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 […]
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 […]
ATF Secretly Reverses Prior Laws and Regulations
In a move described as “alarming” by a Pennsylvania Second Amendment advocacy law firm, Prince Law, the U.S Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Ohio recently indicted and charged veteran Kelland Wright of possessing an unregistered SBR because his AR pistol had an angled foregrip and pistol brace installed. Price Law, one of the […]
No Red and Blue Banks Act Introduced
Should there be a law preventing banks from discriminating against gun companies? ‘If you want to make banking a red versus blue issue, then you don’t need to do business with the federal government.’-Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) After the February 14, 2018, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, many private companies decided […]
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 […]
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 […]
Citibank Issues new “Firearms Policy Best Practices”
Yesterday, (Thursday, March 29, 2018) Citigroup, the fourth largest bank in the United States announced a new “U.S. Commercial Firearms Policy” for “firearms sales best practices” for their business clients. The reasoning? “…We want to do our part as a company to prevent firearms from getting into the wrong hands.” To continue doing business with […]
Kroger Stops Selling AR-15 Magazines
I read a story this morning that made me sad. Not just due to my own nostalgia, but it made me sad for an entire industry. Before I could read or write, I loved flipping through glossy magazines. One of the first things I learned to read was the Goofus and Gallant cartoons in Highlights […]
The Stinger Retractable AR-15 Bayonet
File under: Things We Think are Cool We totally agree with you, Guns America. This retractable bayonet is something we’d buy. Guns America writer, S.H. Blannelberry says, “In the running for coolest product I’ve seen at SHOT Show 2018.” We’re not going to go that far, but yes, it is cool. We’ll wait and see […]
Is the ATF after your SBR? Get a Bullpup
The ATF’s proposed ruling requiring all short-barreled rifles with stabilizing braces to have tax stamps has provoked the righteous anger of millions of legal gun owners who, at the stroke of a pen, could become felons just because their rifles happen to have a particular cosmetic accessory. On Jan. 13, the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, […]