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GunReports.com reprints an essay by Tim Case, originally posted on LewRockwell.com (used with permission). Case details reasons behind ongoing high gun-buying numbers. 'To say that the current political atmosphere has nothing to do with firearms sales would be ludicrous, at best. There are, however, more to the statistics than first meets the eyes. On closer inspection the NICS data shows the rise of firearms sales beginning in September 2005 and really taking hold in December of the same year. What accounts for this sudden rise in firearm interest can only be attributed to the events following the destruction of New Orleans and the surrounding areas in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in late August 2005.'

In Monday’s editorial, the New York Times reported the results of a Frank Luntz poll indicating that NRA members are much softer on key issues than the National Rifle Association itself. Unfortunately, the editorial was rife with filters in the form of hot labels and emotionally-laden words and phrases that immediately impugned the validity of the results of the study.

Four-time Olympian Bret Erickson (Muenster, Texas) has been named USA Shooting's new National Shotgun Coach.

NEW YORK — ABC says Charles Gibson will sign off from the 'World News' anchor desk on Dec. 18.

Now this is funny. Santa and his Texas whitetail sleigh.

Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation announced that James Debney has been named as president of S&W’s Firearms Business unit, reporting to Michael Golden, president and CEO of Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation.

PayPal's 'Acceptable Use Policy' prevents electronic transaction of firearms and many firearms accessories, but the GunPal money-transfer service is expanding its services to solve that problem.

In support of the fight against breast cancer, GunBroker.com is hosting a charity auction of an unusual pink rifle. The auction ends October 25.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — For the second year in a row Jessie Abbate has won back-to-back national titles at the Smith & Wesson 2009 U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s (USPSA) National Handgun Championships.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The sportsmen’s community came within five votes of stopping the nomination of Cass Sunstein to serve as the head of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), otherwise known as the “Regulatory Czar, ” according to the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance.

CAMP PERRY, Ohio – Norman Houle's 2387-124x score was a point better than 2008 champion Carl Bernosky's total, earning Houle his third NRA High Power Rifle Championship Aug. 14.

As GunReports.com readers probably know, Senator Edward Moore 'Teddy' Kennedy died last week, and the government-licensed media's lionization of him filled airwaves all weekend. We here at GunReports.com send our heartfelt condolences to his wife and family.However, Teddy Kennedy was no friend to gun owners, and we will not overlook the damage he did to our civil liberties.