Greg Raven

New Concealed Carry Report for 2019: 18.66 million permit holders despite 16 constitutional carry states, over 1.4 million more than last year

A copy of this report is available here. Copies of our annual reports from 2014 through 2018 are available here.

Debunking ‘assault rifle’ lies

Second Amendment rights

For those who do not understand the meaning of our Second Amendment rights, let us make it clear once and for all:

The NRA stands upon a cornerstone of liberty

The NRA isn’t just under attack in the opening salvo of this political season because it stands steadfastly in defense of our right to keep and bear arms. The NRA also is under an unprecedented assault right now because, by stubbornly refusing to give up this most fundamental of rights, the NRA is taking a stand upon a cornerstone of individual liberty that, by default, also protects the very nature of American freedom.

Little Boy Beto and his party declare of war on law-abiding Americans

So now we have heard the Democrats’ eternally adolescent, presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke promise that, if elected, he will order the national government’s police and military forces to seize AR-15s and other incorrectly described “assault weapons” from law-abiding U.S. citizens. It is an odd and, perhaps, even a dangerous decision to tell Americans that you will strip them of inalienable rights as soon as you can, but there you are.

Prozac maker paid millions to secure favorable verdict in mass shooting lawsuit, victims say

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The drugmaker that produces Prozac, the antidepressant that Joseph Wesbecker’s victims blamed for his deadly shooting rampage 30 years ago at Standard Gravure, secretly paid the victims $20 million to help ensure a verdict exonerating the drug company.

Dear San Francisco: I am not a terrorist

Maine tops ‘safest states’ rankings four years after removing major gun restriction

AUGUSTA – When Maine passed a “Constitutional Carry” law allowing Maine residents to carry a concealed firearm without any special permit in 2015, opponents of the law forecast a dangerous future for the state. They said the new law would hurt public safety and put Maine kids at risk.

California sheriff encourages concealed-carry holders in his county to ‘exercise their rights’

Promoting the right to bear arms and defend yourself, a California sheriff is encouraging law-abiding concealed-carry holders in his jurisdiction to help safeguard themselves and others.

Congressional GOP misses the mark with gun confiscation proposal

Some Republicans in Congress are seeking to pass a “red flag law,” which would grant law enforcement to do what legal precedent has rarely permitted — forcefully enter homes and confiscate lawful firearms without any evidence of a crime.