Mark Oliva – Shooting News Weekly

November Gun Sales Down 7% Even as Virginians Stock Up Before the Gun Control Tide Rolls In

Mark Oliva — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:00:59 +0000

Virginia broke into the Top 5 states which can be easily attributed to concerns that law-abiding gun owners there have with their ability to purchase the firearms they want before a new legislature and governor strip that choice away.

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HAVA Brings 150 Vets and Their Families Together for 16th Annual Range Day

Mark Oliva — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 22:00:47 +0000

More than 150 veterans and their families enjoyed some trigger time as a way for the firearm industry and San Antonio Police Department to offer a collective “thank you” to vets and their families for their service and sacrifice.

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The Gun Industry Honors the Veterans Who Have Served America for Over 250 Years

Mark Oliva — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 22:00:53 +0000

There are thousands of veterans in our industry who remind us just how fortunate we are that they chose to defend freedom.

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Why is JP Morgan Slow-Walking Trump’s Banking Non-Discrimination Reforms?

Mark Oliva — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 19:03:37 +0000

What J.P. Morgan Wealth Management is doing is dumbfounding. Comptroller of the Currency Gould left no uncertainty that banking discrimination for “woke” political ideologies is a tainted remnant of the past.

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Second Amendment Tax Holidays…Because Taxing a Constitutional Right is Just Wrong

Mark Oliva — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 11:46:00 +0000

States with a Second Amendment sales tax holiday are creating a windfall of savings for gun and ammunition purchasers this year. The savings are expected to be in the millions.

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Naked Opportunism: Tim Walz Exploits a Tragedy to Add to Minnesota’s Growing List of Gun Control Laws

Mark Oliva — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 03:08:23 +0000

It's a fallacy that the rights of those who obey the law should be cast aside when no actions are being taken to prevent murderous villains from committing their wicked crimes.

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Corporate Media Outlets Only Too Happy to Help Regurgitate Michael Bloomberg’s Anti-Gun Agitprop

Mark Oliva — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 20:00:52 +0000

When The Trace's Mike Spies says he wants bans on all guns – including handguns – believe him. That’s what he wants. That’s the narrative he is driving.

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Malignant Narcissism: ‘Founding Fighter’ Jamie Raskin Has an Awfully High Opinion of Himself

Mark Oliva — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 18:59:04 +0000

U.S. Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) has a mighty high opinion of himself. He just ranked himself among the courageous and enlightened Founding Fathers who established the United States as an independent Republic.

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Memorial Day is a Reminder to Be Worthy of Their Sacrifice

Mark Oliva — Mon, 26 May 2025 15:00:15 +0000

Our industry forged the tools these men and women carried into battle. Our factories and boardrooms are home to veterans who served alongside those who sacrificed their lives. It is a cost, we know, that is immeasurably high and one that cannot be repaid.

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Check Your Privilege Because the Second Amendment Gives Everyone the Right to Be Safe

Mark Oliva — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 06:08:36 +0000

"If you don’t think you need the Second Amendment or if you don’t think you need to carry a firearm or have self-defense, then you are coming from a place of privilege and you’re not coming from a community that is plagued with violence."

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