Gun Ownership

On Friday, U.S. District Judge Patrick R. Wyrick dismissed an indictment against Jared Michael Harrison, holding that the statute relied upon to ban gun ownership by marijuana users is “unconstitutionally vague, in violation of the Due Process Clause, and unconstitutionally infringes upon his fundamental right to possess a firearm, in violation of the Second Amendment.”

French gun owners are surrendering their weapons in record numbers at police collection points across the country as a round up of unlicensed firearms winds down.

A Gallup poll reported Monday that support for stricter gun control fell from 66 percent in June to 57 percent near the end of October.

A poll conducted by Tufts University School of Medicine found approximately 1/3 of gun owners support an “assault weapons” ban.

A poll conducted by NPR/Ipsos shows that a majority of gun owners believe the passage of more gun control is a slippery slope to firearm confiscation.

Former ESPN commentator Keith Olbermann reacted to the June 1, 2022, Tulsa shooting by sharing his opinion that the Second Amendment does not protect a right to “own” guns.

Left-wing New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern received a rapturous response Thursday at Harvard University as she outlined her government’s commitment to strict gun control laws, linking them to the defense of democracy.

A PEW Research report highlighting joint Gallup findings notes support for stricter gun control is down seven percent from where it was two years ago.

The senate of the Czech Republic has approved adding a right to self-defence with a weapon to its Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms following a successful petition campaign.

Gun ownership among black Americans is up nearly 60 percent following the record gun sales of 2020. 

A Rasmussen survey released October 7, 2020, shows that 57 percent of Republicans and 39 percent of Democrats have a gun in their home. 

A Rasmussen Reports survey shows likely voter support for gun control has dropped double digits since this time last year.

As concerns over self-defense became more pronounced in 2020, initially during the cornonavirus hysteria and then during the current spate of protests and riots, two million Americans became first-time gun owners.

The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States is a bulwark, a safe haven guarding Americans’ ability to be prepared to defend their lives and liberty as law and order crumbles in cities across America.

During a Wednesday night CNN town hall Democrat presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg suggested average Americans are placed at higher risk of death or injury by having a gun in their home.

Democrat presidential hopeful Eric Swalwell (D-CT) used a Monday speech to reveal his hopes to ban the individual ownership of more than 200 rounds of any given caliber of ammunition.

Voters in Switzerland accepted European Union gun controls Sunday by a two-thirds margin, thereby ushering in changes for a nation rich in gun history.

Dartmouth Professor Chesley L. Kivland argued in a column that guns have the power to turn people evil.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro kept his campaign promise by signing a decree ending the good cause requirement for a self-defense firearm purchase.

Personal weapons ownership is on the rise in Europe in response to mass sexual assaults and Islamist terror attacks, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Doris Wise says her own family’s experience in the Holocaust taught her the importance of gun ownership.

Democrat Kyrsten Sinema’s staff refuse to tell Breitbart News if the Senate candidate still wants to license all gun owners and expand background checks for law-abiding citizens.

NRA-ILA executive director Chris Cox  is demanding Phil Bredesen “stop lying” and admit his NRA rating is a D not an A.

The United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) reports that the number of concealed carry permits in America has now reached 18 million and includes many Democrats.

During day one of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) accused him of being beyond “pro-gun” and suggested more people will die in mass shootings if he is confirmed.

Researcher Adam Lankford claims 31 percent of the world’s mass shootings occur in the U.S. but John Lott’s Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) says the actual U.S. percentage is “over 95 percent” lower than Lankford suggested.

TEL AVIV – Over half a million Israelis are now eligible to receive gun licenses after authorities significantly eased regulations with the stated aim of combating terror.  Any Israeli who has completed level 07 rifle training in the military, which includes

Kaya Jones rose to fame as a member of the Pussycat Dolls, but she is now an outspoken advocate of God, America, and guns.

CBS ‘This Morning’ talked gun laws with a panel of six “Millennial Women,” one of whom owned a gun, voted for Hillary Clinton, and supports more gun control.

July 2018 saw the second highest number of background checks for gun sales for any July in history.

The firearms from over 450 Floridians have been seized under gun controls Gov. Rick Scott (R) signed into place following the February 14, 2018, Parkland high school shooting.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday that openly carrying a firearm in public is constitutional.

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) signed legislation empowering police to confiscate firearms from citizens and extending the wait period for gun purchases to 72 hours.

TEL AVIV – Israel is set to significantly ease its regulations for gun licenses, a move that would see around 40,000 more Israelis acquire a firearm according to Public Security Ministry estimates. 

Firearms licences in Italy have increased by 13.8 percent in a single year and the populist Interior Minister Matteo Salvini is looking to liberalise home self-defence laws to allow Italians to confront intruders.

During an interview on the June 26, 2018, episode of Bullets with AWR Hawkins, Dick Heller recounted the victory secured 10 years ago in District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) and made clear even greater victories await if gun owners will simply flood the polls on election day.