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NSSF: Chipman Nomination to Head ATF Helped Sell Another 1.3 Million Firearms Last Month

Oh look! Another monster gun sales month. Who could have possibly seen that coming? It’s almost as if nominating the most anti-gun individual in history to run the federal government’s firearms regulator has a measurable…

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California and Indianapolis Shootings Show the Failure of America’s Gun Control Laws

Democrats and President BidenHarris have been pushing hard for the expansion of gun control laws in America as part of their “cure” for what they claim is an epidemic of “gun violence” in this country….


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…


May NICS Background Check Total Was the Third Highest Monthly Total Ever

Courtesy NSSF From the NSSF: The May 2020 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,595,790 is an increase of 75.2 percent compared to the May 2019 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 910,910. For comparison, the unadjusted May 2020 FBI NICS…


After Gun Sales Surge, DOJ Asks for More Money to Fund NICS, Pay for ATF Gun ‘Retrievals’

(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) As gun sales surge during the coronavirus pandemic, the Justice Department is asking Congress for more enforcement resources — including to confiscate guns from people who shouldn’t legally be able to own…


Gun Control Orgs Panic As FBI Data Shows Historic Surge in Civilian Gun Ownership

Courtesy NSSF The FBI’s March NICS background data for march was released yesterday and it was every bit as horrific as the Civilian Disarmament Industrial Complex feared it would be. The adjusted background check data…


New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Didn’t Let a Crisis Go to Waste

(AP Photo/Allen G. Breed) Many gun owners have said for years, maybe decades, that the background check system — whether it’s the FBI’s NICS system or state-run operations — could be used as a convenient…