During the Coronavirus pandemic, the number of concealed handgun permits has soared to over 21.52 million – a 48% increase since 2016. It’s also a 10.5% increase over the number of permits we counted a year ago in 2020. Unlike gun ownership surveys that may be affected by people’s unwillingness to answer personal questions, concealed handgun permit data is the only really “hard data” that we have. This increase occurred despite 21 Constitutional Carry states that no longer provide data on all those legally carrying a concealed handgun because people in those states no longer need a permit to carry.
Continue reading “Concealed carry permit holders across the United States: 2021”Smith & Wesson moving HQ out of Mass. as anti-gun bills threatening 60% of its revenue left company ‘no choice’
After more than a hundred and fifty years in Massachusetts, iconic gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson is moving its headquarters to Tennessee in order to escape new anti-gun legislation that would cost the company approximately sixty percent of its annual revenue.
Continue reading “Smith & Wesson moving HQ out of Mass. as anti-gun bills threatening 60% of its revenue left company ‘no choice’”Court rejects qualified immunity for cop who arrested gun owner carrying valid permit
In a welcome win for police accountability and gun rights, a federal court rejected a Connecticut police officer’s demand for qualified immunity after he arrested a driver with a valid gun permit for his legally owned firearm. Blocking the driver’s lawsuit and siding with the officer, Judge Janet Bond Atherton wrote in her opinion, “would eviscerate Fourth Amendment protections for lawfully armed individuals.”
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Source: PatriotPost.us
NYPD will issue easier-to-fire guns to new recruits, aiming for improved accuracy
NYPD recruits will receive guns that are easier to fire under a new initiative to improve accuracy, the Daily News has learned.
Continue reading “NYPD will issue easier-to-fire guns to new recruits, aiming for improved accuracy”20 attorneys general join fight against Joe Biden’s executive gun control
Republican attorneys general from 20 states are taking up the fight against President Joe Biden’s executive gun control regarding firearm parts and kits.
Continue reading “20 attorneys general join fight against Joe Biden’s executive gun control”U.S. Supreme Court limits police power to enter homes with no warrant
The U.S. Constitution has been in the spotlight for years now, and debates surrounding certain amendments continue to rage.
Continue reading “U.S. Supreme Court limits police power to enter homes with no warrant”That’s illegal?
It recently came to my attention that a concealed carrier was placed under arrest in Chicago for having a laser sight on his handgun. In Chicago, it is apparently against the laws to possess an “assault weapon,” laser sight accessory, or silencer with the exception of law enforcement or the armed forces. How many of us knew that?
Continue reading “That’s illegal?”A Front Sight member is running for Governor of California
In the recall election to oust Gavin Newsom, a real contender has emerged to become the next Governor of California: Larry Elder.
Continue reading “A Front Sight member is running for Governor of California”The Melinda Herman Case: Six shots to save your life
Donnie Herman owned two guns for home defense. One was a .38 revolver, and Donnie took his wife Melinda to the range to learn how to fire it in case she’d ever have to use it to protect herself or her 9-year-old twins. That circumstance arose just two weeks later when, home alone with her children, Melinda was confronted by an intruder.
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