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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Anti-gun-rights Capitol Hill Democrats in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have introduced legislation to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), which the Supreme Court last week reinforced by tossing a lawsuit filed by the Mexican government against American gunmakers. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Fifteen states have filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration for allowing the return and resumed sale of forced reset triggers (FRTs), which enable modern semiautomatic rifles to fire more rapidly. However, the devices do not convert semiautomatic rifles to fire full auto, as alleged in a news release from […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—SCOTUS: Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos. Unanimous Decision in favor of Smith & Wesson; two machine gun cases—United States v. Justin Bryce Brown and United States v. Morgan Caser; RMGO, et al. v. Town of Superior, et al: Case No. 22-cv-02680-NYW-TPO: town ordinances in Colorado. SCOTUS Conferences […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief A 21-year-old former student at the BORG Dreierschützengasse high school in Graz, Austria opened fire Tuesday using legally-owned firearms, killing nine people and wounding as many as a dozen others before reportedly taking his own life in a school restroom, according to the BBC and other published reports. One of the wounded […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief For the second time in less than a month, the Second Amendment Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a state prohibition on young adults under age 21 being able to purchase, own and carry handguns, this time in New Jersey. Back on May 19, SAF and its partners filed a […]

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Adamiak still has 17 years left in prison, most of which is for his inert RPGs By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Were it not for the additional charges and prison time he received for possessing two inert rocket launchers, Patrick “Tate” Adamiak would likely be a free man. “More than likely, I would […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The establishment press is reporting in unison about a new study which allegedly shows that restrictive gun control laws can make a difference in reducing firearm-related deaths “among children and teens.” Like previous research, the claim about guns being a leading cause of death among young people is couched to cover […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Emboldened by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last week to not grant review of a lawsuit challenging a ban on so-called “assault weapons” in Maryland, the Rhode Island House of Representatives voted 43-28 to enact a similar ban in the Plantation State. According to GoLocalProv.com, the legislation now moves to the […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—2025 Politics; Attorney General Pam Bondi supports the issuance of concealed carry permits to qualified non-residents; Corporate anti-gun policies begin shifting; Connecticut: The legislature adjourned.However, HB 7042, which allows civil causes of action to be brought against firearm industry members who fail to implement “reasonable controls,” passed the legislature and is on its […]

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By  R.K. Campbell | Contributing editor    I have been very lucky in that despite troubling statistics I have not been the victim of a home invasion.    I survived two attempts, one in a rural area and one in an urban area, but none that gained entry. I suffered one break in when I […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Democrats in Wisconsin are doubling down on their efforts to pass restrictive gun control laws, claiming their efforts are in the interest of “common sense,” after Republicans reportedly stripped the provisions from the state budget. WPR is reporting that sponsors of the legislation “hope to prevent gun violence, which typically spikes […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief In a unanimous decision released Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court threw out the Mexican government’s lawsuit against U.S. firearms manufacturers, reversing a lower appeals court and remanding the case back for further action. The 15-page decision, authored by Justice Elena Kagan, notes that the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act—signed […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst, a pro-Second Amendment Republican, is now being lauded by the National Shooting Sports Foundation for introducing S. 1922, known as the FIREARM (for “Fighting Irrational Regulatory Enforcement to Averet Retailers’ Misfortune) Act. According to an NSSF statement, Ernst’s legislation “would prevent the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms […]

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By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor    Hawken rifles have fascinated me for years. Those, mostly percussion, rifles simply have “the look” of guns that can be depended on.     They were built to be the toughest and most rugged guns available at the time of the mountain men, during the fur trade and through […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Gun owners and Second Amendment activists descended on the Rhode Island Capitol Wednesday for a marathon public hearing which covered several pieces of legislation but primarily focused on one very unpopular measure, S 0359, the proposed Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025. This nine-page bill drew scores of yellow […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Beaver State lawmakers have backed off a bit on gun control, stripping out a provision for a three-day waiting period and eliminating another tenet which would have raised the minimum age for gun possession. OregonLive/Portland Oregonian is reporting the Senate Rules Committee voted Wednesday “along party lines” to move a scaled-back Senate […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief I never fancied myself fast on the draw, although from my early days of carrying a sidearm, through the years of some local competitions and being in the back country where things often happen suddenly, with experience came speed, and no small degree of accuracy. The combination of factors helped capture a […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Tuesday should have been a big day for the Fort Devens Rifle & Pistol Club, Inc. After a legal battle that lasted three years, the civilian gun club members were about to return to the ranges of Fort Devens for a day of shooting and camaraderie. The small […]

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By Gary Marbut, President Montana Shooting Sports Association (Special to TheGunMag.com) Editor’s Note: Gary Marbut, president of the Montana Shooting Sports Assn. has just issued his report on this year’s legislative session, and graciously provided a copy to TGM. Here’s the rundown for the session.SuccessesSenate Joint Resolution 7, urging the Board of Regents to get […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Capitol Hill and the establishment press can’t get a break from a public which dislikes or is at least disappointed with them all, according to the results of two recent Rasmussen surveys conducted earlier this month. Both reports might underscore why the nation’s gun owners are particularly perturbed, and why they […]

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