In our previous data study on the initial effects of the pandenmic on our business, we outlined increased sales due to the public’s growing leeriness of COVID-19, starting from February 23, 2020 when the news coverage became ominous. That’s only part of the story, however, because over the last 18 …

Yesterday, the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee passed Assembly Bill 173, and the Assembly amended Senate Bill 173 to contain the same provisions. Both AB 173 and SB 173 were empty budget trailer bills that recently received significant amendments to resurrect the goals of AB 1237; legislation that was previously held in the Assembly Appropriations …

Yesterday, the Senate voted 27-20 to pass House Bill 398, NC Sheriffs’ Association backed legislation to repeal the pistol permit in favor of the federal NICS background check. It will now go to Governor Roy Cooper for his consideration. Please contact Gov. Cooper and ask him to sign HB 398 into law. The pistol purchase …

If you’ve ever thought the M1 Garand would have been a better rifle if it had a box magazine, you’re not alone—John C. Garand thought so, too. And when milsurp M1s finally became available in the 1950s, likeminded gunsmiths finally did what the U.S. Army declined to do. (Top photo: …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Can the government require that citizens prove they need self-protection in order to carry a gun outside the home? That is the question before the U.S. Supreme Court in N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Assn. v. Bruen, which has been asked to decide whether the Second Amendment protects …

The State of New Mexico will no longer allow gun shows at state-run facilities.  The New Mexico Gun Collectors Association, which had been holding shows at EXPO New Mexico at the State Fairgrounds in Albuquerque for more than 40 years, was given verbal notice that their October show has been …

An interesting survey of surgeons revealed they, as a group, don’t agree with President Joe Biden’s (D) attempt to frame the illegal actions of violent criminals as a “public-health crisis.” Indeed, a substantial percentage of surgeons acknowledged they do own one or more firearms and a solid majority said they …

August is National Shooting Sports Month® and more states are joining in on the celebration! National Shooting Sports Month was developed by NSSF to celebrate, share and invite newcomers and grow participation in the shooting sports. State legislatures and governors are celebrating too, issuing proclamations of their own to mark the shooting sports …

For years, the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU, has chosen to stand against those who would attack our Constitutional rights. Even the Free Thought Project has been supported by the organization when a California sheriff attempted to force us to delete an article that was damning to his organization. Over …

The Louisiana Senate has FAILED to override Governor Edwards’ veto of the Constitutional Carry bill, SB118! In a shameful betrayal of the citizens of Louisiana, five State Senators put politics and self-interest ahead of the rights of all Louisianans by changing their votes on Constitutional Carry and allowing the Governor’s …