The Gun Mag

By R.K. Campbell | Contributing Editor    Springfield Armory is a relative newcomer to AR 15 manufacture, but lest anyone be mistaken, just because it has taken a while to get in stride, Springfield offers some of the best conceived and manufactured versions of America’s rifle.    I have a growing respect for the Springfield […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Savannah, Georgia Mayor Van Johnson thinks he has a good idea to prevent gun thefts from cars, by penalizing the crime victims. Gun theft from unlocked cars is a problem in Savannah, according to WCJL News. According to Johnson, last year 244 firearms were stolen, of which 203 were taken from […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Fresh on then heels of a debate over a proposed tax on guns and ammunition, Colorado lawmakers are reportedly narrowing the types of so-called “sensitive spaces” where firearms would be prohibited under legislation known as SB24-131. Colorado Public Radio is now reporting the original version of the bill listed places where […]

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Want to check up on the latest news about the Second Amendment Foundation? Thanks to the launch of the “SAF In The News” web page, it’s easy. According to Matt Coffey, SAF vice president of communications, content is added as it becomes available. Recent history suggests this could become a busy website. “Basically it’s an […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—SCOTUS: Argument in March 2024—National Rifle Association v. Vullo: what’s next? Garland v. VanDerStok: Case No. 23-10718: the case has now been Distributed for the SCOTUS Conference of April 12, 2024;  Nunzio Calce et al., v. The City of New York: After over 2 years, NYC is again asking for an […]

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Marlin has announced two new lever-action rifles, one in .44 Magnum and the other in .30-30 Winchester, and both models should enjoy quick popularity. For openers, the SBL Series Model 1894 is done in stainless steel, with a handsome gray laminate stock fitted with a thick recoil pad. Chambered in .44 Magnum/.44 Special, it has […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief UPDATED–Despite an assertion to the contrary by a leading Democratic Colorado legislator, Centennial State gun owners are not happy about a proposed excise tax on firearms and ammunition to fund the state’s crime victim services fund and other programs for victims, witnesses and law enforcement. KDVR News in Denver reported that […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Authorities in Finland have reportedly arrested a 12-year-old suspect in connection with a school shooting Tuesday morning in which one student was killed and two others. According to the BBC, the suspect fled from the school but was apprehended and detained by police. The incident occurred in the community of Vantaa, […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project This is the busiest time of year for professional shooter, wife, mother and Army veteran, Julie Golob. She is hosting classes and training hard for the upcoming competition season, which begins later this month. She did not have much time to devote to a controversy that surfaced last […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Fox News is reporting that Colorado Democrats are “pushing a series of gun control bills” closely resembling restrictive laws like those in California and other “blue” states, but will the new laws actually accomplish anything? Recently, the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, a gun control group, recently announced it […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Across the U.S., criminal knife attacks are on the rise, or at least they are getting more media attention, which should hardly be surprising since in any given year, according to FBI crime data, knives and other cutting instruments have long been used in more homicides than rifles or shotguns of […]

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By Mike Nesbitt    First Sergeant John Ryan, M Company, 7th Cavalry, was a true hero of the Battle of the Little Big Horn.     His company, commanded by Captain Thomas French, was part of the 7th Cavalry battalion which was sent with Major Reno to capture the Sioux and Cheyenne in their camps while […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—California: On March 25, the California Department of Justice published an emergency rulemaking package to allow NRA Certified; instructors to be eligible to teach qualifying concealed carry classes; Colorado; On March 25, the General Assembly passed HB24-1292, the mandatory storage bill. It now goes to Governor Jared Polis; Hawaii: SB2845, a […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief A newly-released survey by The Economist and YouGov is bad news for Joe Biden when it comes to his gun policies: a majority of Americans don’t like them. According to the survey, conducted March 24-36 from among 1,594 U.S. adult citizens with a +/- 3.4 percent margin of error, shows only […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Bryan Malinowski, the 53-year-old executive director of the Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas, died two days after exchanging gunfire with ATF agents who raided his home at 6 a.m. Tuesday morning. His death raises questions about whether he knew he was trading gunfire with federal agents, […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Two new Rasmussen polls show Democrats in trouble with voters, and nearly half of survey respondents to one of the polls say Joe Biden’s policies have hurt them personally. According to Rasmussen, 49 percent of likely voters have felt the pain of Biden’s presidency, while only 28 percent say the president’s […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief While gun owners were holding a rally outside the Colorado State Capitol in Denver this week, Democrats inside were moving forward with legislation to ban so-called “assault weapons,” with a hearing which began Tuesday and wrapped up just after midnight Wednesday. Colorado Politics is reporting the hearing lasted about 14 hours, […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief In an unusual campaign move, except, perhaps, in a state where Democrats have held the governor’s office for nearly four decades, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has declared on social media his delight at being endorsed by gun control proponents. Ferguson is vying for the governor’s office to succeed retiring three-term […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Senior ATF officials must have noticed Joe Biden’s shockingly low poll numbers and realized that their war against law-abiding American gun owners will soon be lost. Now, the ATF is taking steps to clean house as much as possible and get rid of any proof that they violated […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The Democrat-dominated Rhode Island State Senate has approved—on a lopsided 28-7 vote—a new “safe storage” bill which carries harsh penalties all the way up to imprisonment for intentional violations, and there are already hints of legal action if it becomes law, according to the Providence Journal. According to the bill, “A […]

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