Gun Violence Down. Again.
A new report released this month by the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) tells us what we already knew: gun control advocates are full of it. Unfortunately, much of the population is buying what the anti-gunners are selling. According to a recent Pew Research Center Survey, only 12% of Americans believe that gun crime is lower today than it was 20 years ago while nearly 60% believe it is higher.
Some of the highlights noted in the BJS report include:
- Firearm-related homicides declined 39%, from 18,253 in 1993 to 11,101 in 2011.
- Nonfatal firearm crimes declined 69%, from 1.5 million victimizations in 1993 to 467,300 victimizations in 2011.
- About 70% to 80% of firearm homicides and 90% of nonfatal firearm victimizations were committed with a handgun from 1993 to 2011.
- From 1993 to 2010, males, blacks, and persons ages 18 to 24 had the highest rates of firearm homicide.
- In 2007-11, less than 1% of victims in all nonfatal violent crimes reported using a firearm to defend themselves during the incident.
- In 2004, among state prison inmates who possessed a gun at the time of offense, less than 2% bought their firearm at a flea market or gun show and 40% obtained their firearm from an illegal source.
These highlights seem a bit contradictory to the agendas that “mainstream” media and anti-rights zealots are foisting upon the ill-informed. Firearm-related murders are way down, yet “we need gun control now more than ever.” Victimizations involving firearms are way down, but “we need more control over who has firearms.” Most gun crimes involve handguns, but “we need to regulate ‘assault weapons.'” Nearly no firearms used in crimes come from private transfers at gun shows and flea markets, yet “we need to close the ‘gun show loophole.'”
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NSSF Drops Reed Exhibitions as Managers of SHOT Show
You probably remember the blowup causing vendors to leave en mass from the Harrisburg, PA, Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show and the subsequent change in management to NRA managing the new Harrisburg show. You probably also remember the outcry over the continued management by Reed of the NSSF SHOT Show. The big news of the day is that NSSF has now terminated their agreement and the SHOT Show will be under new management going forward.
Announced via the SHOT Show Blog:
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry, today announced that it has reached an agreement with Reed Exhibitions to terminate the agreement the parties had for the management of the SHOT Show. Accordingly, effective immediately, Reed Exhibitions will no longer be manager and producer of the SHOT Show.
Reed Exhibitions provided excellent service to NSSF and the customers of the SHOT Show for more than three decades, however, the company’s decision to restrict the sale of certain types of firearms this year at its consumer hunting and fishing show — an event unrelated to NSSF and the SHOT Show — was in conflict with NSSF’s mission to serve the shooting sports industry. As a result, both organizations decided it was in the best interest of the SHOT Show to end their relationship.
NSSF is actively engaged in the process of identifying a new show management company to manage and produce the SHOT Show beginning with the 2014 SHOT Show.
The SHOT Show — the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show — is owned and sponsored by NSSF. It is the largest and most comprehensive trade show for all professionals involved with the shooting sports, hunting and law enforcement industries. The 2014 SHOT Show will be held Jan. 14-17 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Discuss the change in the NSSF SHOT Show board on the GunLink Forums.
See also: CSG Creative Named Marketing Agency of Record for SHOT Show
MyGunDB Sponsors NRA National Matches High Power Rifle at Camp Perry
Developer of Firearms Collection Management Software Continues to Support the Firearms Community
Intelligent Firearm Solutions, LLC., makers of MyGunDB – a unique computer program that makes managing firearm collections for both collectors and Federal Firearm License (FFL) dealers simple, has announced that they are now the official High Power Rifle sponsor of the NRA National Matches, to be held this August at Camp Perry.
As part of their 3 year commitment to a partnership with the NRA, MyGunDB’s Platinum level sponsorship level’s duties will include awarding prizes to the HP Service and Match Rifle Champions. Currently the prize package includes 2 Sig Sauer M400 ARs and 2 Henry Survival Rifles with a large number of other prizes to be announced shortly for the 2 winners — plus over 600 copies of the MyGunDB software are to be given out free to competitors.
“We are proud to support the community that has made us what we are today,” said Alan Ellis, the founder of the company. “The shooting community has made us the #1 firearm inventory software for collectors, with over 100,000 users and this is one way of giving back.”
“The HP Rifle Sponsorship, the most prestigious position, has not been available for 8 years so we jumped at the chance when the NRA approached us,” said Tom Denniston, head of business relations.
Based in Derry New Hampshire, MyGunDB, and it’s parent company Intelligent Firearm Solutions, LLC. is a sponsor for numerous competitive events including through the CMP and IDPA, and are dedicated to helping 2A organizations throughout the country.
Read the GunLink interview with MyGunDB‘s developer here or ask questions of your own on the MyGunDB discussion board within the GunLink Forums.
Also, be sure to check out MyGunDB GunLink Edition and enter to win one of several free full copies of MyGunDB, along with other great prizes, in the giveaway on the forums.
NRA Leaders Step Up Calls to Fight Restrictions on Gun Ownership
Greg Flakus May 05, 2013 VOA News
HOUSTON, TEXAS — More than 70,000 people attended the annual convention of the National Rifle Association, or NRA in Houston this weekend to conduct organizational business, listen to speeches and get a look at some of the latest products offered by gun manufacturers. Resistance to recent proposals to limit access to guns was the focus of the event.
NRA members came from all over the country to rally for the right to bear arms guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which is under threat, according to NRA Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre. “We will never back away from our resolve to defend our rights and the rights of all law-abiding gun owners,” he said.
New Giveaway on the GunLink Forums
The Summer 2013 Giveaway is now live on the GunLink Forums. All of the details are in the forum thread but the gist of it is that there are some really great prizes to be won.
The giveaway wouldn’t be possible without the generous prize sponsors. Prizes for this giveaway include a Royal Flush shooting package from Strip Gun Club in fabulous Las Vegas, Made-In-The-USA tactical lighting mounts and swag from Elzetta Design, full-unlock licenses for MyGunDB firearms inventory software (which meets ATF requirements for digital bound books), copies of Neal Knox: The Gun Rights War and some swag from The Firearms Coalition, Pro Finishing Kits from Lin-Speed Oil, a brand-new 30-round black PMAG and assorted other swag from The Tac Daddy, camo kits from top military supplier CamoFacePaint.com and some goodies from GunLink including some paracord gear and RedBox DVD rental codes. The target date for the drawing will be on or around the 4th of July, 2013.
You probably already know many of these names from hearing us talk about them in the past. Elzetta, MyGunDB and TacDaddy each have their own discussion boards on the GunLink forums where you can get in touch with them to learn more get your questions answered. You might have also caught our interview with the developer of MyGunDB or saw us tweet during TacDaddy’s live YouTube show on Thursdays. We’ve also been big fans of Chris Knox and The Firearms Coalition since we met a couple of years ago at SHOT Show. Chris’ collection of his father’s Second Amendment writings should be required reading for anyone interested in Gun Rights – we did a brief review of the book on the forums and are almost done with a more in-depth review for the blog. We also did a blog piece on Strip Gun Club when we got a chance to visit during SHOT Show 2013. We also did a write-up on Lin-Speed Oil when we got a chance to spruce up an old gun.
Whether you’re already familiar with them or you’re just now hearing of them, now is a great opportunity for you to win some fantastic goodies from them. As mentioned above, more details are available in the contest thread, but it’s basically as simple as posting in the contest thread (you must be a forum member to post) to enter, so head on over and enter now.
