Charles L. Cotton

President’s Column | Help NRA Save Firearm Freedom By Saving Freedom Of Speech

If the enemies of our constitutional rights prevail, millions of young Americans will never get to experience the Second Amendment.

10 Things the Mainstream Media Doesn't Want You To Know About Concealed Carry

The "mainstream" media likes to place the blame for violent crime on guns, not criminals. The truth about concealed carry, however, is very different from how many in the media frame it.

From the Editor: Maybe They Just Don't Understand

Hollywood does, in fact, have some social responsibility, but getting there just takes more thought than some of them can manage.

Why the Mainstream Media Refuses to Learn Anything About Guns

It should be surprising that much of the mainstream media refuses to learn about guns and the Second Amendment, as this ignorance often makes them play the fool. But they do have reasons for maintaining this ignorance.

Crime Facts the Mainstream Media Doesn't Want To Report

In a notable address to Congress, John Lott quickly detailed the facts about crime the mainstream media has no interest in reporting.

From the Editor: Why Are We In Such Divisive Times

When activists masquerade as journalists to push a dishonest agenda, the public discourse becomes unfairly muddled. This is what the mainstream media so often does on issues related to guns.

Gabby Franco Censored on LinkedIn—Again.

In the ongoing saga of social-media’s repeated censorship, LinkedIn removed one Olympian's photos simply because she was holding firearms.

This Silly Error Says So Much About the Mainstream Media

The problem for them is this error is symbolic—indeed, emblematic—of their lack of understanding of guns and of the issues related to our Second Amendment rights.

When the News Becomes Propaganda

Most people think guns are used in a majority of violent crimes. This misunderstanding comes from mainstream-media misinformation.

Armed Citizen Stories Just Keep Proving the Mainstream Media Wrong

The mainstream media and gun-ban organizations like to pretend that lawful Americans seldom defend themselves with firearms. These stories, along with more than a million others each year, prove them wrong.

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