Friday’s wrap of the 2018 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show coincides with more gun control back at the state level, with at least two bump stock ban measures making headway at far ends of the country. There is much irony in this because prior to Oct. 1, 2017, very few people outside the […]
SHOT Show Day 3 in Las Vegas; WA Lawmakers Talk Gun Control
On the third day of the 2018 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas, business appears to be booming, but many Evergreen State gun industry folks here are looking homeward where the state House Judiciary Committee is holding public hearings on gun control measures aimed at their rights and livelihoods. Thursday afternoon’s […]
Firearms Icon Weatherby Leaving CA for Wyoming
In an announcement that had many in the firearms industry talking, legendary firearms manufacturer Weatherby announced that it is moving its operations to Wyoming and leaving California in its rearview mirror. The announcement came on the first day of the 40th annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas. According to Ed […]
WA Anti-Gunners Whine: Gun Owners Are Contacting Lawmakers
As the annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show opened Tuesday in Las Vegas, where tens of thousands of firearms industry professionals are gathering — including many from Washington State — the Seattle-based gun prohibition lobby has a complaint. “We’re less than 72 hours from our next hearing day,” the Alliance for Gun […]
At Weekend Gun Show, NICS Works While Govt. Doesn’t
The monthly gun show in Puyallup, Washington is a busy place this weekend as the government shutdown has not affected the National Instant Check System (NICS), and nobody seems concerned that the government “isn’t working.” Said one man standing in line for coffee Saturday morning, “The government doesn’t work very well, anyway.” But the big […]
Do Increased Gun Thefts Show Futility of Background Check Laws?
Bloomberg News reported Friday that gun store robberies have increased by an alarming 227 percent since 2013 and burglaries have spiked 71 percent during the same period, raising the question whether so-called “universal background check” laws are a feel-good exercise in futility. The Bloomberg story comes two weeks to the day after American Handgunner’s “Insider […]
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