Second Amendment Foundation

Don’t get ripped off: How to spot a fake online gun dealer

by Lee Williams Bill’s wallet is $550 lighter thanks to an online scammer masquerading as a legitimate gun dealer, and he knows it could have been worse. A retired doctor and avid shooter from north Florida, Bill did not want his last name used for this story. His saga began with a search for an […]
No, we can’t donate guns and ammo to the Ukrainians. We checked

by Lee Williams Americans have always had a well-developed sense of fair play. We root for the underdog. We scream at the TV when a referee makes a bad call, and we hate bullies of any kind. There’s nothing fair about Russia’s invasion of its peaceful neighbor. The Ukrainian resistance – which includes old men […]
Online scammers targeting new gun owners with bogus CCW scheme

by Lee Williams Nealy 5 million Americans bought their first firearm during the first seven months of 2020, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation. More than 40 percent of these new gun owners were women. Since then, gun sales have continued to spike and the number of new gun owners has continued to grow. […]
Everytown blames ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws for skyrocketing murder rates

by Lee Williams Times are tough for Michael Bloomberg’s well-paid propagandists at Everytown for Gun Safety. They rant and rave about the evils of gun ownership but no one is listening. More than five million people recently ignored their palaver and purchased their first firearm – including a large percentage of women and African Americans. […]
Senators pressure YouTube to censor firearm-related content

by Lee Williams In a letter sent Monday to YouTube’s Chief Executive Officer Susan Wojcicki, five U.S. Senators expressed their “serious concern that YouTube continues to host videos that instruct viewers on how to make and manufacture ghost guns.” The five Democrats, who were led by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, include Sens. Christopher Murphy, Edward Markey, […]
To preserve his legacy and his base, Biden will lash out against the Second Amendment

by Lee Williams The most anti-gun president in the history of the United States is growing desperate. His polls are tanking – the worst in recent memory. Toenail fungus would likely receive better numbers and more popular support. Joe Biden knows he has only 10 months or so before the Red Wave crashes down on […]
ATF must choose whether to cover for Biden or comply with federal law

by Lee Williams In late June, Joe Biden announced a new zero-tolerance policy for “rogue gun dealers,” who he claimed were responsible for skyrocketing violent crime rates in major cities historically controlled by Democrats. The violence wasn’t caused by weak prosecutors who refuse to hold criminals accountable, or gangs or underfunded police departments or by […]
Florida congressional candidate wants to abolish the ATF

Recent revelations that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was maintaining and possibly even digitizing a list of more than 1 billion firearm transactions stretching back for decades galvanized Martin Hyde into action. Born an Englishman but a U.S. citizen since 2006, Hyde knew the danger such lists pose. He’d seen how they […]
Woke ACLU now ignoring both First and Second Amendment violations

For more than 70 years, the American Civil Liberties Union’s official position on the Second Amendment has been rather silly and somewhat difficult for them to explain. The ACLU, which describes itself as the “premier defender of the rights enshrined in the U.S. Constitution,” still believes that the Second Amendment protects a collective right rather […]
LA Times scraping the bottom of the barrel for anti-gun commentary

by Lee Williams The Los Angeles Times is in serious trouble. The once-great newspaper has lost the pulse of its own community. Its leaders can no longer read the room. They keep shoveling their anti-gun propaganda, but no one is listening. Their readers are too busy trying to buy guns. If the editors came out […]
Liberal prosecutors, political finger-pointing produce gun-stealing frenzy

by Lee Williams None of the more than 20,000 gun laws on the books in this country will ever stop a criminal from committing a crime – not one – but when you add soft-on-crime prosecutors. politicians only trying to deflect blame and an unguarded target just waiting to be looted, you get a […]
Florida is agonizingly close to achieving constitutional carry

Every year Florida gun owners have watched our legislative sessions begin and end with barely a mention of the gold standard of gun rights – constitutional carry. Every year we’ve sullenly said to ourselves maybe next session, or we’ll need to primary some of the opponents. Every year the politicians responsible have skedaddled out of […]
Biden using veteran suicides as a sick pretext to target gun dealers

An estimated 21 veterans kill themselves every day. One would be too many. Twenty-one is cataclysmic. It is difficult to understand why so many develop thoughts of self-harm, but military life does take a tremendous toll. More than 500,000 veterans have been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and more than 380,000 have suffered traumatic […]
18-year-olds are mature enough for firearms, and for conspicuous gallantry

Private First Class Jack Lucas celebrated his 17th birthday on February 14, 1945 aboard the troopship USS Deuel. Five days later he was fighting for his life in the black volcanic sand of the Japanese-held island of Iwo Jima. Lucas, a Marine rifleman assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Marines, 5th Marine Division, originally forged […]
A beginner’s guide to purchasing a firearm for self-defense

People around the country are finally realizing something gun owners have known for decades: You are your own First Responder, because when seconds count, police will be there in minutes. After police officials in several states warned the public that they need to arm themselves because of the coming loss of thousands of officers who […]
Movie armament expert: Alec Baldwin, armorer share blame for shooting death

Richard Collins owns more than 1,000 machine guns and 4,000 other firearms. He stores his massive collection in two safes. Each is 1,000 square feet – the doors weigh 5,000 pounds. Collins is president of Movie Armaments Group. Founded 40 years ago, MAG supplies guns, tactical gear, uniforms, military equipment and lashings of expertise to […]
How Joe Biden plans to spend your money on the ‘gun violence public health epidemic’

For gun owners, Joe Biden’s FY2022 discretionary budget plan is an assault on our individual freedoms and civil liberties – an assault that could cost us both billions of taxpayer dollars as well as our guns. Whoever actually wrote the plan is a master of creative writing – fiction writing, to be sure. For example, […]
What a victory could look like in Supreme Court’s upcoming Second Amendment case

Can the government stop you from carrying a concealed handgun in public? That’s the question before the United States Supreme Court in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen: “Whether the Second Amendment allows the government to prohibit ordinary law-abiding citizens from carrying handguns outside the home for self-defense.” As the petitioners pointed […]
Chipman says his ATF nomination was a ‘gangster move’ by the White House

During his confirmation process for ATF director, David Chipman said very little publicly – even turning his Twitter account to private. Now that the White House has withdrawn his nomination, Chipman can’t seem to shut up, and he’s got nothing good to say about Biden’s team, who he claims left him hanging out to dry. […]
Racist David Chipman vows to stop the gun lobby if you send him money

If Gabby Giffords and David Chipman had their druthers, he would be weaponizing the ATF right now before unleashing it upon American gun owners. Instead, Chipman is pleading for $3 donations for Gabby’s cash-strapped gun-control group. According to a new fundraising email sent Sunday to Giffords’ supporters, it’s now clear the type of ATF director […]