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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…
In 1862, a gold-mounted Henry rifle was presented to President Abraham Lincoln. From that day on, the gift of a Henry Big Boy rifle has been foreshadowing of a Presidential bid to come. The latest recipient is South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R), who is rapidly emerging as a Republican presidential hope for future elections…
This summer, let freedom ring in the key of 5.56 and 9mm! Summer 2021 is going to be the best ever, especially with our Best Summer Ever III $3k Guns & Gear Giveaway! Starting now and ending midnight EDT June 30, 2021, we’re offering a chance to get freedom ringing in your back yard–no gun…
Joe Biden thinks this guy should be in charge of your Right to Keep and Bear Arms. If you ever needed confirmation of just how hostile the Biden administration is to the Second Amendment, look no further than the recent confirmation of David Chipman to be the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms…
Note: The following article comes to us from the National Shooting Sports Foundation. CONGRESSMAN DESPISES GUNS, LOVES GUN TAX DOLLARS By Larry Keane Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) sure loves some of that sin-tax money. That’s the kind of money when a Member of Congress wants to ban things but can’t. So they go to their…
USCCA used to just be about self-defense against criminals. Now it’s about defending the 2A, too. As part of its continued leadership to grow support for national concealed carry reciprocity and responsibly armed Americans broadly, the U.S. Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) announced today it is launching a new Super PAC. The U.S. Concealed Carry Association For…
