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  by Tanya Metaksa Latest developments—2016 election, FY2017 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations Bill, Judicial: Grace v. District of Columbia, new legislative action California, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, West Virginia 114th Congress The FY2017 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations Bill passed the House Appropriations […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor As the Democratic National Convention looms in late July, front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton will arrive in Philadelphia with the endorsement of two gun prohibition lobbying groups, and that development brought a quick reaction from two national gun rights organizations. Clinton was endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor The state that tilted overwhelmingly for socialist Bernie Sanders in the Democrat caucuses earlier this year, and is widely considered one of the “Left Coast’s” bastions of liberalism has what some anti-gunners might consider a dirty little secret. Despite the leftward tilt that voters in Seattle and along the I-5 […]

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  by Tanya Metaksa Latest developments—2016 election, FY2017 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations Bill, new legislative action California, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia 114th Congress The FY2017 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations Bill passed the House Appropriations Committee and included several safeguards for Second Amendment rights: prohibit […]

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by TGM staff In mid-April, Crosman Corporation announced that its groundbreaking Pioneer Airbow from Benjamin, which had been a hot topic among hunters when introduced at the 2016 SHOT Show in January, had begun shipping. Customers who had placed orders for this new hunting tool through the Crosman website before Feb. 3 were among the […]

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Review by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor THE SWORD: Myth & Reality, by Thomas Laible. ©2015. Published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 4880 Lower Valley Rd., Dept. TGM, Atglen, PA 19310; phone: 610-593-1777; online: schifferbooks.com. Large 8¾x11¼, illustrated hard cover, 240 pages. MSRP $50, but available at online booksellers for about $35. Gun enthusiasts are not the […]

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Review by Larry S. Sterett | Contributing Editor SWIFT RELOADING MANUAL NUMBER TWO, by the Swift Bullet Company. ©2014. Published by Swift Bullet Company, Dept. TGM, PO Box 27, Quinter, KS 67752. Price: $39, plus shipping. At some storefront and Internet booksellers, or phone: 785-754-3959. This 470-page volume is bound in reddish-color simulated leather, and features 24k […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro, Executive Editor The attorney’s general of 13 states, led by Massachusetts AG Maura Healey delivered a joint letter to Congressional leaders on May 24 seeking to restore funding to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with the clear intention of promoting research into gun violence that would support their gun […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor A new report from Judicial Watch revealed that recently-released Justice Department documents confirm what many in the firearms community have suspected, that more guns from the Operation Fast and Furious debacle are showing up at Mexican crime scenes, and are involved in homicides in that country. Judicial Watch found that […]

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by John Markwell | Contributing Editor Watching the Last of The Mohicans or reading any of Allan W. Eckert’s books on frontier America makes one aware of the importance of the tomahawk to reenactors, hunters, campers, soldiers, and home decorators; all purchase tomahawks today; some modern in design and others made to mirror those of the […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor Updated 5/27 — Katie Couric, the Yahoo news chief who narrated the controversial “Under the Gun” that aired on Epix, is under severe criticism for an edit that makes it appear she left gun rights activists speechless when she inquired about preventing terrorists or felons from acquiring firearms. But the […]

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by J. David Truby The bulky, big, plastic Glock commands a utilitarian following. The classic Kalashnikov boasts military aficionados. But great things also come in small, aesthetically pleasing packages. That’s why I class the Sidewinder as a sub-subcompact or miniature pistol. It’s one of the smallest concealable backup handguns available. It’s a gun you can […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor For the last few years, change has been the order of the day in general retailing and the outdoor field, and in the magazine and newspaper publishing industry that has been transformed by the Internet. Previously, TGM had reported on reorganization and downsizing by such national chains as Sports […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor The second-highest attendance was posted at this year’s 145th annual National Rifle Association meetings and exhibits in Louisville, and in the wake of the huge gathering, newspaper editorials are bashing Republican Donald Trump for suggesting that Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton wants to abolish the Second Amendment. According to an NRA […]

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by James C. Fulmer | Past President, NMLRA When Ron Greene built his personal rifling machine I am sure he had no idea of the legacy it would bring to muzzleloading. Greene was born March 10, 1939, and passed from this life into the next December 6, 1994. I first met Ron at Dixon’s Gunmakers Fair […]

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by Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor The Bull Shop has been providing cast bullets for over 25 years now and their bullet lubes, especially the blackpowder NASA lube, have received several recommendations. I had contact with The Bull Shop years ago when they were in Alaska and now, after they have moved to Montana, we make […]

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by R.K. Campbell | Contributing Editor The military is once again making noises concerning a new sidearm for the armed forces. Once again the trials or, more correctly, the circular that the military has tasked handgun makers with is inciting controversy. Handguns, for whatever reason, seem to come with more emotional attachment and a sense of […]

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by Art Merrill | Contributing Editor The beginning handloader and those of us with 30+ years of experience under our belts have something in common: the learning never stops. Manufacturers introduce new powders, bullets, tools and even new cartridges every year. At the other end of the spectrum, it takes a bit of research before we […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor The National Rifle Association endorsed presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump after warning members at the 2016 Leadership Forum that Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton would use the White House as “ground zero for a massive attack on our freedom.” NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre told a huge crowd of […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor The benefits of athletic scholarships are not limited to contact and ball sports participants. If you know promising students who are also competitive shooters, opportunity may be knocking for them. While it is probably too late to look for possible athletic scholarships related to riflery, clay target sports or […]

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