NSSF Government Relations Team Profile: Jake McGuigan
[…] South Carolina and West Virginia, to name a few. While it took many years to accomplish outright repeals of these prohibitions, today our members and sportsmen and women are in a much better position. Most recently, though, the state team has had tremendous success in combating anti-gun activists who have shifted strategy over the […]
Another Misleading Poll on Gun Control
[…] demographically they’re so different,” said NORC senior fellow John Roman. Firearm industry retailer data has shown minorities are legally buying firearms in record numbers, with African American women leading the way. Even the media has taken notice and reported on the new face of the American gun owner. Over the past two and a […]
Mayors on Gun Control Letter Have One Big Thing in Common
[…] reported that’s flat false – revealing less than 50 percent of Americans support such a ban. That’s likely because more law-abiding Americans than ever before – including women and minorities – have purchased MSRs to use for self-defense, recreational shooting and hunting. In any event, Constitutional rights are not decided by a popularity contest. […]
The U.S. Supreme Court Bruen Decision Garners Americans’ Approval
[…] firearm purchases – roughly 40 million National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) verifications between 2020-2021 – and a greatly diversifying gun-owning community, including large numbers of women, African Americans, Hispanic Americans and Asian Americans. The public’s high regard for gun rights is also reflected by the continued drops in public opinion towards stricter […]
President Biden’s Last-Ditch Gun Control Doozy
[…] many more times that number of 9 mm handguns and according to industry data the gun-owning community has never been more diverse than it is now, with women and minorities leading the buying spree over the past few years. President Biden can thank himself for the growing number of Americans legally buying firearms. In […]
Texas Voters Again Veto ‘Beto’ O’Rourke
[…] more than 1 million first-time gun buyers in the Lone Star state during the same time as national firearm sales have reached historic levels. That includes among women (40 percent of purchases) and minorities such as Hispanics, African American and Asian Americans. Texas voters simply don’t buy the gun control Beto is selling. A […]
#GUNVOTE Quick Shot: Georgia Governor Debate
[…] That statement is supported by firearm industry retail data noted in media, showing a significant growth in gun purchases by African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans and women. Overwhelmingly, these buyers told retailers they were lawfully purchasing firearms for self-defense. Gov. Kemp also highlighted the endorsement of several law enforcement organizations of his campaign. […]
#GUNVOTE Quick Shot: Florida Senate Debate
[…] time also suggests 40 percent of those buyers – or more than 1.5 million – lawfuly purchased a gun for the first time, including large percentages of women, African Americans and Hispanic Americans. This week, those voters had a chance to watch U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and U.S. Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) face […]
NSSF Denounces USFWS Codification of Traditional Ammo Bans
[…] and General Counsel. “The USFWS didn’t consider scientific data because none exists to justify this ban. This is a Faustian deal that attempts to placate outdoorsmen and women by offering more opportunities but limiting it to only those who will pay additional costs to participate in their recreational pastimes.” The topic of advocacy posited […]
N.Y.’s New Ammo Registry Threatens Conservation
[…] Crickets from Environmentalists New York is home to several state and national parks that benefit from the millions of dollars of conservation funding, supported by outdoorsmen and women. That includes the more than 6 million-acre Adirondack Park north of Albany, comprising almost one-third of New York’s geography. Numerous environmental and conservation groups advocate for […]