A new Monmouth University poll released this week shows gun control is second from the bottom of a list of nine priority issues with the midterm elections just over two weeks away and American gun owners poised to help take Congress away from Democrats. At the same time, Rasmussen’s Daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows President […]
Media Reports Suggest Gun Control Crowd Faces Big Post-Bruen Woes
Two somewhat similar perspectives in a pair of respected Capitol Hill news organs are taking a look at the post-Bruen world of Second Amendment clout, noting how the gun control movement is alarmed at the number of gun laws which now appear jeopardized, including the new carry permit law in New York State. As reported […]
New Research Shows Gun, Mag Bans Unpopular Among GOP Gun Owners
New research publicized Wednesday by The Hill shows “The majority of gun owners are concerned about gun violence and support policies to reduce gun-related injuries and deaths,” but Republican gun owners are not too keen about bans on so-called “assault weapons” or “large capacity magazines.” Buried in the 34-page report by “97Percent,” a group described […]
Could WA Gun Owners Make Difference in Murray-Smiley Race?
By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Since her election to the U.S. Senate in the fall of 1992, liberal Democrat Patty Murray from Washington State could be counted on to vote in support of every important gun control measure on Capitol Hill, but now—facing a strong challenge from Republican newcomer Tiffany Smiley—could Evergreen State gun owners provide […]
Many 2A Activists Say ‘Wait and See’ After Gabbard Rips, Quits Dems
UPDATED: Following former Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard’s scathing announcement she was quitting the Democratic Party—complete with a solid, and to some surprising defense of the Second Amendment—and the launch of her new podcast, reaction from the firearms community is mixed, with some saying “Bravo” and others taking a “wait-and-see” approach. Many gun owners recall her […]
Reload Founder Encourages Gun Owners at GRPC: ‘Don’t Leave Story Untold’
Acknowledging there are “a lot more stories than I can get to myself,” journalist Stephen Gutowski, founder of The Reload—an online gun-centric news platform started in April 2021—told a lunchtime audience at the Gun Rights Policy Conference the establishment media does not truly value gun-related stories unless they are sensational. “There are not ‘gun beat’ […]