The Illinois Department of Corrections has finally come clean with a list of inmates released since March 1. The data should scare the hell out of Illinois residents. And plenty of other states have done the same. While many of these Prairie State offenders had already been scheduled for “mandatory supervised release,” plenty more were … Read more
Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba issued an executive order a week ago banning open carry in his city. Lumumba used two shootings involving children as justification for the move, even though neither instance involved the open carry of firearms. He also claimed open carry made policing more difficult. Mississippi has a preemption law that … Read more
By Cain Pence The American character does not like authority. A nation born in rebellion, a country founded by exiles and a people possessed with a pioneer spirit do not respond well to dictates on their movements. It goes against everything that’s American. The Minutemen at Concord and Lexington, the pioneer headed West, and the … Read more
By Matt Manda It’s good to have friends in the fight. The coronavirus pandemic is causing economic hardship and worry for millions of Americans. Fortunately, the firearm and ammunition industry has allies in Congress to protect Americans’ rights and support small businesses. U.S. Rep. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) joined NSSF’s Larry Keane for a virtual townhall … Read more
A number of firearm and outdoor industry companies have announced special pricing for first responders, hospital workers and other essential employees during this COVID-19 period. This from Walther Arms . . . As a way of saying, “Thank you for keeping our country moving during these difficult times.” Walther has opened up VIP pricing to … Read more
Poor Joe Biden. Like a broken clock, he’s seldom right and even then it mostly a coincidence. He recently tweeted about the lack of school shootings in March. The apparent Democrat nominee for the 2020 presidential race credited the CCP coronavirus for putting a stop to school shootings. “It shouldn’t take a global pandemic shutting … Read more
John Costa, owner of The Gunrunner in Middleborough, whose logo pays homage to the Second Amendment, is looking to the Constitution to defend his refusal to close his store, despite being issued a cease-and-desist order from the town on April 2. “They’re going to have to drag me out of here or kill me, one … Read more
By Mark Oliva Work from home sounded like a great way to steer clear of infection and maybe slip out to the back forty for a morning turkey, spring bear, wild hog or even a predator hunt. After all, hours are gained back without commutes and if you’re working from home across from your spouse, … Read more
By Larry Keane The National Shooting Sports Foundation has conducted an anonymous survey of our manufacturer and distributor members, to better assist our members during this time of national crisis. According to the survey results, 80 percent of companies have not closed any facilities in the past month. The vast majority report no cases of … Read more
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