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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—California: Richards v. Newsom: This case is fighting the new law mandating that gun dealers must have audio and video recording in their stores and keep the recordings for one year. Prior to the actual hearing Judge Siena issued a ruling that he did not believe the plaintiffs would win this […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief After Monday’s “Lobby Day” at the Virginia capitol in Richmond, there is no doubt that gun control is in the spotlight, and that once again, with Democrats in control of the legislature, the fight is on. Democrats arrived in Richmond with gun restrictions high on their agenda, including a ban on […]

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By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor    Proof positive it takes more than a drop in the mercury to keep the lead from flying, was the recent turnout of a hardy band of lever-action rifle shooters in cold temperatures out in Washington state.    Our first Lever-Gun Match for the year was shot on a […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has announced her legislative wish list for the 30-day legislative session beginning Tuesday in Santa Fe, and gun control is at the top, with calls for raising the minimum age for purchasing semi-auto firearms and a 14-day waiting period on gun purchases. She also wants […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief A federal law dating back more than 50 years which bans firearms in post offices is unconstitutional, according to a ruling by a U.S. District Court judge in Florida. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, a Donald Trump appointee, issued her ruling last Friday in Tampa. According to Reuters, the judge dismissed […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—Biden Administration &Ammunition: The Attorneys General of 20 states have written to the White House Office of Gun Violence to express their displeasure that ammunition from Lake City Arsenal has been sold to civilians; California: On Jan. 9, the Senate Public Safety Committee heard and passed a new storage requirement that […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The same year that so-called “constitutional carry” achieved majority acceptance among the states, the Gun Violence Archive (GVA)—a source frequently quoted by the establishment media—shows the number of homicides and suicides decreased. According to the GVA, 2023 saw fewer murders (18,906) than in 2022 (20,396), and suicides were also down, 24,090 […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief CNN is reporting on a new study conducted by the Everytown for Gun Safety gun control group, which claims “nearly 300,000 lives could be saved” if the entire country adopted restrictive gun control laws such as those in California. But are there some big holes in that assertion? Could be. First, […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Wayne LaPierre, the embattled longtime chief executive of the National Rifle Association, announced Friday he will step down from the post he has held for more than three decades, effective Jan. 31. The announcement comes just days ahead of a scheduled civil corruption trial in New York. An official announcement was […]

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It’s looking like Mossberg is roaring into 2024 with one of the biggest lineups of new shotguns in recent memory, and in this continuation of yesterday’s roundup, TGM takes a look at smoothbores for waterfowl and sport shooting. Here are the details as provided by Mossberg: Launched in 2021, the 940 Pro Waterfowl and the […]

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Mossberg is one of the most famous names in the American firearms industry, known for producing workhorse shotguns and rifles, and the company has just announced its 2024 lineup of new products as the annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show looms in Las Vegas.The new product selection is nothing short of overwhelming, with […]

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Various gun prohibition lobbying groups use subtle, and sometimes not-so-subtle, wording to sway public opinion about firearms, to the point that blame for deadly violence involving guns is shifted from the perpetrator to the firearm. For example, the Seattle-based Alliance for Gun Responsibility posts a “Gun Violence Fact Sheet” on its website. There, the reader […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Nearly three months ago, a Charlotte County, Florida judge told Lisa Marok that if she didn’t renounce her Second Amendment rights, give up her Florida Concealed Weapon or Firearm License and remove every single firearm and every single round of ammunition from her home, her husband would be […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The Washington Examiner is reporting on several self-defense cases in 2023, described as reminders to would-be “murderers, thieves, and sexual offenders” about the importance of the Second Amendment and why the Founding Fathers included it in the Bill of Rights. It is a treatise on some notable incidents in which armed […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Two Colorado-based gun rights organizations have filed a federal lawsuit against Gov. Jared Polis over a new state law banning firearms made by home gunsmiths from parts or kits, and they are seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary and permanent injunctive relief. The 10-page lawsuit was filed this week in […]

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By Tanya Metaksa In Part 1 of the 2023 Grassroots Judicial Wrap Up 2023, I discussed the various cases that dealt and are dealing with federal mandated regulations. The remaining cases are being litigated at the state level to combat anti-Second Amendment state laws. In 2023, the courts were inundated with cases that were started […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief A trio of Washington State House Democrats has filed a bill to limit state residents to one-gun-per-month purchases. House Bill 2054 would add a new section  to state firearms law which states bluntly in the first sentence: “A dealer may not deliver more than one firearm to a purchaser or transferee […]

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Two of the biggest names in the shooting sports industry are marking their 75th anniversaries this year, with no signs of slowing down. Sturm, Ruger and Hornady Manufacturing were both founded in 1949 in an era when increasing numbers of people were getting seriously interested in recreational shooting and hunting, and metallic cartridge reloading. Both […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The New Year’s Day headline in The Guardian shows nothing has changed as the establishment media continues to utilize the gun prohibition lobby’s vocabulary, referring to new gun control laws taking effect as “gun safety” measures. It is what some in the firearms community have come to nickname “camo speak,” disguise […]

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By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor    The annual Icicle Match got its name from the usual weather experienced around Eatonville, Washington in mid-December.  Frost and icicles are the common things but this year the Icicle Match was held in 50-degree plus weather, with a bit of rain but still so warm that we had […]

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