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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The Second Amendment Foundation is supporting a federal lawsuit challenging the New York State semi-auto ban in a case known as Lane v. James, filed Friday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Plaintiffs in the case are New York residents J. Mark Lane—for whom the case […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief If you’re looking for a gun control “success” story in Washington State, good luck with that, because crime data heading into the final hours of 2022 is rather bleak. According to the Twitter site for Seattle Homicides (not connected to the Seattle Police Department), the body count stood at 57 on […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief UPDATED–The wild ride of 2022 is just about over, but looming on the horizon are new challenges for Second Amendment activists and advocacy groups, on Capitol Hill, in state legislatures and in federal and state courts across the country. Foremost on the agenda is the legal battle over Oregon’s Measure 114, […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Perhaps Massad Ayoob, president of the Second Amendment Foundation, explained it best during his opening remarks at the annual Gun Rights Policy Conference in September as he recalled an interview he gave earlier in the year. “I was asked, ‘in the year 2022, how can the Second Amendment possibly be relevant […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief If 2022 is remembered for anything, it would have to be recognized as a year in which armed self-defense by private citizens increased, and in a couple of instances, their actions were hailed as “heroic” because they prevented possible mass shootings. According to the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC), just over […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Among the top gun rights stories of 2022 was the passage of legislation in four states allowing permitless—or “constitutional”—carry of firearms, bringing the total to 25 states where no license or permit is required to go armed in public. That is half of the United States, and one thing they all […]

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The Washington Examiner is reporting that the Biden administration has taken steps to close the so-called “ghost gun loophole” by declaring “partially complete, disassembled, or nonfunctional’ gun kits are now classified as ‘readily’ available weapons,” which must now have a serial number. Before such kits may be sold, there must first be a background check […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief When Oregon anti-gunners calling themselves “Lift Every Voice Oregon” launched an initiative campaign to create the most restrictive gun control law in recent memory, they got help from big money donors yet barely eked out a victory with the final vote tally at 50.6 percent for and 49.4 percent against. But […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief My search for the “perfect” handgun grips has proven one thing above all: There is no such thing. Over the years, I’ve tried different grips on single- and double-action revolvers, and an equal number for semi-autos. It is abundantly clear some materials add character and even a little flash to a […]

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Ruger has announced the newest addition to its popular AR-556 MPR family, the Model 8548 with a .223 Wylde chamber which accommodates both the .223 Remington and 5.56mm NATO round, according to a company release. Designed with an 18-inch PROOF Research carbon fiber wrapped barrel, the new rifle features a Magpul PRS Lite stock, free […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Following the prominence of the U.S. Supreme Court’s June ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, possibly the second-most important story this year was the high court’s grant of certiorari to four Second Amendment cases, vacating lower court rulings and remanding the cases back to the lower […]

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Twenty-three Attorneys General representing 21 states, the District of Columbia and the Northern Mariana Islands, have filed an amicus brief supporting a federal ban on the possession of firearms from which serial numbers have been removed. In a press release from the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James, the AGs participating in the […]

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By R.K. Campbell | Contributing Editor  About thirty years ago and more than ten years after Glock hit the market, Smith & Wesson introduced the S&W SIGMA, a pistol that is still around in an evolved version marketed as an affordable but reliable home and personal defense pistol. The Military & Police handguns are another […]

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A three-judge panel of the California Court of Appeals has denied a request from state Attorney General Rob Bonta, asking for an immediate stay of an injunction granted in a case challenging AB 173, which allows the state Department of Justice to share information about firearms owners with private researchers, according to the Second Amendment […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Police in Chandler, Arizona are still investigating a fatal defensive shooting at an Amazon parking lot, but published reports are already noting about the unidentified armed citizen that “and authorities said that his actions may have prevented a larger shooting.” KPNX News did not identify the individual who fatally shot the […]

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Thursday is Bill of Rights Day in the United States, and while Joe Biden ignored a major tenet of the BOR in his White House proclamation, ironically after calling for a ban on semiautomatic rifles, two gun rights organizations came out swinging in their focus on the right to keep and bear arms. The Washington […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in –Chief Though the 2024 presidential campaign is more than a year away, support is already growing for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to seek the Republican nomination, while former President Donald Trump’s star appears to be fading, according to a Suffolk University/USA Today poll. “Nearly two-thirds of Republican voters and independents who […]

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Grass Roots North Carolina has filed for a preliminary injunction in its ongoing dispute with the Mecklenburg County sheriff, alleging foot dragging by the sheriff’s department in the issuance of concealed handgun permits within the time period required by North Carolina law. Joining GRNC are Gun Owners of America, the Gun Owners Foundation, Rights Watch […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Anti-gun politicians in Illinois, New Jersey and other so-called “blue” states are currently scrambling to adopt tougher gun control laws in the aftermath of June’s Supreme Court ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, which strengthened the Second Amendment at a time so many are trying to […]

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XS® Sights has introduced two Inline Rear Sight Tools for Glock® pistols – the DIY Series™ and GUNSMITH Series™. Both are fast and easy to use, reducing installation force by up to 50%. The unique open-top design of these tools allows easy visual alignment and viewing of the installation process, while the locking wedge feature […]

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