Media – Shooting News Weekly

I Love the Smell of Schadenfreude in the Morning: Gun Hater Stephen Colbert’s Ratings Have Collapsed

John Boch — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 16:00:52 +0000

The cancelled, not-so-funnyman who hates guns, gun owners and the right to armed self-defense has suffered a precipitous ratings collapse.

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Commonly Owned: Why Do Media Outlets Understate the Number of AR-15s Americans Own?

Larry Keane — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:00:52 +0000

So what’s the current as of 2023 total number on MSRs? It’s a big number – significantly higher than what mainstream media continues to report.

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The Media Doesn’t Bother to Reconcile Anti-Gunners’ Constant Predictions of Doom With Record Low Homicides and Record High Gun Ownership

CCRKBA — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 12:00:34 +0000

“Isn’t it time for the media, which has for too long accepted rhetoric from the gun ban crowd as gospel, to start questioning what they are hearing from people who are determined to erase the Second Amendment?”

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This is the Worst Anti-Gun Story of 2026…So Far

Lee Williams — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 12:00:01 +0000

The Good Men Project claims it hosts “the conversation no one else is having.” I certainly hope that's true.

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They’ll Fit Right In With the Rest of the Media at SHOT Show

Grace Stevens — Sat, 03 Jan 2026 18:00:58 +0000

It’s Adorable When Gen Z Gun-Grabbers (and the Media) Think the Push to Restrict Gun Rights Started Five Minutes Ago

Dan Zimmerman — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 16:50:35 +0000

"Their ascent is part of a nearly decade-long shift, from gun violence prevention being a third-rail issue in politics that was rarely spoken about on campaign trails."

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When the Mainstream Media Encourages Violence Against Their Competition

John Boch — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 12:58:23 +0000

The media really doesn't like it when someone shows how easy it is to do their job. A job they refuse to do when it reflects poorly on people who share their political views and values.

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NRA Leadership Addresses Magazine Distribution Changes

John Petrolino — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 19:40:09 +0000

Through a letter to the Board of Directors, National Rifle Association President Bill Bachenberg has revisited the changes made in NRA magazine distribution.

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Despite What You See on Social Media, Not Everything Sucks

Paul Markel — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 16:00:33 +0000

Minus a solid understanding of history or realistic personal experience, many viewers look to the popularity of an online influencer as some sort of proof that what they're saying is the gospel truth.

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Shocker: Anti-Gun Film Makers Don’t Respect Workers’ Rights Any More Than Gun Rights

Shooting News Weekly — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 12:05:31 +0000

IATSE reported that the striking crew members were seeking set wages, health benefits, and pensions, but had, up to that point, “been misclassified as 1099 independent contractors rather than employees.”

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