gun rights

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…


Supreme Court Issues Disappointing Ruling in Long-Awaited 2A Case

A much-anticipated case before the U.S. Supreme Court that had gun control advocates worried over fears it could set a nation-wide precedent left the high court with a fizzle this week. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) A…


Americans Have Mostly Dodged Further Limits Their Gun Rights During the Coronavirus Pandemic…So Far

(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Those looking to expand government power and limit Americans’ freedoms and civil rights hate to let an opportunity like a global pandemic go to waste. What history books gloss over is…


California Lawmaker Moves to Suspend Gun, Ammo Sales Indefinitely

A state lawmaker is urging California’s governor to close the state’s gun and ammo shops to the general public. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) A Democratic California Assemblymember is reportedly urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to order a…


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…


Feds Propose 2.3 Million Acre Hunting, Fishing Expansion

Sportsmen will see more opportunities for hunting and fishing on federal public lands under a new plan announced this week. (Photo: Ruger) On Wednesday, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced the largest expansion of hunting and…


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…


Rhode Island Executive Order More Than Quadruples Wait Time to Buy Guns

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo (Kris Craig/Providence Journal via AP, Pool) Rhode Islanders are among the Americans who can’t simply walk into a gun store and walk out with their purchase. The state had a…


Canadians Flock to Local Gun Stores in Search of Guns, Ammo

Adam Caruana and Ben Nightingale shoot their Glocks at a gun range outside Toronto, Ontario. (Photo: Igor Dertkin) Much like the United States, Canada is reporting a surge in gun and ammunition sales as a…