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NSSF Hails Rep. Barr’s ‘Fair Access to Banking Act’

7:00am Wednesday, May 12, 2021

The NSSF®, the firearm industry’s trade association, applauded U.S. Rep. Andy Barr’s (R-Ky.) introduction of the Fair Access to Banking Act. The much-needed legislation will pick up where the Fair Access to Financial Services Banking Rule left off, which was proposed by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency until the Biden administration “paused” publication of the finalized rule. The...

BREAKING NEWS: ATF Posts Proposed Rule Change to Upend the Firearm Industry

3:41pm Tuesday, May 11, 2021

We recently reported on a leaked ATF document outlining a proposed rule to change the definition of frame or receiver and alter federal marking requirements for firearms. The rule, if implemented, would completely upend the firearm industry by changing what parts must legally be considered a “firearm” under federal law. The ATF has now posted this rule for comments from the public. CLICK HERE to...

Demand (and lawsuit?) prompt Summit Co. Sheriff to open second Ohio CHL office

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Demand for Ohio concealed handgun licenses (CHLs) has been extremely heavy for over a year now, and some sheriff's offices have done better than others at accommodating the increase. One place where citizens continue to experience significant delays is Summit County, where Cuyahoga Falls resident Thomas Jakupca II decided to file a complaint in Summit County Common Pleas Court accusing the...

Biden’s Anti-gun Lies are Too Much Even for Legacy Press Fact Checkers

7:00am Monday, May 10, 2021

With President Joe Biden securely in office and the 2024 presidential election 43 months away, the mainstream press has determined it an acceptable time to expose the frequent fibber’s most flagrant falsehoods. This week saw a plethora of so-called “fact-checkers” take issue with the blatantly false statements Biden made while announcing his “initial actions” on gun control on April 8. In touting...

Preventing School Shootings: Observe…Investigate…Intercede

7:00am Friday, May 07, 2021

The U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center recently released a report on targeted school violence that didn’t seem to get much attention from the media. After reading it, we can understand why, as it doesn’t easily fit into the standard legacy media paradigm of exploiting tragedy to “prove” that guns are bad, and we need new laws to further restrict access to them. This report...

A Radical Idea: It’s Not the Gun, it’s the Criminal

7:00am Thursday, May 06, 2021

Rahm Emanuel, recently the mayor of Chicago and who has previously served as a member of the Clinton Administration and as President Obama’s White House chief of staff, proposed a few curious gun control ideas while appearing as a panelist on ABC’s This Week program on March 28. To get Republican support and pass new gun control laws, he said, Democrats must “focus[] on the criminal, not the gun...

Focusing Gun Owners’ Political Strength – All PACs Are Local

by MarkPA

7:00am Wednesday, May 05, 2021

We are constantly told that it is only big money that counts in politics. Perhaps this is so. But what if that’s merely an intimidation tactic? By convincing your enemy that you have the invincible weapon, your enemy will shrink from the fight. The gun controllers have long complained that the big money of the evil gun industry controlled Congress-critters with lavish contributions. We know this...

State Outright Recognition for Right-to-Carry Permits Helps Protect All Gun Owners

7:00am Tuesday, May 04, 2021

Longtime gun rights supporters know that gun owners need to stick together. Over/under shotgun and revolver aficionados help to fight semi-automatic bans, because their guns would be next on the chopping block. Those over 21 fight firearms restrictions on 18-21-year-olds, because such gun controls diminish the Second Amendment right, deter future gun owners, and weaken the shooting community...