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‘Moms’ founder starts airline leggings kerfuffle Shannon Watts, the reputed founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, the lead Bloomberg-funded anti-gun group, started an Internet meme in March about dress codes on airlines when she tweeted that two teens on her flight were denied boarding because they were wearing leggings. Online umbrage […]

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    The California Rifle and Pistol Association and the National Rifle Association have filed a second lawsuit challenging Golden State gun laws that restrict ammunition magazines, contending that the ban on so-called “high capacity magazines” is unconstitutional.    The action, filed in federal district court in San Diego, comes in the wake of an […]

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by Scott Smith | Contributing Editor Over the last couple of years Canik USA has been importing handguns via Century Arms (Phone: 800-527-1252; Online:centuryarms.biz). Among them is a pistol brand that has started to have a big following: Canik, yet another quality affordable firearm from Turkey. Century has been importing various models of the TP9s.All […]

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By James C. Fulmer | Past President, NMLRA   It wasn’t until this spring that I finally got a better understanding of what Heraclitus wrote. I attended the Pennsylvania Federation of Black Powder Shooters’ (PFBPS) Annual Banquet this year held at Blair County Fish and Forestry Association’s club house on March 25. The annual PFBPS […]

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by John Markwell | Contributing Editor We are always on the lookout for new bipods. However, many bipods on the market today are heavy, bulky, complicated and just plain “clunky”; same goes for tripods for supporting optics. At SHOT 2016 (or was it NRA?) we ran across a British firm, Spartan Precision Equipment, (sales@javalinbipods.com), that […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor A handful of gun rights activists in Massachusetts and Washington state had a good chuckle because a notice about a June 3 so-called “gun buyback” sponsored by a gun control group and clergy organization in the town of Natick was apparently been pulled from Facebook because it violated the social media […]

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by Dick Jones | Contributing Editor Sometimes, my ignorance embarrasses me, even though no one realizes I’ve been ignorant. As a firearms instructor who’s taught thousands of people how to shoot with most of my recent focus on personal defense and concealed carry, I discuss the choice of the right CCH handgun with two or […]

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by Art Merrill | Contributing Editor When people learn that we’re handloaders they expect us to know stuff. OK, fair, enough – our hands-on experiences combined with our internal database and knowledge of where and how to find information mean we’ve probably got a firmer handle on the ins and outs of cartridges than do […]

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Barrett® Fieldcraft™ Hunting Rifle Shipping In early April, Barrett Firearms announced that shipments of Fieldcraft rifles to distributors have begun. This rifle is designed to be carried further on long days in the field and perform like a Barrett at that critical moment. The stock is crafted from hand-laid carbon fiber to provide an ultra-light […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor Robert L. “Larry” Wilson, noted firearms author, researcher, scholar, historian and literary powerhouse passed away unexpectedly in his San Francisco, CA, apartment located on historic Telegraph Hill on Dec. 10, 2016. Wilson was 77 years old, and a long-time resident of both Hadlyme, CT and San Francisco. I […]

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  By Dave Workman Senior Editor Veteran anti-gun Sen. Charles Schumer is threatening to filibuster Judge Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court by the U.S. Senate, but such a move might backfire. Rasmussen Reports revealed that 49 percent of likely voters believe opposition to Gorsuch “is due mostly to partisan politics.” The same […]

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Review by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WEAPONRY, by Chuck Wills. ©2016. Published by Thunder Bay Press, San Diego, CA, in association with the Berman Museum of World History, Anniston, AL. Large trade paperback. 320 pages, Price $19.99. Available on book stores and online, or direct from publisher online at: […]

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by John Markwell | Contributing Editor We find it hard to give up on a good thing; even an old holster like our Rhodesian. Made by Thad Rybka in 1985, this holster, and an assortment of 1911s, has accompanied us on many an adventure over the last 30+ years. The TR Rhodesian has true “character” […]

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by Scott Smith | Contributing Editor The 2017 SHOT Show is well over now and new products are hitting the shelves from various manufacturers. There was one notable exception: Glock (Phone: 770-432 1202; Online: us.glock.com). The past few years Glock has introduced numerous pistols, including the diminutive 42 and 43 as well as the hugely […]

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Article and photos by Dave Workman | Senior Editor When The Trace, a publication that received funding from anti-gun billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety, said gun thefts from cars have soared in some cities, the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) pointed the finger of blame at the creation of so-called “gun-free zones” as partly […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor    More than a year after the Seattle City Council rushed through a “gun violence tax” on the sale of firearms and ammunition, the city revealed Tuesday that its first-year revenues had fallen far short of the projected $300,000 to $500,000, but offered only a general figure of “less than […]

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Sturm, Ruger has just introduce a .45 Auto Ruger American Pistol® Compact with an ambidextrous manual safety. Introduced in a duty size in 2015, the Ruger American Pistol is proving to be one of the best duty pistols on the market today. Designed with the latest US military standards in mind, the gun endured testing […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor Competition and consumer retailer choices in the shooting, hunting and outdoor trade may be shrinking. Bass Pro Shops recently acquired Cabela’s a few short months ago, and now another competitor is up for grabs. Gander Mountain Company, which operates retail stores in 28 states, announced on March 10 […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor As promised, President Donald Trump signed legislation which reversed an Obama executive order to the Social Security Administration (SSA) to place senior citizens on that would have placed the names of those with a conservator on the NICS no sale list. Those seniors, some congressional leaders and many […]

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by Tanya Metaksa Latest developments—Federal: H.R. 1181; H.R. 358 & S.618; Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) to head the Interior Department and withdraws Director’s Order No. 219; Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 ((S.446/H.R.38); Gorsuch hearings begin; Judicial: Wisconsin Carry, Inc v. City of Madison; Kolbe v. Maryland; Wollschlaeger v. Governor of the State of […]

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