I love to read. In fact, give me a good book over a movie pretty much any time these days. I wouldn’t have always thought or felt that way, because I really do enjoy movies. But a good author, who uses words in clever ways, to describe worlds and situations you truly can imagine as you read, is something special.

In the past month, the Second Amendment Foundation and its partners have been handed wins in two cases, both in New York.

Today is the day, November 5th, election day.  Many have likely already scanned their ballots at early voting polls, but for those who have yet to ink their ticket, or perhaps considering the question of “will my vote really matter?”, this article just might be for you.

Sometimes, words just don’t do justice to the way a person feels about his level of gratitude and gratefulness. I always try to be polite, to say please and thank you. But from time to time, it seems like such a shallow thing, like you just want to dig deeper and say more, because the people or the situation calls for “more words.”

On Tuesday, Oct. 8, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) challenge to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) regulation expanding what constitutes a “firearm.” The case is known as Garland v. VanDerStok.

Can you believe it is already time for the NASGW Expo? If you are anything like me, you and your teams are scrambling to get all your ducks in a row for another busy week at NASGW. This year’s event is a big milestone, celebrating 50 years of the NASGW Expo. This event dates back to 1974 and we’ve only missed one year since then, 2020.  NASGW may not be as well-known as NRA or NSSF, but the work that our members and board of directors is accomplishing on behalf of the industry is beginning to make impact.  

My sons, though all adults now, are still fun to watch grow up. I have 5 sons for those who didn’t know. And over the summer months I’ve gotten to spend a small bit of time with each of them. With the boys scattered all over the USA, their mom and I find it challenging to get time with them regularly. So, when we do see them, we value that time immensely. It’s just never enough.

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) has announced that industry leaders Kenyon Gleason and Tom Taylor will speak at the 39th annual Gun Rights Policy Conference Sept. 27 – 29, in San Diego.

I had the opportunity to speak with several friends in the industry over the past couple of weeks and a common reoccurring topic that continues to drive our conversations has almost exclusively been around company culture.  There’s no doubt that many of our organizations have changed over the years, some for the better, and others for the worse.  Change is an inescapable reality, but what we often fail to do is to protect the very values that once drove our past successes.