Category: gun ownership

How the FBI Undercounts Armed Citizen Responders to Mass Killers—and Media Play Along

The shooting that killed three people and injured another at a Greenwood, Indiana, mall on July 17 drew broad national attention because of how it ended—when 22-year-old Elisjsha Dicken, carrying a licensed handgun, fatally shot the attacker. While Dicken was praised for his courage and skill—squeezing off his first shot 15 seconds after the attack…


[Premiering 7/08 at 1PM ET] Over 90 Percent of Mass Shootings Happen in Gun-Free Zones | Facts Matter

This video is brought to you by Sekur: https://ept.ms/3yW0Wul I had the chance to sit down with Maj Toure, the co-founder of Black Guns Matter—an educational movement designed to enlighten those in urban communities to the lifestyle of being a responsible gun owner. Toure holds free instructional classes in urban communities across America teaching responsible gun…


[Premiering at 1PM ET] Over 90 Percent of Mass Shootings Happen in Gun-Free Zones | Facts Matter

This video is brought to you by Sekur: https://ept.ms/3yW0Wul I had the chance to sit down with Maj Toure, the co-founder of Black Guns Matter—an educational movement designed to enlighten those in urban communities to the lifestyle of being a responsible gun owner. Toure holds free instructional classes in urban communities across America teaching responsible gun…


Over 90 Percent of Mass Shootings Happen in Gun-Free Zones | Facts Matter

This video is brought to you by Sekur: https://ept.ms/3yW0Wul I had the chance to sit down with Maj Toure, the co-founder of Black Guns Matter—an educational movement designed to enlighten those in urban communities to the lifestyle of being a responsible gun owner. Toure holds free instructional classes in urban communities across America teaching responsible gun…


Elon Musk Says He ‘Strongly’ Believes in Second Amendment, Suggests ‘Special Permit’ Be Required for ‘Assault Rifles’

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk joined the right-to-bear arms debate this week by sharing his thoughts on the second amendment after the tragic shooting at Robb Elementary School in Texas on May 24. “I strongly believe that the right to bear arms is an important safeguard against potential tyranny of government. Historically, maintaining their…


California Bill Would Restrict Some With Criminal Records from Possessing a Gun

SAN DIEGO—Assemblyman Brian Maienschein (D-San Diego) Friday announced legislation intended to prevent people convicted of specified crimes from possessing a firearm in California. State law prohibits a person convicted of a felony from possessing a firearm. It also prohibits people convicted of specified misdemeanors from possessing a firearm for 10 years after their conviction. Maienschein’s…


Judge Denies Request to Block Law Sharing Info With Gun Violence Researchers

SAN DIEGO—A San Diego federal judge has denied a request from gun owners for a temporary restraining order to block a newly signed state law that allows their personal information to be shared with a research center studying gun violence. The suit filed earlier this month by the National Rifle Association on behalf of five…


Support for More Gun Control Falls, but Partisan Gap Grows

Commentary According to a new Gallup poll, support for stricter gun control has fallen by 15 percentage points in just the last five years. But, despite the drop being driven by independents’ changing views, Democrats aren’t likely to rethink their support for more gun control. The partisan divide on this issue has never been so large—91…


Montana Gov. Gianforte Signs Law Prohibiting Federal Ban on Gun Ownership

Montana passed a new law on April 23 that will prevent the federal government from placing prohibitions on gun ownership in the state, whether by new federal law, executive order, rules, regulation, or any new interpretations of existing law. “Today, I proudly signed Rep. [Jedediah] Hinkle’s law prohibiting federal overreach into our Second Amendment-protected rights,…


The Virtue of Gun Ownership and the Decline of Manliness

Commentary The latest horrific mass shooting in America, this time roughly 30 miles from my Denver home, happened on Monday. Ten died, and the suspect—a Trump-hating Syrian immigrant, hardly the MAGA hat-clad white man that the media so clearly desired—has been charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder. The Boulder, Colorado, shooting has, predictably, reopened…