This Week in Guns 349 – End Of NRA, New Gun Owners and, Gun Fairness

Hello everyone and welcome back to This Week in Guns, This show offers commentary on the latest firearms industry news, information and buzz.  I’m your host Matthew Larosiere and I’m here with my co-host Shawn Herrin.

NRA Bankruptcy

Law professor: glaring issues with the NRA’s bankruptcy filing, could cause massive financial trouble for lapierre and get the organization stuck under New York’s thumb.

VA ends online carry courses, while promoting social distancing

Nothing like double standards. The same lawmakers that vigorously promote social distancing enacted legislation making it harder to get a carry permit by eliminating online courses from acceptable forms of training, leaving them to have to do it in person.

Pelosi implies Biden to be in danger at inaugural

Rep. Tim Ryan reported this week that, on an inauguration security call with the Secret Service, Peolosi was “very, very concerned” about lawmakers and guests bringing firearms to the ceremony, and wants them to be screened.

Reporter thinks tactical training calls violence into existence

Rachel Monroe of Wired released a story this week titled “I am not a soldier, but I have been trained to kill,” complaining that a “sprawling tactical industry is teaching American civilians how to fight like Special Ops forces.”

Welcoming the record number of new gun owners into the fold

A new article from Shooting Illustrated poses an interesting question: what do all the new shooters mean for our gun rights? It’s a good question, but it’s certainly an opportunity for us in the community to do some good.

Banking fairness rule goes through.

We talked before about the Office of the Comptroller of Currency’s banking fairness rule. It’s gone through, and it has lots of potential to alleviate some of the strains big banks have put on disfavored, but lawful businesses in the US.