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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.”

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.

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.

Joe Biden’s gun tax proposals could cost gun owners upwards of $34 billion for guns and magazines they already possess.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) reported Monday there are an estimated 434 million firearms in private possession in the United States of America.

Figures from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) show that nearly seven million first-time buyers purchased guns between January 1, 2020, and October 31, 2020.

Gun sales year-to-date in 2020 already surpass the total number of guns sold for all of 2019.

The stock for renowned gun maker Smith & Wesson is up 130 percent his year, amid the unprecedented surge in gun sales. 

Gun sales have been up nationwide for months but are specifically up in seven swing states as the November 3, 2020, election approaches.

National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) indicates that ammunition sales were up 139 percent in the first six months 2020 as compared to sales during the first six months of 2019.

An ammo shortage is being witnessed nationwide as Americans react to civil unrest by buying up firearms and the ammunition needed to use them for self-defense.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) reports that there have been nearly five million first time gun buyers thus far in 2020. 

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) indicates that gun purchases by black men and black women are up 58 percent from 2019. 

Amid the surge in gun sales that began in March and continues even now, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) estimates 40 percent of sales are going to first time gun buyers. 

Permit applications for the Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card that allows someone to buy a gun in Illinois have surged over 500 percent amid the social unrest and violence currently seen in Chicago and other Democrat-controlled cities.

As Democrats and other leftists push to defund the police, gun stores around the country are witnessing a surge in gun and ammunition purchases. 

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) says that West Palm Beach Mayor Keith James’ ban on gun and ammo sales prior to the George Floyd protests exposes a flaw in Florida law.

As televisions and computers showed a fourth day of protesters turned rioters Saturday, looting and destroying property, it was readily apparent why Americans own 16+ million AR-15s.

Nineteen Republican Senators signed a letter to Treasury Sec. Steve Mnuchin, alerting him to the possibility that financial institutions may use recovery funds to target gun companies. 

FBI figures released Wednesday show March 2020 shattered the single month record for the number of National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks conducted in one month.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is reporting background checks are up 300 percent over where they were at this same time last year. 

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) reports that firearm background checks in Virginia for the month of January 2020 were nearly 100 percent over the number of checks in January 2019.

USA Today is tracking background checks thus far in 2019 and notes that this year could witness an all-time record for the number of background checks conducted.

The Tacoma, Washington, City Council voted Tuesday to increase prices on guns and ammunition sales within  city limits.

Commissioners in Hood County, Texas, declared “Second Amendment Sanctuary” status on Tuesday, vowing to stand with their sheriff if he refuses to enforce federal gun control laws.

Democrat presidential hopeful Robert “Beto” O’Rourke cheered Dick’s Sporting Goods’ decision to destroy $5 million worth of semiautomatic rifle inventory.

Robert “Beto” O’Rourke explained his belief that Americans will hand over certain guns if Democrats succeed in banning them.

Democrat presidential hopeful Joe Biden released details of his “assault weapons” ban and it calls for AR-15s to be registered rather than confiscated.

Gun control proponent Michael Bloomberg says Robert “Beto” O’Rourke’s confiscatory talk feeds gun control opposition.

In a Democrat presidential field where the front runners are drawing 30 to 34 percent support Robert “Beto” Rourke is only drawing 4 percent, but he sure can sell some AR-15s.

During a weekend exchange with reporters Robert “Beto” O’Rourke explained he plans to use fines to “compel” American gun owners to comply with his AR-15 ban.

Poised to announce his position on gun control sometime this week, President Trump is making clear his observation that Democrats want to take away firearms.