U.S. Rep.
@BurgessOwens
(R-Utah) took to the floor of the House of Representatives with a reminder that gun control has roots in a racist past and only serves to further victimize disaffected communities.
Upon analyzing 30 years of data on violent crime and homicide rates, researchers found the states that moved to less restrictive concealed carry policies saw no increase in violent crime, included homicides.
"Whenever the left talks about gun control, significant numbers of people who see value in the Second Amendment run out and purchase a gun. Normally, that wouldn’t include me. But this time was different. Here’s why." - Robert Norman,
@FDRLST
.
Judge Roger Benitez did more than just strike a blow to gun control by exposing California’s ban on Modern Sporting Rifles (MSRs) as unconstitutional in Miller v. Bonta, he also exposed Ryan Busse as a gun control fraud,
@AmmoLand
reported. Busse, a Senior Advisor to Giffords gun
NSSF applauds U.S.
@SenTedCruz
for directly addressing the ongoing and illegal discrimination of the firearm industry by major banks and payment processors.
Virginia’s gun rights battle is real. The intention to disarm law-abiding Virginians is serious. NSSF is focused and determined to defeat this gun control agenda and protect the ability of Virginians to exercise their Second Amendment rights.
NSSF applauds U.S.
@SenTedCruz
for directly addressing the ongoing and illegal discrimination of the firearm industry by major banks and payment processors.
If "Beto" O'Rourke is in fact considering a run for governor his gun control platform, which includes universal background checks, banning adults under 21 from owning a gun, gun rationing and more, won't bode well for him on the Texas ballot.
Kimber Manufacturing, headquartered in Yonkers, N.Y., announced it will officially move its corporate headquarters to Troy, Alabama continuing its years-long shift away from Gov. Cuomo's antigun atmosphere.
When it comes to finding a mentor to learn how to hunt, there are increasingly more opportunities today. Here is an example of a successful mentorship program in Wisconsin.
The Bloomberg-backed group Be Smart was caught stapling their own cards to what are clearly Project ChildSafe-branded locks. Those locks are paid for by the firearm industry and are distributed for free.
"The [Aurora] shooter was able to carry out an act of violence not because of a lack of gun laws, but because of a bureaucratic failure to enforce the existing ones."
@madelineorr
@FDRLST
U.S. Sen.
@tedcruz
(R-Texas) reintroduced the NSSF-backed Financial Institution Customer Protection Act, which would prohibit federal regulators from forcing banking institutions to end relationships with legal businesses.
The Department of Homeland Security includes the firearm industry’s manufacturing, distribution, retail and range businesses as essential critical services that should remain open during the
#COVID19
pandemic.
Suggesting red flag laws should be used against someone because his/her words got twisted on social media is one example of why red flag laws are met with skepticism.
Some states have tried, are currently trying, or now have a Second Amendment tax holiday where people can purchase hunting supplies, ammunition, and firearms without the burden of sales tax. This should be an idea taken seriously across all states.
A U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit panel struck down California's age-based gun ban that forbid adults under the age of 21 from purchasing rifles and shotguns in a 2-1 decision in Jones v. Bonta.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is still trying to punish the firearm industry with unconstitutional gun control measures. The firearm industry in New Mexico must stay vigilant and speak out against these unconstitutional aims.
.
#gunpolicy
If someone calls an AR-15-style rifle an “assault weapon,” then they’ve been duped by an agenda. The only real way to define what is an “assault weapon” is politically, as in how any given law chooses to define the term—this is why the states that have ...
"In light of these credible allegations, and Mr. Chipman's long record of anti-Second Amendment extremism, the President must withdraw Mr. Chipman's nomination." - Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R - Ky.)
#OpposeChipman
4 Basic Rules of
#GunSafety
:
1. Keep muzzle pointed in a safe direction always.
2. Treat every firearm as if it were loaded.
3. Don't rely on your gun's "safety." Keep fingers out of trigger guard until ready to shoot.
4. Be sure of your target and what is beyond it.
She isn't to be bothered with facts. She doesn't need the data or the science. When it comes to
#gunrights
,
@GovKathyHochul
needs only the echo chamber of New York's legislature to nod in agreement as they strip New Yorkers of their rights.
@lkeane
How is today’s long range sniper shooting preparing me for the Ryder Cup?
Meditation, controlling my thoughts, breathing, heart rate and connecting with the target are critical for both!
U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez blocked California law
#Prop63
requiring background checks for people buying ammunition, issuing a sharply worded rebuke of “onerous and convoluted” regulations that violate the constitutional right to bear arms.
#2A
NSSF applauds Mississippi Gov.
@tatereeves
for signing the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act, this law bans credit card tracking code for firearm retailer purchases.
A staggering 800
#women
were trained in the safe and responsible use of firearms and shooting fundamentals at this recent Detroit area firearms course.
Thanks to a generous $50,000 grant from the
@Cabelas
Outdoor Fund, NSSF will provide its
@ProjChildSafe
gun locks and firearm safety education materials to state departments of natural resources to promote secure storage of firearms.
Banks are trying to run out the clock on a proposed rule that would bar them from unfairly discriminating against businesses, including firearms businesses because they don't agree with the politics.
The FBI released the 2021 Uniform Crime Report (UCR) () that showed – again – that murderers commit their crimes more often with knives, fists and clubs than they do with all rifles.
Gun control groups are blaming American gun rights for the immigration crisis along the southern border. In truth, Mexico is a case study for what happens when civilians are prohibited from owning firearms for personal use or protection.
South Dakota's
@govkristinoem
(R) has proclaimed August 2020 as National Shooting Sports Month, acknowledging the firearm industry's $346 million economic impact in the state and $11 million excise tax and license fee contributions to conservation. .
Colorado Senate Bill 168 should be opposed. This bill was supposed to create fairness. It doesn't. It is just unfair to different people. A group of 15 content creators are asking the Colorado legislature to reject SB 168.
#coleg
#copolitics
#sb168
#COVID19
Update: Texas Attorney General Rules Cities and Counties May Not Prohibit or Restrict Gun Sales () | See nationwide updates from
@NSSF
here: .
"NSSF will carefully review the executive orders ... Where those orders exceed his lawful authority and usurp the power of Congress to make law NSSF will take all 'appropriate steps' to protect the interests of our industry and the
#2A
rights..." -
@lkeane
NSSF criticizes the Department of Justice's (DOJ) plea agreement with Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, to avoid prosecution for illegally possessing a firearm as an admitted drug user.
There are nearly 19 million licensed concealed carriers of firearms in the United States, according to the Crime Prevention Research Center. The number climbed by 1.4 million since last year, an 8 percent increase. Alabama had the highest rate, at 26 pe...
NSSF commends Congress’s passage of the Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act (H.R. 1222). The bipartisan legislation, sponsored by
@RepRonKind
(D-Wis.),
@RepRobBishop
(R-Utah) and
@Rep_Hunter
(R-Calif.) was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives.
After the Aurora, Colorado theater tragedy in 2012, Kim Condon taught herself about firearms and learned to shoot so she could better protect herself and those around her. She eventually opened up her own training facility Boondocks Training Academy.
Gun sales spike among African-Americans: 'Our ancestors died for us to vote, they also died for us to be able to carry guns' via
@YahooNews
@JimCurcuruto
The president’s repeated pattern of putting empty politics over serious policy proposals shows where his focus is. Not on holding criminals accountable or protecting Americans’ Constitutional rights, but on control and restricting rights. Read more here: .
Congress must ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, require safe storage of firearms, eliminate gun manufacturers’ immunity from liability, and require background checks for all gun sales, and state officials must do the same.
The total number of full-time equivalent jobs in the firearms industry rose from approximately 166,000 in 2008 to almost 342,330 in 2020, a 106 percent increase. Here are some current job openings: .
#jobs
"Anything can be a weapon. A knife can be a weapon, a golf club can be a weapon, it becomes a weapon after your intention is to hurt somebody. Then it's a weapon." - Christine Manning (via
@WCVB
)
"We are grateful for
@MossbergCorp
's support of National Shooting Sports Month through its generous Gearbox Giveaway donation," said Zach Snow, NSSF Director, Member Development.
"This serves as notice to antigun politicians that their campaign to trample on constitutional rights and advance a radical agenda to deny citizens' their Second Amendment rights will not go unchallenged." -
@lkeane
A Pew Research Center poll found that support for gun control lower is now than it was in 2019, even as Democrats in Congress shout for gun control and President Biden pitches fraudulent claims about gun sales from the White House.
"We go where there's high violence, high crime, high gun control — high slave mentalities, to be perfectly honest — and inform urban America about their human right, as stated in the Second Amendment, to defend their life." -
@MAJTOURE
Bans on modern sporting rifles do nothing to address the very real problems in our country. They don’t reduce crime. They don’t reduce suicides, accidents, or mass shooting tragedies. Bans don’t work because it’s only a ban for those who follow the law.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California Judge Roger Benitez struck down the Golden State’s ban on magazines with a capacity greater than 10 rounds. Read Larry Keane’s blog:
"Forgive the firearm industry if we seem jaded. We're just not buying the calls for unity/healing. Not when our industry has been called 'the enemy' and not when far-left firebrands are calling to create 'lists' of Americans who dare to disagree."
@lkeane
In today's
@USATODAY
, NSSF proudly celebrates
@USAShooting
with a full-page ad highlighting the athletes who won 6 medals, including 3 gold, at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, equaling the team's best performance since the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
Firearm owners and family members can help save lives by making sure that a person in crisis cannot access a gun or other means of self-harm.
Please honor National Suicide Prevention Month by checking on your firearm storage practices during Gun Storage Check Week, September
August is National Shooting Sports Month. Check out Julie’s Intro to Shooting Sports post over on the Smith & Wesson Blog!
Make sure to stay tuned the whole month for tips, tricks, and info on the Shooting Sports!
#letsgoshooting
We are now taking our opposition to the public to remind their senators that Chipman's nomination is a threat to jobs, revenue and not the least – the ability of law-abiding citizens to exercise their Second Amendment rights.
"NSSF is extremely pleased with the confirmation of Justice Barrett and we are confident her service to the nation and the Supreme Court will have tremendous and lasting impact for decades and generations," said
@lkeane
There is one week left to participate in this important survey regarding the ownership and usage of modern sporting rifles (MSRs). If you own or use a modern sporting rifle, please consider taking the survey and get your chance to win a $250 gift card! .