I’ve written quite a bit about malfunctioning guns over the years. I published Criminals and the Guns They Carry. That article was a study of all the unloaded broken and malfunctioning guns…
NSSF Infographic: Gun Sales Up, Crime Rates Down
With gun control advocates in Congress continuing to beat the drum on restricting Americans' Second Amendment rights, it's important to remember the facts are on our side. As NSSF's new infographic shows, violent crime…
FASTER Saves Lives: Who Will Protect Your Children at School?
Not a month goes by without a news report of an active shooter situation somewhere in the United States. If you look at the FBI statistics (which have only been updated to…
Understanding the Miranda warning and what it means to you
The Miranda warning, sometimes referred to as your Miranda rights, is a warning police give to criminal suspects after they are taken into custody. The purpose of the Miranda warning depends on…
Knox County concealed carry instructors indicted for teaching short classes; Dozens of licenses suspended
The Columbus Dispatch reported last week that a Knox County grand jury has indicted two former NRA-certified instructors on a combined 50 felony counts, accused of falsifying certificates of completion for the concealed handgun license courses. …
Massachusetts Attorney General Unilaterally Bans Thousands of Previously Legal Guns
On July 19, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey issued an “enforcement notice” that greatly expands the Commonwealth’s definition of “assault weapon.” AG Healey alleges that the ban’s definition of “copy” or “duplicate” “assault weapons”…
Senator Rob Portman surges ahead of Strickland in polls following stand against gun control proposals
The post recent Quinnipiac University poll of three swing states shows U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) opening up a seven-point lead on anti-gun rights Democrat Ted Strickland. According to the poll, Sen. Portman leads…
Chris W. Cox Delivers the Straight Truth on Hillary Clinton and the Second Amendment
[Last week], NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox addressed the Republican National Convention about the grave threat to the Second Amendment posed by a Hillary Clinton presidency. [The next day], Clinton’s attack dogs were…
Butler Co. Sheriff Richard Jones discusses call to arms for civilian staff on NRANews.com
Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones is receiving international attention for his decision to urge his civilian staff with a valid Ohio concealed handgun license (CHL) to carry their firearms within the department’s headquarters at…
The Myth of “Declining” Gun Ownership
Americans are buying guns at an unprecedented rate and have been doing so for some time, but is gun ownership declining, as gun control supporters claim? Gun control supporters want politicians to…