Gun Nation





If Police Won’t Stop the Violence and Looting, America’s Gun Owners Will

Image by Boch for TTAG Widespread looting and rioting have gripped America these past few days. Business owners across Illinois, and likely much of the nation, have voted with their checkbook on the matter. They…


May NICS Background Check Total Was the Third Highest Monthly Total Ever

Courtesy NSSF From the NSSF: The May 2020 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,595,790 is an increase of 75.2 percent compared to the May 2019 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 910,910. For comparison, the unadjusted May 2020 FBI NICS…


Retailers: 40% of 2020 Gun Buyers are First-Timers and 40% of Those are Female

Adobe Stock By Jim Curcuruto The early part of 2020 has been unlike any other year for firearm purchases—particularly by first-time buyers—as new NSSF research reveals millions of people chose to purchase their first gun…




Hirshman: The Problem With American Democracy Is White Men With Guns

People move past storefronts that have broken glass doors during the Justice for George Floyd Philadelphia Protest on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) The union representing Minneapolis Police Officers has long felt that the democratically…