Tag: gun ownership

Serbian President Touts Gun Control Plan, Vows to ‘Disarm’ Country

In the wake of two deadly shootings within two days, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has ordered his government to toughen the Balkan country’s already strict gun control measures, with a goal of reducing private gun ownership by 90 percent. In a Thursday address to the nation still mourning the victims, Vučić said he has instructed…


US Supreme Court Upholds 2nd Amendment: Gun Ownership is a Right of Americans | Facts Matter

Right now, one of the arguments circulating online against private gun ownership is that the Second Amendment doesn’t actually give people the right to own guns. The reason for this view is not a mystery because, within the modern context, the plain language of the Second Amendment is a little bit confusing. It states: “A well-regulated…


Outlawed Motorcycle Gangs to Be Refused Firearms Under Aussie State’s Proposed Gun Laws

Outlawed motorcycle gangs may need to use other means to showcase their criminal misdemeanour and villainous prowess—at least in the Australian State of Tasmania—as the state government seeks to amend its laws on gun ownership and usage. In a Feb. 1 statement, Tasmania’s Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management, Felix Ellis, said criminal activity…


Get Ready for More Cynical, Useless Gun-Control Push

Commentary The first question any reasonable person asks after a horrible crime is, “What could have been done to stop it?” Yet after every mass shooting, gun controllers suggest unworkable, unconstitutional, completely ineffectual ideas that target people who will never commit a crime. After the twin mass shootings in California last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom…


Handgun Owners Carrying Daily Doubled in 4 Years, Says Study

The number of Americans carrying handguns on a daily basis doubled between 2015 and 2019 according to a new study, with self-protection found to be a key reason for the increase. The study, published by the American Journal of Public Health on Nov. 16, is based on a survey of 2,389 U.S. adult handgun owners…


Handgun Owners Carrying Daily Doubled in 4 Years, Study Says

The number of Americans carrying handguns on a daily basis doubled between 2015 and 2019 according to a new study, with self-protection found to be a key reason for the increase. The study, published by the American Journal of Public Health on Nov. 16, is based on a survey of 2,389 U.S. adult handgun owners…


Canadians Skeptical That Handgun Freeze Will Reduce Crime: Privy Council Study

Many Canadians have doubts that a federal freeze on handguns would be effective in deterring firearms-related crimes, an in-house Privy Council study has found. “Most were unsure as to the practicalities and realities of such a policy,” said the study titled “Continuous Qualitative Data Collection of Canadians’ Views,” which also said that “a large number…


Study: Americans own more than 415 million firearms

Americans now own more than 415 million firearms, according to Georgetown professor William English. This was a key finding of the National Firearms Survey that was conducted last year by Denver-based research firm Centiment, at the request of English, a professor at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. English is a political economist…


PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: ‘Gun Control Is Racist’​​: Maj Toure on 2nd Amendment Rights

This episode will premiere on Saturday, August 20 at 7:30 p.m. ET. “If you believe that black life matters and you don’t advocate for black people to have the means to defend themselves, that’s a contradiction,” says Maj Toure. He’s a Philadelphian rapper and founder of BlackGunsMatter, a movement that advocates for Second Amendment rights…


‘Gun Control Is Racist’​​: Maj Toure on 2nd Amendment Rights

“If you believe that black life matters and you don’t advocate for black people to have the means to defend themselves, that’s a contradiction,” says Maj Toure. He’s a Philadelphian rapper and founder of BlackGunsMatter, a movement that advocates for Second Amendment rights and promotes responsible gun ownership in black and urban communities. There is…