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: […]
Church Hosts Cincinnati Women-Only CCW Course
Earlier this month in the basement of a Baptist church in the Cincinnati suburb of Roselawn, nearly 180 women gathered to talk about gun safety, self-defense and the Second Amendment, but you didn’t see anyone from the gun control crowd lauding this effort. According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, the New Prospect Baptist Church “is home […]
Was ‘Black Friday’ Solid Gold for Gun Dealers?
News agencies have been gasping over the weekend revelation that “Black Friday” saw the FBI’s National Instant Check System (NICS) receive 203,086 requests for background checks relating to firearms sales, a new record that eclipsed last year’s 185,713 NICS checks. That’s a 10 percent increase. It is news that makes the gun prohibition lobby shudder […]