In recent weeks, we have seen Trump’s new DOJ file lawsuits against many of the “assault weapon bans” plaguing gun owners across the country. We must ask how effective this action will be and consider the convenience of the timing. The Supreme Court, for example, has been denying certiorari to …

Report Highlights: There are approximately 102 million gun owners in America. Of those, 0.5% to 2.5% report using firearms for self-defense every year. Studies and surveys from 1987 to 2025 suggest instances of defensive gun use range from 65,000 to 2.5 million each year. The most conservative defensive gun use …

Report Highlights: Three quarters of states in the U.S. do not impose bureaucratic hurdles, permits to purchase, or unnecessary restrictions on gun owners.   West Virginia, Montana, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Idaho, Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas, Georgia, and Kentucky are the easiest states in which to buy a gun. West Virginia …

Report Highlights: The percentage of Americans owning guns varies depending on the state, age, and other factors. Over 60% of those living in Montana, Wyoming, and Alaska own guns. Nationwide, gun ownership has remained stable: between 30% and 32% since 2000. Americans aged 50 to 64 report the highest ownership …

Slipped into the state budget, new “first-in-the-nation” mandates turn private printers into state-run surveillance devices, criminalizing free speech and the right to bear arms simultaneously. The political class in New York has just mandated a digital panopticon inside your living room, slipping draconian provisions into the Fiscal Year 2027 State …

Report Highlights: The most commonly used weapons in homicides in the U.S. are firearms.   On average, firearms accounted for 78% of all mechanisms used in homicides between 2018 and 2025. Knives accounted for 8% of all homicide mechanisms in the U.S. between 2018 and 2024. Wyoming and Maine were …

Report Highlights: Federal and state laws govern the manufacture, possession, and transfer of firearm suppressors (colloquially referred to as “silencers”). State laws vary.   Suppressors are illegal in eight states: California, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. Suppressors are legal in 21 states if they …

Second Amendment proponents are facing a stark reality. One they didn’t think they were going to face. At the beginning of 2025, everything seemed like it was going to be ok, as President Trump signed an executive order directing Pam Bondi to undo all Biden-era gun control. While on the …

Report Highlights: The gap between male and female gun owners in the United States has narrowed. Female gun ownership increased by 5-15% since 1980, while male gun ownership decreased by 11%. Between 39 and 43% of U.S. men (65-71 million) reported owning firearms in 2025. Between 17 and 25% of …

Report Highlights: The United States has more civilian-owned guns than any other nation. Estimates suggest the country has hundreds of millions of firearms. The United States has between 400 million and 500 million privately owned firearms. 46% of American households, approximately 65.19 million, contain at least one firearm. In 2026, …