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Bloomberg Group Aims to Take $15 Million Gun Control Sweep to 8 States

After a multi-million dollar campaign delivered one-party control to Virginia, which within months saw five controversial gun control laws enacted, Everytown is looking to repeat the model in at least eight states. (Photo: Guns.com) A…

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NICS Gun Data Sales up 137% Last Month, Highest June in History

Background check data suggests Americans are more fond of their right to keep and bear arms than ever. (Photo: Guns.com) Continuing to set new monthly records, last month was the highest June in terms of…


Grandmother Takes Virginia Handgun Rationing Law to Court

Virginia has tried to ration guns off and on since 1748, and the latest attempt, set to take effect in July, is the subject of a lawsuit. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) A Northern Virginia woman, with the…


NICS Gun Check Figures Highest on Record for Any May in History

Last month saw the highest number of FBI NICS checks processed in the agency’s history for the month of May, with the firearms industry trade group noting many purchases were of handguns for personal protection….


Bloomberg Anti-Gun Group to Drop $5 Million to Turn Arizona Blue

Everytown, funded in large part by billionaire Michael Bloomberg, is planning on spending upwards of $5 million in Arizona this year in select races, with the goal to enact more restrictive gun laws in the…


NICS Gun Sales Figures up 69 % Last Month, Best April on Record

Last month saw the highest number of FBI NICS checks processed during April in the agency’s history. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) The month of April 2020 was the highest April in terms of federal background checks…


Priorities: Virginia Governor Signs 5 Anti-Gun Bills into Law

Among the five-pack of new gun laws signed last week by Gov. Ralph Northam is a measure to ration handgun sales to one-per-month. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) Virginia Governor Ralph Northam on Friday signed the vanguard…


March Sees Highest Number of Daily, Weekly NICS Checks in History

Late March saw the highest number of FBI NICS checks processed in the agency’s history. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System recently logged its highest volume day…


NICS Gun Sales Numbers Nearly Double for March

This month was the highest number of NSSF-adjusted NICS checks for the month of March in the past 21 years. (Graphics: NSSF) Licensed gun dealers in the U.S. saw exponential growth in sales last month…