Posts about "shootings"
Fear of Mass Shootings Doesn’t Always Translate to Support for Gun Control
A study of approximately 1,700 young Americans found that fear of mass shootings doesn't always translate into support for stricter gun laws. The post Fear of Mass Shootings Doesn’t Always Translate to Support for Gun Control appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
Survey: Majority of Voters, and More Parents, Back Allowing Armed Teachers
A new national survey finds 57.3% of parents with children in K-12 schools support armed teachers, compared with 30.2% opposed. The findings raise new questions about gun-free school policies and the gun-control lobby's opposition to armed staff.
Shootings Hit Decade Low in Q3 2026 as Gun Sales Tick Up
Shooting deaths fell to their lowest third-quarter total in more than a decade, according to Gun Violence Archive data, while estimated firearm sales increased in 2026. The post Shootings Hit Decade Low in Q3 2026 as Gun Sales Tick Up appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
Bend Father With a Concealed Carry Permit Followed a 16-Year-Old Shooter Into His Daughters’ Elementary School and Killed Him Before Police Arrived; Wyden Answers With Call for ‘Common Sense Gun Laws’
A Bend father took a .40 pistol from his vehicle and followed a shotgun-armed 16-year-old into Silver Rail Elementary. Wyden wants gun laws. Read the original story: Bend Father With a Concealed Carry Permit Followed a 16-Year-Old Shooter Into His Daughters’ Elementary School and Killed Him Bef...
Armed Citizen Stopping School Shooter Exposes Prohibitionist Hypocrisy
An armed citizen stopped the killer at Silver Rail Elementary. The intervention exposes the contradiction between praising an armed defender and supporting policies that prohibit licensed citizens from carrying on school grounds.
Bad Decisions Don’t Automatically Make Self-Defense Unlawful
A bad decision doesn't automatically make self-defense unlawful. What the Zimmerman trial teaches concealed carriers about provocation, reasonable belief, and smart choices.
Armed Citizen Stops School Shooter at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon
An armed citizen stopped the Silver Rail Elementary school shooter in Bend, Oregon, after the attacker killed three children and a teacher. The gun-free zone policy had disarmed law-abiding adults. Police arrived minutes later and found the suspect already dead.
Nobody Else Will Know What Happened in Your Gunfight
You know why you fired. Police, prosecutors, and jurors don't. Lessons from the Zimmerman and Rittenhouse trials on evidence, memory, and your legal plan.
Gun Controllers Predicted a Bloodbath. Murders Fell as Gun Rights Expanded.
Gun control groups predicted more bloodshed as Americans regained firearm freedoms. A new Second Amendment Foundation factsheet documents 85 warnings alongside falling murder numbers, including substantial declines following Bruen and permitless carry.