Tom Knighton

Tom Knighton

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Tom Knighton is a Navy veteran, a former newspaperman, a novelist, and a blogger and lifetime shooter. He lives with his family in Southwest Georgia. 

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Left Building Momentum to Pack Supreme Court VIP
Supreme Court

Left Building Momentum to Pack Supreme Court

Jul 3, 2026
That Thing with Elections That Never Happens? Yeah, It Happened Again VIP
Crime

That Thing with Elections That Never Happens? Yeah, It Happened Again

Jul 2, 2026
RI Gun Store Saw Long Lines Ahead of State's Assault Weapon Ban VIP
Tipsheet

RI Gun Store Saw Long Lines Ahead of State's Assault Weapon Ban

Jul 1, 2026
California AG Tells DOJ State Would Rather Get Sued than Back Down on Gun Control VIP
Gun Control

California AG Tells DOJ State Would Rather Get Sued than Back Down on Gun Control

Jul 1, 2026
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Assault Weapon Bans
Supreme Court

Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Assault Weapon Bans

Jun 30, 2026
NRA Celebrating Nation's 250th With Series of Shooting Challenges VIP
National Rifle Association

NRA Celebrating Nation's 250th With Series of Shooting Challenges

Jun 15, 2026
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West Virginia Lowers Permitless Carry Age to 18 VIP
Concealed Carry

West Virginia Lowers Permitless Carry Age to 18

Jun 15, 2026
You Just Thought You Hated HOAs Before VIP
Gun Control

You Just Thought You Hated HOAs Before

Jun 3, 2026
Lawsuit Against New Jersey in Gun Confiscation Suit Expands VIP
Red Flag Laws

Lawsuit Against New Jersey in Gun Confiscation Suit Expands

Jun 3, 2026
No, Tim Walz, England and Australia Aren't 'Free' After Giving Up Guns VIP
Gun Control

No, Tim Walz, England and Australia Aren't 'Free' After Giving Up Guns

Jun 2, 2026
Texas Republican Candidate Blasts Democrats Over 'Sham' School Shooting Statistics VIP
Brandon Herrera

Texas Republican Candidate Blasts Democrats Over 'Sham' School Shooting Statistics

Jun 2, 2026
This Is How You Stop Mass Shootings at Churches VIP
Firearms

This Is How You Stop Mass Shootings at Churches

Jun 1, 2026
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Study Shows Massive Support for Self-Defense, Recreational Shooting VIP
Firearms

Study Shows Massive Support for Self-Defense, Recreational Shooting

Jun 1, 2026
At Least One Seattle Neighborhood Thinks Walls Work VIP
Crime

At Least One Seattle Neighborhood Thinks Walls Work

May 26, 2026
Lefties No Longer Trying to Hide How They Want You Disarmed VIP
Firearms

Lefties No Longer Trying to Hide How They Want You Disarmed

May 26, 2026
Is AI The Answer to 'Fixing' NICS Gun Background Check System? VIP
Artificial Intelligence

Is AI The Answer to 'Fixing' NICS Gun Background Check System?

May 21, 2026
Second Amendment Foundation Wants Supreme Court Review of 'Sensitive Places' Challenge VIP
Maryland

Second Amendment Foundation Wants Supreme Court Review of 'Sensitive Places' Challenge

May 21, 2026
Civil Liberties Group Sues Illinois Over FOID Requirement VIP
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Civil Liberties Group Sues Illinois Over FOID Requirement

May 20, 2026
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California Bill Takes Mandatory Training in Idiotic Direction VIP
California

California Bill Takes Mandatory Training in Idiotic Direction

May 20, 2026
Assault on 'Ghost Guns' About More than Firearms
California

Assault on 'Ghost Guns' About More than Firearms

May 19, 2026
Texas Court Rules Accused Stalker's Gun Ban Should Be Reconsidered VIP
Gun Ban

Texas Court Rules Accused Stalker's Gun Ban Should Be Reconsidered

May 19, 2026
Georgia Pro-Gun Bill's Veto Doesn't Mean What Anti-Gunners Seem to Think
Georgia

Georgia Pro-Gun Bill's Veto Doesn't Mean What Anti-Gunners Seem to Think

May 14, 2026
How Did Memorial Drive Shooter Got Gun in Heavily Regulated Massachusetts? VIP
Firearms

How Did Memorial Drive Shooter Got Gun in Heavily Regulated Massachusetts?

May 14, 2026
Minnesota Supreme Court Grapples with Questions About Mental Illness Disqualifying Gun Ownership VIP
Gun Control

Minnesota Supreme Court Grapples with Questions About Mental Illness Disqualifying Gun Ownership

May 11, 2026
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Georgia Mom Wants Answers After Child Suspended for Lego 'Gun' VIP
Education

Georgia Mom Wants Answers After Child Suspended for Lego 'Gun'

May 11, 2026
Gun Rights Group Asks SCOTUS to Take Up Case of Sailor Convicted of Weapons Charges VIP
ATF

Gun Rights Group Asks SCOTUS to Take Up Case of Sailor Convicted of Weapons Charges

May 5, 2026
Democrat Senators Demand Gun Company Stop Making Legal Product Designed for Young Shooters VIP
ATF

Democrat Senators Demand Gun Company Stop Making Legal Product Designed for Young Shooters

May 5, 2026
Real Problems With Novelty Signs and Talking Tough About Trespassers VIP
Firearms

Real Problems With Novelty Signs and Talking Tough About Trespassers

May 4, 2026
Oregon Media Celebrates How Red Flag Law Kept Bomber From Having Gun VIP
Crime

Oregon Media Celebrates How Red Flag Law Kept Bomber From Having Gun

May 4, 2026
Connecticut House Passes Controversial Gun Control Bill
Connecticut

Connecticut House Passes Controversial Gun Control Bill

Apr 23, 2026
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SPLC, Swalwell, and the War for America's Minds
Bari Weiss

SPLC, Swalwell, and the War for America's Minds

Apr 23, 2026
Tennessee Town Benefits From Strong Gun Industry Protections in State VIP
Economy

Tennessee Town Benefits From Strong Gun Industry Protections in State

Apr 23, 2026
California Sees Drop in Homicides. There's A Reason for That and Leftists Won't Like It VIP
California

California Sees Drop in Homicides. There's A Reason for That and Leftists Won't Like It

Apr 22, 2026
Gun Control Calls Follow Shreveport Shooting, but There's an Issue VIP
Domestic Terrorism

Gun Control Calls Follow Shreveport Shooting, but There's an Issue

Apr 22, 2026
Detroit Mayor, Police Chief Outline Plan to Almost Address Crime at Roots VIP
Crime

Detroit Mayor, Police Chief Outline Plan to Almost Address Crime at Roots

Apr 17, 2026
Ramaswamy's Primary Opponent for Ohio Governor Just Crossed the Line VIP
Firearms

Ramaswamy's Primary Opponent for Ohio Governor Just Crossed the Line

Apr 17, 2026
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The Real Threat to Our Students Isn't Guns. It's Something in the Building With Them Every Day.
Crime

The Real Threat to Our Students Isn't Guns. It's Something in the Building With Them Every Day.

Apr 17, 2026
Colorado's Assault on Second Amendment Continues VIP
Colorado

Colorado's Assault on Second Amendment Continues

Apr 16, 2026
Think the U.S. Is the Only Place With School Shootings? Think Again VIP
Gun Control

Think the U.S. Is the Only Place With School Shootings? Think Again

Apr 16, 2026
Swalwell Spoke at Gun Control Gala Evening Before One of His Alleged Rapes VIP
Crime

Swalwell Spoke at Gun Control Gala Evening Before One of His Alleged Rapes

Apr 15, 2026
This Is What Passes for an Intelligent Gun Control Argument These Days VIP
Firearms

This Is What Passes for an Intelligent Gun Control Argument These Days

Apr 15, 2026
Complaint Filed with FEC Over Gun Control Group's Alleged Fundraising Shenanigans VIP
Abigail Spanberger

Complaint Filed with FEC Over Gun Control Group's Alleged Fundraising Shenanigans

Apr 14, 2026
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The Media Patting Its Own Back Begins Anew
CNN

The Media Patting Its Own Back Begins Anew

Apr 14, 2026
Spanberger Kicks Can Down the Road on Gun Bills VIP
Abigail Spanberger

Spanberger Kicks Can Down the Road on Gun Bills

Apr 14, 2026
The Red Ryder BB Gun Is a Right of Passage...That's About to Be Illegal in New York VIP
Crime

The Red Ryder BB Gun Is a Right of Passage...That's About to Be Illegal in New York

Apr 13, 2026
Inane Op-Ed Illustrates Everything Wrong with Anti-Gun 'Thinking' VIP
Concealed Carry

Inane Op-Ed Illustrates Everything Wrong with Anti-Gun 'Thinking'

Apr 13, 2026
Psychology Today: The Solution to Suicides is Word Games on Guns VIP
Firearms

Psychology Today: The Solution to Suicides is Word Games on Guns

Apr 8, 2026
Why You Can't Take the Left Seriously on Guns VIP
Crime

Why You Can't Take the Left Seriously on Guns

Apr 8, 2026
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Appeals Court Rules Maine's 72-Hour Waiting Period for Gun Sales Likely Constitutional VIP
Firearms

Appeals Court Rules Maine's 72-Hour Waiting Period for Gun Sales Likely Constitutional

Apr 6, 2026
Iran's Greatest Ally Is the Left
Donald Trump

Iran's Greatest Ally Is the Left

Apr 6, 2026