their intolerance, ageism and body shaming, are they? Why it is okay […]
Why Universal Background Checks Don’t Work
“Most Americans support background checks, but they … have very little clue about what that means…” -David Kopel, Constitutional law professor Let’s get one thing straight. When you hear or read about the “gun show loophole,” you are reading a lie. Propaganda made up by those who want to take away your rights. First, let’s […]
Gun-Related Deaths Reach Highest Peak…Or Have They?
We’ve been seeing this headline off and on all year. It is alarming and not necessarily false. Recently it’s been making the rounds again in mainstream media—CNN, Fox News, Time magazine—stating that a CDC report finds that gun deaths in the U.S. are the highest they’ve been in 40 years. GunLove can’t find the original […]
Is Gun Control on the Horizon?
The incoming Democrat-controlled House has vowed to prioritize gun control for the coming session of Congress. Up first will be a universal background check bill. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) will introduce the bill. He co-authored a universal background check law in 2015. Those outspoken on the issue say they have bipartisan support. The “Gun Show […]
Bump Stock Ban is Happening—No Grandfather Clause
Yesterday, CNN published an article stating that an official ban on bump stocks will be announced in the next few days. GunLove reported on social media Tuesday afternoon that the rule had already been written but hadn’t been filed yet. According to CNN, a senior Justice Department official told the news agency, “Bump stocks turn […]