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How COVID-19 is Affecting the Firearms Industry

by Bill Wilson

7:00am Tuesday, April 07, 2020

As anyone who hasn’t been living in a cave for the past couple of months knows, the COVID-19 virus has dramatically changed everyone’s lives for the foreseeable future. For some industries, like tourism and air travel, it’s been devastating, while others like the food, paper products, medical supplies, and firearms industries have seen unprecedented increases in product demand. The firearms...

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March 2020 firearms sales were through the roof

by Chad D. Baus

3:00pm Monday, April 06, 2020

The March 2020 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 2,375,525 is an increase of 80.4 percent compared to the March 2019 NSSF-adjusted figure. This is by far the highest March recorded. The adjusted NICS data were derived by subtracting out NICS purpose code permit checks used by several states for CCW permit application checks as well as checks on...

Attend the Trump 2A Election Workshop

by Dean Rieck

7:00am Monday, April 06, 2020

If left-leaning Presidential candidates have made one thing crystal clear, it's that they intend to seek revenge on gun owners if they win the White House in November of 2020. Multiple candidates have revealed their intention to dramatically curtail Second Amendment rights with draconian gun bans, gun confiscation, and other infringements. It's not about safety. It's now about striking back after...

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Hi-Point Firearms Voluntarily Closes its Doors for COVID-19

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Friday, April 03, 2020

The following has been posted on the website of Ohio-based Hi-Point Firearms: As you may have heard, the state of Ohio has joined many others in shutting down all non-essential business to help fight the spread of the Corona Virus. Although the firearm industry has been listed as exempt in this order, our number one priority has to be the safety, health, and well-being of our employees. As such,...

NSSF Thanks Trump Administration for Industry's Critical Infrastructure Designation

7:00am Thursday, April 02, 2020

Department of Homeland Security includes firearm manufacturing, distribution, retail and ranges as essential critical services. NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the trade association for the firearm and ammunition industry, is grateful for the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) inclusion of the firearm industry’s manufacturing, distribution, retail and range...

Compliance Doesn’t Always Ensure Your Safety

by Greg Ellifritz

7:00am Wednesday, April 01, 2020

Many of my students tell me that, should they ever be robbed, they plan on complying with the robbers’ demands. While I can’t presume to tell anyone the individual best course of action during a dangerous situation, I can provide some general statistics about past events. Statistically, complying with armed robbers’ demands generally results in fewer injuries to the victim than resisting (except...

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Report: Dick’s Sporting Goods to stop selling guns at most of its stores

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Tuesday, March 31, 2020

After the Sandy Hook Elementary school massacre in 2012, Ohio-based Dick's Sporting Goods announced that it would stop selling AR-15s. After the Parkland, FL school massacre in 2015, Dick's announced that they would deny military-aged adults 18-20 years-old the right to purchase ANY firearm. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported recently that Dick’s Sporting Goods will stop selling ALL guns at most...

Spaces to Shoot Still Available in Northeast Ohio

3:00pm Monday, March 30, 2020

AKRON, Ohio – Many shooting ranges with public access in northeast Ohio remain open for those who want to enjoy the shooting sports and get outdoors, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Visitors are encouraged to follow all social distancing guidelines and respect others’ personal space while at a shooting range. State-owned public shooting ranges...