Current Events in the Gun Industry

A study by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that bans on semi-automatic firearms, commonly referred to as “assault weapons,” had no effect on fatal mass murders, as GunsAmerica reported in 2020.

Attendees were informed that as of the end of April, only 125,000 ATF Form 1’s have been submitted, with the deadline set for May 31, 2023, to receive a free tax stamp and comply with the ruling.

That’s what three perps were able to make off with last Sunday morning in a smash-and-grab burglary at Beech Grove Firearms in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Over the past week, Washington, Maryland, and Colorado have been joined by Oregon in passing some of the strictest gun control laws in recent history.

Further, the new plan forms a committee to review firearms currently for sale in Canada and allows for the addition of new models to the 2020 ban provided they are manufactured after the C-21 law was put in place. Conservatives warn that the committee will be used to continue restricting citizens’ rights in the coming years.

"Should [Hunter Biden] be turned over since he violated [ATF] Form 4473?"ATF Director Steve Dettelbach: "I am not going to comment""So you don't take a position on we should have equal justice?"Dettelbach: "I am not able to comment" pic.twitter.com/l65ulQWR1a— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 26, 2023 Lying on the ATF’s Firearms Transaction Record, aka a Form [...]

“ASA is unequivocally opposed to any attempt to ban suppressors,” the organization said in a press release. 

“I’ve been grateful to have Angela by my side for the past four years as both a colleague and a friend, and I know Moms Demand Action will thrive with her new guidance and leadership,” said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action in a press release obtained by GunsAmerica.

Canada’s Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino announced Wednesday morning that the federal government is initiating the first steps of its Firearms Buyback Program.