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While Barack Obama was president, gun sales across the nation surged, largely because of citizen concerns over gun-control measures. But sales back then were nothing compared to the more than 17 million weapons purchased already this year. The demand has emptied the shelves of some gun stores and ammunition is scarce. "And, of course, a shortage and skyrocketing costs for factory-loaded ammunition forced many Americans to investigate alternative options in panic hoarding bullets." The report notes that requests for information about reloading ammunition for 9 mm weapons tripled over the past few months. "Reloading, also called handloading, is the process...

The Nantucket Police Department in Massachusetts announced Wednesday that its officers would indefinitely halt new weapons permit applications due to heightened risk of coronavirus spread. The department initially announced the decision on Twitter, writing that all fingerprint services were to be suspended, but the post was removed shortly after. The law enforcement body said the reason for its decision was that the employees who fielded the applications expressed “concern that they could not safely do their jobs,” according to a press release.

Image screenshot from laurenforcolorado.com, cropped and scaled by Dean Weingarten U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- Lauren Boebert is a star Second Amendment defender. She has an excellent media presence. She owns an open carry restaurant in Rifle Colorado. She understands politics.Lauren Boebert won the race for the Colorado Third Congressional District with strong vote totals.Lauren turned heads when she primaried sitting Congressman Scott Tipton. Her opponent in the Republican primary was endorsed by President Trump. Boebert claimed Tipton voted for illegal alien amnesty. From a Boerbert press release on 5 January 2020:The Heritage Foundation called the Farm Workforce Modernization Act,“foremost an illegal immigration...

If you’ve been following gun-related news for any length of time, you’ve probably come across a website called The Trace. The Trace bills itself as “an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit newsroom” that covers gun-related topics in the United States. The outlet has in recent years sought to raise its credibility by partnering with major news sources like The New Yorker, Slate, and The Atlantic to report on topics like gun-related crime, universal background checks, and the National Rifle Association. But new analysis by GunsAmerica has revealed that The Trace is anything but “independent” and “nonpartisan.” According to publicly available tax documents,...

Forgive us. We’re not buying it. The firearm industry, and gun owners in general, are leery of being put on “enemies” lists. Or terror watch lists. Or gun registries. We know these things are ripe for abuse for radical ideas like rehabilitation, re-education, indoctrination, or confiscation. It’s un-American. Period. It’s also telling that while Joe Biden is calling for the keys to the White House and telling Americans he’ll heal and unite the nation, he’s not disavowing the overt threat by a member of Congress that those who disagree with a radical agenda will be listed. He’s also not walked...

A U.S. Navy veteran, Clyde gained political exposure in recent years by pushing Congress to pass legislation limiting the IRS’s powers for civil asset forfeiture after the agency seized nearly $1 million from his gun store. Clyde credited the experience with inspiring him to run for office, saying in a debate last month that it “showed me there’s a very thin line between we the people running our government and our government running us.” Clyde grew a small firearms business he launched in his Athens garage in 1991 into a nationwide company with two locations, following three combat deployments in...

Former Vice President Joe Biden doubled down on his calls to ban “assault weapons” and “high capacity” magazines and to institute other gun controls on the final Sunday of his 2020 presidential campaign. Biden’s campaign wrote on his officialvTwitter account: “As president, I’ll ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, implement universal background checks, and enact other common-sense reforms to end our gun violence epidemic.” Breitbart News reported that Biden’s proposals not only contain a ban on the future manufacture of AR-15s and other firearms the Democrats label “assault weapons” but also a provision that could require every AR-15 rifle to...

Louisville, Kentucky, police Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly has filed a lawsuit against Breonna Taylor's boyfriend, alleging assault, battery and emotional distress after the March 13 shooting at Taylor's apartment. Police have said that Kenneth Walker fired the shot that struck Mattingly in the thigh that night, NBC News reported. The lawsuit alleges that Walker's conduct was "outrageous, intolerable and offends all accepted standards of decency and morality." Although Taylor's address was listed on the warrant, the target of the investigation -- an ex-boyfriend -- lived at a different location, according to NBC News. Police opened fire in response to a shot...

A Michigan gun shop owner told Breitbart News that Black Lives Matter-related riots in Grand Rapids back in May brought a flood of single mothers into her store seeking to protect their children. Lisa Mayo owns Flashpoint Firearms in Comstock Park, Michigan, just a few miles north of Grand Rapids. She said her biggest sales day occurred after rioting in downtown Grand Rapids the night after a George Floyd protest took place. WOOD TV reported that the Grand Rapids Police Department headquarters was tagged with expletives. Storefront windows were smashed. Properties were destroyed. Police cruisers were torched. An estimated $2.4...

A Michigan Court of Claims judge on Tuesday struck down Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's directive that sought to ban the open carry of firearms at polling places on Election Day. Judge Christopher Murray granted the pro-gun-rights groups who filed the lawsuit a preliminary injunction, effectively reversing Benson's October 16 order and eliminating a universal ban on the open carry of firearms at or within 100 feet of polling locations or absentee counting boards on Election Day..... Murray wanted to narrowly define his argument, writing, "The Court's duty is not to act as an overseer of the Department of State,...

Phony fears about Democrats are already leading to a pre-election spike in gun sales. And now the Supreme Court is poised to strike down the insufficient gun laws we already have. Barrett is an originalist who believes the Constitution must be interpreted exactly as the Founders intended. “Her views and how she thinks about the Second Amendment are not grounded in modern day reality,” Parsons told the Daily Beast. “She doesn’t give any attention to the cause of modern-day gun violence. Looking at the intent of the framers when there were no assault weapons is very inappropriate in an age...

Early 20th Century police batons in Edingburg Police Centre Museum by Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons One of the very few Second Amendment cases heard by the Supreme Court in the last decade was Caetano v. Massachusettes, decided March 21, 2016. The Court has held that “the Second Amendment ex-tends, prima facie, to all instruments that constitute bearable arms, even those that were not in existence at the time of the founding,” District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U. S. 570, 582 (2008), and that this “Second Amendment right is fully applicable to the States,” McDonald v....

@RepThomasMassieI’m chairman of the House 2nd Amendment Caucus, wearing my @NRA B+ rating with pride. Gun control (fix NICS) was inserted into a pro-gun bill. I called the NRA and said I would try to separate the two bills. They said “fine!” Then when I was about to succeed, they attacked me.

At about 1:30 in the morning of 2 January 2019, four people attempted a home invasion/burglary in Yuma County, Arizona. I remember the incident as it was reported. Very few details were given. Four people were shot. The location was not revealed. It was not in the City of Yuma, because the Sheriff department was the responding department. The identity of the defender was not revealed. The firearm or firearms were not identified. Deputies involved were not identified. From foxnews.com, at the time: The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call at approximately 1:38 a.m. Thursday and...

This is the story of Sgt. Timothy Gramins Hear him tell his story:

The National Rifle Association has long been the boogieman for anti-gunners. They’re perpetually convinced that if the NRA were gone, or at least countered, they could usher in their anti-gun Utopia and all would be right with the world. That’s not remotely likely, of course, but they’re free to dream. It’s to that end that Gabby Giffords unveiled her latest effort.

During the Democrat primary, the candidates were crawling over each other to be the most aggressive in imposing stringent gun control laws and, if possible, seizing people's guns. The Second Amendment didn't stand a chance in that crowd. You may have noticed, though, that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris don't talk about guns now. Instead, with the Black Lives Matter and Antifa riots having sent Americans on an epic gun-buying binge, they've opted for discretion. The Trump campaign, however, has put out a hard-hitting ad with a necessary reminder that the Democrats will still take your guns. Last fall, when...

From your lips to God's ear, Dick, that Barrett brings some rationality to the system I mean I could write some gun control. It wouldn't be "Shall not be infringed" like it should be, but it would be a great evolutionary leap in that direction. As the enemy likes to point out "Heller said the right isn't absolute!" Well it is a lot closer to that than the current nonsensical 'common sense' gun right violating regulatory regime allows. - First, ditch are state laws with Federal preemption and the Supremacy Clause. We are talking about a right under the 2nd...

It’s no secret that Joe and Kamala’s ticket for President and VP is the worst in history when it comes to gun control. They say “you can keep your evil assault weapons, but you need to register them under the NFA, along with any magazines over 10 rounds.” Not kidding. It’s right here on their campaign site:

From Wikipedia, Government image Public Domain, cropped and scaled by Dean Weingarten  On 29 September, 2020, the State of California, the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, and others, filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court in the Northern District of California. The lawsuit is an attempt to force the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, to change current federal regulations so as to render illegal much of the current manufacture of firearms by individuals for personal use. The Court is in the Ninth Circuit. It is a fools errand. Practical experience, in numerous countries around the...