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Review By Larry S. Sterett | Contributing Editor   SHOTGUNS ON REVIEW by Bruce Buck. A Shooting Sportsman Book, Dept. TGM, distributed by the National Book Network.  Available from www.shootingsportsman.com, Amazon, and other bookstores. Price: $30.00   This hardbound 216-page volume carries the sub-title 38 Guns Tried & Tested.  Basically it is just that, reports […]

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Editor’s Note: The following Op-Ed was co-authored by TGM Publisher Alan Gottlieb and Senior Editor Dave Workman recently, and circulated to newspapers across the country. We’re publishing it now for the benefit of TGM readers. By Alan Gottlieb and Dave Workman The dramatic shootout between Philadelphia police and a suspect later identified as having a […]

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Review By | Larry S. Sterett | Contributing Editor   THE MACHINE GUN STORY by Chris McNab. Published by The History Press, Dept. TGM, The Mill, Brimscombe Port, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 2QG, UK. Price:  8.99 pounds.  Available at Amazon or at some bookstores.   This small 128-page volume provides a general view of the machine […]

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By Dave Workman | Senior Editor Big game seasons are still over the horizon, but time’s a-wasting if you have a new rifle and/or scope, and it needs to be properly sighted-in long before you head for camp. There is a fast way to zero a hunting rifle. It doesn’t involve complicated formulas, just a […]

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By Dave Workman | Senior Editor Some memories fade with the years, others are burned into your mind so that they never lose their importance; that first girlfriend or boyfriend, your first car, the first day on your first job…and the first time you press the trigger on live game. My dad traded with somebody […]

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By Dave Workman | Senior Editor Just in time for fall hunting seasons, Mossberg recently announced a new caliber in the Patriot Predator line, and according to some folks, it’s the “magnum” sibling of the 6.5 Creedmoor. Enter Mossberg’s 6.5 PRC (Precision Rifle Cartridge) version of the bolt-action Patriot Predator. It’s a rifle that will […]

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By Dave Workman | Senior Editor Democrat Presidential hopeful Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) who was pro-gun as a congresswoman from her district but did a full 180-degree policy shift when she was elected to the U.S. Senate, said she would push a “buy-back” program for so-called “assault weapons” and for felony charges against those who […]

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By Tanya Metaksa  What’s New— Federal: Congress on recess. Judicial: State of Florida, et al, vs. City of Weston, Florida, Dan Daley, et al.; Rhode v. Becerra request an injunction against ammunition law effective July 1. State Legislation: California— The legislature is back in session—gun bills rescheduled. New Hampshire- Gov. Chris Sununu did veto the […]

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By Dave Workman | Senior Editor Following the resurrection of the famous King Cobra by Colt several months ago as a fixed-sight revolver chambered for the .357 Magnum cartridge, the company has just announced the King Cobra Target model, with an adjustable rear sight and stainless construction. Having had the opportunity earlier this year to […]

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The National Rifle Association’s Personal Protection Expo is coming next month to the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Tex. The event is scheduled the weekend of Sept. 6-8 and will feature a variety of seminars with training and education in the spotlight. More than 120 workshops and seminars are on the schedule, along […]

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With gun rights and the Second Amendment in the political crosshairs following three high-profile mass shootings, and promising to be a major issue in the 2020 national and state elections, the Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms are preparing for a lively Gun Rights Policy Conference the […]

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By James C. Fulmer | Past President NMLRA      “There are two things people want more than sex and money: recognition and praise.” —Mary Kay Ash, (founder Mary Kay Cosmetics)   History has proved that time and time again recognition and praise go a long to promote growth, either in saying thanks to the […]

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By Dave Workman | Senior Editor If there is a single lesson to be learned from the current strife in Venezuela, it’s that civilian disarmament by a socialist government never ends well, and that much was even acknowledged by a correspondent speaking to MSNBC. MSNBC contributor Kerry Sanders made a startling observation while speaking with […]

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By Dave Workman | Senior Editor Evergreen State gun owners who surrendered their bump stocks in exchange for financial compensation from the state are sounding alarms since learning of a Public Records Act (PRA) request from an individual seeking their names and addresses in order to build a database and publicly reveal their identities. Gun […]

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  By Tanya Metaksa Latest developments— Fed. Legislative: H.R. 1222; S. 821; H.R. 1263; H.R. 8; H.R. 1112, S.8; Judicial: Daniel Mitchell, et al, v. Chuck Atkins, et al, Livingston v. Ballard, Anderson v. City of Pittsburgh, Duncan v. Becerra; People of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Vivian Brown, Appellee; CT Supreme Court-Soto v. […]

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By Dave Workman | Senior Editor Hardball-playing Republican state senators in Oregon used a parliamentary maneuver to compel majority Democrats to discard a major piece of gun control legislation in exchange for returning to the Senate chambers, where a subsequent party-line vote allowed Democrats to adopt a major tax package for education. In Oregon, there […]

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The Portuguese gun rights group Associação Nacional da Arma de Portugal (ANARMA) has joined the International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR), the international coalition of 33 associations in 23 countries dedicated to defending civilian firearms rights. ANARMA’s membership in the civilian arms rights coalition expands the European membership to 12 groups […]

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By Dave Workman | Senior Editor Oregon outdoorsmen and women were stunned when a state Senate committee declined to consider the nomination of a lifelong hunter and Marine Corps veteran to the state Fish & Wildlife Commission after environmental groups raised a fuss over the fact that the nominee had killed big game in Africa. […]

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By Dave Workman | Senior Editor   For 32-year-old Piper Smith, Armed Equality is an effort that just makes sense, and she’s determined to see it grow. A San Diego, CA, native, Smith founded the project just after the terror attack at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando in an effort to reach out to the […]

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By Dave Workman | Senior Editor It may have been the first time in history for a major gun prohibition lobbying organization to offer a public apology for trying to turn a somber vigil for the victims of a high school shooting in Colorado, but the Brady Campaign did exactly that. However, for Alan Gottlieb, […]

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