Category Archives: Gun Control

Obama Administration to Sign U.N. Arms Trade Treaty “In the Very Near Future”

As we reported last month, on April 2, the United Nations General Assembly voted 153-4 to pass the Arms Trade Treaty, with the United States voting in favor and several countries abstaining. The vote in the General Assembly pushed the … Continue reading

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California Law Takes Effect On Microstamping Guns

All the bad semiautomatic handguns are to be equipped with technology that stamps a code with the weapon’s make, model and serial number on bullet casings.  Read how this will stop the bad guys, or maybe this story doesn’t address … Continue reading

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Beretta Issues Statement on New Maryland Gun Control Law

The firearm companies owned by Beretta Holding in Maryland-Beretta U.S.A. Corp., Benelli U.S.A. Corporation and Stoeger Industries, Inc.-have all been deeply concerned about Governor Martin O’Malley’s effort this year to impose broad new restrictions on the rights of Maryland citizens … Continue reading

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Colorado Sheriffs to File Suit This Morning Against Colorado Anti-Gun Laws

Friday morning, May 17, at 10 a.m., Colorado Sheriffs and other plaintiffs will hold a press conference detailing the filing earlier that day of their federal civil rights lawsuit against House Bill 1224 (magazine ban) and 1229 (sales and temporary … Continue reading

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CCRKBA Says Coburn Amendment Made Sense, Blasts Senate

BELLEVUE, WA – A proposal by Sen. Tom Coburn to expand gun rights made sense, and Senate anti-gunners who opposed the measure should be held accountable by voters, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said … Continue reading

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Firearms Industry Praises Carter for Introducing Secure Firearms Act

NEWTOWN, CT — The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry, today praised U.S. Rep. John R. Carter (R-31, Texas) for his introduction of the bipartisan Secure Firearms Act.

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NSSF Dumps Reed, SHOT Management Still Undecided

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry, today announced that it has reached an agreement with Reed Exhibitions to terminate the agreement the parties had for the management of the SHOT Show®. Accordingly, effective … Continue reading

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CCRKBA: Data Conflicts with Gun Control Rhetoric

BELLEVUE, WA – Newly-released data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) proves that more guns in private hands do not lead to more murders, and a Pew Research study showing widespread ignorance of this fact suggests that the public … Continue reading

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Gun Crime Down. Period.

11,101 FATAL AND 467,300 NONFATAL FIREARM VICTIMIZATIONS OCCURRED IN 2011 WASHINGTON–Firearm-related homicides declined 39 percent and nonfatal firearm crimes declined 69 percent from 1993 to 2011, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. Firearm-related homicides dropped from … Continue reading

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Pincus Attacked by Anti-Gunners for Home Defense Advice

NRA speaker Rob Pincus is under heavy fire for remarks made at the National Rifle’s Association’s Annual Meeting last week when he suggested putting gun safes in kids’ bedrooms. The comments and video were picked up by The Huffington Post and … Continue reading

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