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By James C. Fulmer | Past President NMLRA “Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you’ve got to start young.” —Fred Astaire (1899-1987) My life has always been busy and full. Many writers have asked how you can find enough to write about while you are still working. I never […]

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By Scott Rasmussen For many obsessed with politics, the upcoming midterm elections are perceived as a fight between good and evil that will determine the fate of the nation. In the narrative framed by true believers and much media coverage, it’s a fight between those who are convinced that President Donald Trump can make America […]

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By Jay Chambers | Special to TGM Why should your gun rights be more geographically limited than your permission to operate a motor vehicle (which causes more deaths than guns, including suicide by firearm, according to the CDC)? The Second Amendment is foundational to the United States, so why are some rights confined to the […]

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By Art Merrill | Contributing Editor At the turn of the 20th century, inventors brought out some interesting permutations in bullets as cartridges made the changeover from black powder to smokeless powders that could suddenly drive bullets twice as fast, and faster. And at the black/smokeless cusp comprising the last few years of the 19th […]

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A federal appeals court in Illinois has ruled in favor of a long-time employee of an Illinois power company who was fired in 2016 after a search of his private vehicle uncovered a firearm. Judge Michael Stephen Kanne issued the ruling in the 7th U.S. District Court of Appeals in a case involving a man […]

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By Tanya Metaksa Latest developments— Political: Washington, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Rhode Island; Everytown for Gun Safety Action; Judicial: US Supreme Court; Defense Distributed and Second Amendment Foundation, Inc. v. Gurbir Grewal, NJ Attorney General, et all.; States of Washington; Connecticut; Maryland; New Jersey; New York; Oregon; Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and the District […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor The estimated number of violent crimes across the United States declined slightly in 2017 by 0.2 percent from the previous year, according to the FBI Uniform Crime Report. Last year, there were 15,129 homicides in the country, of which 10,982 were committed with firearms. As in previous years, handguns made […]

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New California-compliant pistol grip Hi-Point created a California-only version of its pistol caliber carbines without the threaded barrel and with a modification that meets the state’s new requirements. The factory-installed “California-compliant Paddle” is a flat panel attached to the pistol grip that eliminates the full pistol grip function and feel. Hi-Point California-compliant carbines come in […]

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Complete, elaborately illustrated history of the Thompson SMG Review by Larry S. Sterett | Contributing Editor AMERICAN THUNDER, Third Edition, by Frank Iannamico. Published by Chipotle Publishing LLC, 631 N. Stephanie St. #282, Dept. TGM, Henderson, NV 89014. Price: $39.95, plus shipping. Phone: 702-565-746; online: sadefensejournal.com. Also available from inline booksellers. This oversize 428-page hardbound […]

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3-D furor speculation focuses on core rights Dear Editor: Included in the fuss over 3-D guns, not surprisingly, are the Attorneys General of New Jersey, the lawyer representing Los Angeles, and sad to note, the AG of Pennsylvania, seeking to suppress FREEDOM OF SPEECH via legal actions brought against Defense Distributed. Other, so called Public […]

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The 1st Annual Precision Rifle Expo (PRE), to be held Sept. 15 – 16, 2018 at the Arena Training Facility in Blakely, GA, is the first of its kind event specifically for the enthusiast market of precision shooting. For the curious and beginner long-range shooters, the PRE offers educational experiences with some of the communities […]

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July 2018 NICS checks down 9.5% The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) reported that the July 2018 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 821,260 is a decrease of 9.5 percent compared to the July 2017 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 907,348. Montgomery cops pick duty firearm Sig Sauer recently announced that the […]

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By Dave Workman | Senior Editor The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) has thrown its financial weight behind an Illinois lawsuit in which a school student and her father are challenging local school officials for discrimination under color of law. Madison Oster, 16, and her father, Jeremy, are plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the Hononegah Community […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor In a small but significant smackdown of a California gun control law gone too far, a federal court judge this week struck down a section of the state penal code that prohibits handgun advertising at gun stores that would be visible from outside the store. It was a victory for […]

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By Dave Workman | Senior Editor The online store Shopify recently surprised customers that it had updated its rules and would no longer allow the sale of many firearms, ammunition and accessories. As reported by CBS News and others, Shopify listed the restricted items, and it is a long list. TGM checked the Shopify website […]

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By Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor The publicly traded Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. reported in early August that for the second quarter of 2018 the Company had net sales of $128.4 million and diluted earnings of 86¢ per share, compared with net sales of $131.9 million and diluted earnings of 57¢ per share […]

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By Dave Workman | Senior Editor Out West we have a tradition that drives upland wingshooting purists up the proverbial wall. We occasionally shoot grouse with pistols. I’ve been doing it for years in Washington state, and it’s legal in Alaska, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and elsewhere, but be sure to consult your state’s regulations. Bonking […]

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By TGM Staff A three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on July 24 that the Second Amendment guarantees Americans’ right to carry a gun for self-defense in public, overturning a Hawaii licensing rule that limited gun possession to the home. The ruling, which comes one year after the Supreme […]

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By Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor An insightful article by Sandra Tan in the Aug. 5 Buffalo News painted a revealing, fact-filled picture of concealed carry license numbers in Erie County, NY, which has a population of about 910,000, and those numbers are trending upward. Some 90,000 pistol licenses may not seem like a […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor For the second time in less than a year, the number of active Washington State concealed pistol licenses has exceeded 590,000, with the state Department of Licensing reporting that there were 594,812 citizens licensed to carry as September arrived, and that number may have climbed even more by now. This […]

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