Dateline 2016: In the final year of the Obama presidency, the idea that crimes committed with firearms are a health issue began emerging. While the premise had been hovering for years and concerning gun rights activists since the Obama Care debates, the notion of “gun violence” as a public health issue began being floated
Editor's note: This statement from New York Attorney General Letitia James was released Sunday: New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after the National Rifle Association (NRA) yesterday announced that Wayne LaPierre was re-elected to the NRA board as executive vice-president: "The NRA's decision to re-elect Wayne LaPierre and other
Editor's note: This just in from the National Rifle Association: National Rifle Association Executive Vice President/CEO Wayne LaPierre was re-elected by the NRA Board of Directors at their meeting today in Charlotte, North Carolina, according to a statement. The Annual Meeting of Members preceded the board meeting, as the NRA celebrated its 150-year anniversary.
Ashbel C. “Ash” Williams Jr., has the financial wellbeing of Florida’s public employees in his hands. Williams serves as executive director and chief investment officer of the Florida State Board of Administration in Tallahassee, which oversees more than $250 billion in assets, including the nearly $2 billion Florida Retirement System – the state’s public
The Florida legislature has a pest-control problem – it’s infested with RINOs. Republicans have controlled the state House, Senate and Governor’s mansion for years, but Floridians still don’t have constitutional carry. The Gunshine State once led the nation in gun rights – we pioneered concealed carry, Castle Doctrine and Stand Your Ground – but
Citing concerns for its members and the community, the National Rifle Association has cancelled its 2021 Annual Meeting & Exhibits which were scheduled to be held in Houston September 3-5, according to documents obtained by Armed American News. NRA President Carolyn D. Meadows just sent out the following message to the NRA's Board of
September 3,4,5 – NRA Annual Meeting – Houston, TX Beginning September 3rd, the NRA annual convention begins in Houston, TX. Being held at the George R. Brown Convention Center and celebrating its 150th anniversary, the NRA meeting marks the return of the large convention floor style trade shows since COVID began shortly after SHOT
More than 33 million children have learned about gun safety through the National Rifle Association’s Eddie Eagle GunSafe® program. The exact figures, current as of last month, show that 33,198,060 kids have participated since the program was started in 1988, and 41,325 children have been reached so far this year. Even NRA’s staunchest critics
Hard rocker Ted Nugent has resigned from the board of the National Rifle Association. Nugent resigned because he has accepted a position as the national spokesman for Hunter Nation, and his contract requires exclusivity. Nugent was first elected to the 76-member NRA board of directors in 1995. Over the years, he has appeared on
The images of gun violence are disgusting: a crying woman with an AK barrel in her mouth, children pointing guns at their own heads, a toddler pointing a Glock with their finger on the trigger – lots of photos of children with fingers on triggers. These are stock images, known in the trade as
