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YES – PROSECUTING & ARRESTING CRIMINALS WOULD HAVE IMMEDIATE IMPACT ON D.C.’S CRIME
The Nation’s Capital is standing out on its own for a horrific trend over the past year and the early weeks of 2024 show no signs of positive change. The city’s 700,000 residents meanwhile are being held hostage by so-called leaders who refuse to do the very basics to keep …
WY: STOP TRACKING OF FIREARMS PURCHASES
In the 2023 Session, Representative Allemand (R – Natrona County) introduced a bill that would have lumped firearms purchases into the same category as all sporting goods at the point of sale. This bill would have made it impossible for state or federal authorities to determine if a purchase involved …
Does the Gun Industry Have First Amendment Rights?
Gun control advocates are intent on destroying the First Amendment rights of the firearms community. On November 3, the U.S. Supreme Court granted cert in National Rifle Association of America v. Vullo. In it, NRA alleges New York officials used their regulatory authority to target the organization to suppress its First …
“More Canadian Than Hockey” – Canadian Gun Licenses Hit Record High
Despite – or perhaps, because of – the relentless campaign being waged against responsible gun owners by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government, the number of Canadians with gun licenses has hit a new high. As of December 2023, there were over 2.35 million Canadians with an RCMP-vetted Possession and Acquisition License …
CPRC on Assault Weapon Bans Confirms “Relative Rarity” of Rifle Use in Murders
In 1994, Congress enacted the Title XI of the Federal Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, imposing a ban on so-called “assault weapons.” The law prohibited the manufacture, transfer, or possession of a “semiautomatic assault weapon,” as listed (e.g., Colt AR-15) or defined (including any semiautomatic rifle that could …
Learning to Shoot: Information for New Shooters
If you would have told me we would see millions of new gun owners over the last few years, I probably would have rolled my eyes at you. Yet, here we are, welcoming so many new friends and family members to the world of shooting. The sport of shooting has …
SHOT Show 2024 Largest Ever Held
Last month’s 46th Annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show set new benchmarks with a record number of exhibitors attending and expanded show floor space to address what is one of the nation’s fastest-growing industries. It was the largest SHOT Show ever held. Hosted by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF)—the firearm industry …
2024 Great American Outdoor Show Sees Record Attendance
The National Rifle Association’s 2024 Great American Outdoor Show (GAOS), the largest outdoor expo in the world, saw record attendance over its nine-day run, beating the attendance of the 2023 show by thousands. Watch a recap of the show above. “A heartfelt thank you to everyone involved in the recent Great …
5 New Products Seen At GAOS 2024
In the new year, the firearm industry, like many other industries, is racing to spread the word on up-and-coming products, announcements of which are heavily anticipated by industry professionals, and more so, consumers. And as many 2A followers know, coverage of the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s SHOT Show has become an expectation, …
The Armed Citizen® February 9, 2024
On Nov. 28, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn., three men entered a Dollar General store and held it up at gunpoint. A bystander witnessing the alleged assailants threatening the people in the store drew their own gun and fired at the suspects, killing one. Police quickly arrested another suspect, but the …