Cookie Policy

Last reviewed on April 24, 2026

What Cookies Are

A cookie is a small text file that a website asks your browser to store. Cookies let the site remember information across pages and return visits. Some are created by the site you are on (first-party cookies) and some are created by services loaded inside the page, such as analytics and advertising vendors (third-party cookies).

This page explains which categories of cookies are set when you visit SecondAmendment.net, the purpose of each, and how to control them. For how cookie data is handled more broadly, see our Privacy Policy.

Summary of Cookies Used

We group the cookies on this site into three categories: essential, analytics, and advertising.

1. Essential Cookies

Essential cookies are strictly necessary for the site to function or to remember a choice you have actively made. We do not use first-party tracking cookies. The only essential cookies that may be set are short-lived browser session cookies used to carry state within a single visit.

  • Legal basis (EU/UK): necessary for the service you are using.
  • Can be disabled: Yes, through your browser, though disabling them may degrade the experience.

2. Analytics Cookies (Google Analytics)

We use Google Analytics 4 to understand aggregate usage patterns on the site. Google Analytics is a service provided by Google LLC. When Google Analytics is active, it typically sets the following cookies on your browser:

  • _ga — used to distinguish users. Typical duration: 2 years.
  • _ga_<container-id> (for this site, _ga_1R5NZ538J9) — used to persist session state. Typical duration: 2 years.
  • _gid — used to distinguish users. Typical duration: 24 hours.

The data collected by these cookies is described in Google's cookie documentation. We do not combine analytics data with any other information, and we do not attempt to identify individual visitors.

3. Advertising Cookies (Google AdSense)

This site participates, or may participate, in the Google AdSense program. When ads are served, Google and its partners may set cookies on your browser to show you more relevant advertising, to measure the performance of ads, to prevent the same ad from being shown too many times, and to help detect click fraud. Typical AdSense-related cookies include:

  • __gads, __gpi — used by Google to serve and measure ads across many sites.
  • NID, ANID, IDE, DSID, FLC — Google advertising and measurement cookies set on google.com, doubleclick.net, or googleadservices.com.
  • Cookies set by third-party advertisers and ad exchanges that Google works with, as listed on Google's advertising partner page.

The exact cookies and their durations can change as Google updates its systems. For Google's current list, see How Google uses cookies in advertising.

How to Manage Cookies in Your Browser

All major browsers let you view, block, and delete cookies. The steps below link to the official instructions for each:

Most browsers also let you switch to a "private" or "incognito" mode, which usually discards cookies at the end of the session.

Do Not Track

Your browser may transmit a "Do Not Track" (DNT) signal. There is no industry consensus on how sites must respond to DNT. Our own pages do not set tracking cookies regardless of DNT. Third-party services we load have their own DNT handling, summarized in their respective policies.

Global Privacy Control

Where supported, we honor the Global Privacy Control (GPC) browser signal for California "Do Not Sell or Share" preferences. If your browser transmits a valid GPC signal, we instruct third-party vendors to treat your session accordingly for purposes of CCPA/CPRA "sharing."

Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this page when the set of services loaded on the site changes or when a vendor updates its own cookie list. The "Last reviewed on" date at the top of the page reflects the most recent revision.

Contact

Questions about the cookies we use? Email [email protected] with "Cookies" in the subject line. See also the Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use.