April was another big month for FBI National Instant Check System (NICS) background checks, and even when adjusted by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, it looks like U.S. citizens are still buying plenty of firearms. But a Washington Post-University of Maryland poll shows a majority of Americans (70 percent) are opposed to re-opening gun stores, […]
‘Pan-dem-ic Buying?’ Record NICS Checks Signals Booming March Gun Sales
The FBI’s National Instant Check System (NICS) reported a record 3.7 million background checks in March, fueling speculation that the COVID-19 pandemic had been the catalyst for a public rush to gun stores, and the Washington Times says gun sales last month were up 85 percent over March 2019. That assessment was based on an […]
‘Truth First Casualty in Politics,’ Says CCRKBA as Sanders Tweet Tagged
Twitter is reportedly launching an effort to rein in “lies and misinformation posted by politicians and other public figures,” and one of the samples reported by NBC News recently was a message from Sen. Bernie Sanders about gun sales without background checks that was demonstrably false, and a leading rights organization is calling on the […]
WA Dems Push Ammo Background Check Bill Despite California Experience
Five Washington State House Democrats are pushing legislation, requested by anti-gun Attorney General Bob Ferguson, to require background checks for ammunition purchases, despite what amounted to an administrative and public relations train wreck with a similar requirement in California. The California experience was reported by Liberty Park Press here several days ago. As noted then, […]
Fury over Gun Control Proposals by WA Attorney General
Washington Second Amendment activists are furious over new gun control legislation proposed by Democrat State Attorney General Bob Ferguson that would include a ban on the sale of so-called “assault weapons,” limits on magazine capacity and restrictions on ammunition purchases. Ferguson and Gov. Jay Inslee will jointly present their proposals to the Legislature. Members of […]
WA Anti-Gunners Reveal Plans for 2020: Think ‘California’
Evergreen State gun prohibitionists, currently bragging about the number of local politicians they endorsed during the recent elections, have revealed their legislative objectives for 2020, and gun owners living north of the Columbia River need only look at California to see what is on their horizon. “We’re gearing up for the next legislative session,” says […]
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