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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The Biden administration’s plan to transplant grizzly bears to Washington’s North Cascades may have been sidelined by the Trump administration, according to a report at SFGate, a San Francisco-based news agency. “After several agencies experienced high employee turnover under Trump administration-appointed leadership, the grizzly bear reintroduction program was thrown into limbo,” the […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Voting along straight party lines, Washington State Senate Democrats on Monday pushed through House Bill 1163, requiring permits and mandatory training to purchase firearms, and already Second Amendment activists are promising legal action. Writing on Facebook, Aoibheann Cline, lobbyist for the National Rifle Association, stated, “Prepare for a long legal battle.” […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Patrick “Tate” Adamiak had been a longtime collector of semi-automatic MACs before the ATF raided his home, found nothing illegal but imprisoned him for 20 years anyway. Adamiak had been an active-duty E-6 in the Navy and was about to enter Naval Special Warfare until his arrest. He […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief In the aftermath of Democrat Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ signing of what Straight Arrow News called “one of the nation’s most restrictive gun regulation bills into law,” reaction from the Second Amendment community has been scathing. The National Shooting Sports Foundation issued a blistering statement condemning the governor’s inking of Senate […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Responding to gun owners across the country hoping for relief from restrictive state gun control laws, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms on Monday reached out to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to “unleash” the newly-announced Justice Department’s Second Amendment Task Force on a dozen states. […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—Trump Administration: Kash Patel, Director of the FBI and Acting Director of BATFE has officially repealed ATF’s tyrannical “Zero Tolerance” Policy; Marvin Richardson, the deputy director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), has been dismissed under President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi’s administration; The U.S. […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Gun rights advocates are jubilant and gun prohibition zealots are furious over the announcement by Attorney General Pam Bondi that she has created a “Second Amendment Task Force” within the Department of Justice “to use its full might to protect the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens.” Bondi issued a memorandum […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The New York Times is reporting that Everytown for Gun Safety, the gun prohibition lobbying organization co-founded by anti-gun billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, will spend $10 million to help elect Democrats as state attorneys general this year and in 2026. The money will be spent in races in […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief While gun control proponents are lamenting Trump administration staff cuts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which include its Division of Violence Prevention, a leading gun rights organization is defending and supporting the move. The Trace, a Michael Bloomberg-backed pro-gun-control publication, is reporting the CDC has laid off “more […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—Snope v. Brown, Ocean State Tactical v. Rhode Island, and Antoyuk v. James, still not considered by SCOTUS; Worth v. Jacobson: Case # 23-2248 awaiting a decision on apossible appeal to SCOTUS; Duncan v. Bonta, Case #: 23-55805.new tactic by CRPA; Sauer becomes Solicitor General; Christian v. James: Case No: 22-2987: […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Another tenet of former President Joe Biden’s outright war on guns and the Second Amendment has been trashed by the Department of Justice with the announcement that DOJ and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has repealed the “Enhanced Regulatory Enforcement Policy and the review of Final Rule 2021R-08F, […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Former U.S. Navy sailor Patrick “Tate” Adamiak is about to finish his third year in federal prison. He has 17 more years to go. The ATF and a federal prosecutor, who died several weeks ago, saw to that. Adamiak’s horrific saga is finally becoming more well known, which […]

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A measure which would have enabled Georgia residents to sue local governments for adopting restrictive gun control regulations did not get final approval last Friday in the state Senate, which reportedly adjourn ed early without a vote. Democrats argued against Senate Bill 204, contending it would create problems for local municipalities that pass restrictive gun […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief New legislation signed by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will track credit card purchases of firearms and ammunition by requiring the use of special merchant codes, and Second Amendment advocates are already calling this “government overreach” and an invasion of gun owner privacy. In a statement from Democrat Hochul’s office, S745/A439 […]

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Leupold & Stevens, Inc., has announced the launch of its new BX-4 Range HD TBR/W Gen 2 rangefinding binocular. An evolution of the award-winning original, the BX-4 Range HD Gen 2 delivers improved ranging performance and industry-leading light transmission, color purity, and edge-to-edge clarity. Available in 10×42 and 12×50 configurations, it’s a best-in-class rangefinding binocular, […]

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Canik has announced the official release of the California model of the award-winning Mete MC9 pistol. Designed for both seasoned firearm enthusiasts and those new to concealed carry, the Mete MC9 combines cutting-edge technology, sleek design, and top-tier performance, making it an ideal choice for personal defense in the Golden State. The Mete MC9 is […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New: Department of Justice, DOJ v. California Sheriffs; April 19, 2025-250th Anniversary of the Shot Heard Round the World; Congress: Repealing the Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises Act, or the RIFLE Act. H.R. 2552 and S.1224 were introduced; Politics: Wisconsin: Unfortunately, the Liberal Democrat candidate won: Arkansas: The House Insurance Committee, […]

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Dryshod, producer of waterproof footwear for outdoor recreation and occupational use, offers a lineup of hunting boots designed to meet the demands of different conditions when turkey hunting, which kicks off around the country this month. Stay cool in warm conditions with Dryshod’s Southland boot. Featuring WIXIT Cool-Cladä lining, this boot ensures all-day comfort by […]

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By R.K. Campbell | Contributing Editor    Like many of you when I was issued a handgun in institutional service I did my best to master the piece no matter what my own idea of a proper sidearm.    I changed agencies at one time and nearly broke down and cried when I could not […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief While the Seattle-based Alliance for Gun Responsibility appears to have received public funding from the Washington state Department of Commerce for “grants, benefits & client services,” the Alliance’s Victory Fund political action arm has donated tens of thousands of dollars to political candidates, many of whom consistently show up as sponsors of gun control legislation at […]

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