A newspaper in DeKalb County, Ga., is reporting that the county police department is planning a March 19 “safety fair” in response to a Feb. 27 incident in which a youngster apparently found a gun in his mother’s car and accidentally shot himself. It’s the kind of tragedy typically exploited by the gun prohibition lobby, […]
Criminal Charges Possible in Baldwin Movie Set Death; Bullet Recovered
The bullet that allegedly killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded film director Joel Souza on the Alec Baldwin movie set near Santa Fe, New Mexico was recovered from the director’s shoulder and “will be sent to the FBI crime lab in Quantico, Virginia for analysis,” Fox News is reporting. And authorities have identified the […]
Attention Gun Control Groups: This is What Safety Really Means
When the establishment media talks about “gun safety advocates,” it is typically about some gun control activist group pushing a political point, so when a real gun safety effort could be spotlighted, the press could get an eyeful. That’s an opportunity looming in Detroit this coming weekend (Aug. 21-22) in Detroit, when veteran firearms instructor […]
Opinion: First Step Toward Ending Gun Violence: Stop Calling It That
First it was the gun prohibition lobby and then anti-gun politicians, and finally the establishment media incorporated the phrase into its lexicon: “gun violence.” “Gun violence” as defined by Wikipedia is “violence committed with the use of a gun.” It is also misleading because it creates the impression that restricting firearms will reduce violent crime, […]
Demand for Safety, Training Up, says U.S. Concealed Carry Assn.
For the 11th consecutive month, firearm-related background checks have surged, and according to the U.S. Concealed Carry Association, “USCCA instructors and range partners are more active than ever, training twice as many students from January to August than the organization did in all of 2019.” The monthly raw National Instant Check System data from the […]
Antis Talk ‘Gun Safety’ During Pandemic, NRA Teaches It Online
Even before the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic panic, when people began rushing to gun stores—many for the first time—gun prohibition lobbying groups have been preaching against allowing such businesses to operate, and against buying firearms, while the National Rifle Association has taken a different, and decidedly proactive approach. This NRA email says it all: […]