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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief New data from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) shows that the number of homicides statewide went up in 2022, a rise of 16.6 percent over 2021; the highest number of murders recorded since WASPC began collecting data in 1980. The number of homicides has increased 96 percent […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Daniel Banyai, who has been feuding with the town of Pawlet, Vermont over his 30-acre shooting range since 2013, has decided to demolish the private “Slate Ridge” facility, rather than face an indefinite prison sentence. Banyai, who also operates an organic farm at the same location, made the […]

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Burris Optics introduced the Veracity PH 4-20x50mm earlier this year and is confirming the scope is now available at authorized dealers nationwide, according to a company news release. Featuring the new PĒK (Programable Elevation Knob) system, premium optical clarity, a built-in Heads-Up Display (HUD), and Bluetooth® connectivity for uploading custom ballistic data from the new […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—California: Summer recess for the California legislature begins July 14 and ends on August 14. Three Senate Committees have gun bills under consideration this week; Delaware: The Delaware legislature has adjourned. For the second year in a row a Handgun Purchase Permit Bill, SB2, failed to pass. The sponsors have vowed […]

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ALPS OutdoorZ, has announced that two new products are ready to ship, in plenty of time for the fall hunting seasons. One of these new entries is what ALPS calls the solution for those cold hours on the hunting stand called the DEADQUIET® Ember Handwarmer. This handwarmer works in conjunction with the equally new DEADQUIET® […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief In a blistering rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s Independence Day remarks about deadly shootings over the holiday weekend, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Friday accused the president of being “determined than ever to make gun manufacturers vulnerable to frivolous lawsuits in the hopes of bankrupting […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project A Vermont “environmental” court judge has ordered that shooting range owner Daniel Banyai be arrested and held in state prison until he or the town he’s been feuding with for years over zoning issues – Pawlet, Vermont, population 1,386 – destroy all the structures on his private range. […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief A look back at President Joe Biden’s remarks on the floor of the Senate in 1985 reveals the aging Delaware Democrat has flip-flopped on guns and the Second Amendment to such a degree that he risks further solidifying his reputation for hypocrisy when it comes to regulating firearms. As noted in […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The Second Amendment Foundation is poised to launch a new national advertising effort alleging that prominent Democrats have been misleading the American public by claiming “no one is coming after your guns,” when that appears “they have every intention of doing just that.” The new ad will launch next week. TGM […]

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By R.K. Campbell | Contributing Editor    For many years, shooters have enjoyed owning a rifle and a handgun that fire the same cartridge.    This makes a lot of sense with the .22. For some outdoorsmen the .357 Magnum combination is useful. Of course I use a .223 for varmints and long range shooting. […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project There have been no Wild West-style shootouts. Floridians are not shooting each other over parking spots as some predicted. No fistfights have escalated into gunfights, and most assuredly, the streets are not running red with blood. On July 1, Florida became the 26th state – the majority state […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Deadly holiday weekend shootings in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Fort Worth prompted Democrat President Joe Biden to once again call for more restrictive gun control measures, none of which would likely have prevented any of the blood-letting. Biden wants a ban on so-called “assault weapons” and original capacity magazines, mandatory “safe storage” […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—On June 28 and 29 cases we have been reporting on were argued live: Lara v. Evanchick—6/29 at 9:30 am EDT here and Harrel v. Raoul—6/29 at 9:30 am CDT here, Also National Association for Gun Rights v. City of Naperville, IL & the state of Illinois, also known as Bevis […]

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Mission First Tactical (MFT) manufacturers of state-of-the-art, USA made rifle/carbine accessories and holsters, is pleased to announce they have expanded their drinkware line to include all-new 32 oz. size bottles and cool new designs for the 16 oz. bottles and 12 oz. can coolers. Both the bottles and can coolers easily keep your drink hot […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—California: 11 Bills have passed the Assembly and are being considered in the Senate, while 3 bills have passed the Senate and are being considered in the Assembly. It is highly likely that all these 14 bills will be considered before adjournment in September. There is a four-week August recess between […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The Biden administration can’t seem to win in court, as a federal judge late Friday handed a devastating blow to the president and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives by ruling the agency overstepped its authority by adopting a “final rule” that re-defined firearm components as functional firearms. The […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The federal judge in charge of the Second Amendment Foundation’s challenge of the recently-adopted “new rule” regarding arm braces for pistols has denied a request by the National Rifle Association to intervene in the case. At issue is the NRA’s desire to secure the same protections of a preliminary injunction secured […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The ability to look back to my youth when shootin’ irons had to be carried prior to the onset of layered nylon, Kydex and other rigid materials, I can say with considerable experience that leather—real, honest tanned animal hide—is still tops for housing handguns. Maybe part of it is because of […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Ira Levin could not be happier. He can continue to operate his gun shop, Legend Firearms, which is located in Monroe, New Jersey. Levin has owned and operated the small gun shop since 2009, which is no small feat given the Garden State’s blatant antipathy toward guns and […]

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By Kevin Robertson Published by National Book Network, 15200 NBN Way, Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17214 Price $19.95 plus shipping, 126 pages This is an extraordinary book showing the proper shot placement for 24 different African animals.  Studying the graphics will give the reader a proper feel for animal anatomy, enabling him to judge other […]

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