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What do you do when the American public is buying guns, but not your B.S.? Pretend the 2A is a pandemic! Today, we have an alarming development from the Centers for Disease Control. Oh, no, it’s not a new strain of COVID-19; it’s another blatant attempt to cast the Second Amendment as some sort of…
A Tale of Navy SEALS, Bouncing Betties, and BLACKHAWKS…Strap Yourself In. How do you become a SENTRY? SENTRY Tactical CEO Mike Noell’s journey began as a Navy SEAL during the first Gulf War in 1991. His SEAL unit was teamed up with Marines on a mission of deep reconnaissance, and to provide the Kurdish people…
The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has noticed something interesting! __________________________________________________________________ Reports from Afghanistan have revealed the Taliban has been confiscating privately-held firearms on the grounds people don’t need them for safety, which sounds frighteningly similar to arguments Joe Biden has made in support of a ban on semi-auto rifles…
Facebook hates guns, so we’ll just make our own fun. Remember back when Facebook used to be fun, before it mutated into a weird, warped social-justice hellscape populated solely by people posting pictures of their lunch and completely missing the point of The Onion articles? Remember when we used to go on there and fill…
Today, we have learned that Mexico is currently suing the United States, alleging that American firearms manufacturers and retailers are responsible for Mexico’s shocking crime and murder statistics. Interestingly, the Mexican government’s best case against America isn’t against U.S. gun dealers at all; it’s with “Operation Fast and Furious,” the Obama administration’s bungled attempt to…
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), in partnership with mental health experts from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and George Washington University, today released a recorded webinar video to help parents of teens recognize signs that their children may be facing mental health challenges—and share resources on how to talk to kids about mental…
This morning, the National Shooting Sports Foundation‘s Larry Keane has some color commentary to go alongside Keith Olbermann’s recent gun-rights gaffe. What has everyone’s least favorite hoplophobe been up to, and why should he have stuck to sportscasting? Keane’s got the details (and some pretty good laughs)! ________________________________________________________________________________________ By Larry Keane Ride the pine. Relegated…
BREAKING: Common Sense Wins the Day For the Second Amendment This morning, we here at Freedom’s Lodge have learned that the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has done something highly extraordinary: Rule that 18-year-old adults have the same Second Amendment rights as 22-year-old adults. The case in question revolves around whether it’s Constitutional to ban…
It’s all over, folks: Cuomo’s on to us! A couple of days ago, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-Hell) announced that New York State is in the throes of a “disaster emergency on gun violence.” Declaring that the murders of 51 people over a holiday weekend–a grim and terrible number to be sure–represents a “public…
Pennsylvania senators, sooner or later you’re up for re-election. Remember that, because the voters sure will. Nearly 6 out of 10 Pennsylvania voters oppose President Joe Biden’s nominee David Chipman to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). A survey conducted for the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the firearm industry trade…
They sure do love to threaten us with nukes, don’t they? A couple of years back, Eric Swalwell earned himself a podium in the anti-gun Hall of Infamy (as well as a new nickname) by suggesting that the federal government’s nuclear-weapons cache could be used to disarm American citizens. At the time, it was the…
Q: What’s the most common word at the shooting range? A: “Huh?” American shooters who are still able to experience the entire upper and lower registers of their hearing, rejoice: The Hearing Protection Act is back in play. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the firearm industry trade association, proudly welcomes U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo’s…
