Category: Public Issues

Shooting Group Pledges Money for Suicide Prevention

Shooting Group Pledges Money for Suicide Prevention

Effort seeks to avert 10,000 deaths over the next decade

Mental health and suicide prevention is taking center stage in a new campaign funded by the National Shooting Sports Foundation. This top trade group in the gun industry is partnering with the country’s leading suicide prevention organization, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Together the…
Posted 8 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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September 2016 Gun Background Checks Highest on Record

Permitted Gun Owners Are More Law Abiding Than Police

A new report shows CCW permit holders are the most law abiding group.

There are, of course, news reports out there of gun owners acting irresponsibly. We wish that wasn't the case, but once in a while when you hear about a report like the one out of North Carolina of a man who was carrying a concealed…
Posted 8 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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India's Gun Laws Get Stronger

India’s Gun Laws Get Stronger

U.S. isn't the only country that debates this issue.

The United States isn't the only country that questions its gun laws. An article in the Washington Post written by Rama Lakshmi reports that India, a country that already has a strict network of gun control laws, is tightening them again, making it even more difficult…
Posted 8 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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Remington Arms Wants Sandy Hook Shooting Lawsuit Struck Down By Judge

Remington Arms Wants Sandy Hook Shooting Lawsuit Struck Down By Judge

Sandy Hook victims' families argue that Bushmaster AR-15 should have never been released to the public

Gun manufacturer Remington Arms wants a judge to strike down a lawsuit brought about by the victims' families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that occurred in Newtown, Connecticut in 2012. The parents of 9 children killed at the school argue that Remington should…
Posted 8 years ago
By Michael Thomas
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Mother Shoots Home Intruder to Protect Family Underscores Importance of Right to Bear Arms

Mother Shooting Home Intruder to Protect Family Underscores Importance of Right to Bear Arms

Another incident shows skeptics why the right to keep and bear arms must remain intact

A mother who recently shot a home intruder after discovering he was hiding in one of her children's bedrooms underscores the importance of the right to keep and bear arms. A 33-year-old mom fired her handgun at the 59-year-old stranger who broke into her southeast Portland,…
Posted 8 years ago
By Michael Thomas
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Armed North Carolina Teenager Scares Off 3 Home Invaders

Armed Teenage Girl Scares Off 3 Home Intruders In North Carolina

Armed 13-year-old frightens home invaders

An armed teenager scared off three home intruders recently in Snow Camp, North Carolina. A 13-year-old and her younger sister, 12, were by themselves when the incident happened in late July. The men approached the house and knocked on the door, but the older girl didn't…
Posted 8 years ago
By Michael Thomas
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