More than 21 million Americans reportedly became first-time gun owners between 2019 and 2024, reshaping the demographics of firearm ownership. The post 21 Million New Gun Owners. Cue the Media Meltdown. appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a big Colt with a Civil War story attached. This is a Colt Second Model Dragoon in 44 caliber, one of only 100 the Massachusetts militia received from the U.S. Ordnance Department in 1852 under the Militia Act. Roughly 20 are thought to surv...
Texas Gun Rights is calling for an end to NICS, arguing that federal monitoring of lawful gun buyers violates constitutional protections. The post How NICS Has Turned Into An ‘Investigative Tripwire’ To Track Lawful Gun Purchasers appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
October is the hinge of the whitetail season. It connects the steady, early-season patterns with the chaos of the rut, which means the bucks you want are neither fully nocturnal nor fully reckless. Mature deer in this window are summer-fat, heavy-coated, and reluctant to move in daylight, and hun...
When a bear closes the distance, the specifications on the label matter less than three things working together: enough volume to keep spraying, enough range to deploy before the animal reaches you, and a delivery system you can operate under stress. In the assessment of Meg Carney, a spray consi...
Giffords and Everytown plan $10 million each in midterm advertising, targeting congressional races as NRA spending remains limited. The post Giffords, Everytown Each Pledge $10 Million for 2026 Ad War appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
When I hear the name Leupold, I think of two things. First, I remember that I always pronounce it wrong. Second, I associate them with a mix of traditional sporting optics and the optics used by the Marines during my time in. I, like many, forget about Leupold’s weird era.  I have to be re...
There is nothing more frustrating that having a really great gun on hand and no way to shoot it. That’s been the case for us with the Model 2020 Waypoint rifle we’ve been using (see GunSpot’s pieces on taking the Waypoint out on a hunt and also running the rifle through the NRL Hunter M...
Attorney Mark Smith predicts the Supreme Court will overturn AR-15 bans in 2027, citing Heller, Bruen and growing evidence of common use. The post Mark Smith Forecasts 2027 SCOTUS Win on Semi-Auto Rifles appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
Gun-control groups have raised $18.8 million and spent $9.7 million this cycle, compared with $5.8 million raised and $3.8 million spent by gun-rights groups. The post Gun-Control Groups Outraise Rights Groups 3-to-1 in Midterms appeared first on The Truth About Guns.