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By Dave Workman | Senior Editor Gun control proponents quickly moved to exploit the mass shooting at the Molson Coors Brewery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and that includes one gun prohibition lobbying group in distant Seattle, Wash. The head of the Seattle-based Alliance for Gun Responsibility, the billionaire-backed lobbying group, sent out an email blast using […]

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by Jim Dickson | Contributing Editor   Offhand shooting with a rifle was the way the long riflemen of the Eastern frontier shot. Daniel Boone and Davey Crockett would be shocked to see that it has become almost a lost art among today’s hunters. I do most of my shooting offhand because I never seem […]

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By Dave Workman | Senior Editor Former Vice President Joe Biden’s mid-debate claim that “150 million people have been killed since 2007” by gunfire while he was attacking Sen. Bernie Sanders’ voting record on gun control is being widely panned, and a simple check of data found in the annual FBI Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) […]

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The campaign field office for presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg in Knoxville, TN was vandalized with spray paint recently, and almost immediately there were suspicions it might have been the work of a backer of rival Sen. Bernie Sanders. Bloomberg’s campaign manager, Kevin Sheekey, reportedly suggested the culprit might be a Sanders because language used in […]

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By Dave Workman | Senior Editor The Second Amendment Foundation is seeking review from the Supreme Court of the United States in a case challenging a 2013 firearm seizure by the San Jose, California police that could have far reaching implications. This makes four pending case review requests by SAF, which sets some kind of […]

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By Scott Smith   If you are a long time reader of TheGunMag.com back to the days when it was Gun Week and The GunMag, you know I have passion for steel framed single action pistols. My favorites by far are the iconic 1911 and nearly perfect Hi Power. I own and compete with several […]

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By Tanya Metaksa   What’s New—State Legislation:  Alabama—Hearing scheduled for SB47 on Feb. 26; Alaska—HB62, “red flag” firearm seizure legislation, will be before the House Judiciary Committee; Arizona—four anti-gun bills introduced in the Senate; Hawaii—HD1902, legislation banning so-called “high capacity” magazines holding more than 10 rounds, is awaiting a vote in the full House;  Kentucky—SB8, […]

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By Dave Workman | Senior Editor Twitter is reportedly launching an effort to rein in “lies and misinformation posted by politicians and other public figures,” and one of the samples reported by NBC News recently was a 2018 message from Sen. Bernie Sanders about gun sales without background checks that was demonstrably false, and a […]

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MasterPiece Arms (MPA), manufacturers of the MPA BA Rifles and Chassis Systems, has introduced its newest rifle addition: the MPA Matrix Rifle. This rifle uses the recently released MPA Matrix Chassis and is available in a wide variety of calibers, actions, and other custom features. The Matrix Chassis provides a multitude of configurations in grips, […]

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By Dave Workman | Senior Editor One of four Virginia Senate Democrats who crossed the aisle voting with Republicans to “shelve” anti-gun Gov. Ralph Northam’s proposed ban on so-called “assault weapons,” told Fox News “that listening to his constituents and pro-Second Amendment activists were very ‘helpful’ and mattered to his decision-making process.” Sidelining of the […]

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By Jim Dickson |Contributing editor There is much to be learned about bullet performance by looking at the bullets from the backstop. My backstop is a sandy clay soil that expand anything that can be expanded. The recovered .45 ACP and .45 Colt bullets bring out some interesting points. First and foremost is the fact […]

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Sig Sauer Adds 6.5 Creedmoor Load SIG SAUER, Inc. has expanded its line of premium-grade Elite Copper Hunting ammunition with the addition of 6mm Creedmoor. Featuring an 80-grain all-copper bullet designed for deep penetration and consistent expansion with maximum terminal ballistic performance, the 6mm Creedmoor Elite Copper Hunting ammunition is a highly accurate load for […]

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By Tanya Metaksa   What’s New—State Legislation: Connecticut—A bill to add an additional 35% excise tax on ammunition sales has been introduced;  Hawaii—Three Committees: Senate Committee on Public Safety, House Committee on Judiciary, and House Committee on Public Safety are still considered firearms bill; Idaho—The Resources and Conservation Committee passed HB396, authorizing the Fish & […]

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Zeiss has added six new sets of rings to its field-proven series of Precision Rings that were introduced early in 2019. These new scope rings included such features as an integral anti-cant bubble level, integral recoil lug, and unique designs that incorporate specialized machining and finishing processes to prevent scope marring. New options include two […]

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Diamondback Firearms, creator of high quality firearms and industry leading components, has introduced their latest offering, the DBX 5.7. The DBX 5.7 is a one-of-a-kind semi-auto pistol chambered in 5.7x28mm with an 8″ barrel. It has a standard AR-15 mil-spec trigger and a Magpul MOE-K grip. Featuring a hard coat anodized 7075 aluminum frame and a […]

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TRUGLO, Inc. has announced that the editors of On Target magazine have chosen the company’s recently introduced IGNiTE series red dot optics to receive the publication’s 2019 Editor’s Choice Award. The IGNiTE series optics debuted with two offerings: IGNiTE 30mm and the IGNiTE Mini tactical red dots. The IGNiTE 30mm provides a wide, field of […]

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By Dave Workman | Senior Editor Billionaire Democrat presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg is taking heat over remarks he made in 2015 during a speech in which he defended stop-and-frisk policies and concentrating police in minority neighborhoods during his three terms as New York City mayor. In the recently-surfaced audio, Bloomberg can be heard to justify […]

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By Dave Workman | Senior Editor The Trump administration on Monday announced the launch of a new Federal School Safety Clearinghouse website, as President Donald Trump met with families of the victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting almost two years ago in Parkland, Fla. Incredibly, the establishment media virtually ignored the announcement. […]

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By Dave Workman | Senior Editor Democrat lawmakers in Washington State are pushing the creation of a new bureaucracy in the state Department of Commerce whose job will be to research and track so-called “gun violence,” Evergreen State grassroots activists believe is another manifestation of the gun prohibition crusade, a tax-funded government office ultimately created […]

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By Dave Workman | Senior Editor The Virginia House of Delegates has passed legislation to ban sales of certain so-called “assault weapons” including the AR-15 semiautomatic rifle, with a registration requirement for all such currently-owned firearms. The vote was 51-48 with several Democrats defecting to vote with their Republican colleagues. The legislation, which now goes […]

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