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)…
Colorado Legislature Reacting to Boulder Shooting
It had to happen eventually. Letting no crisis go to waste, the Colorado State Legislature has been putting together an anti-gun set of bills in response to the shooting at the King Soopers in Boulder. According to the Colorado Sun, a bill that would temporarily prohibit people convicted of a violent misdemeanor from purchasing a…
One of Your Best Sources for Gun News
http://crimeresearch.org is Dr. John Lott’s summary of news and information about guns and gun control. Lott is a well-known expert and worth being at the front of your reading list. You can subscribe to his weekly summaries, each one filled with links to his interviews, columns, and other writings about gun control.
Jason Crown Helping to Gut Gun Industry
District 6 Representative Jason Crow (D-CO) is one of the leading House members trying to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, a law from 2005 that prevents businesses from being sued over the third-party actions of criminals who use guns. “I am home to some of the nation’s most horrific shootings, from…
Federal Releases Defense Ammo in .22
I know…..you can’t use .22 in any configuration for self defense. All the experts say it has to be 9mm. Or is it .45 ACP? Maybe .38 Special or .357 Magnum? Over time, there was always a newer, better, more efficient bullet, but let’s talk a bit of history before I tell you what’s on…
The “Kids” are Coming!
On the range and on the field, young people are taking up hunting and shooting sports in record numbers. Hunting licenses alone have shown a 29% jump in new hunters in 2020, over 3.2 million, compared to an estimated 2.3 million in 2019. “The onset of coronavirus and the historic firearm sales spurred by it…