An Open Letter to Congress and the American People from Nebraska Firearms Owners Association

The Nebraska Firearms Owners Association (NFOA), in conjunction with 36 other national, state, and local organization members of the National Coalition to Stop the Gun Ban, released an Open Letter to Congress and the American people announcing their opposition to any effort to institute government controls on private transfers of personal firearms between law-abiding individuals. Read more

Why Italian Fathers and Grandfathers pass their handguns down

An  old Italian man is dying. He calls his grandson  to his bedside, Guido, I wan’ you lissina me.     “I wan’ you to take-a my chrome plated .38 revolver  so you will always remember me.”

“But  grandpa, I really don’t like guns. How about you  leave me your Rolex watch instead?”

“You  lissina me, boy.  Somma day you gonna be runna da business, you gonna have a beautiful wife, lotsa money, a big-a home and maybe a couple of  bambinos.  Somma day you gonna come-a home and maybe finda you wife inna bed with another man.   Whatta you gonna do then ? Pointa to your watch and say,  “times up” ?

Think Pink With The New Shoot-N-C Targets From Birchwood Casey

Birchwood Casey’s revolutionary Shoot-N-C® Targets leave a bright ring around bullet holes for instant feedback. The adhesive backing allows shooters to mount the targets without staplers or push pins. Now for 2013 they have introduced Shoot-N-C Pink Reactive Targets for women shooters, or anyone who wants to bring a little pink into their shooting activities. Read more

Anti-Gunners’ Trinity: Private Gun Sale Bans, Gun Bans, Magazine Bans

While banning guns and magazines is being actively promoted by the anti-gunners (as evidenced by introduction of Sen. Feinstein’s S. 150), the criminalization of private firearm transfers is the centerpiece of their anti-Second Amendment efforts.  This is part of a strategy to chip away at our Second Amendment rights under the guise of being “reasonable.” But if you understand exactly what the anti-gunners are really talking about, you’ll understand that the restrictions they’re proposing are anything but reasonable. Read more

Senate Holds First Hearings of 2013 on Gun Rights

On January 30, the U.S. Senate Judiciary committee held a hearing entitled, “What Should America Do About Gun Violence?” It should have been called, “How Do We Attack Second Amendment Rights?” The hearing (which can be viewed here) consisted of a single panel that included NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre, Second Amendment scholar David Kopel, attorney Gayle Trotter, Baltimore County, Md. police chief James Johnson, and Mark Kelly, the husband of former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. (Rep. Giffords made a brief opening statement to the committee before the other witnesses took their seats.) Read more

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