Facts About Guns

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…



CDC Data Shows Constitutional Carry States Have Fewer Total and Gun-Related Homicides

In September of 2021, Texas became the twenty-first state to allow some form of permitless or “constitutional” carry. That means in Texas, if you are at least 21 years old and you are not prohibited…


Data Shows Gun ‘Buybacks’ Waste Tax Dollars, are Ineffective at Reducing Crime, Suicides…So Why Do So Many Cities Still Run Them?

By Salam Fatohi Recently, Pew Charitable Trusts explored gun buyback programs and their ability to reduce crime. A “gun buyback program,” or GBP, is a local government program that purchases unwanted firearms. The premise that the government…


Trending Smaller: Micro-Compacts Now Make Up 25% Of 9mm Semi-Auto Handguns Shipped to Retailers

From the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers . . . Cellphones, mp3 players – the original trend was to make them as small as possible. Compact, easy to transport and slip in a pocket….


At Least David Chipman’s Super-Secret ‘Firearms 101’ Online Course for Everytown Was Entertaining

David Chipman squirmed when the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee grilled him for an “assault weapon” definition. The gun control lobbyist nominated by President Joe Biden to become the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,…


No, 9mm Is Not A ‘One Size Fits All’ Defensive Caliber

There’s a tendency among gun owners to follow whatever law enforcement does when it comes to selecting a firearm for defense. When the police carried revolvers, many civilians had a revolver (yes, that’s mostly what…


Guns for Beginners: Is it a ‘Silencer’ or a ‘Suppressor?’

  A favorite topic among YouTube trolls and pedants everywhere is whether that can on the end of one’s barrel — you know, the one that quiets the report of the gunshot — is called…


Governor Hochul Doesn’t Need Facts or Data to Tell Her That New Yorkers Have Too Many Gun Rights

It only took 30 seconds, that’s all. New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul held a press conference calling back her state’s legislature for an “extraordinary” session to pass more gun control after the U.S. Supreme…