As clear as the link between new guns and gun violence appears, the difficulty comes in trying to show a connection to the rise in homicides specifically, as the ATF’s data do not enable the…
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By Larry Keane The media got another lesson on the dangers of getting ahead of the facts when it comes to their reporting. This time, they blamed gun buyers for the spike in crime. Turns…
(AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) The demographic group showing the largest increase in the purchase of firearms in 2020 was African Americans. Guns and gun rights are for everyone. Period. Historically, “Slave Codes,” “Black Codes,” and other…
Shutterstock Brian Malte, writing for the Times of San Diego, has taken a look across the Golden State and feels that the surge in gun sales in California means impending death. Approximately 110,000 Californians have…
Shutterstock We already know 2020 is the unofficial National Year of Gun Sales, but it’s still awesome to see even gun-friendly states like Missouri stepping up their ballistic game. According to the Riverfront Times, Missourians…
Ruger-57 (Jeremy S. for TTAG) Sturm, Ruger’s revenue was up 53% in its most recent fiscal quarter and earnings jumped more than 500%. It seems that Americans are well aware of societal factors making everyday…
Courtesy TheTrace.org Our friends who run Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun agitprop generation operation, TheTrace.org, have introduced a new tool to illustrate the current gun sales surge and put in in perspective historically. They say they’re cobbling…
Courtesy NSSF By Jim Curcuruto Firearm and ammunition retailers have been busy — really busy — during the first six months of 2020. And they are not just selling to what many thought to be…