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Veteran Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) will not run for another term in 2016, but that could be very bad news for gunowners because, according to the Los Angeles Times, he has already endorsed anti-gun New York Sen. Charles Schumer to be his successor in the Democratic leadership position. The 75-year-old Reid, still recovering from a […]

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BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation is disappointed that federal Judge Benjamin H. Settle today dismissed without prejudice our lawsuit challenging provisions of Initiative 594, the 18-page gun control measure passed in Washington State last November. However, SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb noted that in reaching his decision, Judge Settle […]

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A Washington State man will likely be in prison for the rest of his life following his conviction by a Snohomish County jury in the June 2013 slaying of a teenager during what has been described as a “drive-by shooting spree” in which the apparent weapon of choice was a .30-caliber Ruger Blackhawk revolver. The […]

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The 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in April that Wal-Mart investors don’t have a right to try to stop the company from selling rifles or any other product those shareholders may think is socially destructive, according to the Washington Times. The ruling in favor of the Arkansas-based retailer reverses a November district court […]

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by John Markwell | Contributing Editor We received the new aluminum-framed Commander-sized pistol from the Ruger folks on Jan. 28, just a week after the SHOT Show at which it made its debut. In our opinion, a month is not a very long time over which to really wring out a new pistol, especially in […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor The Second Amendment Foundation and Defense Distributed of Texas have joined in a federal lawsuit against the State Department that could have far-reaching implications on several constitutional grounds, alleging prior restraint by the government over on-line publication of information related to three-dimensional printing of arms. The lawsuit was filed in […]

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by Michael A. Black The 37th Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show, which is owned and managed by the National Sports Shooting Foundation (NSSF), was held in Las Vegas, Jan. 20-23 at the Sands Convention Center. Spread over 13 acres, it featured 16,000 exhibiting companies. Attendance was once again up at this year’s show […]

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Photo courtesy of Jim Garber In a recent interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Kroger Senior Vice President and CFO Michael Schlotman was asked about the company’s stance on open carry within the chain’s stores, because it has been a key target of a petition and video campaign by Michael Bloomberg’s Moms Demand Action for Gun […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor By a 32-28 vote, the Oregon House of Representatives passed a controversial “universal background check” measure that Gov. Kate Brown had indicated she would sign, and in the aftermath, the anti-gun Everytown for Gun Safety is crowing. Almost simultaneously, the gun control lobbying group in neighboring Washington revealed what will […]

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by Dave Workman | Senior Editor A so-called “universal background check” bill that some observers believe will be fast-tracked has been filed in the Oregon Legislature, and already one newspaper has editorialized against it. State Sen. Floyd Prozanski introduced Senate Bill 941, a measure that has more chance of passing in the Beaver State this […]

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by Larry S. Sterett | Contributing Editor The 2015 SHOT Show was held in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 20-23, 2015, in the Sands Convention Center. SHOT stands for Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade, and the show did fulfill its goal in this aspect. However, after four days of coverage, it seemed to this writer a […]

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by Tanya Metaksa Latest updates & developments Federal: H.R, 1454, H.R. 2019; Judicial: ; States with new bills introduced: Massachusetts; Legislation changes: Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin 114th Congress Pro-gun bills: Rep. Perry Scott (R-PA) introduced H.R. 2019, to prevent […]

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A pair of apparent would-be mass shooters learned the hard way that in Texas, opening fire in the proximity of police is going to get an immediate and deadly reaction. That’s the outcome of an attack on a gathering in Garland, a Dallas suburb, where people had been attending what was billed as an event […]

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Sheriff Dave Daniel of Oregon’s Josephine County made national headlines recently for declaring that he would not enforce a so-called “universal background check” bill if it became law. Daniel was quoted by the Herald and News in Klamath Falls as saying that “it appears” the proposed law would conflict with the existing Josephine County charter. […]

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by Dave Workman | Senior Editor The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) scored another legal victory recently when the District of Columbia decided to drop its appeal of a federal judge’s ruling in a case that declared the city’s ban on carrying firearms outside of the home is unconstitutional, according to the Washington Post. The case, […]

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Nathan Brasfield, a one-time animal rights extremist, will be spending the next 48 months in a federal prison and three additional years on supervised release after being found guilty in federal court in Seattle for illegal gun possession. It wasn’t just any gun, according to the Seattle P-I.com. Brasfield had a sawed-off rifle that had […]

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The National Rifle Association’s Board of Directors election did not cause any mayor ripples, and Sean Maloney of Ohio, whose supporters ran a spirited social media campaign, won the one-year 76th seat in Nashville balloting. In addition to Maloney, those elected or re-elected to full three-year terms are (in alphabetical order): Scott Bach William Bachenberg […]

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by Dave Workman | Senior Editor It was the second largest turnout in National Rifle Association history as 78,865 people attended the organization’s 144th annual meetings and exhibits in Nashville, where Allan D. Cors of Florida was elected president of the association, succeeding James Porter. It was, according to the Baltimore Sun, the largest convention […]

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Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. announced on Apr. 22 that Emmy award-winning investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson, the reporter who broke the Fast and Furious story while working at CBS, will be hosting a new, national Sunday morning news program that will air on Sinclair’s ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX affiliates nationwide. The 30-minute program, which will […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro and J. David Truby An easily obtained protection from abuse (PFA) order from a local court can open a Pandora’s box of complications, expense and grief if you are a gun collector on the wrong-side of such a ruling, which might even have been brought out of spite. In March, Rick […]

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