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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief In a vote reminiscent of the Second Amendment Sanctuary movement from a few years ago, the Shasta County, California Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution Tuesday 4-0 to “use all lawful means at its disposal to support and defend the Second Amendment,” according to the Los Angeles Times. The California Rifle […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—BATFE rule on “definition of frame or receiver”: VanDerStok v. Garland: On July 24 US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an unpublished order that stated “we DENY the government’s request to stay the vacatur of the two challenged portions of the Rule.” The Fifth Circuit Court then stayed […]

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Springfield Armory on Monday announced the release of the Model 2020 Rimfire family. Offered in both wood-stocked and synthetic-stocked versions, the blued Model 2020 Rimfire in .22 LR offers shooters a refined bolt-action rifle with all the quality and performance you’ve come to expect from Springfield Armory. The Model 2020 Rimfire bolt-action rifle is offered […]

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One day after TGM reported the fight brewing in Massachusetts over gun control legislation which Second Amendment activists argue would be unconstitutional if adopted, action on the bill has been delayed at least until autumn, according to an announcement by Democrat State House Speaker Ron Mariano. “As the House continues its efforts over August, we […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief One month after TGM published a special report on the purchase of millions of dollars’ worth of weapons and tactical equipment by the Internal Revenue Service, an Oklahoma Republican member of Congress is requesting a full accounting of the guns and gear the tax agency has purchased. The request was made […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Tom Harris has been selling guns out of his Lewisville, Texas home for 30 years. He is so respected and beloved by his customers that one gave him a kidney – literally – which saved his life. Dialysis wasn’t working well for Harris, owner of Sporting Arms Company, […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) is reporting on a new poll by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy which says 86 percent of American adults “support U.S. Congress mandating background checks for all firearm sales and transfers.” The MPR report highlights support for various gun control measures, such as “Nearly three-quarters support Congress […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Massachusetts gun owners are in full battle mode against what CBS News has called a “wide-ranging gun control bill” that would ostensibly bring “sweeping reforms to gun safety” in the state, which translates to vast new restrictions, according to the Gun Owners Action League. Posted on their website, GOAL has marked […]

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By Jim Dickson | Contributing Writer Cryogenic treatment of firearms yields unbelievable advances in accuracy and durability. Scientific studies have shown an increase in the life of treated parts of more than 600% on the average with some types of parts less and others up to 1000% longer life. Accuracy is increased as is velocity […]

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A Sunday editorial in the Colorado Springs Gazette, reacting to a high-profile shooting incident last week in Auckland, N.Z., was on target when it stated, “Better control over known lawbreakers is likelier to forestall the next such tragedy than is another attempt to control guns.” “Our state knows the pain of such seemingly random madness,” […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The San Francisco County Board of Supervisors has backed down on a proposed ordinance that would make much of the city into a “gun-free zone” after the Second Amendment Foundation and California Rifle & Pistol Association promised legal action. According to SAF, action on the ordinance came in the wake of […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief As predicted by TGM, gun rights groups have filed a notice of appeal in their challenge of Oregon’s gun control Measure 114, which was upheld as constitutional in a lengthy ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Karin J. Immergut. The restrictive gun control initiative bans the sale of so-called “large capacity […]

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A county judge in Illinois has handed down a decision supporting a requirement that gun owners have a Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card, which was being challenged on constitutional grounds, according to WTVO News. Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Ascher ruled this week, “There is ample historical evidence supporting the constitutionality of the FOID […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Gun prohibitionist Shannon Watts, founder of the Michael Bloomberg-supported Moms Demand Action group, is taking credit for having country singer Jason Aldean’s controversial video of “Try That in a Small Town” taken down by CMT, the New York Post is reporting. The song has actually skyrocketed despite being shunned as violent […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Cecil Trimble, a 35-year-old restaurant manager, took a fishing reel to Bass Pro Shop’s Tampa store last week to be respooled with new line. As he was waiting, he wandered over to the gun department and immediately spotted the object of his recent desire. Trimble had been searching […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Democrat Congressman Jamie Raskin of Maryland took some heat almost immediately from a prominent gun rights organization after his opening remarks during Wednesday’s House Oversight Committee hearing during which he portrayed Hunter Biden as “a rich guy exercising his Second Amendment rights.” President Joe Biden’s son worked out a deal with […]

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By R.K. Campbell | Contributing Editor    Springfield recently introduced the Enhanced Micro Pistol Ronin, a less expensive version of the original EMP, and I had the opportunity to put it through its paces.    While reliable and useful, the Ronin treatment of the pistol isn’t quite as evolved as the original EMP, as things […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Shooting USA co-host Jim Scoutten, the deep-voiced icon of the firearms media, passed away Tuesday following a brief illness. He was 77. A message on Shooting USA’s Facebook page was brief and somber: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Jim Scoutten. In his thirty years of […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—BATFE rule on “definition of frame or receiver”: Two cases concerning this rule are currently being litigated—VanDerStok v. Garland and State of California & Giffords Law Center v. BATFE; Bay Area Unitarian Church v. Paxton: An Everytown funded lawsuit against Texas penal Code defining size and text of “no guns allowed” […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project During the 30 years that have passed since ATF’s botched raid in Waco, Texas, which led to the deaths of 82 civilians – including 28 children – and four federal agents, the agency appears to have forgotten that when it picks fights for no reason and uses excessive […]

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