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Why the Mainstream Media Refuses to Learn Anything About Guns
It should be surprising that much of the mainstream media refuses to learn about guns and the Second Amendment, as this ignorance often makes them play the fool. But they do have reasons for maintaining this ignorance.
Real Stories of Concealed Carry in Chicago
As violent crime continues to rise, arrests in Chicago have hit an all-time low. The disintegrating situation has made things more convenient for armed criminals, but much more dangerous for average citizens trying to live their everyday lives.
MidwayUSA Named Official Sponsor of 2023 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits
The National Rifle Association is pleased to announce MidwayUSA as the official sponsor of its 2023 Annual Meetings & Exhibits to be held in Indianapolis April 14-16.
Another State Moves Closer to Constitutional Carry
Building on the success of recent years, another state is approaching the passage of constitutional carry, which would mean that over half of the states in our country would have some form of constitutional carry.
Another Anti-Gun Mayor Makes Ridiculous Claims
Politicians often make sensational remarks to generate headlines, but some are so absurd and provably false that their lies need to be called out.
The CDC Killed a Gun Study
That a government agency would bury data from a major study on defensive gun use is shocking, but, it is also illustrative. After all, an honest discussion is not what gun controllers seeks.
Crime Facts the Mainstream Media Doesn't Want To Report
In a notable address to Congress, John Lott quickly detailed the facts about crime the mainstream media has no interest in reporting.
Who Are the Real Extremists?
Despite the best efforts of those in the gun-control crowd to paint America's gun culture as "fringe" and "extreme," this couldn't be further from reality.
From the Editor: Why Are We In Such Divisive Times
When activists masquerade as journalists to push a dishonest agenda, the public discourse becomes unfairly muddled. This is what the mainstream media so often does on issues related to guns.
Standing Guard | CDC: The Centers For Disinformation And Censorship
We've long known that gun controllers have embarked on a multi-decade mission to paint gun ownership as a "disease" that needs to be eradicated from American life.
President’s Column | The Groundwork Is Done — Now It’s Up To Us
Violent crime in the United States is escalating due in large part to left-leaning judges and prosecutors being unwilling to do their jobs.
Canada Illustrates The Reality Of The Gun-Control Agenda
What our neighbors to the north are doing provides a chilling and instructive lesson on what gun controllers really want. On American soil, gun controllers see these actions not as a warning, but as a roadmap.
16 Attorneys General Call Out Biden
If truth is still the basis of a sound defense, then a letter from state attorneys general should—if it gets deserved media attention—help to dispel President Biden’s anti-Second Amendment ambitions.
NRA’s Great American Outdoor Show Welcomed Over 200,000 Attendees in 2023
This year's Great American Outdoor Show was one for the books!
The Armed Citizen® February 17, 2023
True stories of the right to keep and bear arms.
Why the Gun-Control Crowd Loathes John Lott
Gun-control groups find the research from John Lott so inconvenient to their ambitions that they’ve spent years doing all they can to disparage, delegitimize and cancel him.
Georgia Has a Few Things to Say
Bert Brantley is deputy chief of staff for Gov. Brian Kemp and had insightful comments about how Kemp's office is responding to financial attacks on gun makers, how Georgia has fared since it passed constitutional carry and much more.
Lee Brice Is NRA Country
Lee Brice is an NRA Country alumnus, singer, songwriter and trailblazer.
Majority Of Americans Oppose Biden’s Ban of Semi-Automatic Rifles
As President Joe Biden continues his near-daily call for a ban on semi-automatic firearms, new research shows that he is quickly losing public support for his scheme.
New Study Shows Localized Nature of America’s Murder “Problem”
New research proves, once again, what most of us have known all along—when it comes to murder in America, the country’s millions of lawful gun owners are not the problem.