The weekend announcement that three major credit entities will “use a new code for gun shop purchases in US stores” has touched off a fury in the firearms community, with the National Rifle Association telling Business Insider the move “is nothing more than a capitulation to anti-gun politicians and activists bent on eroding the rights […]
Guns: A Game of Numbers, and the Numbers Remain Strong
When the FBI released its latest monthly report showing raw data on the number of background checks initiated with the National Instant Check System (NICS) for August, it provided strong evidence Americans are still strong proponents of the Second Amendment. The raw numbers—2,518,137 for the month of August—do not represent completed firearms transactions, as even […]
New Rasmussen Poll: 70% of Likely Voters Say ‘Crime Out of Control’
A stunning new Rasmussen survey released Tuesday shows a whopping 70 percent of likely voters agree that crime is “out of control” and an overwhelming 90 percent “are concerned about the recent increase in violent crime, including 64% who are Very Concerned.” The survey results amount to an indictment of approaches to the crime problem […]
Everytown Report Blames Spike in Violent Crime on Gun Sales, COVID
A new report from the Everytown for Gun Safety gun prohibition lobbying group asserts last year’s spike in homicides had two contributing factors, a record number of gun sales and the outbreak of COVID-19, according to CBS News. But Everytown may have unintentionally affirmed that gun rights groups were right in their predictions at the […]
Business Insider: Gun Sales Surge as Country Emerges from Pandemic
Business Insider has joined the chorus of news agencies confirming what gun owners and the industry has known for months: the COVID-19 pandemic panic has resulted in skyrocketing gun and ammunition sales. CBS News reported earlier in the week that, “Gun stores nationwide are seeing an increase in customers. The FBI said there were almost […]
WA Gun Sales Climbed While Active CPLs Declined
The latest figures on active concealed pistol licenses in Washington State reflect a curious—and for gun rights advocates, possibly alarming—decline in the number of people licensed to carry, during a period when gun sales climbed dramatically. Writing for the National Review, David Harsanyi notes, “The United States is still in the midst of the greatest […]
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