Mark Oliva – Shooting News Weekly

Virginia is the Latest Blue State to Drive Gun Makers Out in Favor of a Friendlier Business Climate

Mark Oliva — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:05:43 +0000

The exodus of firearm companies from states hostile to Second Amendment rights and firearm and ammunition manufacturers isn’t limited to Virginia.

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Being Worthy of Their Sacrifice is What Today is About

Mark Oliva — Mon, 25 May 2026 12:00:11 +0000

The moment, and this day, calls on each of us to examine ourselves and ask if we are worthy of the price they paid for our freedom.

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Why Does Capital One Consider Lawful Gun Sales to be a ‘Prohibited Industry’?

Mark Oliva — Tue, 12 May 2026 17:53:50 +0000

Capital One is going to have to attempt to tell a court that “What’s in your wallet?” is actually illegal banking discrimination.

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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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