Reeves & Dola, LLP outlines what’s been said and calls our attention to an upcoming compliance conference where what it means for the industry/FFLs will be elaborated. [More]
Category: gun sales
Just Between Us Girls
There’s a new trend in gun ownership — more women are taking up firearms, not only for sport, but also for self-defense. According to Gallup, gun ownership among women rose from 15 percent in 2007 to 2012, to 20 percent in 2019 to 2024. [More]
Now watch NSSF gush!
As long as we’re sourcing Gallup:
U.S. Women Have Become More Liberal
[Via Andy M]
Show Trial
Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to California ban on gun shows on public land [More]
They put about as much effort into it as most gun owners.
[Via Jess]
First You Cry
…and yet now I have a nagging feeling like I’m doing something wrong. Like I’m somehow putting myself and my partner at risk by having a gun in the house. [More]
I’ve never understood “gunfluencers” who think Democrats buying one is some sort of victory for “our side”…
[Via Michael G]
We’re the Only Ones Taxing Enough
Mugged Liberals
None Dare Call It Bipolar
The FDIC will eliminate “reputational risk” from regulatory standards. Since President Obama began “Operation Choke Point,” Democrats and anti-gun financial institutions have weaponized “reputational risk” to de-bank the gun industry. [More]
See? Back and forth, back and forth…
[Via Jess]
Out of the Frying Pan
The manufacturer will close its Bayonne operations and move jobs to its newly expanded headquarters in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. It will also move jobs to two additional facilities in nearby Ladysmith, Wisconsin. [More]
The state that elected this cheesehead governor…?
Oh, Henry…
Feeding Frenzy
Oregon Democrats are drunk out of their minds with unchecked power. The goal is to punish anyone who still believes in the Second Amendment and to drive gun dealers out of business. [More]
Plus they own the courts and Oregon Republicans, on the whole, are worse than useless.
Sprint to the End
After a floor vote on SB318 was delayed last Thursday, the bill was brought up again on the Senate Floor tonight for a vote and was passed 21 to 18. Numerous gun stores from around the state have told us the bill could put every gun store in New Mexico out of business. [More]
A gas-operated firearm and magazine ban, red-flag gun confiscation, and concealed carry infringements are still in the pipeline. The session ends Saturday, so Democrats are looking to do as much damage as they can.
Like Nobody’s Business
The bill could put every gun store in New Mexico out of business by amending New Mexico’s Unfair Trade Practices Act to make it easier to sue a gun store than any other type of business and imposing harsher penalties on gun stores than any other type of business. [More]
And when they pass that, Democrats have plenty more waiting in the wings.
And Your Point Is?
Guns are not just for conservative white men [More]
Don’t tell us– tell the Democrats.
Yamane is the guy behind “Gun Culture 2.0,” basically a subtle way to get gun owners to help divide and conquer by thinking it’s about guns instead of freedom, and never questioning how noobs vote and the impact that has on all our rights.
[Via Andy M]
Breaking the Code
To prohibit payment card networks and covered entities from requiring the use of or assigning merchant category codes that distinguish a firearms retailer from general-merchandise retailer or sporting-goods retailer, and for other purposes. [More]
But…but…but precrime snitchware…
Now we’ll see if there are enough Vichycons joining Democrats to block it…
[H/T CCRKBA]
Should Be Easy Enough to Determine
“They sell weapons to drug cartels… the fact is that the Ukrainian military sells a huge percentage, up to half of the weapons we send them. And this is not my guess. This is a fact. Not speculation. They sell it, and a lot of it ends up with drug cartels on our border. So this is a crime,” Carlson said, quoted by RIA Novosti. [More]
If true, it should be provable from “crime scene” serial numbers, like in Fast and Furious . If not, a correction and apology are in order.
So… is anybody else looking into it?
[Via bondmen]
If It Were About Poll Taxes There Wouldn’t Be a Question
Today, Congressman Ronny Jackson (TX-13) reintroduced the No User Fees for Gun Owners Act. This legislation would prohibit any state or local government from requiring insurance, taxes, user fees, or similar burdensome charges as a condition for the continued ownership of firearms, pistols, or revolvers. [More]
I wouldn’t hold my breath.
And not to p!$$ off any Fudds, but what the hell is Pittman-Robertson, anyway? Or is that a “good” infringement, and not to be questioned by mere Second Amendment absolutists?
[Via Jess]
Wishful Thinking
The Calm Before the Storm
So It’s Not About Principle
HB 1386 creates an additional 11% excise tax on the sale of all ammunition in the state. Firearms and ammunition are already subject to an 11% federal excise tax through the Pittman-Robertson Act, along with a variety of other state and local taxes and fees. The NRA has current litigation against California’s similar 11% excise tax, and will be present at the hearing to oppose this bill. [More]
So 11% taxes are praiseworthy when they benefit Fudds but bad when they benefit gun-grabbers…?
[Via Jess]
Buy Like a Dealer?
[Y]ou are not buying products from FDC, we are simply giving you exclusive access to the wholesale vendor network while providing the customer service of a retail site. [More]
Presented here fyi. I know nothing about these folks, have no experience with them, and who.is shows site registration by proxy.
If you’ve dealt with them, feel free to add a comment. In the mean time, I’ll try to contact them and see if anyone wants to introduce themselves…
UPDATES
I see they’re associated with Brandon Herrera.
I began a dialog on FB messaging and got this returned:
I’m Taylor Spears, COO of FDC.
My business partner Chris Smith and I started FDC out of Pensacola, FL. Home of naval aviation.
I have a background in development and CIS and 12 years of operations management experience, the last 4 of which being in the firearms game.
My partner Chris has almost 20 years of retail firearms experience, and owns the largest firearm retailer on the Florida panhandle.
We brought in Brandon Herrera as part owner in our company to provide the business with a recognizable and relatable face in the 2A community (you know, the guy has been publicly recommended by the people to be the next director of the ATF).
Chris and Brandon met at an ATF hearing in Fort Walton Beach, FL when they were both testifying against ATF overreach (the retail store Chris owns was subject to a significant amount of said overreach)
We’re obscenely pro-2A, and lean very limited government and constitutionalist in our core business values.
FDC is somewhat of a Costco of the firearms world. We provide access to wholesalers in the firearm industry in exchange for a small monthly fee, and charge exactly what the vendors charge us. We make zero money off transactions on FDC and rely on customer service and our membership fees to operate off of.
Think of us as BDU without the sketch factor. We respond to our chats, fulfill the product as ordered, take care of the customer, and provide an above and beyond approach to our members.
Oh. And we pay our affiliates. That last part is rather important. We’re a small community, and everybody talks if you don’t properly treat those who represent your brand to their viewers and readers.
[Via WiscoDave]
