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...]
You Ain't Taking My Guns
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...]