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...]
You Ain't Taking My Guns
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...]
Does Mike Bloomberg’s Life Matter More Than Yours?
Does Mike Bloomberg’s life matter more than yours? That’s the reasonable takeaway for most Americans when they examine Bloomberg’s support of strict gun control measures, while at the same time surrounding himself with armed bodyguards. Recently, a Virginia voter named Clarke Chitty asked Bloomberg a question on this hypocrisy, stating, “How do you justify pushing for more gun control when you have an armed security detail that is likely equipped with the same firearms and magazines that you seek to ban the common citizen from owning? Does your life matter more than mine, or my family's, or … [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...]
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...]
Guns Save Lives from Deranged People
The Sunday Globe ran a feature story on an indiscriminate and inexplicable 16-hour crime and murder spree in a Portland, Maine suburb by one deranged 22-year with a history of odd behavior. After stabbing an 82-year old Christmas tree farmer to death (in the farmer's driveway), the stabbings continued into Freeport, followed by a sexual assault on a jogger whom he ran over breaking her leg, fleeing the scene pursued by Sergeant Dale Hamilton. Deanna Pan reports at the Globe: Thirty minutes later, Hamilton got another call: Half a mile away, a tall, thin man had knocked on the door of … [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...]
America’s New Firearms Owners are Not Who You Think
Despite the stereotypical image of a gun owner being a rural, older man, the trend new target shooters has gotten younger, more female, and more rural. The NRA's First Freedom magazine reports that data from the National Shooting Sports Foundation shows that not only has the number of target shooters risen by 51% since 2009, but that new shooters are much more likely to be young, female and live in suburban and urban areas. Brian McCombie reports: Retirement age or even older country rednecks—such is the cliché view of an American gun owner as perpetuated by the mainstream media and its … [Read more...]