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by Dave Workman | Senior Editor A Harvard Economics professor has released a new study that seems to deflate a popular opinion that racial bias is a factor in police shootings. The New York Times broke the story, noting that the study by Prof. Roland G. Fryer Jr. “confirms that black men and women are […]

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by Dave Workman | Senior Editor Using data from a mid-June CBS News opinion poll, the Washington Post reported that gun ownership in the United States is on the decline, with only 36 percent of respondents reporting that they live in households where guns are present. However, the newspaper acknowledged that FBI background checks “are […]

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by R.K. Campbell | Contributing Editor America’s largest gunmaker has jumped into the AR 15 market in a big way. The original Ruger rifle was a good but expensive rifle based on gas piston operation. The SR 556 is a good rifle but the new AR 556 is based on the original gas impingement system […]

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Review by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor READY THE CANNONS, by William Gurstelle. ©2016. Published by Chicago Review Press. Orders: 800-888-4741; online: ipgbook.com. 7×10 trade paperback, 129 pages. Price: $16.99. Available at storefront and online book stores. This is more than a fun book by a professional engineer who has been researching and building […]

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France is again reeling after another night of carnage in Nice left at least 84 Bastille Day revelers dead and dozens more injured. While the suspect, identified as Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, was armed with a pistol, his weapon of choice for mass murder was a large truck, not explosives. While it may be too early to […]

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Colonial Williamsburg fans, 18th century history and arms buffs and metal heads alike can tune into the series premiere of “Ozzy & Jack’s World Detour,” on Sunday, July 24 at 10 p.m. eastern on the History channel. The series follows rock legend and “history nerd” Ozzy Osbourne and his son Jack as they visit the […]

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by Dave Workman | Senior Editor When gunman Micah Johnson opened fire in Dallas during a “Black Lives Matter” (BLM) protest march, there were several armed citizens involved in the demonstration and contrary to long-standing rhetoric from the gun prohibition lobby, those citizens posed a threat to nobody. Still, President Barack Obama, speaking at a […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor There is no basis for criminal charges to be filed against presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server while she was Secretary of State, FBI Director James Comey said in a special press conference on July 5. Even so, he emphasized […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor Continuing a string of admonishments for Barack Obama in the pages of the Washington Post, the newspaper’s popular “Fact Checker” recently awarded the president “three Pinocchios” for his assertion that it is easier for a teen to buy a Glock than it is to get a book. During his remarks […]

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Maine gun control advocates preparing for a big, costly fight over a background checks referendum on the November ballot have received more than $3 million from a nonprofit backed by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the Associated Press reported. Maine voters this fall will consider an initiative requiring background checks before gun transfers […]

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Weldon H. Clark, Jr., 75, a member of the 1977 National Rifle Association reform leadership and later a member of the NRA board for 13 years, as well as a political activist for firearms civil rights nationally and in South Carolina, Maryland and other states, passed away in hospital of pneumonia on March 30. Born […]

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by Dave Workman | Senior Editor The Portland, OR, police chief was placed on administrative leave as an investigation unfolds into an accidental shooting more than a month ago to determine whether he provided misleading information to investigators, according to Fox News and the Portland Oregonian. In an ironic twist, the Oregonian reported that Portland […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor When the National Association of Chiefs of Police (NACOP) published the results of a national survey of “command-level” police and sheriffs, the results were stunning: the overwhelming majority supports national concealed carry recognition. And that’s not the only positive result from the 28th annual NACOP survey. The results were published […]

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  Building on the momentum achieved in early 2016 with the release of the Colt Competition Pistol™, Colt Combat Unit™ Rail Gun®, and Colt Expanse™ M4, Colt has wasted no time in updating its current handgun lineup this summer. New models include the Delta Elite® and Defender® which have been thoroughly revised, and the Colt […]

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Smith & Wesson has introduced the M&P 15-22 Sport™ MOE SL model (Magpul Original Equipment Slim Line). Now available with American-made Magpul accessories as standard equipment, the dedicated .22 LR M&P rifle retains the look and operating features of the company’s popular M&P rifle line, with the enhanced ergonomics of Magpul accessories. “We continue to […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor The unspeakable “terrorist” attack on the Pulse gay bar in Orlando, FL, began at 2:02 a.m. June 12 and the media went into full disaster news mode seconds later. Beginning almost immediately, a stream of reports began flooding the network and cable news channels, the Internet and newspapers. […]

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  by Tanya Metaksa Latest developments—2016 election; FY2017 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations Bill: Judicial: SCOTUS, Daylin Leach et al v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Wollschlaeger v. Governor of the State of Florida, Grace v. District of Columbia, Richer v. Parmalee, Dale Lee Norman v. State of Florida, Bach v. New Hampshire, and Peruta v. San […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor    A Harvard Economics professor has released a new study that seems to deflate a popular opinion that racial bias is a factor in police shootings.    The New York Times broke the story, noting that the study by Prof. Roland G. Fryer Jr. “confirms that black men and women […]

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Dear Editor: Re: Peruta v. County of San Diego. 10-56971, June 9, 2016 Extraterrestrial aliens, must have stolen my brain! I read the above ruling TWICE, all some 80 plus pages. Not mentioned in this ruling is the fact that the conventions of some of the states, DEMANDED a Bill of Rights and the right […]

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Less than a week after the mass shooting at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub, Brietbart Second Amendment columnist AWR Hawkins reported that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) says he be may be “open” to placing new gun controls on law-abiding citizens as a result of the terror attack. Citing CBS News’s Steven Portnoy, McConnell was reported […]

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