With first responders stretched thin, and some Americans getting desperate, it's no surprise to see increased looting. In San Francisco a few days ago, looters hit a Walgreens, stealing from a rack of products before fleeing by jumping on a bus. Here's the story from Dave Urbanski at The Blaze: A brazen couple was caught on cellphone video casually looting a Walgreens in San Francisco amid the city's shelter-in-place order to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The clip shows the couple — both of whom wore dark sunglasses — in an aisle while the male grabs handful after handful of items … [Read more...]
You Want a Gun? Gov. Raimondo Says You Have to Wait
People across America are lining up to purchase guns and ammunition in an effort to protect their families from the threat of looting and violence during the COVID-19 crisis. They remember times like Hurricanes Sandy and Katrina when the worst Americans took advantage of the weak by looting their homes and businesses. Already there are reports of looting and of coronavirus scams. It's no surprise Americans are attempting to shore up their own defenses, especially with first responders stretched thin. The rush of Americans attempting to protect their families has caused a spike in sales … [Read more...]
Americans Arming Themselves Ahead of Coronavirus Uncertainty
Across America, people are hitting their local gun shops for ammo and firearms. In Florida, background checks for gun purchases have soared. Gabrielle Calise and Langston Taylor report for the Tampa Bay Times: Toilet paper and hand sanitizer aren’t the only things Floridians are stocking up during the coronavirus pandemic. People across the state are rushing to buy more guns. At Bill Jackson’s Shop For Adventure in Pinellas Park, salespeople worked through lunch Monday, selling ammunition, handguns and shotguns. “Just about everybody buying is concerned about security and they don’t … [Read more...]
Americans Buying Guns: Prepping for Life in Quarantine
Many Americans are frantically buying household products, food, and guns in the face of potential quarantines. Deborah Villalon reports for KTVU Fox 2 that people are afraid of a breakdown in essential services, like policing. Arming themselves is a precaution against looting and violence in the face of police shortages. She reports: Also seeing a big surge: Gun dealers. "I've sold 12 handguns in two hours," said Gabriel Vaughn, owner of the Sportman's Arms in Petaluma, laying the guns out on his store counter. Purchases during the past week are five times normal, and ammunition … [Read more...]
Second Amendment Supporters Cannot Vote for Joe Biden
Second Amendment supporters already know Mike Bloomberg is their worst nightmare. He's funded nearly every effort to take their guns away in the past decade. But, gun owners have other threats on the Democrats' primary debate stage, and one of the biggest is Joe Biden. Take a look at some of Joe Biden's greatest "accomplishments" listed on his On The Issues profile: I beat the NRA twice: AR-15s & high-capacity magazines I'm the only one on this stage who has taken on the NRA and beat them twice. We were able to get assault weapons off the streets for 10 years. The way to deal with … [Read more...]
Good Guys with Guns fighting for the Second Amendment in Texas
In Texas, three men who have endured violence from men wielding firearms are running for office. Rather than running to limit Americans' rights to own and carry firearms though, these candidates are fighting for the Second Amendment rights of their constituents. Elizabeth Findell reports in the WSJ: Stephen Willeford was widely hailed by supporters of the Second Amendment as the model “good guy with a gun” in 2017, when he grabbed an AR-15 rifle and pursued and shot at a gunman killing churchgoers in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Two and a half years later, the gregarious plumber has embraced … [Read more...]
Even in Deep Blue States, Firearms Training Courses Are Packed
Even in the Democrat-blue New England states like Rhode Island, Americans are telling their governments "You ain't takin my guns." In fact, at the Newport Rifle Club in Middletown, RI, instructors simply can't offer enough classes to meet all the demand for training. The Newport Daily News reports (abridged): MIDDLETOWN — Interest has been so strong and registration so swift for a February pistol course at the Newport Rifle Club that the club’s chief instructor scheduled an additional class for March. “I wasn’t planning on holding a class in March,” David Balasco said. But the National … [Read more...]
SHOT Show’s Massive Crowds Swell with Women Shooters
Madeline Osburn traveled to SHOT Show in Las Vegas to report on the firearm industry's biggest event of the year. In her report for The Federalist, she takes some time to detail the products that "stuck out to [her], as a novice female shooter." Women are the fastest-growing segment of firearms owners. They are passionate about self-defense and enjoy the sport. The growing number of female gun owners could even have an effect on the election as these new gun owners vote for politicians who respect their rights. Osburn writes: More than 65,000 people gathered in Las Vegas, Nevada this … [Read more...]
Today’s Suburban Female Voter: “You Ain’t Takin’ My Guns.”
“According to statistics from the NRA, around 23% of women in the U.S. own guns, when just 13% did in 2005,” writes Susanne Edward in her piece in Americas1stFreedom, “The RISE of the Woman Gun Owner.” “The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF),” she continues, “has documented a 77% rise in female gun ownership since 2005.” As Democrats target the suburban female demographic in 2020, they might want to check that, “Hell, yes, we’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47” strategy at the door. It turns out women care about their safety, writes Edward: A Pew Research Center survey … [Read more...]
The Bloomberg-led Anti-Gun Movement Could Backfire at the Polls
Led by billionaire gun controller, Mayor "Mini" Mike Bloomberg, and Governor Ralph "Blackface" Northam (VA), Democrats are bent on taking away Americans' right to bear arms. The feeling among Democrats was best encapsulated by presidential candidate Congressman Beto O'Rourke when he told a debate audience, "Hell, yes, we're going to take your AR-15, your AK-47." The reason to believe this tactic may backfire on Democrats is that the suburban female demographic they're relying on to win in 2020 is the same demographic that has been driving increases in the sales of guns and firearms training … [Read more...]