(Photo: ABC Action News) By Salam Fatohi Recently, Pew Charitable Trusts explored gun buyback programs and their ability to reduce crime. A “gun buyback program,” or GBP, is a local government program that purchases unwanted firearms. The premise that the government is purchasing “back” privately-owned firearms is nonsense because the government never owned them in the first [...]
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Gun Buybacks: Double Down or Save Taxpayer Cash?
BY News Wire Published: September 20, 2022 { 4 comments }‘Federal Assault Weapons Licensing Act’ Introduced
BY S.H. Blannelberry Published: September 20, 2022 { 114 comments }This week, Congressman Chris Jacobs (D-NY) introduced the Federal Assault Weapons Licensing Act, a bill that would establish a licensing system for prospective purchasers of modern sporting rifles.
WATCH: MTG Fires Back at Anti-Gun Activists
BY S.H. Blannelberry Published: September 20, 2022 { 18 comments }Last week, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) was confronted by a group of anti-gun activists while walking down the sidewalk.
Detroit Police Officer Shoots Partner After Missing Dog
BY S.H. Blannelberry Published: September 20, 2022 { 20 comments }A Detroit Police officer was wounded on Sunday after his partner accidentally shot him in the leg.
Thieves Plow Car Into Gun Stores, Steal 100 Guns in Two Days
BY S.H. Blannelberry Published: September 14, 2022 { 38 comments }https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiiYrvp3Gb8 Authorities in Detroit, Michigan are currently searching for a band of thieves that stole almost 100 guns in two days. Surveillance footage shows the suspects entering the stores by plowing a vehicle right through the front entrance. Once inside, the masked bandits smash and grab as many guns as they possibly can. They’re [...]
NYC Mayor Urges Media to ‘Name The Gun’ to Hold Firearms Industry Accountable
BY S.H. Blannelberry Published: September 14, 2022 { 10 comments }This week, New York City Mayor Eric Adams delivered remarks to the National Press Club on ways it should change its reporting to hold the gun industry “accountable.”
Dems Call on FTC to Investigate Gun Industry for ‘Unfair and Deceptive’ Advertising
BY S.H. Blannelberry Published: September 13, 2022 { 12 comments }A group of 12 Democratic lawmakers this week called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate the gun industry for “unfair and deceptive advertising practices.”
Lott: How the FBI Undercounts Good Guys with Guns Stopping Active Shooters
BY S.H. Blannelberry Published: September 13, 2022 { 4 comments }Year after year, the Federal Bureau of Investigation underreports cases in which armed citizen responders stop active shooters.
Everytown Celebrates New Banking Codes to Track Gun Purchases, Monitor Gun Owners
BY S.H. Blannelberry Published: September 12, 2022 { 86 comments }Last week, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) declared that it would create distinct “merchant category codes” for firearm and ammunition purchases at gun stores.
CMP Announces Round 3 for 1911 Purchases: Taking Orders Now!
BY S.H. Blannelberry Published: September 8, 2022 { 5 comments }The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) has announced it will begin accepting orders to purchase CMP 1911 Type Pistols through September 30, 2022.









