Making the anti-gunners cry: The poll also found that 53 percent of Americans oppose a ban on assault rifles and semiautomatic guns – the first time more have opposed than supported a ban. I wonder if it’s that people realize the function and utility of weapons that look like assault weapons. Or that people realized […]

Mini 14s and AR-15s for sale at Wal-Mart. And handguns for sale at Ace Hardware!

More likely, they’re just losing.

AR-15s for sale at Wal-Mart.

Social coupons for shooting lessons.

Editorial sticks up for gun rights for medical marijuana users. Major paper says homicide rates not linked to gun control. In Green Bay, a victory. I love this: We have people that have gun phobias, that’s all we have here.

Rasmussen: 39% See ‘Pro-Gun’ As Positive Label, 27% Say It’s A Negative I wonder if you did the poll and used the word ‘Anti-gun’ how the results would skew. All in the marketing.

Huge increase in NC handgun permits

Chicago Democrat supports concealed carry of firearms. I had to read the headline twice.

Colleges offering shooting lessons.

Excellent: Among women, the fastest-growing group of concealed handgun license owners in Texas is African American More from Joe.

Ten years ago, I’d have never thought CSPAN would cover a Campus Carry Forum. Now, look.

Seen at Panera bread.

Obvious statement is obvious: In every House and Senate election nationwide since 1990, the gun industry and its backers have outspent gun-control advocates by wide margins, according to an Arizona Republic analysis of campaign-finance data compiled by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics. In 2010, 66 percent of the gun-rights donations in House races and […]

Glock magazines sold at Overstock.com.

Wisconsin looks to become 49th state with a concealed carry provision, governor expected to sign. Tam notes the narrative: And so, year by year and state by state, the CCW reform movement spread across this fair land. And each and every time, the local media would chant the same old litany, almost as if they […]

Preemption strengthened in FL. Places permit holders can carry in NC expanded.

Chicago Police Chief distancing himself from gun control, Daley: “My goal is to bring the gun debate back to the center,” McCarthy told aldermen. “I think that we have abolitionists on one side and I think that we have NRA and those kind of folks on the other side, and frankly it’s too polarizing a […]

Reader Scott emails: A couple of days ago I posted a comment to your blog post about the Living Social coupon for CCW permit training. My dad, a 61-year old guy who moved to Tennessee with my Mom just a few years ago from Illinois, called me today to let me know that he passed […]

LivingSocial offers concealed carry class for $49.

And it’s important: self reliance is the death knell for ‘progressivism’ I’d like to believe that independent people are not viewed as a threat to progressive ideals. But, as Josh Horowitz indicates, even they don’t pretend that’s the case any more.

NSSF releases the the results of a survey on AR-15 ownership, with lots of interesting stats. Notably: 30 percent of all MSR owners purchased their first rifle in 2009 or 2010.

An art exhibit depicting phobias as holes at a golf course has one for hoplophobia: Hoplophobia comes from the Greek word hoplon, meaning armor. One belief of people with this fear can be that the control of the weapon lies in the firearm itself and not in the handler of the weapon. In other words, […]

Mythbusters to do a segment on sound suppressors, featuring Silencerco. That popular TV shows are showing these things is good for us. It’s not the first time Mythbusters has featured suppressors.

The Brady Campaign is scared that the open carry movement is expanding.

Positive press coverage of the AK?

Not so important that we recognize the anti-gun folks are losing. We’ve known that for a while. It is important that the mainstream media is admitting it.

Robb Allen: Do you think the Brady’s or the VPC got three hundred and eighty four women to give up guns this weekend? Do you think any of the gun control groups were able to put that many smiles on faces in one day?

Number one show on cable: Sons of Guns. Guess I’ll have to watch it some day.

Gun control not getting traction: The left has permanently lost the argument on gun control. Despite their best efforts to take advantage of the tragic shooting in Arizona to promote pointless restrictions on things like the size of handgun magazines, the propaganda campaign is unlikely to go anywhere. Instead, the right to keep and bear […]