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Gretchen Whitmer’s Veep Cred: I Kept 6600 Firearms Industry Employees Out of Work!

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, Pool) By Larry Keane Everytown for Gun Safety continued its Veepstakes auditions as Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined Shannon Watts to talk about…


Bloomberg’s ‘The Trace’ Tracks NICS Checks…Badly

Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun minions at The Trace have been hard at work…and coming up with bogus numbers. (Bigstock) By Larry Keane As the trade association for the firearm and ammunition industry, the NSSF tracks industry-related…



Gun Boom Rolls On: 1.8 million Background Checks in June, Up 122% Over 2019

Courtesy NSSF From the NSSF: The July 2020 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,848,307 is an increase of 122.5 percent compared to the July 2019 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 830,579. For comparison, the unadjusted July 2020 FBI NICS figure 3,614,192…




Atlanta Mayor Bottoms Brings Gun Control Cred to Shannon Watts’ Veepstakes

Courtesy YouTube By Larry Keane Atlanta Democratic Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms soared to the national spotlight following her speech to her city’s rioters and looters to “Stay home!” earlier this year. Democrats took notice and…



NSSF: 2020 Gun Sales Up 95%, Ammunition Sales Up 139% Over 2019 First Half Totals

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…


Poll: Americans Concerned About Self-Defense, Oppose Weapons and Magazine Bans

Bigstock By Larry Keane America’s rifle – the modern sporting rifle – is growing in popularity. That fact only follows logic, as lawful firearm ownership in America is on the rise through the COVID-19 pandemic and further propelled…