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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Thursday’s nomination by President Joe Biden of David Chipman, a former agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to head that agency, along with his announcement of  “six initial actions” on gun control is causing a firestorm. CNN is describing this as Biden’s “first, limited actions on gun […]

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Cold Steel, manufacturer of purpose-built knives and blade tools for everyday carry, tactical, and hunting applications, has introduced the new Gunsite™ Counter Point 1 folding knife. Featuring the Gunsite Raven logo across the blade, the Gunsite™ Counter Point 1 is the perfect addition to any range bag or for everyday carry needs, Cold Steel said […]

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By Paul Lathrop Contributing Editor Texas may be about to do something that Lone Star State gun owners were promised two years ago, pass permitless carry legislation. Texas is unique among the states in that their legislature only meets every other year to pass new laws. In 2019 the House Bill that would have done […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Spurred by renewed talk of gun control in the wake of mass shootings last month, gun sales in the U.S. continue to spike. The National Shooting Sports Foundation is reporting that the “NSSF-adjusted” figures for background checks related to gun sales in March were the second strongest for the month on […]

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THE UNWOMANLY FACE OF WAR by Svetlana Alexievich.  Published by Random House LLC, New York, NY.  Price $30.00.  Available at Amazon, or through some bookstores. By Larry Sterett Contributing Editor    Translated from the Russian language by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, this 350-page plus hardbound volume won the Nobel Prize for Literature.     Sub-titled […]

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Cimarron Firearms, recognized as the leader in quality and authenticity in Old West replica firearms, has introduced its newest product offering—a historically accurate replica of the famed Winchester Model 1887 Lever-Action Shotgun—via the popular YouTube video series, “Cimarron Originals with Mike Harvey.” The Winchester 1887 lever-action shotgun was originally designed by John M. Browning and […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief A national grassroots gun rights organization has launched a national radio advertising campaign, taking the fight to Capitol Hill anti-gunners. The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is on full offense this week with its campaign on the Salem Radio Network and Westwood One. According to CCRKBA […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—Federal: HR8 and HR1446 pass in the House of Representatives and may be viable in the Senate:H.R. 1207, Stop the Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2021. Alabama: HB477, Lifetime carry bill passes House; California: AB1223 to be considered by the Assembly Public Safety Committee; Colorado: Senate floor votes--HB1106; House floor votes–SB78; […]

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For nearly five decades, DeSantis has been developing, designing, and manufacturing the very best gun holsters that money can buy, and now they’ve adapted two models to fit the new Ruger MAX-9 pistol. The Slim-Tuk™ is a minimal ambidextrous IWB holster fashioned from Kydex®, according to a DeSantis news release. One of the most interesting […]

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WEAPONS OF WORLD WAR II by Alexander Delude.  Published by Parragon Books Ltd., Queen Street House, 4 Queen Street, Bath BA1 1HE, UK, or in the US by Cambridge Publishing Management Ltd.  Price:  $45.00 hardback, or $25.00 softbound.  Available at Amazon or some bookstores. By Larry Sterett Contributing Editor    This 320-page oversize hardbound volume […]

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By R.K. Campbell Contributing Editor    SIG’s P220 SAO pistol features a confluence of features that are attractive to SIG fans and 1911 shooters as well. Some of us prefer the cocked and locked Model 1911 chambered in .45 ACP for carry. Others prefer legendary SIG reliability. Both agree the .45 ACP the best choice […]

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Fox News is reporting that the attorneys general in 22 states have signed onto an amicus brief to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, urging the court to “again rule against California’s controversial attempt to ban high-capacity magazines, after the court agreed to reconsider its decision to rule it unconstitutional.” The case is Duncan v. Becerra, […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief More than 100 House Democrats, led by Reps. Mike Thompson, Val Demings, Joe Neguse and Ed Perlmutter, sent a letter to President Joe Biden asking for “Executive Action to regulate concealable assault-style rifles, like the firearm used in the recent tragedy in Boulder, Colorado.” According to a Thompson news release, the […]

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By Paul Lathrop Contributing Editor The Delaware Republic is reporting that bills that would create a permitting scheme to purchase a firearm and create a ban on standard capacity magazines moved quickly out of committee and to the Delaware Senate floor on Wednesday. Senate Bill 3 would create a licensing system in which a person […]

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By Jim Dickson | Contributing Editor When we think of shotguns you find plenty of articles about the highest grade Parker shotguns and its rivals but only a tiny fraction of the hunters out there then or now ever hunted with such a gun. The average farmer or working man wanted an inexpensive, reliable game […]

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By Scott Smith Contributing Editor    Over the last few weeks we have seen Mother Nature throw nasty weather at most of the country.    If it has shown us anything, you need to be prepared. What the power outages, loss of water, being stranded on the highway have shown us is; many folks are […]

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By Kat Ainsworth Stevens | Contributing Editor Recent events in Colorado and Georgia have brought the topic of active shooters back into the mainstream media’s headlines. Those same events have also spurred a recurring theme on social media and in firearms-related group: what would you or should you do if you’re at the scene of […]

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In a 127-page majority opinion, an 11-judge panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled the Second Amendment does not guarantee an individual right to openly carry firearms for self-defense. In a spirited dissent, Judge Dairmuid F. O’Scannlain wrote, “This holding is as unprecedented as it is extreme. While our sister circuits […]

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By Paul Lathrop Contributing Editor Legislators in Georgia and Oregon have introduced restrictive gun legislation in response to the recent mass killings in Boulder and Atlanta. In contrast, in the rest of the country, a significant push has emerged to increase firearms freedoms and push back against government overreach. CBS46 out of Atlanta is reporting […]

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As Joe Biden reportedly is considering “executive orders” on gun control, two prominent gun rights organizations have announced they are “mobilizing to fight back” by energizing grassroots activists with a pair of hard-hitting television messages on more than 20 networks next week. The Second Amendment Foundation and its sister organization, the Citizens Committee for the […]

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