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

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.

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. 

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.

President Trump signed legislation Friday to create broader access to funding for state-level gun range expansion and improvement.

Statistics compiled by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) reveal more than 16 million AR and AK-style firearms were produced for Americans in the period 1990-2016.

After President Donald Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court of the United States, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) announced their “strong support” for Kavanaugh and urged a speedy confirmation.

Legendary shotgun maker Mossberg is following in the footsteps of Springfield Armory and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) by severing ties with Dick’s Sporting Goods.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) has canceled Dick’s Sporting Goods’ membership, thereby expelling the company from the organization.

Geraldo Rivera is standing for gun control and believes President Trump is the “only political force” that can stand against the “gun lobby” and secure it.

A lone activist showed up to protest the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s SHOT Show and Breitbart News asked him some questions.

Larry Keane says there is no correlation between gun ownership and gun crime, a new analysis once again confirmed.

The family of three victims killed in the Texas church attack are suing the FFL where the killer passed a background check for his rifle.

NSSF”s Larry Keane told Breitbart News that “fix-NICS” legislation prevents would-be attackers from “lying and buying” on gun purchases.

Organizers of a suicide prevention walk are denying participation to the Brady Campaign and Michael Bloomberg-funded Moms Demand Action.