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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief On the heels of an embarrassing story about a retired Seattle Police lieutenant’s scorching letter of resignation to her police chief, Fox News is reporting another black eye for the Jet City; a national survey showing the city “leads the nation in the percentage of people who feel pressure to leave […]

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Mission First Tactical (MFT) has announced the launch of its latest innovation – the 10L Achro™ Sling Bag. As part of the Achro series, this revolutionary bag epitomizes the concept of “without color,” embracing the art of blending in with a low-vis, everyday-carry bag featuring a dedicated, discrete firearm storage system. Achro™ ​derived from “Achromatic” […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—Congress is in recess until after Labor Day; California: Los Gatos—On June 20, Los Gatos ordinance that would prohibit concealed carry permit holders from bringing their firearms to schools, public transportation and town property was approved and it goes into effect on August 1, 2023; Illinois: Crime in Chicago is rampant; […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief On a narrow 4-3 ruling, the Illinois State Supreme Court Friday morning upheld the state’s ban on so-called “assault weapons,” in a case filed by Republican State Rep. Dan Caulkins and several others. However, Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association, said this decision does not affect the […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief A recently-retired Seattle Police lieutenant made headlines this week for writing a scathing resignation letter to Police Chief Adrian Diaz, ripping his leadership and also that of Mayor Bruce Harrell and the City Council. Fox News interviewed retired Police Lt. Jessica Taylor, who ended her 23-year career with the department on […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief A three-judge panel of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down a law which prohibits illegal drug users from possessing firearms, and a former assistant U.S. Attorney told Fox News the ruling could “potentially impact the ongoing federal case against Hunter Biden, who is charged in Delaware under […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project My colleague John Crump at Ammoland News deserves nothing but praise for his coverage of the AutoKeyCard case, in which the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives charged Matthew Hoover and Justin Ervin with illegally selling machineguns and conspiracy. Crump reported about all aspects of the complex […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Both of Connecticut’s U.S. Senators—Democrats Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy—have introduced legislation to ban so-called “ghost guns, and they have two dozen co-sponsors, according to a press announcement from Murphy’s office. The CT Mirror is reporting the announcement came on the same day the U.S. Supreme Court, buy a 5-4 vote, […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Illinois lawmakers are reportedly ready to make some firearms advertising illegal in the Prairie State on the grounds that the advertising appeals to “children, militants and others who might later use the weapons illegally,” according to PBS. Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association, told TGM via telephone […]

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The new Master Gun Workstation from Real Avid was designed from the ground up to enhance the firearms cleaning, maintenance and optics mounting experience. According to a company announcement, this innovative product is more than an easy to use, gun holding vise. Designed to accommodate rifles and shotguns of all shapes and sizes, the Workstation […]

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The 38th annual Gun Rights Policy Conference is looming, and pre-registration is now open at the Second Amendment Foundation website. Co-sponsored by SAF and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, the weekend event is being held in Phoenix, Arizona this year Sept. 22-24 at the Marriott Phoenix Airport Hotel. This […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—SCOTUS: BATFE rule on “definition of frame or receiver”: VanDerStok v. Garland: On July 27 Justice Alito issued a stay of the July 5 final judgement of the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas until August 4, 2023, which was postponed until August 8; Amicus briefs supporting Attorney […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted a stay sought by the Biden administration in a federal challenge of the “new rule” on frames and receivers published by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, allowing the rule to remain in effect while the case moves through the U.S. 5th […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The Illinois 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed and remanded a lower court ruling in the long-running case of People v. Vivian Claudine Brown, challenging the state requirement for a Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) card in order to possess a firearm anywhere in the state. This is the third time […]

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N8 Tactical, sister company of CrossBreed Holsters, has partnered with world champion competitive shooter Lena Miculek and SIG SAUER™ to expand their popular IWB holster offerings to now include the ROSE by  SIG SAUER™ model Xecutive holster which will be available for the SIG SAUER™ P365-380 ROSE™ and P365-XL Comp ROSE™ series of firearms. The […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project In Joe Biden’s America, the quickest way to marginalize an individual or a group is by labeling them racist. It can happen to anyone, since the accusations don’t have to be supported by facts. Once the label has been applied, the legacy media takes over. The accused will […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The Washington Examiner is reporting a new effort by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to have so-called “gun violence” framed as a public health issue, while one of the nation’s leading Second Amendment advocates believes the strategy will fail. Alan Gottlieb, founder and executive vice president of the Second […]

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By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor    One thing that needs to be mentioned, again just in case it already has been mentioned, is the individualism of black powder rifles and cartridges.     In other words, a load that works well in one rifle might not do so hot in another gun even though they […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The Second Amendment Foundation has filed an opposition brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, opposing a stay request by the government in a case challenging the Biden administration’s attempt to classify unfinished firearm frames and receivers as “firearms.” The brief was submitted to Associate Justice Samuel Alito, who acts as the Circuit […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The Gun Violence Prevention Task Force (GVPTF)—consisting entirely of Democrat House members—sent a letter Thursday to Speaker Kevin McCarthy demanding action on so-called “gun violence prevention” legislation “without further delay.” A press release from the office of Task Force Chairman Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) said 109 members signed the letter, which […]

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