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Op-Ed: The Weird Thing That Happened As Firearms Sales Surged

by Rich Duprey

7:00am Thursday, June 29, 2017

Firearm sales hit a record high last year as the FBI processed more than 27.5 million background checks on gun buyers. This year, sales have eased up a bit, but they're still on track to hit the second-highest number ever. Despite the dramatic increase in the number of guns in circulation, though, there was an interesting statistic that dropped. No, it wasn't the crime rate, which, although...

Rep. Rob Bishop Introduces the "Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act"

7:00am Wednesday, June 28, 2017

On Wednesday, May 24, 2017, Chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources Rob Bishop (R-UT) introduced H.R. 2620, the "Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act." This bill would remove ATF's authority to use the "sporting purposes" clauses in federal law in ways that could undermine the core purpose of the Second Amendment. Under Chairman Bishop’s legislation, all lawful purposes – including...

From My Cold Wet Hands: Humorless Scold Targets Squirt Guns

7:00am Tuesday, June 27, 2017

The fun police have already set their sights on [yet another] cherished summer childhood activity. In an article for Pupsugar.com, titled, “ Why Kids Should Never Play With Water Guns. Period. ,” author Lauren Levy lectures the nation’s parents on the hidden menace of squirt guns. According to Levy, no child should be permitted to use a water gun under any circumstances. That a particular squirt...

Bloomberg's Everytown Creates "Authors Council" to Push Anti-Gun Propaganda

7:00am Monday, June 26, 2017

As if the country’s media weren’t already sufficiently co-opted by anti-gun advocates, [in May], Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety announced an effort to pervert an additional facet of American entertainment. The billionaire bank-rolled interest group has developed the Everytown Authors Council. According to Bloomberg’s astroturf campaign, “The Council is designed to harness the power...

Still Too Many Guns?! UK Gun Controllers Full-Steam Ahead

7:00am Friday, June 23, 2017

In the U.S., sophisticated gun control advocates are careful to disguise their near-term aims as “common sense” reforms or “reasonable” gun safety measures. But what happens when all of these so-called “common sense” controls have been enacted? Will gun control advocates acknowledge their victory and permit the few remaining gun owners to live in peace? If recent experience in the United Kingdom...

F Stands for Fail: Washington Post Flip-Flops on Suppressors

7:00am Thursday, June 22, 2017

The Washington Post -- in one of its rare reversions to journalism – recently issued a fact check that handed Americans for Responsible Solutions and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) three Pinocchios for overstating the noise-canceling properties of firearm suppressors. “There is little that’s quiet about a firearm with a silencer, unless one also thinks a jackhammer is quiet,” the report concluded...

VIDEO: Is Gun Ownership a Right?

7:00am Wednesday, June 21, 2017

What does the Second Amendment say? Is gun ownership a right for all Americans? Or just for a small militia? Eugene Volokh, Professor of Law at UCLA, explains what the Founding Fathers intended.

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Cross Draw Holsters: Advantages and Disadvantages

by Greg Ellifritz

7:00am Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Recently, a couple of readers asked my opinion of cross draw holsters for carrying a small defensive revolver on the belt. The readers noted that this style of carry is comfortable and very easy to access from a seated position in a vehicle. Those are certainly worthy attributes of the cross draw position, but I still believe that most folks will be better served with a different style of holster...