Even if you’re a seasoned gun owner or you’re new to guns – we wanted to talk a little bit about strategies you can use to most effectively use your time and the time of your retailer during these strange times. As a firearm retailer, we’ve talked about this before but from what I’ve seen, … Read more
Still more hand-wringing from those who see hundreds of thousands of first-time gun buyers (and counting) and realize the damage being done to the cause impeding, reducing, controlling, and eliminating civilian gun ownership in this country. In its length, its scope, and its threat and alterations to the social fabric, this pandemic plays into the … 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
With Michael Bloomberg footing their bill, you wouldn’t think that Everytown for Gun Safety would need free media support like the gun control boosters at People Magazine are providing here. Then again, Mayor Mike just dropped a huge stack of cash on a ridiculous vanity project, so he may not be in the mood to fully … Read more
Fred Guttenberg lost a daughter in the Parkland shooting. Since then, he’s been an outspoken gun control advocate. Yesterday, during an online Biden campaign rally, Guttenberg betrayed the hysterical desperation that’s been sweeping through the gun control industry as a result of hundreds of thousands of first-timers buying guns since the COVID-19 emergency started. Guttenberg … Read more
“This gives them a way to get in and get out without having to be in the public with other people,” said [Crosshairs Texas gun store owner] Devon Michalik. Which the couple says is actually less jarring for a lot of the first-time gun owners they’re seeing come through. “For somebody that’s new into the … Read more
“I’ve been here my whole life doing this,” said [Gun Room owner Shaun] Lacasse, whose father opened the [Portland, Oregon] store in 1965. “I’m 52 years old, I grew up behind this counter. I’ve never seen anything like yesterday.” It’s impossible to know what proportion of the increased sales were from first-time buyers since that … Read more
We published news last night of the ATF’s guidance regarding drive-thru and outdoor kiosk sales of firearms in order to improve social distancing and protect firearms retailers and their customers. That new guidance came as a result of a push by the NSSF for the change given the current national emergency. Here’s the NSSF’s press … Read more
While it’s nice to see some businesses flourishing in these scary times, [gun store owner Gregg] Bouslog says that safety has been a huge issue at the range, as many first-time buyers seem to have gotten all of their notions about guns and gun safety from television. We tried to look at just who the … Read more
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