Gun Nation

Gun Owners Owe New Mexico’s Inept, Authoritarian Governor a Debt of Gratitude

It’s one thing to be a budding authoritarian who doesn’t care about violating state law and individuals’ civil rights. It’s another thing to be an inept, incompetent authoritarian. For that, we call all be thankful…



Cox: ‘Maladaptive Trauma Responses’ Like Owning Guns Only Make Us Feel Safe, But We’re Fooling Ourselves

With the pandemic, gun sales soared to their highest since January 2013, following Barack Obama’s reelection and the Sandy Hook shooting. Between 2019 and 2021, 7.5 million people became first-time firearm owners, and 5.4 million of those had…




New York’s SAFE Act Gun Control and Red Flag Laws Put Up Legal Barriers to Mental Healthcare

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the Democrat-dominated state legislature took the opportunity presented by the Sandy Hook school shooting and rammed through an abomination of a gun control bill — literally in the…


Pop Quiz: How Many Gun Control Rallies Have Invited Pro-Gun Protesters to Speak?

Yesterday about 200 people came out to protest Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s 30-day suspension of Second Amendment carry rights. Most were armed, carrying handguns and long guns openly. After getting zero support for her power-grab…



Everytown Reveals Itself as the Man Behind the Curtain of States’ ‘Nuisance’ Laws Aimed at the Gun Industry

For years, gun control organizations have been seeking to dismantle the bipartisan Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA). That’s the crucial federal law that shields firearm manufacturers and sellers from frivolous lawsuits designed…


Gun-Free Zones Kill: Data Shows Armed Citizens Stop Mass Killers Most of the Time

By Rob Morse We live in a media-driven culture. We also have government agencies putting out biased reports that serve their political masters. And it’s rare that the media even question those agencies’ reports. That…