Facts About Guns


What’s the Difference Between 5.56 and .223? Are They Interchangeable? Does it Matter?

Most AR-15 rifles are chambered in 5.56 or .223. What’s the difference between the two rounds, anyhow? They’re supposed to be interchangeable…kinda, sorta, maybe…aren’t they? The difference is in the round itself: the NATO round…



Americans Aren’t Buying More Gun Control…They’re Buying More Guns

Historic numbers of law-abiding Americans joined the gun-owning community for the first time in recent years, including large numbers of women and minorities. National gun control groups at the same time continue to shout for…


Gun-Grabbers’ Nightmare: 64% of American Have a Favorable View of Supreme Court’s Bruen Decision

A majority of the public favors the June 2022 ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen, which established a right to possess a gun outside the home, with 64% in favor of…



DRGO Study Finds No Association Between Increased Legal Firearm Sales and Crime Rates

From the Second Amendment Foundation . . . Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership—a project of the Second Amendment Foundation—has released a new study showing there is “no association between increased lawful firearm sales and rates…


When Objective Analysis of Firearms and Violent Crime Puts Researchers’ Reputations at Risk

By Robert B. Young, MD Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership member Mark Hamill, MD recently let us know about his team’s newly published paper on how firearm sales across the states correlate with violent crime….


Follow the Science: Analysis of State, National Data Shows More Civilian Gun Ownership is Not Linked to Increased Violent Crime

By Lee Williams  A recently published study by a team of physicians and medical researchers found no link between increased legal gun sales and increased violent crime rates. Moreover, the study concluded “it is unclear…


FBI Massively Understates Shooting Statistics: Analysis Show Armed Americans Stop About Half of Active Killer Attacks

The Federal Bureau of Investigation continues to tarnish its own reputation by vastly downplaying — by a factor of more than 10 — the number of incidents in which armed Americans stop spree killers. According…