You Ain't Taking My Guns

You know that it's been a tough year-and-a-half to buy guns or ammo, or really anything shooting-related. I talk to many gun shop owners regularly, and anecdotally I knew more women were buying guns than ever before, but now the numbers are in and they are epic. Nearly half of the gun buyers from the start of 2019 to April 2021 were women. That's an unprecedented uptick in females buying firearms. No wonder shelves have been bare. Zusha Elinson reports on the trend in The Wall Street Journal, writing: Close to half of all new U.S. gun buyers since the beginning of 2019 have been women, … [Read more...]

Discriminatory rules in cities like Oakland prevent black Americans from buying guns, despite oftentimes living in neighborhoods where self-defense is needed most. Jordan Michaels reports in Guns America Digest: California’s draconian gun-control regime, like most such regimes in America’s history, has a disproportionately negative effect on minority communities in the state. The gun-buying spree of the last 18 months has forced some mainstream media outlets to finally cover African American gun owners, and the most recent installment suggests that residents of Oakland’s most at-risk … [Read more...]

The United States is a big and complex country. Disasters, both natural and man-made, occur often. People do their best to get through them, sometimes succeeding, and other times failing. One thing disasters are never an excuse for though, is taking away Americans' rights. Yet, that's what happened in 2005, when Hurricane Katrina tore into Louisiana and devastated New Orleans. Despite the Second Amendment of the United States, and Louisiana's own constitutional declaration of rights, which reads "The right of each citizen to keep and bear arms is fundamental and shall not be infringed," the … [Read more...]

You have heard David Chipman's name before. He's been nominated by Joe Biden to be the next director of the ATF. Previously in his career, he has worked as an anti-gun crusader against American freedom. Apparently he's been used as a content generator for the Chinese Communist Party's propaganda machine as well. Worst of all, he lied about his participation in a TV interview that was used as anti-American propaganda. Fox News reports: EXCLUSIVE: President Biden's nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) failed to disclose to the Senate a media appearance … [Read more...]

You know I think your family should have at least one shotgun. Preferably one of my top 10 tactical shotguns. But a shotgun isn't a cure-all. You still need to know how to use it. Here Clint Smith, President and Training Director of Thunder Ranch, explains patterning your defense shotgun. Watch: Action Line: No matter what you're shooting, you need to get your training, along with your gun, now. … [Read more...]

You know that Your Survival Guy wants you to get your gun and your training now. There's no better time. Here's the story of one woman from Rhode Island who has seen exactly why she needed to protect herself, and actually made the right moves to do so. She writes: I recently decided to get a license to carry a concealed handgun for several reasons. One is the inescapable reality that violent crime is sharply on the rise. The other is decades of personal experience with the rougher side of life. After college, where I studied sociology and criminal justice, I was excited to follow my goals … [Read more...]

In The Hill, Jonathan Turley explains why framing the debate over the Second Amendment in terms of racism is wrong. He writes: Racism seems to be the most common denominator of today’s political controversies. Issues long debated over other grounds — the Senate's filibuster rule, voter ID laws, even standardized testing, math, statistics and meritocracy — have all been reframed as a choice between racism and equality. The reframing of such issues in racial terms removes any need to respond to other issues — and it relieves advocates of defending the racism charge. It may be the ultimate … [Read more...]

William Shaner of Team USA won gold in the 10-Meter Air Rifle competition at the Tokyo Olympics. Bob Reinert reports for Team USA: In an impressive Olympic debut, William Shaner of the U.S. shot his way to a gold medal Sunday in the men’s 10-meter air rifle competition at the Asaka Shooting Range in Tokyo. Shaner, a 20-year-old Colorado Springs, Colorado, resident, posted an Olympic-record score of 251.6 to edge China’s Sheng Lihao, a 16-year-old who took silver with a score of 250.9. China’s Yang Haoran claimed the bronze medal at 229.4. This was Team USA’s first gold medal in the … [Read more...]