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News Flash: Women are Behind Much of the Growth In Gun Ownership and the Firearms Industry

March is Women’s History Month and there’s no better opportunity to celebrate the contributions American women make to the firearm and ammunition industry – past, present and future. From the early days of Annie Oakley…


Judge Jackson Affirms Right to Keep and Bear Arms During Confirmation Hearings…Sort Of

By Larry Keane Anyone expecting Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing to be a firework show when it came to gun rights was disappointed. President Joe Biden’s nominee answered questions posed by probing U.S. senators,…


Democrats: We’d Rather Abandon the Country Than Take Up Arms to Defend It

By Larry Keane Halfway around the world, Ukrainians are exhibiting bravery and courage in the face of an invading Russian army. Meanwhile here in America, the political party that supports disarming and restricting the Second…


Political 911: Beto’s Self-Inflicted Gun Rights Wound

By Larry Keane Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke made a political turnabout for the history books and likely shot himself in the foot among his key constituency. The former failed 2018 Texas Democratic U.S. Senate candidate…


Misdirection: Connecticut Governor ‘Battles’ His Out-of-Control Crime Problem By Targeting Lawful Gun Owners

By Larry Keane Connecticut’s Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont doesn’t have the celebrity status of some of his gun control governor colleagues like New York’s Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul, New Jersey’s Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy or…


Hate Speech: Biden Labels Lawful Gun Owners ‘The Resistance’

By Larry Keane President Joe Biden traveled to New York City for a media event recently to try and show America he’s doing something about rampant urban crime. Instead, he blamed the Second Amendment and…



SHOT Show: Acting ATF Dir. Richardson Celebrates 50 Years of Gun Regulation

By Matt Manda Among the 2,400 exhibitors and booths at the expanded SHOT Show 2022, none was busier than that of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). More than 43,000 attendees returned…