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N.J. Governor Signs Law to Require Firearm Retailers to Sell “Smart Guns” despite their Current Unreliability

Tue, 08/06/2019 - 04:00

Even surveys indicate that consumers aren’t even interested in smart guns in the marketplace.

Concealed-Carry Permits Triple in North Carolina since 2010

Sat, 08/03/2019 - 04:00

“You don’t want to be like a sitting duck."

Now Democrats Running for President Want to Silence You

Fri, 08/02/2019 - 05:00

Many Democrats would like to regain the power to silence those they tax, restrict and regulate.

Canadian Gun Owners Upset Over Move to Track Firearms

Fri, 08/02/2019 - 04:00

The nation’s Liberal government made moves last month to quietly get on board with the U.N.’s Arms Trade Treaty.

Texas Restaurant Apologizes after Armed, Off-Duty Policeman Kicked Out of Birthday Party

Thu, 08/01/2019 - 05:10

The officer was attending a family birthday party and had been in the restaurant for some 30 minutes before he was kicked out.

Education The Bloomberg Way

Wed, 07/31/2019 - 04:00

Michael Bloomberg’s School Presents Advocacy as Education

Gun Stores Are Increasingly Being Zoned Out

Tue, 07/30/2019 - 04:00

Some Municipalities Are Banning Gun Stores With City Ordinances

Federal Research Shows Criminals Usually Get Their Guns via Crime

Tue, 07/30/2019 - 03:00

Maybe anti-gun groups could push for harsher sentences for criminals in the “business” of stealing and illegally selling firearms?

NRA Personal Protection Expo Comes to Fort Worth, Texas

Mon, 07/29/2019 - 05:00

Rebranded for 2019, the NRA Personal Protection Expo will be held at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 6-8.

The Truth About “Smart Guns”

Mon, 07/29/2019 - 04:00

“Smart guns” are firearms with some type of electronic or mechanical locking system that prevents unauthorized users from discharging the firearm.

Springfield Armory Saint Victor and Saint Edge

Sun, 07/28/2019 - 05:00

Saints in tandem: Two sizes means no compromising a perfect fit for the deployable self-defense tool that matches your style.

Locked Out

Sun, 07/28/2019 - 04:00

Banks Attempt To Enforce Anti-Gun Restrictions

The Violent Crime Rate Keeps Dropping: Why Doesn’t The Mainstream Media Report This?

Sat, 07/27/2019 - 06:00

If we want people to know the truth about violent crimes and the inverse relationship between the numbers of firearms compared to violent-crime rates, we must tell our fellow citizens ourselves.

The Two-Faced Senator

Sat, 07/27/2019 - 04:00

Those who don’t know New York state, as opposed to “the city that never sleeps,” might be surprised to learn that U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s (D-N.Y.) old House district (NY 20) is mostly a bucolic mix of rolling hardwood hills and small towns separated by apple orchards, cornfields and horse farms.

Concealed-Carry Nation

Fri, 07/26/2019 - 04:00

Clearly freedom is on the move thanks to your support of the NRA.

Brazil Eases Repressive Gun Control, Allows Citizens to Carry Handguns for Personal Protection

Sun, 06/09/2019 - 02:00

Supporters of the pro-gun measures hope that the increase in concealed-carry permits among the public will deter armed criminals and reduce the number of violent hijackings, contract killings and robberies that have plagued the country during its era of extreme gun control.