Gun control Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) tweeted Sunday that AR-15 rifles are not necessary for hunting or self-defense and suggested mass shooters would be those “most affected” by an “assault weapons” ban.
A National Shooting Sports Foundation report on April background checks shows gun sales surged in states where “radical measures” against Second Amendment rights have been adopted or are about to take effect.
Unsuccessful Senate, presidential, and gubernatorial hopeful Beto O’Rourke called for more gun control in response to the news that a Mexican national, who had been deported four times, had shot and killed five Honduran neighbors in Cleveland, Texas.
Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL) announced legislation Tuesday to recognize the AR-15 rifle as the “National Gun of America.”
Republican Kari Lake responded to Joe Biden’s push to ban “assault weapons” by tweeting, “I’m not handing over my AR-15. Not gonna happen.”
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) secured a preliminary injunction Tuesday against New Jersey’s A1765, which was intended to create avenues by which public nuisance laws could be used to sue gun manufacturers.
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen talked to Breitbart News at SHOT Show 2023 about his state’s posture against “woke banks” which discriminate against the gun industry yet want to be part of state business.
Rep. Richard Hudson (R) introduced national reciprocity for concealed carry in the 118th Congress on Monday night.
Illinois Democrats are set to begin committee hearings on a piece of legislation that would require all “assault weapons” to be registered with the state and mandate that owners of the guns pay a fee.
Numbers released Monday show that the FBI ran 192,749 National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) background checks on Black Friday 2022.
A poll conducted by Tufts University School of Medicine found approximately 1/3 of gun owners support an “assault weapons” ban.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) points to FBI background check figures to show over one million guns have been sold in America every month for the past 38 months.
Although the left has spent decades telling Americans things like “an AR-15 is not for hunting,” a Winchester Ammunition survey reported by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) shows 60 percent of centerfire rifle hunters use AR/AK-platform rifles on their hunts.
Figures from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) indicate there are more AR/AK-style firearms in private possession “than Ford F-Series trucks on the road.”
The surge in gun ownership among black Americans that began in 2020 continues in earnest even now, according to a report from NBC News.
California Democrat lawmakers are fighting to suppress firearm advertising and marketing, particularly any such advertising and marketing they believe to be directed to minors.
A number of gun control groups have banded together and are asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to regulate gun advertisements like tobacco advertisements.
The Missouri Senate will weigh legislation to prohibit bank discrimination against gun makers and other members of the firearm industry.
Banks are being pressured by politicians to pick winners and losers in the American economy, but they should stay above the fray.
On Tuesday, the Senate Commerce Committee in South Dakota will hear SB 182, which is designed to protect the gun industry from bank discrimination.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) collected data showing there were more than 5.4 million first-time gun buyers in 2021.
New York is on pace to record its second-highest level of annual gun sales ever as 2021 draws to a close.
Renowned gun maker Smith & Wesson announced Thursday they will be trading gun-controlled Massachusetts to relocated in Maryville, Tennessee.
A National Firearms Study examining gun purchases from the beginning of 2019 shows nearly half of first-time gun buyers are women.
President Joe Biden reportedly plans to withdraw the nomination of David Chipman, the Gabby Giffords’ gun control associate whom the administration put forward to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) responded to the Mexican Government’s lawsuit against Glock, Ruger, Smith & Wesson, and others, by telling them to quit scapegoating law-abiding gun makers.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is running its first-ever television ad with the intent of rousing opposition David Chipman and the gun control agenda he supports.
During his Tuesday gun control speech, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced the re-instatement of a law designed to allow gun companies to be sued under the pretext of “public nuisance.”
Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) is sponsoring legislation to designate the firearm industry as “critical infrastructure.”
In a column highlighting the surge in gun sales, the New York Times admitted, new gun buyers are less likely “to be male and white.”
During opening comments in the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings Sen. Charles Grassley (R) suggested ATF nominee David Chipman appears to view ordinary American gun owners with “contempt.”
The Senate Judiciary Committee will begin hearings Wednesday regarding the confirmation of David Chipman, President Joe Biden’s nominee for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).
Gun ownership among black Americans is up nearly 60 percent following the record gun sales of 2020.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) claimed Monday his home would be safe in a natural disaster scenario, where police could not respond, because he owns an AR-15 rifle.
The ATF is weighing changes to the definition of “firearm” in order to target guns built from kits and/or parts printed on 3D printers.
A report from Small Arms Analytics & Forecasting (SAAF) shows handgun and long gun imports to the U.S. surged 60 percent in 2020 from the previous year.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation warns that gun control targeting the so-called “Charleston Loophole” could be before Congress for a vote as early as next week.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) indicates 434 million firearms were manufactured for private ownership over the last 25 years alone.
Americans underwent over 21 million background checks and purchased nearly 23 million firearms during 2020.
There are nearly 20 million concealed carry permit holders in the United States and perhaps untold millions more who carry every day in the 16 states that don’t require such permits.
