I will celebrate my military service on Veterans’ Day. Today is the day to celebrate those who are no longer with us, including my father and father-in-law and the dozens of ancestors we have who served since America’s earliest days. Not appreciated as they once were, they continue to be important to our path through…
Month: May 2021
NSSF Releases Data on Handgun Ownership Study
NSSF recently performed a comprehensive study on handgun ownership, interviewing over 100,000 gun owners. Some of the results were surprising, some not so much. I’ll break them down one at a time. The majority of gun owners have more than one handgun, actually averaging about 7.4 guns per person. Only 10% of respondents owned a…
NRA Bankruptcy Case Thrown Out of Court
Judge Harlin Hale, the Texas judge handling the NRA bankruptcy case, threw out the filing May 11. The claim was dismissed “without prejudice,” meaning the NRA can attempt to file again, but Judge Hale said he would appoint a trustee to supervise the organization if the NRA did so. Judge Hale said the filing was…
Colorado Senate Committee Passes Local Gun Anti-Preemption Law; Now On To Full Senate
The Colorado Senate State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee has passed anti-gun legislation, Senate Bill 256, on a party-line vote. The measure now heads to the Senate Floor for full consideration. Please contact your State Senator and ask them to OPPOSE Senate Bill 256. Senate Bill 256 would repeal Colorado’s preemption law that prevents localities from passing…
Colorado Legislature Adds Three New Gun Control Bills
Senate Bill 256 repeals Colorado’s preemption law that prevents localities from passing their own gun control. This law has ensured that all law-abiding Coloradoans have the same rights regardless of where they reside and has also ensured that adults licensed to carry a handgun for self-defense are not prevented from doing so just because they seek…
Support for Gun Rights is UP While Gun Control is DOWN
A brand new Washington Post/ABC News survey has revealed support for the Second Amendment going up nine percent, while at the same time, support for new gun control laws has dropped seven percent. “Americans are waking up to the importance of gun ownership,” the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA)…