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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor Love him or hate him, Donald Trump has been teaching a lesson in marketing during his current bid for the White House in the November elections. He is the modern day P.T. Barnum. Trump is not just holding daily—and even hourly— instruction for professional politicians and election experts, […]

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Campaigning for Hillary, Bill offends Bernie camp Almost any issue gains stature during a hot political campaign. If you listen to furious Bernie Sanders die-hards, former President Bill Clinton is running around the country waging a one-man war on our democracy. Clinton was out on the trail for his wife, Hillary, on Super Tuesday and […]

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by Robert B. Young, MD Longer version online Jan. 14, 2016 on DRGO.us President Obama loves using executive actions to “take action when Congress won’t”. Now he’s doing that to pursue gun control when Congress (and the country) has made it clear that its not interested. Does he like being distrusted, in this case by […]

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by Tanya Metaksa Latest developments—2016 election primaries continue, Judicial, and new legislative action Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Nevada, South Carolina 114th Congress On April 13, Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced a Senate companion bill to H.R. 766, the bill to stop the Obama administration from implementing Operation Choke Point, which […]

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Review by Larry S. Sterett | Contributing Editor THE SPORTS AFIELD BOOK OF HUNTING AND SHOOTING RECORDS AND FACTS 2015, by Jens Erik Perto with Jens Hogh. ©2015. Published by Safari Press, Dept. TGM, 15621 Chemical Lane, Bldg. B, Huntington Beach, CA 92649 (Safaripress.com) Price: $39.95, plus postage. This 350-page hardbound book is a wonder […]

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Review by Larry S. Sterett | Contributing Editor THE RIGHT TO HUNT, Revised Edition, by James B. Whisker. Published by Merrill Press, Dept. TGM, P . Box 1682, Bellevue, WA 98009. Price: $16.95, plus postage. This 220-page softbound volume was first published more than a decade ago, but this revised edition is up to date […]

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In response to the successful recovery of one of the nation’s most iconic animals, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed on Mar. 3 removing the grizzly bear in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem from the federal Endangered and Threatened species lists. The Yellowstone grizzly bear population has rebounded from as few as 136 bears […]

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by Ashley Brugnone | CMP Writer “This is the planning time right now—planning for projects and making sure that the projects we are executing can either be complete by the time the National Matches start, or we wait until after the National Matches end,” said CPT Michael Yates, Base Operations Supervisor of Camp Perry. Yates […]

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by Tanya Metaksa Latest developments—Obama nominates Judge Merrick Garland, 2016 election primaries continue, Judicial, and new legislative action Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, 114th Congress H.R.766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act, […]

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by John Markwell | Contributing Editor Good ideas are a dime a dozen in the world of firearms. Those that perform as advertised sometimes seem few and far between and walking the isles of the SHOT Show leads one to wonder who thinks some of the stuff up. We have been testing what we feel […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor Sports Authority filed for bankruptcy on March 2, saying it will close 140 of its 450 stores nationwide, but did not disclose any of the locations which it will be closing over the next few months. The bankruptcy has been looming since January, when the company disclosed that […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor Updated: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed into law an ambitious suicide prevention and education bill that involved input from both the Second Amendment Foundation and National Rifle Association and will rely heavily on these groups to make it work. There was, however, a partial veto on Engrossed Second Substitute House […]

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A federal judge ruled in early March that the District of Columbia can continue to enforce its gun-permitting system, while she considers a closely watched constitutional challenge to the city’s requirement that applicants show “good reason” before obtaining permits to carry a concealed handgun in public. The decision by US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly marked […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Antonin Scalia’s sudden death on Feb. 13 of reported natural causes at age 79 at a West Texas hunting ranch shocked the news media and the political class in the middle of a critical presidential and congressional election year. Gunowners and hunters […]

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Review by John Markwell | Contributing Editor VickersGuide 1911, by Larry Vickers with illustrations by James Rupley. © 2015. Published by Mott Lake Publishing, PO Box 158294, Nashville, TN 37215. Hardcover, illustrated. Price: $95, available on line at: vickersguide.com, also offering autographed and deluxe editions at slightly higher prices. For those who appreciate the 1911 […]

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Legislative Update : March 28, 2016 by Tanya Metaksa Latest developments—The passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, H.R. 2406, 2016 election primaries continue, Judicial, and new legislative action California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont 114th Congress H.R.766, Financial Institution […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor Legislation that will allow Idaho residents age 21 and over to legally carry concealed sidearms without a permit within city limits has been signed by Gov. Butch Otter. Both the National Rifle Association and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms had supported SB 1389, which also […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor A court victory for the Second Amendment Foundation, in a rather surprising location, reinforces the right to keep and bear arms, and makes things more difficult for anti-gunners to ignore the Heller and McDonald rulings, said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb. A federal judge for the Commonwealth […]

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Review by Larry S. Sterett | Contributing Editor THE COMMANDO POCKET MANUAL 1940-1945, compiled and introduced by Christopher Westhorp. ©2012. Published by the Naval Institute Press, Dept. TGM, 291 Wood Road, Annapolis, MD 21402. Price: $19.95, plus $5.50 for first book shipment. May also be available in some bookstores. This pocket-size 128-page hardbound book contains […]

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Review by Larry S. Sterett | Contributing Editor JOURNAL ON FIREARMS & PUBLIC POLICY, Volume 26, Fall 2014 ©2014. Published by the Second Amendment Foundation, James Madison Bldg., Dept. TGM, 12500 NE Tenth Place, Bellevue, WA 98005. (online: saf.org) Price: $10.00 postpaid. Published annually, this 124-page softbound booklet is an official publication of the Center […]

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