[ad_1] Bakersfield four-location gun store Second Amendment Sports has sold to a large, Rancho Cucamonga-based chain at what has been a bumpy time for the nation’s firearm retailers. Turner’s Outdoorsman, a 49-year-old company with 29 stores, said Wednesday its purchase of Second Amendment will expand its reach into new regions and allow it to “continue
[ad_1] President-elect Joe Biden‘s top picks for the Department of Health & Human Services have both declared gun violence a public health issue in the past, much to the ire of gun rights activists and the National Rifle Association. BIDEN DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF TOUTED ‘MANDATORY BUYBACKS’ OF ASSAULT WEAPONS Vivek Murthy, a former appointee to HHS
[ad_1] Earlier this year, a group of retired federal-law-enforcement officers sued the state of New Jersey for not honoring their right to carry under the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act. The state quickly sought to dismiss the lawsuit. The NRA and the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs petitioned the court to file an amicus brief in
[ad_1] Earlier this year, the NRA teamed up with other defenders of the Second Amendment and sued four Northern California counties for closing gun shops and ranges as non-essential businesses under their emergency COVID 19 orders. The lawsuit alleged that those four counties violated our members’ Second Amendment right to acquire and train with firearms.
[ad_1] On Tuesday, December 1st, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources circulated an email seeking input on proposed laws ahead of the 2021/22 deer season. The department falsely claims that recent legislation “directs the DNR to develop a list of cartridges approved for use in rifles to hunt deer in Iowa.” Following the list of
[ad_1] Fairfax, Va. – The National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action and the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs, which is NRA’s affiliate in New Jersey, filed a lawsuit today against the state of New Jersey for a restrictive law that essentially denies law-abiding gun owners the right to a concealed carry permit. “It’s
[ad_1] The National Rifle Association failed to see the humor in the Rev. Raphael Warnock‘s joking about concealed-carry holders in church. The NRA released a digital ad Monday showing Democratic Georgia Senate runoff candidate in a 2014 sermon criticizing Georgia’s “lax gun laws” and legislation to allow what he called “more guns and more access
[ad_1] Donald Trump Jr. is warning Georgians that President Donald Trump’s accomplishments are on the ballot in the January 5th runoffs, as the results will determine the balance of power in the U.S. Senate, which has helped enact the president’s MAGA agenda. The president’s eldest son, who has urged Republicans in Georgia to support Republican
[ad_1] AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott waded into a hotly contested North Texas Senate race Tuesday, endorsing a Republican legislator over the Dallas beauty salon owner who defied Abbott’s COVID-19 shutdown orders. In a video posted to YouTube, Abbott called state Rep. Drew Springer of Muenster a “proven conservative” who has the backing of the
[ad_1] On Wednesday, the Senate Government Oversight and Reform Committee will consider No Duty to Retreat Legislation, Senate Bill 383. Please contact committee members and ask that they SUPPORT Senate Bill 383. Senate Bill 383 strengthens Ohio’s self-defense laws by stating that individuals have no duty to retreat from a place that they are lawfully
[ad_1] The National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action partnered with The Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs in a lawsuit against the state of New Jersey for infringing on our members’ right to carry. New Jersey’s may-issue statute also requires that people justify their need to carry. And even though the Supreme
[ad_1] Over 186,000 firearm background checks were performed on Black Friday 2020, making it the fourth-highest one-day total for National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks on record. USA Today reported that there were 186,645 NICS checks on Black Friday 2020. Forbes observed this year’s Black Friday shoppers would be met by “lean inventories and
[ad_1] A video has emerged showing Democrat Senate candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock mocking churchgoers for wanting to defend themselves with guns. The video shows Warnock speaking against the Safe Carry Protection Act, which Georgia lawmakers enacted in 2014. The act expanded the number of places law-abiding citizens could carry guns for self-defense in the hopes of reducing
[ad_1] Sean Spicer (left), the former White House press secretary and an on-air personality for Newsmax, listens during a March coronavirus task force briefing at the White House. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Sean Spicer (left), the former White House press secretary and an on-air personality for Newsmax, listens during a March
[ad_1] Democratic strategists were euphoric after President Barack Obama’s historic victory in 2008. They had helped elect an African American president and believed they were witnessing a fundamental change in their coalition. The Democrats had replaced the culturally conservative working-class White voters who helped elect President Bill Clinton with minorities, millennials and socially liberal White voters. These rapidly growing demographic groups
[ad_1] (CNN) — The National Rifle Association says in a tax filing that it became aware of a “significant diversion” of its assets in 2019 and previous years, and that its current president has paid back nearly $300,000 plus interest in funds for the expenses, according to the filings. CNN obtained the NRA’s 990 tax
[ad_1] According to a new IRS tax filing from the National Rifle Association (NRA), current and former executives used the nonprofit group’s money for personal benefit and enrichment, the Washington Post reports. “The NRA said in the filing that it continues to review the alleged abuse of funds, as the tax-exempt organization curtails services and
[ad_1] The tax return, which The Washington Post obtained from the organization, says the NRA “became aware during 2019 of a significant diversion of its assets.” The 2019 filing states that LaPierre and five former executives received “excess benefits,” a term the IRS uses to describe executives’ enriching themselves at the expense of a nonprofit
[ad_1] In 2018, Washington voters passed I-1639, which banned the sale of semi-automatic rifles to 18-to-20-year old adults and to out of state residents—even transfers through FFLs in the buyer’s state. The NRA and Second Amendment Foundation joined forces and challenged I-1639 in 2018. The court rejected Washington’s Motion to Dismiss our lawsuit in 2019, allowing the case to proceed. But
[ad_1] “Silver Spoons” actor Ricky Schroder on Tuesday defended his role in getting Kenosha, Wisconsin, killer Kyle Rittenhouse freed on a $2 million bond, saying he was “infuriated” when he saw the teenager being vilified in the press. Schroder, an avid supporter of gun ownership and 30-year NRA member, said during an exclusive telephone interview
[ad_1] “Silver Spoons” actor Ricky Schroder on Tuesday defended his role in getting Kenosha, Wisconsin, killer Kyle Rittenhouse freed on a $2 million bond, saying he was “infuriated” when he saw the teenager being vilified in the press. Schroder, an avid supporter of gun ownership and 30-year NRA member, said during an exclusive telephone interview with The Post
[ad_1] President-elect Joe Biden’s gun control plan includes a provision to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce In Arms Act, which protects firearm sellers and manufacturers from lawsuits related to the misuse of weapons or ammunition. Two Second Amendment advocates said the plan could cripple the gun industry and drive companies and small sellers alike
[ad_1] Seriously, though, the newsletter will take a break for Thanksgiving. There’ll be a brief edition Sunday to wrap up news from the week. House Democrats, who headed into this election expecting to expand their majority, are still reckoning with why they lost seats. They picked up nothing in territory carried by the president four
[ad_1] More interesting is what the slow melting of Trump’s glacial insistence that he didn’t lose is revealing elsewhere. Pundits who largely hew to the Trump line are left to figure out the path forward without guidance from the president. Some remain insistent that he’ll somehow triumph. Others — including, surprisingly, Fox News’s Laura Ingraham
[ad_1] Tucker Carlson opened his show Monday night claiming the 2020 election was ‘rigged’ against Trump in plain view, as he accused Democrats of colluding with the media and big tech companies to bend the contest in Biden’s favor. The claims came as part of a lengthy monologue by the Fox News host just hours
[ad_1] Tucker Carlson opened his show Monday night claiming the 2020 election was ‘rigged’ against Trump in plain view, as he accused Democrats of colluding with the media and big tech companies to bend the contest in Biden’s favor. The claims came as part of a lengthy monologue by the Fox News host just hours
[ad_1] A firearms-toting US congresswoman-elect who owns a gun-themed restaurant in Rifle, Colorado, has already asked Capitol Police about carrying her weapon on Capitol grounds, her office has acknowledged. If she does so, she apparently won’t be alone. The practice is allowed for lawmakers, with some limitations, under decades-old congressional regulations. The public is barred
[ad_1] You’ve heard a lot over the past few days about the security of our electronic voting machines. This is a real and serious issue, no matter who raises it or who tries to dismiss it out of hand as a conspiracy theory. Electronic voting is not as secure as traditional hand counting. It never
[ad_1] To the Editor: Re “An Unlikely Alliance to Save Lives” (Science Times, Nov. 17): It is encouraging to see the gun-owning community confront the extreme danger of a firearm in the hands of a person at risk of suicide. While the article explores a range of strategies for gun dealers and owners to keep
[ad_1] NRA-ILA reported to you on the record number of anti-gun bills that were introduced on November 9, the first day of pre-filing for the 2021 Regular Session of the Texas Legislature. Opponents of your Second Amendment rights immediately demonstrated how they will attempt to force the Bloomberg/Beto radical gun control agenda on law-abiding Texans. We are two weeks into pre-filing and