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By Dave Workman Senior Editor The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives may not only be facing the anger of some 200-plus members of Congress, and millions of American citizens if the proposed ban on .223-caliber M855 ammunition is implemented, the agency can also plan on legal action, the Second Amendment Foundation warned. […]

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by Debbie Caruana Did you know that in 2014, 2,212 firearms were discovered in carry-on bags at airport checkpoints across the country, averaging more than six firearms per day? Of those, 1,835 (83%) were loaded. One example is a 94-year-old man who went to the checkpoint at LaGuardia Airport in New York with a loaded […]

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by John Markwell | Contributing Editor Serious varmint hunters probably go through more ammo per year than most folks; the majority of it handloads. One of the reasons the .223/5.56 is one of the most popular varmint rounds out there is the availability of cheap GI cartridge cases which, when purchased by the thousand, can […]

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If you’re into social media on the Internet, you might want to check out the Big Gun Giveaway on Facebook that was launched Feb. 10 and runs through April 1. The promotion is for Facebook users who register for the giveaway and answer a few brief questions. There’s nothing to buy. Giveaway registration, entry details […]

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  by John Markwell | Contributing Editor I needed another .223 bolt gun like another hole in my head. However, when given the chance to wring out the Tactical Sporting Rifle from FNH, how could I refuse! This rifle pretty much meets my requirements for a varmint rifle at this point in my life; i.e. light […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor The nation’s leading Second Amendment organizations have declared war on a proposal by the Obama administration’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to ban what many consider to be the most popular ammunition for the AR-15 rifle, dubbed the M855, alleging that it is an armor piercing round that […]

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Former Nevada Assemblyman Steven Brooks, who became the first Silver State legislator to ever be expelled from the Nevada Legislator in March 2013, has been put on probation for a felony firearms-related charge, according to the Las Vegas Review Journal. It was the second probation term handed down against Brooks since the first of the […]

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by Tom Givens | Chief Firearms Instructor SAFTD In certain types of violent crime it is not uncommon for the Bad Guy to remove the victim from one place to another, usually at gunpoint. Typically, the victim is accosted in a relatively public place, like a shopping mall parking lot, and is then forced to […]

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by Bill Keller | Master Instructor When you seek training in the use of your firearms—what type of training should you search out? There is a simple answer—it depends on its use. If you are looking to know how to handle a firearm safely, shoot it safely and the basics of marksmanship, there are a […]

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Permitless carry, sometimes called “constitutional” carry and previously known as “Vermont” carry, seems to be gathering steam across the county, somewhat like the “shall-issue” phenomenon grew over several decades. Permitless carry proposals are under consideration in Idaho, Kansas, New Hampshire, South Dakota and Utah, and some have already survived committee or one-house votes, but none […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor About 5% of the adult US population—over 11 million men and women—may now be legally carrying concealed in the United States, according to the latest survey by the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC), and the unconfirmed number of additional concealed carry licenses in some states may put the figure […]

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Colorado state Rep. Patrick Neville (R-Castle Rock), a graduate of Columbine High School who was in attendance the day of the infamous 1999 shooting, on Feb. 2 introduced state legislation, HB-1168, that would allow anyone with a concealed weapons permit the right to conceal and carry firearms in public schools. “This bill will allow honest […]

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by John Edeen, MD “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…” Instead of Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities, let’s talk about two commonwealths—Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. Pennsylvania’s Concealed Carry Weapon (CCW) law is the “shall issue” type and […]

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Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-TX) has introduced a bill—the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act—that would give legal concealed carry gunowners the right to travel with their handguns from state to state without having to worry whether they’re breaking laws— like licensed drivers do, the Washington Times reported. “[My bill] operates more or less like a driver’s […]

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by Tanya Metaksa Latest developments—Federal legislative activity, ATF; States with new bills introduced: Maryland, Washington, West Virginia; Legislation changes: Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, South Dakota, Virginia. 114th Congress S. 477, Firearms Manufacturers and Dealers Protection Act of 2015, was introduced by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) on Feb. 12. The legislation will entirely defund any activities […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor Key backers of Initiative 594, the 18-page gun control measure passed by voters last fall in Washington State that is now subject of a federal lawsuit, have filed a motion to intervene in the case as defendants. The Evergreen State measure, sold to voters as a means of expanding background checks […]

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by Richard Feldman Thirty years ago (Dec. 22, 1984) the inviolate right to self-defense and the battle over firearm civil liberties were joined in one of the unlikeliest of battle zones—New York City. Riding a southbound express subway train in lower Manhattan, a slight of build Navy contractor rode into gun lore history. His name […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor On Jan. 6, 2015, PBS Broadcasting aired a documentary entitled “Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA,” a one-hour Frontline program that probably disappointed everyone connected with the show, and certainly was not objective journalism. It was also a far cry from the gun debate program produced and […]

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Senator says Australia a ‘nation of victims’ The man who took 17 people hostage in a cafe in Sydney, Australia, last month was carrying an illegally owned firearm, Australian police have said, according to the BBC. Prime Minister Tony Abbott said that he wanted to know how the man, Haron Monis, was able to get a […]

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Just before Christmas, FN America, a wholly-owned subsidiary of FN Herstal, S.A., announced the launch of seven new products under the FNH USA brand for 2015, including compact variants of its popular FNS™ striker-fired pistol and additions to its FN 15™ modern sporting rifle line. The products were scheduled for introduction at the 2015 SHOT […]

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