Gun Rights

Congresswoman: Norway gunman touted lax US gun laws

The U.S. should be ashamed that its laws would allow high-capacity gun magazines used in the Norwegian massacre to be sold and shipped overseas, says a New York congresswoman seeking to restrict use of such magazines.

Obama Pushing UN Gun Control on US

In another effort to undermine the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, President Obama is quietly trying to adopt the United Nations’ international gun control restrictions. Basically, they are trying to disarm the American people.

Drug cartel sending U.S. weapons to Mexico

EL PASO, Texas, July 13 (UPI) -- A Mexican drug cartel may be smuggling military-grade weapons through El Paso, Texas, and Columbus, N.M., into Mexico, a former intelligence officer said.

SAF Wins Injunction V. Chicago Gun Range Ban

In a 3-0 ruling issued last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has reversed a lower court ruling and ordered that court to issue a preliminary injunction against the City of Chicago on behalf of the Second Amendment Foundation that prevents the city from banning gun ranges inside city limits.

A Gun Activist Takes Aim at U.S. Regulatory Power

(GunReports.com) -- An article in the Wall Street Journal Law Blog, written by Jess Bravin, overviews the efforts of Montanan Gary Marbut to invalidate the federal government's ability to regulate gun sales. It's worth a look. From the story: With a homemade .22-caliber rifle he calls the Montana Buckaroo, Gary Marbut dreams of taking down the federal regulatory state.

Administration’s Gun Restrictions Target Border State Citizens

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today criticized the Obama administration’s decision to impose new reporting requirements for gun sales in states along the U.S.-Mexico Border.

NRA Files a Motion for an Immediate End to Illinois’ Ban on Right-to-Carry

(GunReports.com) -- The National Rifle Association (NRA) is filing a motion for an injunction asking the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois to immediately strike down Illinois’ complete and total ban on carrying firearms for self-defense outside the home or place of business.

NRA-ILA: Bloomberg Flat-Out Lies in New Ad Campaign

(GunReports.com) -- Last week, the most visible gun control advocate in this country, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, appeared on MSNBC and CNN, promoting his new TV ad urging that Congress impose so-called 'terrorist watchlist' gun control legislation. The ad features an edited portion of the well-known video of a scraggly-looking al Qaeda misfit claiming -- falsely -- that jihadists can buy machine guns at gun shows in the United States, without a background check.

JPFO announces new executive director

(GunReports.com) -- Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (JPFO) has named Tucson's Charles Heller, as its new executive director.

Firearms Industry Warns Retailers of Anti-gun Survey

(GunReports.com) -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is urging extreme caution should retailers decide to participate in a firearms licensee survey being distributed by anti-gun researcher and activist Garen Wintemute and his colleagues at the University of California at Davis.

Shotgun Shooting Tips: How To Hit More Incoming Doves

Dropping a dove without retrieving it is both poor form and wasteful. If the friendly neighborhood game warden is in the area, such unsportsmanlike conduct might also get you cited for "waste of game."

When you have managed to knock a bird out of the sky with a well-placed pattern of shot, watch the bird fall all the way to the ground and keep your eye on that spot.

Focus on any identifiable landmark - a clump of tall grass, a bush, a telephone pole or fence post that is in direct line with the fallen bird and immediately walk to that spot.

Don't take your eyes off the spot. Don't shoot another bird and don't look down to load your shotgun. Retrieving that bird is your first and only mission.

Unlike crossing birds where swing through and shooting well in front of the doves is necessary, an incomer requires a touch of finesse.

Marlene Duncan Wins NRA 2011 Sybil Ludington Women’s Freedom Award

(GunReports.com) -- The National Rifle Association has selected Marlene Duncan of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, to receive the 2011 Sybil Ludington Women's Freedom Award. This award recognizes exceptional accomplishments of modern heroines through their legislative activism as well as advocacy, volunteerism, and education of others to the goals of the Second Amendment and the NRA on a national level.

Ammo Price Increases Are Coming

Since President Donald Trump’s announcement on April 4 about new tariffs — a 10% blanket tariff on all imports, plus targeted reciprocal tariffs —...