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By Jim Dickson | Contributing Writer Spring is when cabin fever abates and stir crazy people eagerly head for the wide open spaces to go camping. Guns and tools for said outdoor adventures are as important as a tent or camper, in fact more so, for today’s camping scene is sometimes more perilous than it […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The Second Amendment Foundation and its partners in a federal challenge of Washington State’s newly-enacted ban on so-called “assault weapons” filed a motion in federal court, asking for a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the measure. House Bill 1240 took effect the moment it was signed into law by Democrat Gov. […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Democrat U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock demanded action following Wednesday’s shooting at an Atlanta medical facility, not against the killer but against the “gun lobby.” According to Newsweek, Warnock, who represents Georgia in the Senate, went to the Senate floor to rip “gun lobbyists who want to line their pockets even at […]

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California Democrat State Sen. Dave Min (D-Irvine) was arrested Tuesday night in Sacramento on suspicion of driving under the influence, the Los Angeles Times and other news agencies are reporting. Min was reportedly stopped by California Highway Patrol officers just before 10:25 p.m. after his vehicle was “observed” stopped at an intersection for a red […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief A surprising Rasmussen survey released Wednesday said, “in a matchup against President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, 51% of Likely U.S. voters would vote for the Trump-DeSantis ticket, compared to 43% for Biden-Harris.” Rasmussen did the online survey with Political Media, Inc. It was conducted April 27-May 2 with […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The Second Amendment Foundation and its founder, Alan Gottlieb, have filed a federal lawsuit against Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson alleging civil rights violations during an ongoing investigation of SAF activities which began almost two years ago. The lawsuit comes only two days after Ferguson announced his “exploratory campaign” to […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Voting along party lines, the Oregon House has passed gun control legislation to prohibit so-called “ghost guns,” raise the minimum age to purchase most firearms to 21, and allow local governments to prohibit concealed carry in public buildings. According to the Portland Oregonian, proponents of House Bill 2005 insist it is […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—SCOTUS has four petitions for certiorari on Second Amendment cases pending; Hartford v. Ferguson: A challenge to Washington state’s newest gun law, HB1240; Barnett v. Raoul:  The Plaintiffs have filed a motion for a preliminary injunction while they (the state of Illinois) appeal to Seventh Circuit; Texas v. ATF: On Feb. […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The Detroit City Council decided on Tuesday to delay action on a proposal to set aside certain parts of the Motor City as so-called “gun-free zones.” Second Amendment advocates have made it clear they oppose the scheme, which would violate Michigan’s version of state preemption, known as the Firearm and Ammunition […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief A federal lawsuit has been filed in California alleging the state’s long-standing 10-day waiting period for firearm purchases violates the Second Amendment. The 22-page lawsuit was filed by attorneys representing the Second Amendment Foundation and its partners, in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. The case is known […]

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By Jim Wallace Massachusetts Gun Owners’ Action League Special to TGM On July 25, 2022 the Second Amendment community rightfully rejoiced about an historic decision from the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). In this now famous case, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen, (now commonly referred to as Bruen) […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project OPINION: Miracle Star Vaughn, a 27-year-old woman from North Liberty, Iowa, was sentenced last week to serve one year and a day in a federal prison after pleading guilty to making false statements during the purchase of several firearms, according to an ATF press release. Vaughn lied about […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief A shocking new Fox News poll revealed that 77 percent of respondents favor a 30-day waiting period on gun purchases, and 80 percent believe mental health checks should be required of all gun buyers. This is the same network that fired Tucker Carlson only a few days before the survey was […]

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By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor    There’s nothing really new about using black powder in lever action rifles.     After all, the very first repeating rifles which gained real popularity were lever actions in the second half of the 19th Century, and they all used black powder cartridges.  I don’t intend to re-write history […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—Constitutional Carry bills introduced and moving through legislature: Nebraska: Gov. Jim Pillen signed LB77 making Nebraska the 27th state with constitutional carry; South Carolina: There are 2 constitutional carry bills in the legislature: HB3594 and SB109. HB3594 has passed the House and is currently inthe subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief As Democrat-run legislatures continue passing increasingly restrictive gun control laws, a not-so-surprising result is being noticed more by the establishment media. More people are buying guns, and according to CNN, women and people of color are often at the front of the line. The network noted over the weekend, “The heightened […]

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By Jim Dickson | Contributing Writer Sixty years ago Tanganyika was unrecognizable to today’s folk. The Southern province there had a population of 10,000 elephants which would increase by 20 percent each year if not harvested. This increase was always at the expense of the native farmers as the elephants ate the crops and were […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—Constitutional Carry bills introduced and moving through legislature: Nebraska: LB77 passed the Third reading and is on its way to Gov. Jim Pillen; South Carolina: There are two constitutional carry bills in the legislature: HB3594 and SB109. HB3594 has passed the House and is currently inthe subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief As earlier reported, Washington lawmakers have passed several new gun control bills this session, including one that bans the future sale, import or manufacture of so-called “assault weapons,” none of which are expected to lower gun-related violent crime a single notch by critics in the firearms community. Indeed, as has been […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief A bill that would have banned the sale of so-called “assault weapons” in Colorado was derailed Thursday when a trio of Democrat lawmakers reportedly “joined with Republican colleagues” to block the measure, following what the Denver Post described as “hours of heated public testimony.” But according to a report from PBS, […]

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