60 Days In, How Is AG Pamela Bondi Doing Defending the 2nd Amendment?

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It’s been roughly 60 days since Pamela Bondi stepped up as Attorney General under President Trump, and the pro-gun community is talking.

For those of us who live and breathe the Second Amendment, a Trump appointee like Bondi comes with big expectations. Two months in, though, the word on platforms like X and in gun circles is a mixed bag. Is she the 2A defender we’ve been waiting for, or is she falling short?

Read the rundown based on what’s out there, and take our reader Poll!

The Good: Bondi’s Pro-Gun Moves

Bondi’s made some moves that have gun folks nodding in approval. In February, she fired the ATF’s General Counsel, Pamela Hicks, with a sharp statement: “These people were targeting gun owners. Not going to happen under this administration.”

WATCH: Pam Bondi chastises ATF and celebrates the firing of former Chief Counsel Pamela Hicks. ⁰⁰“These people were targeting gun owners. Not going to happen under this administration,” the Attorney General says. pic.twitter.com/0sXm2RggSG

— Gun Owners of America (@GunOwners) February 22, 2025

That’s a solid hit against an agency we all see as overreaching. Then, in late March, she launched a DOJ investigation into Los Angeles County’s Second Amendment practices, declaring, “The Second Amendment is not a second-class right.” Pro-gun groups have given her a thumbs-up for that, calling it a strong first step.

These actions show she’s willing to push back on anti-gun efforts, and that’s got some folks hopeful.

The Bad: What’s Happening with Adamiak?

Then there’s the Patrick “Tate” Adamiak case, and it’s a sore spot. This former Navy sailor’s been in prison for 30 months, facing a 20-year sentence, all tied to what Lee Williams calls fake ATF evidence—think toy guns twisted into “machineguns” by a questionable ATF tech. Federal prosecutors under Bondi’s DOJ are still fighting his appeal, sticking to the ATF’s story. Lee’s recent article laid out the details, and the pro-gun reaction was fierce. Some asked why Bondi isn’t stepping in to stop this. Others demanded she sack the prosecutors involved.

For a guy who just wants to serve his country again, it’s tough to see her not acting. Is she too tied up, or is this not on her radar?

The Ugly: Trust Issues Hang Around

Here’s the kicker: Bondi’s got a past that doesn’t sit right with everyone. As Florida’s AG, she backed red flag laws and age restrictions for gun purchases after Parkland. That’s still fresh for a lot of gun owners—X posts from the last two months keep bringing it up, pointing to her “unconstitutional” stances. Even with her recent pro-2A actions, some see her as inconsistent. There’s grumbling that DOJ attorneys under her are still pushing anti-gun arguments in court, like in cases challenging young adults’ rights.

It feels like she’s half in the fight, half stuck in the old habits.

What’s the Buzz?

The pro-gun crowd’s divided. On X, some praise her ATF shakeup but say she needs to do more. Others argue she’s swamped fixing a messed-up system, the FBI Deputy Director, Dan Bongino, dropped a message saying, “Just because you don’t immediately see it doesn’t mean it isn’t happening.” However, not everyone’s buying that excuse.

Just because you don’t immediately see it doesn’t mean it isn’t happening.

— Dan Bongino (@FBIDDBongino) April 3, 2025

“A patriot’s losing his rights for what?” one voice shot back. There’s speculation she might not even know about Adamiak, with hopes pinned on a Trump pardon instead. Meanwhile, calls to flood her inbox and the White House with messages are gaining traction—complete with how-to guides floating around. The vibe? We’re watching closely and not staying quiet.

The Bottom Line

Bondi’s at a turning point. She’s got the power to be a Second Amendment hero, but she’s got to prove it. Firing ATF brass and probing LA County are big, but letting an innocent guy sit in jail while her team plays hardball? That’s a miss. Her past raises eyebrows, but her next moves could settle the score. Two months isn’t the whole story, but it’s enough to show where she’s leaning. Right now, it’s anyone’s guess.

What Do You Think?

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About Tred Law

Tred Law is your everyday patriot with a deep love for this country and a no-compromise approach to the Second Amendment. He does not write articles for Ammoland every week, but when he does write, it is usually about liberals Fing with his right to keep and bear arms.

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Colorado’s Assault Weapons Ban: Controversial SB25-003 Heads to Governor’s Desk

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Colorado gun owners are facing an unprecedented assault on their Second Amendment rights as Assault Weapons Ban SB25-003, the state’s most restrictive gun control measure to date, awaits Governor Jared Polis’ signature after passing both chambers of the legislature last week.

The legislation, which narrowly passed the House 36-29 with all 22 Republicans and 7 Democrats voting against it, creates a burdensome licensing scheme for purchasing semi-automatic firearms with detachable magazines. Set to take effect August 1, 2026, the law represents the most aggressive attempt yet by Colorado Democrats to restrict firearm ownership under the guise of public safety.

Assault Weapons Ban: What CO Gun Owners Need to Know

At its core, SB25-003 establishes a state-controlled permitting system that effectively creates a registry of gun owners. While sponsors claim the bill “isn’t a ban,” the reality is far more concerning. Under the new law:

• Semi-automatic rifles, shotguns, and gas-operated pistols that accept detachable magazines can no longer be purchased without jumping through extensive government hoops.
• Buyers must obtain a new “Firearms Safety Course Eligibility Card” through a complex application process.
• Applicants must submit to additional background checks beyond what’s already required at the point of sale.
• County sheriffs will have discretion over who receives approval to exercise their rights.
• Approved applicants must complete mandatory training courses (either 8 hours of combined hunter safety and basic gun safety, or a 12-hour “Extended Firearms Safety Course”).
• Gun buyers must pass a government-designed test with 90% or better accuracy.
• The entire process creates a searchable database of government-approved buyers, effectively establishing a gun registry.

Notably, the bill also bans bump stocks and forced reset triggers outright.

A Solution in Search of a Problem

Despite Democrats’ claims that this measure will reduce mass shootings, statistics tell a different story. The types of firearms targeted by this legislation are used in only about eight homicides per year in Colorado, according to data compiled by gun rights activists.

“The passage of this bill is not only an assault on our rights, but it is absurd to think it will stop mass shootings, as if mass shooters lack training and a license will instill morals in an evil person,” stated Lesley Hollywood in her analysis of the legislation. “Additionally, the firearms this bill targets are used in a fraction of murders, with them being responsible for approximately 8 murders a year in Colorado.”

The arbitrary nature of the bill is further highlighted by its exemption list, which allows continued purchase of 38 specific firearms without the licensing requirement, including the Ruger Mini-14 Ranch Rifle and Springfield Armory M1A—semi-automatic rifles functionally similar to those being restricted.

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Follow the Money

Perhaps most concerning for sportsmen and outdoor enthusiasts: the funding for this gun control scheme will come directly from Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Outdoor Parks and Recreation Fund—the same fund supported by hunting licenses, fishing permits, and the $29 state park pass added to vehicle registrations.

As noted in reports analyzing the bill, “The funding for this license to buy program will come out of CPW’s Outdoor Parks and Recreation Fund which gets a lot of its funding when you add the $29 state park pass to your car registration. It also gets funding from hunting and fishing licenses, state park camping fees, and more. Any money you give to CPW from here forward will be funding your own disarmament.”

What Happens Next?

Governor Polis has ten days to sign or veto the bill once it reaches his desk. While his office claims they worked with sponsors to address “major concerns,” they have not confirmed whether he plans to sign it.

Gun rights organizations are mobilizing rapidly, with the Colorado State Shooting Association launching a petition demanding Polis veto the measure. Constitutional challenges are certain to follow if the bill becomes law.

Second Amendment advocates are already looking to the 2026 elections as an opportunity to hold accountable the legislators who supported this unprecedented restriction on Coloradans’ rights.

As the Colorado State Shooting Association stated in their petition, “We the undersigned being registered electors in the State of Colorado, in recognition of the right to keep and bear arms guaranteed to us by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and repeatedly reaffirmed by the United States Supreme Court, including recent decisions such as Bruen, hereby demand that Governor Jared Polis veto Senate Bill 25-003, or the Semi-Automatic Firearm Ban, in the case it is approved by the legislature and placed upon his desk for signature into law.”

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Judge Rules NRA Fraud Case Can Proceed: What Gun Owners Need to Know

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On August 6, 2019, David Dell’Aquila and others filed a civil class action lawsuit against Wayne LaPierre, the NRA Foundation, and the Brewer law firm for fraud by soliciting donations for specific purposes and then spending them for other purposes, specifically benefiting LaPierre and others.

Over the next five years, the complaint was amended twice. In its latest form, the defendants are the NRA and Wayne LaPierre. The NRA Foundation’s advertising agency Ackerman McQueen is accused of fraud. The plaintiffs class are those who donated to the NRA from 2015 to the present. CEO LaPierre is accused of being at the center of the fraudulent scheme. A  number of alleged improper personal expenditures are specified in the amended complaint. For example:

• LaPierre repeatedly approved private flights for his wife and extended family when he was not a passenger. In total, these lavish private flights cost over one million dollars and were neither authorized by the NRA board nor were in any way related to advancing the NRA’s mission.
• LaPierre and his family repeatedly took extravagant yachting trips in the Bahamas and trips to Europe, financed by an NRA contractor, but LaPierre repeatedly failed to disclose these gifts. The details of these gifts were detailed in a recent expert report filed in the NYAG litigation—revealing that LaPierre paid approximately $100 million of the NRA’s money to the contractor, MMP Entities (an Ackerman affiliate), in exchange for lavish personal benefits. 
• The NRA reimbursed LaPierre more than $1.2 million dollars for personal expenses, including Christmas gifts, airfare and lodging for his extended family, membership in a golf club, and travel to and from film shoots. In addition, several million dollars each year were allocated to LaPierre’s personal security, which included extravagant purchases such as an armored vehicle.

On March 26, 2025, Judge William L. Cambell, Jr., Chief Judge for the United States M.D. Tennessee issued an opinion ruling for the plaintiffs. After five and a half years of legal maneuvering, the judge ruled the third amended complaint was legally viable; the case could move forward and would not be dismissed by the court.  It is likely that discovery in the case will be granted reasonably soon, as a motion to stay discovery pending the motion to dismiss was rendered moot by the opinion for the plaintiffs. From the opinion of the court:

As discussed above, Plaintiffs have sufficiently alleged a RICO claim. With regard to Defendant’s second argument, Plaintiffs point to allegations that the NRA “agree[d] to participate in the conduct of the affairs of the NRA Foundation enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activity,” specifically, that NRA had a “decades-long arrangement pursuant to which the NRA solicited funds through the [NRA Foundation] under false pretenses, transferred those funds to the NRA, and laundered them through Ackerman [McQueen] to support Mr. LaPierre’s extravagance.” (Doc. No. 171 at 16; TAC ¶¶ 58-76, 147-153; 177). For purposes of the motion to dismiss, these allegations are sufficient to plausibly allege that the NRA “objectively manifested an agreement to participate” in the RICO enterprise.

The paragraph above does not indicate that the plaintiffs will prevail in this case. The court’s order only indicates the plaintiffs have shown there is a legally viable case that should not be dismissed. There is a long legal battle ahead, with many possibilities, including a settlement of the case before trial.  At stake are many millions of dollars of alleged fraud on the part of the defendants.  Much information is already available from the proceedings in the NRA legal battles in New York.

This case is separate from the New York case. This lawsuit is attempting to recover damages done to those who donated to the NRA and who allege fraud and a RICO claim, as shown in the above paragraph from the opinion.

It appears there are several possibilities for appeal in this case. The defendants have incentive to keep the case moving, as long as the cost of the defense is less than the cost of a settlement. The defendants may win the case, or they may choose to settle the case.

A jury trial has been asked for by the plaintiffs. It is uncertain how long the case will continue.

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About Dean Weingarten:

Dean Weingarten has been a peace officer, a military officer, was on the University of Wisconsin Pistol Team for four years, and was first certified to teach firearms safety in 1973. He taught the Arizona concealed carry course for fifteen years until the goal of Constitutional Carry was attained. He has degrees in meteorology and mining engineering, and retired from the Department of Defense after a 30 year career in Army Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation.

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Are Anti-Gunners Stubborn or Brain Dead? Criminals Ignore Gun Laws

The dirty little secret of gun control laws is that they don’t prevent criminals from misusing guns! (Dave Workman)

The highly-publicized arrest of a 17-year-old double-homicide suspect in Pierce County, Washington over the weekend serves as a stark reminder that restrictive gun control measures which affect only law-abiding citizens do not prevent—and never will—the criminal misuse of firearms.

It’s the “dirty-little-not-so-secret” failure of the gun prohibition movement.

The teen, identified as Isaiah Davion Williams, has been charged as an adult on two counts of first-degree murder and one count of second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, according to Seattle’s KOMO, the local ABC affiliate.

Coverage of the incident and the suspect by the Seattle Times goes into greater detail. In 2024, the suspect “pleaded guilty…to two counts of third-degree assault for an incident in which he used a gun as a ‘bludgeon’ to hit a woman in the face repeatedly” in 2023. Also in 2023, he was charged with fourth-degree assault by King County prosecutors for allegedly hitting another teenage boy in his school locker room.”

In the assault case, the Times revealed, “A judge ordered his juvenile rehabilitation sentence be suspended in favor of community supervision, which included mental health treatment and volunteer work.” In the other assault case, “That charge was dismissed as part of a resolution through his guilty plea to third-degree assault,” the newspaper said.

Lastly, Williams “pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm for allegedly attempting to enter the King County Superior Courthouse with a loaded firearm, that police later determined was stolen from a gun dealer.”

This is hardly a problem confined to Washington state. CBS News is reporting the arrest of a 17-year-old in Ramsey County, Minn., “after authorities say they confiscated at least 10 ghost guns or handguns equipped with switch devices.”

The CBS report noted, “The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office reported that a raid on a home on the east side of St. Paul resulted in the recovery of “ghost guns, automatic machine guns, multiple extended magazines and enough ammunition for multiple drive-by shootings.”

Out in Marin County, Calif., the San Jose Mercury News is reporting investigators “arrested a federal probationer on allegations of methamphetamine sales and gun offenses.” When lawmen searched the suspect’s home in San Rafael and a storage unit in Richmond, they reportedly found 14 firearms, including stolen guns.

Meanwhile, WKRN in Nashville, Tenn., is reporting the arrest of a 34-year-old man on probation for offenses in 2022. Police reportedly found more than 300 grams “of powder that tested positive for fentanyl” along with “a fully loaded Glock handgun with an extended magazine, a Taurus handgun and a short-barreled AR-15.”

The common denominator in all of these cases is the criminal backgrounds and/or underage possession of firearms. Teenagers, like convicted adult felons, cannot legally purchase handguns anywhere, and they cannot legally carry concealed handguns, yet in the Pierce County case, the two people killed were both apparently carrying guns. One was 19 and the other 15, published reports say.

Google up the term “illegal gun possession” and one might come up with reports like the one in the Laredo Morning Times describing charges against a Texas man who possessed firearms. The suspect is a convicted felon.

Over in Evansville, Ind., a recidivist named Marquell Lockridge is off to prison after being convicted of illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to WFIE News.

The gun prohibition lobby and its allies in state legislatures and on Capitol Hill either don’t “get it” or actually don’t care that criminals ignore gun control laws. All of the restrictive measures adopted anywhere in the country only affect law-abiding citizens. Honest people are inconvenienced, penalized and presumed to be guilty of crimes which haven’t been committed.

Critics of tougher gun laws—the grassroots gun rights activists—believe all of the restrictions are actually designed to discourage people from exercising their Second Amendment-protected right to keep and bear arms.

For example, out in Washington, anti-gun lawmakers are pushing legislation House Bill 1163, which requires a permit-to-purchase a firearm. This mandate would include completion of a gun safety course, including a live-fire exercise, and starting in November 2026, would also apply to obtaining and renewing concealed pistol licenses. If the law is adopted, firearms rights groups have already vowed to mount challenges in court. The bill is up for a hearing this Friday before the Senate Ways and Means Committee.

How this might affect Washington CPL applications remains to be seen. The state Department of Licensing told Ammoland News that March ended with 700,943 active CPLs. The number is up from February’s 699,350 active licenses.

It amounts to a signal that Evergreen State residents are not buying any of the arguments that stricter gun control laws will make them safer. With more than 21 million active carry licenses across the U.S., people in other states have obviously reached the same conclusion while anti-gun politicians continue to bury their heads in the sand.

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About Dave Workman

Dave Workman is a senior editor at TheGunMag.com and Liberty Park Press, author of multiple books on the Right to Keep & Bear Arms, and formerly an NRA-certified firearms instructor.

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Attacking U.S. Gun Laws Because of Haitian Gangs is Right Out of the Prohibitionist Playbook

A corrupt monopoly of violence results in uncontrollable corruption and violence, and the “answer” from gun prohibitionists is more laws against those inclined to obey them? (U.S. Department of Defense)

“Haiti Doesn’t Make Guns,” The New York Times reported Sunday. “So How Are Gangs Awash in Them?”

Who wants to guess where they’re going with this?

“Critics say not enough is done to regulate the sale of weapons in the United States to straw buyers, an illegal practice in which people buy guns on behalf of another person, including traffickers,” the report dutifully claims. “The practice is responsible for a large number of the arms that wind up used in crimes in Mexico and throughout Latin America.”

Anybody else getting a “This is how Operation Fast and Furious ‘gunwalking’ started” vibe? Because it is. The parroted narrative was that “Lax American gun laws” were responsible for Mexican cartel carnage. Lather, rinse, repeat.

“That’s where you can stop this,” The Times article quotes Jonathan Lowy, founder of Global Action on Gun Violence.  He’s the former Chief Counsel and VP Legal for Brady, whose group operates at the same address as the Violence Policy Center, and who has been behind efforts like Mexico suing U.S. gun makers and a  lawsuit filed in the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights arguing “that Inter-American human rights law requires the United States to prevent firearms manufacturers, distributors, and dealers from recklessly making and selling guns in ways that cause deaths and injuries.”

“If you stop the flow of guns and bullets, the gangs eventually, literally, run out of ammunition,” the story quotes William O’Neil, “the UN Independent Expert on the Human Rights Situation in Haiti.”

So, The Times go-to guys on what the public will be told about this are career globalist gun-grabbers. Figures. God forbid they should cite anyone who doesn’t share their goals or at least file this story under “editorial.”

We learn there are “20 armed groups operating in Port-au-Prince, some who carry AR-15 and Galil assault rifles, shotguns and Glock handguns. The United Nations estimates that between 270,000 and 500,000 firearms are circulating illegally in Haiti, with most weapons in the hands of gangs.”

And homicides are rising (how many of the victims are violent criminals themselves is left unreported).

That they’re violating Haiti’s strict gun laws, and that criminals don’t obey laws, don’t seem to  factor into the equation here.

But go ahead and stipulate “straw purchases” take place and smuggling occurs. What kind of numbers are we talking about here?

In January, Dominican customs authorities scored “37 guns.” In February, they seized “nearly two dozen firearms.” That’s the way of prohibition. Make something of value illegal, and people will find ways to profit from it, violently if that’s the only way.

Which people?

“Gangs sometimes acquire guns and ammunition by attacking police stations in Haiti or by bribing local police officers into providing weapons,” the report concedes.  “Nearly 1,000 police guns were diverted in the past four years, the U.N. said last week, and police officers have been reported to sell them on the black market.”

“In November, Dominican authorities arrested several Dominican police officers accused of smuggling nearly one million rounds of ammunition from a police depot,” the report adds.

“Last month, a 31-year-old police officer in St. Cloud, Fla., pleaded guilty to purchasing and reselling at least 58 firearms,” the report continues.

“A former security officer for Haiti’s chief of police was arrested in Florida in December after investigators linked him to nearly 90 firearms,” the report goes on.

Are we staring to see a pattern here? They really are following the same playbook as Mexico, aren’t they?

“Conviction of Top Mexican Cop Shows Corruption Problem, Not U.S. Guns”

That and an illegal alien from Guatemala, who would have never even been in the U.S. save for Democrat open borders policies, “recruited straw purchasers to illegally buy 900 firearms — including assault rifles — that he then transported from Florida to the Dominican Republic and Haiti.”

So, the answer from the gun-grabbers, naturally, is more “gun control” over you and me. And a quick scan of the Google “News” feed shows the media is doing a full-court press to drive that point home.

Also See: ‘Commonsense Gun Safety Law Paradise’ Haiti Continues Descent into Hell

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About David Codrea:

David Codrea is the winner of multiple journalist awards for investigating/defending the RKBA and a long-time gun owner rights advocate who defiantly challenges the folly of citizen disarmament. He blogs at “The War on Guns: Notes from the Resistance,” is a regularly featured contributor to Firearms News, and posts on Twitter: @dcodrea and Facebook.

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Mass Stabbing In Amsterdam Underscores Need For Self-Defense

A mass stabbing incident in Amsterdam, in which two U.S. citizens were injured, is a reminder of the importance of a person’s right of self-defense, and to have the proper tools to carry out that defense, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said.

Published reports say the unidentified suspect apparently attacked his victims at random. Police in the Netherlands capital city, are trying to establish a motive. Five people were hospitalized, as was the suspect, who was injured when he was stopped by a passerby, Dutch police said.

The two American victims were identified as a 67-year-old woman and a 69-year-old man. The other victims were from Belgium, Poland and Amsterdam.

“Violent attacks like this happen suddenly, no matter where you are, but if they occur here in the United States,” observed CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, “there is at least the potential that a legally-armed private citizen might intervene. Armed citizens have stopped mass attacks in the past, and more often than the public has been led to believe. I’ve co-authored several books which discuss such incidents, and more are happening all the time.

“Our Second Amendment enables private citizens to legally carry firearms for personal protection,” he continued, “unlike other countries, where the public is kept unarmed. The most recent data on licensed concealed carry estimates that more than 21 million law-abiding citizens are now legally armed, and that doesn’t include maybe millions more who reside in the 29 states which now enjoy permitless, or ‘constitutional carry’ laws, where no license or permit is required.

“The ability to defend one’s self and/or his or her loved ones is paramount to thwarting violent attacks,” Gottlieb observed, “whether they involve a lunatic with a knife or someone using a gun illegally. We’ve seen many sich incidents where would-be killers have been stopped cold by good people with guns.

“It is appalling how anti-gunners and their allies in state legislatures, and on Capitol Hill, continue efforts to disarm honest citizens in this country,” Gottlieb said. “The idea that leaving good people vulnerable to vicious attack by criminals or crazy people will somehow prevent crime is, at best, delusional. That much was demonstrated in Amsterdam, where they don’t enjoy the same right to carry as we do in the U.S. Let’s make sure nobody is able to take away our right to self-defense, and the tools to guarantee it.”

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More Polish Citizens are Carrying Firearms for Self-Defense

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Certain parts of the world—sadly, without any specifically recognized right to arms—have been moving closer to accepting the fact that firearms in the hands of law-abiding citizens is not the inherently dangerous concept promoted by anti-gun extremists.  We’ve seen indications that Finland may be moving in the right direction, and Argentina and Poland may be heading there, too.

We previously covered Poland mandating the teaching of safe firearm handling to students, but there also seems to be a growing interest in self-defense among that country’s citizens.

According to one media report, Poland saw a record number of carry permits issued last year, nearly reaching 46,000.  This comes after steady increases in the number of permits in the preceding two years, according to the article; going from 37,400 in 2022 to nearly 41,000 in 2023.  It is also reported that the number of firearms owned by Polish citizens has nearly doubled—closing in on 1 million—since 2017.

Admittedly, these are modest numbers considering Poland’s population of more than 37 million, but they are notable increases, nonetheless.

There are various suggested reasons for these rising numbers.  Poland is said to have “relaxed its gun laws in 2011;” easier accessibility to firearms will predictably lead to increases in ownership by the law-abiding.  Then there is mention of the general increased tensions felt in Europe, especially Eastern Europe, ever since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.

But the article also quotes a security expert who refers to gun ownership as being “trendier since the easing of regulations (on firearms) in Poland in 2011.”  A criminologist further notes “concerns about our own safety and the protection of private property.”

Unfortunately, the article does what many media reports do and unnecessarily injects negative stereotypes about firearms into its reporting.

It refers to the rise in carry permits as “a troubling trend.”  “Troubling,” perhaps, for criminals or those with an inherent hatred of firearms, but nobody else should be concerned about law-abiding citizens carrying firearms for personal protection.

This is true here in the US, and it should be just as true in Poland.

“With more individuals seeking to acquire licenses,” the article also claims, “concerns about the potential for increased crime rates naturally arise.”  No, they do not “naturally arise.”  In fact, as has been shown time and time again here in the US, when laws change to make it easier for the law-abiding to carry firearms for self-defense, crime rates tend to go down.

At least the article includes a comment from a lawyer that dispels the notion about alleged concerns.

 “The number of crimes committed with legally held weapons has not increased due to the sharp rise in gun licenses,” noted Andrzej Turczyn.  In fact, since 2011, when Poland reportedly loosened its restrictions on firearms, crime has been trending downward.

We’d love to see more countries join the ranks of Poland, Argentina, and Finland in making access to firearms or the safe, responsible use of firearms easier for their law-abiding citizens.

And even short of action like these countries have taken, we are glad to report on situations where attitudes are changing, as we recently saw in the US Virgin Islands.

Of course, we’ll also continue to report on the countries that still labor under the misconception that the answer to violent crime is increasing restrictions on the law-abiding. Stayed tuned, for example, for a “Ninja sword” update from reliably tyrannical Great Britian.

USA Falls Behind as Poland Mandates Firearms Training for Schoolchildren ~ VIDEO

UK Bans Ninja Swords: A Sobering Reminder of Why America Has the 2nd Amendment ~ VIDEO

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