BioDefense Corporation thinks the increase in gun sales could cause terrorism. Somehow, people buying guns will lead to an increase in potential for biochemical attacks. No, really.

In this bit on rising gun sales, Obama’s respect for the second amendment includes a desire to ban the most popular sporting rifles in the country and concealed carry: Gun rights advocates interpret that as meaning he’ll at least enact curbs on ownership of assault and concealed weapons. If by interpret you mean actually know, […]

In Texas: Sullivan was among hundreds scrambling to buy a weapon Thursday at the gun store Cheaper Than Dirt! – which sold $101,000 in merchandise the day after the election, shattering its single-day sales record, said store owner DeWayne Irwin. 2Stories were similar across Texas, where residents are fiercely protective of their Second Amendment rights […]

ACORN not just stealing elections anymore: NSSF mentioned last night that ACORN is asking to get involved in an appeal of a Jersey City case that twice previously threw out one-gun-a-month laws. But their brief doesn’t answer questions gun owners want to know like why the hell ACORN wants to get involved. It turns out […]

A comment by Tom Gresham of Gun Talk: Nope, I’m not retiring. Maybe in 20 years. Actually, this award was one of more than a dozen presented at the same time. Alan Gura was there, and we presented him with an award and his own “copy” of the Smith & Wesson revolver with the “D.C. […]

Greg, in a post entitled Para Has Balls, says: There is clearly a need to make your company stand out in a field of glitzy advertising. Innovation isn’t enough to sell a product, and traditional PR thinking does not include embracing the “New Media”. Early adopters of a new medium are the real risk-takers, especially […]

In South Carolina: On those two days, South Carolina will waive collection of its 6 percent sales tax on the purchase of handguns, rifles and shotguns.

In DC, after Heller, residents are trying to get guns: Gun shops in suburban Maryland and Virginia felt an immediate impact from the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Thursday that the District’s handgun ban is unconstitutional. City leaders said it would take about three weeks to iron out the details: Which kinds of guns will be […]

Per a presser: HR 6310 will allow the firearms and ammunition industry to pay the FAET on a quarterly basis, the same payment schedule as every other industry that supports conservation. Currently firearms and ammunition manufacturers must pay the FAET bi-weekly. This payment schedule forces many manufacturers to borrow money to ensure on-time payment, and […]

Gun sales on the rise!

The National Shooting Sports Foundation: Hunting, Shooting Gear Tops Golf in Sales Fore! Sportsmen and women are playing through. Hunting- and shooting-related equipment has out-driven golf in sales, according to data released by the National Sporting Goods Association. New statistics show that hunting gear and firearm sales topped $3.7 billion in 2006, up 4.1 percent […]

It’s true. Peruse my archives. Anyway, their latest starts with the phrase Our View and at the Tennessean Our View and guns means they support gun control. So, let’s count, once again, the inaccuracies: Loophole creates easy venue for criminals to lock, load What loophole? Sales at gun shows are subject to the exact same […]

In light of yesterday’s mass shooting in a state where citizens are prohibited from carrying firearms, near a city where handguns are banned, on a school campus where firearms are prohibited (unless you have a note), The Brady Bunch and friends released a presser. It has some policies to reduce the carnage: o An effective […]

Since he’s going to be the next President, let’s review his website. His general statement: John McCain believes that the right of law abiding citizens to keep and bear arms is a fundamental, individual Constitutional right that we have a sacred duty to protect. We have a responsibility to ensure that criminals who violate the […]

Gov. Kaine breaks out the biggest band-aid he can find in an attempt to pass a law that would not have prevented the Virginia Tech massacre: Governor Timothy M. Kaine today announced a legislative proposal to close the gun show loophole in existing laws requiring instant background checks for firearms purchases. The Governor made the […]

Speaking of felonies, Adam Groves says: A new law effective Jan 1 will make criminals who use guns in the commission of a crime serve mandatory jail time without parole. According to the legislation, on Jan. 1 anyone employing a firearm during the commission of a felony will face a charge punishable by “the service […]

From the AP’s candidates on the issues: GUN CONTROL: DEMOCRATS: _Clinton: Voted for ban on assault-type weapons and to require background checks at gun shows. Favored leaving gun-makers and dealers open to civil suits. Also, in 2000 supported proposals for a federal requirement for state-issued photo gun licenses, as well as a national registry for […]

Oh, wait: Police arrested a man wanted by the law at the Harrisburg gun show. He was trying to buy a firearm, but one dealer realized something was wrong. “He was wanted,” said show manager show manager Nick Jubinski. “State Police came over, picked him up and arrested him.” A salesperson learned about the suspect’s […]

Ahab notices that is the issue the antis are pushing this week. And the media play along happily repeating misinformation: Background checks, however, aren’t necessary for firearms purchases made at gun shows or from a private seller, which, according to estimates, account for about half of the guns sold in the United States each year. […]

Seems Thomas C. Vanden Berk realized what sensible people knew all along. Candlelight vigils are about as useless as a cock-flavored lollipop. And such vigils are what you do when you have no money. I personally love this bit: But community vigils are not going to change the illegal manufacturing, marketing and distribution of guns […]

Difficult to do if you’re not aware of the laws but one way to alleviate the hassle is to buy weapons in state. Now, there’s a website for in state sales of firearms.

Me neither. On the puzzlement of supposedly declining gun ownership: On firearms, the GSS states that the numbers of owners are decreasing when training courses are filled to capacity across the nation, are constantly being expanded, and sales are booming,. while the Gallup poll has a difference of nearly 20 million more owners in comparison […]

Well, that’s what they may as well have said. Seems that the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Ownership tried to get the DC mayor to reform DC’s gun laws instead of pushing the appeal: Helmke, of the Brady Campaign, said the group suggested to Washington that it rework its gun laws rather than press on […]

Red’s reports record ammo sales. David has a round-up of protests in the news or rather not so much. Cam notes the Two Mom March and has more.

City requires reporting lost or stolen firearms and identifying ammo buyers. Or alternately, now it’s against the law to break an existing law. Is that illegal – illegal? I guess the Sacramento city coucil figures that a criminal (i.e., one who does not follow the rules) wouldn’t dare break two laws at a time. Or […]

The AP: When criminals need guns, they have plenty of options in a country with nearly 100,000 licensed gun stores. But drug dealers and other crooks don’t shop just anywhere. They have their favorites. In Compton, Calif., gangsters preferred Boulevard Sales & Service, a shop police said was so felon-friendly, some salesmen offered tips on […]

for possession of illegal machine gun: Hector “Big Weasel” Marroquin, 51, was arrested at his home in the 8000 block of 6th Street in Downey, said Susan Raichel, a spokeswoman for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. He was charged with the sale of an assault rifle, a machine gun, two pistols and […]

The NY Post: A half-dozen cities might follow New York’s lead and conduct their own undercover sting operations to disrupt illegal gun sales, a senior mayoral aide disclosed yesterday. “There are a number of cities that want to emulate what we’ve done,” John Feinblatt, Mayor Bloomberg’s criminal justice coordinator, said at a breakfast sponsored by […]

Scotland has strict gun controls but is the most violent developed country. Meanwhile, Switzerland has six million people and at least two million guns, yet the “gun crime rate is so low that statistics are not even kept.” And they get machine guns issued to them by their government. Update: On the Swiss, Braisted says […]

Looks like Wal-Mart is cutting back on the number of stores that sell firearms. Wal-Mart has always been a good place to get various rifles, shotguns and ammo at a decent price. Well, if you want hunting stuff. Despite the fact that hunting is on the decline, gun sales have shown a marked increase recently. […]