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, […]
Confirmed: NICS Checks, Gun Sales Soared in March
No matter how one looks at the National Instant Check System (NICS) data for March, last month saw a stunning rush on gun stores with what appears to have been a lot of first-time gun buyers in the mix, and now the question will be whether the trend continues for April. According to data from […]
While WA Lawmakers Push to Open Gun Shops, What About CPLs?
Seattle’s KOMO News is reporting how state lawmakers and lawmen have called upon Washington Gov. Jay Inslee to recognize gun shops as “essential” businesses—a story Liberty Park Press broke back on March 31—but there is another pressing issue sheriffs and police departments must address, according to gun rights activists: Taking applications for concealed pistol licenses. […]
‘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 […]
Beto’s Threat on Guns Reportedly Blows Doors off of AZ Gun Store
The proverbial “ripple effect” of Democrat presidential hopeful Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke’s threat to “take your AR15, your AK47” during the debate turned into something of a tidal wave at an Arizona gun store that offered “Beto Specials” on specific models of the popular semi-auto rifle, and that’s not all. The former congressman-turned-candidate has […]
SportCo Holdings Files for Chapter 11; ‘Banked on Hillary’ in 2016
Emerging from the ground-shaking news that SportCo Holdings, which owns Ellett Brothers and United Sporting Company (USC), had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy was the stunning acknowledgement that management had “banked on Hillary Clinton winning the election” in 2016, causing them to up their inventory of firearms and ammunition that “no one wanted,” […]