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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New— Arizona: HB2827, HB2840 passed by Judiciary Committee; Colorado: Legislature has convened;   Connecticut: SB125: Gun rationing bill; AB5531: State tax on ammunition;  Florida: SB372: bans 3D printed firearms; Hawaii: Judiciary committees from both Houses pass anti-gun measures; Indiana: HB1369, constitutional carry bill, passes the House Public Safety Committee advance to House […]

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By R.K. Campbell | Contributing Editor    The revolver featured in this report is a handgun with considerable appeal, because I am never happier than when firing “cowboy” guns.    Recently a well-meaning media rep asked if I could not use the term cowboy gun as often, as the firearms her company offers are suitable […]

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By Paul Lathrop | Contributing Editor The Giffords Law Center has released its annual Gun Law Scorecard and predictably states with the maps draconian gun laws rated highest in the rankings. The Giffords Law Center was originally the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence and was founded in 1993 in San Francisco, California. Since 2010 […]

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By Dave Workman | Editor-in-Chief Throughout his decades-long career as a radio talk host and conservative icon, Rush Limbaugh defended and promoted the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. Limbaugh died Wednesday, Feb. 17, following a long battle with lung cancer. He was 70. In the aftermath of the tragic school shooting in […]

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By Jim Dickson | Contributing editor My first glimpse of the semi-auto version of the Thompson submachinegun was a 1967 picture of Colonel Charles Askins holding one in a gun magazine. As a longtime lover of the Thompson I knew I had to have one. It turned out to be a long wait. Auto-Ordnance was […]

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By Paul Lathrop | Contributing Editor I have heard a phrase recently that I hadn’t heard in a long time: “The Overton Window.” That is the concept that there are things that the general public sees as unacceptable on both extremes of the issue and generally finds something somewhere in the middle acceptable. In the […]

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Seattle police officers fatally shot an armed man Tuesday night, ending parking lot shooting incident that left one woman dead and another seriously wounded, but in the aftermath, according to KCPQ News, the Seattle Fox affiliate, local activists are “planning to protest the officers’ use of force.” According to KIRO News, the CBS affiliate in […]

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The South Dakota House of Representatives is considering legislation that would effectively have the Mount Rushmore State attorney general invalidating Joe Biden’s executive orders, according to the Daily Wire. The measure is sponsored by State Rep. Aaron Aylward (R-Harrisburg). House Bill 1194 would allow the state Attorney General to review executive orders issued by the […]

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By Amy Dillon | Contributing Editor When it comes to choosing a handgun for defense, there are certain factors that should be considered. The factors to consider when choosing a handgun to purchase for personal defense are: 1.  Grip. The grip is the handle of the handgun. Since your hands are the part of the […]

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A member of the National Rifle Association’s Board of Directors has filed a motion to the federal judge presiding in the NRA’s bankruptcy case in Texas to appoint an independent examiner to investigate allegations of financial mismanagement at the heart of a lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James. James filed her lawsuit […]

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By Paul Lathrop | Contributing Editor    New Mexico is facing several challenges to the Second Amendment this year, with a Democrat- controlled House and Senate pushing several measures that restrict the right to keep and bear arms.    Freshman State Rep. Stefanie Lord (R-District 22) said there are several pieces of anti-gun legislation up […]

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Boss Buck, manufacturer of the patented Non-Typical Wildlife Feeders and Feed & Seed Attractants, has introduced two new premium food plot blends – Fatal Funnel and Final Destination, as well as a new Cottonseed Deer Attractant. Fatal Funnel High-yield and diverse seed mix for do-it-yourself whitetail plots, the Fatal Funnel is made in the USA […]

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A city in Colorado has ordered its gun shops and other stores selling firearms to “secure their firearms” after closing in an effort to prevent, or at least curb, what a newspaper called “brazen smash-and-grab burglaries. According to the Denver Post, officials in Littleton, a Denver suburb, passed the ordinance last week. There has been […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New— Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) “pauses” new rule regarding business access to banks; Florida: SB498/H259, restore the right of self-defense in churchespasses Senate Judiciary Committee 7-4. It now goes to the Senate Criminal Justice Committee; Indiana: SB64, a school safety measure that is onerous for gun owners […]

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By Paul Lathrop | Contributing Editor When is a gun carried visibly concealed? According to a recent ruling by the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court, any time law enforcement wants it to be, and any piece of the gun is covered. That ruling came down in July 2020 and was reported this week by the Prince […]

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Backpack company Mystery Ranch has announced it will be releasing a number of new pack accessories that will meet the needs of today’s gear driven hunter. The first of these accessories is the new Mystery Ranch Rangefinder Holster. The Rangefinder Holster silently cradles this invaluable tool with one-handed operational functionality. When the moment of truth […]

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The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), Project ChildSafe® and the National African American Gun Association (NAAGA) are responding to record high gun sales in 2020, particularly among African Americans and first-time gun buyers, by providing free educational resources and tips on firearm safety and responsible storage for all new gun owners. According to data from the National […]

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In a move that may ultimately pit the state of Missouri against Congress and the Biden administration, the Republican-controlled Missouri House of Representatives voted 107-43 to advance legislation that would prevent local law enforcement from enforcing federal gun control laws. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Jered Taylor (R-Republic) in apparent anticipation of new gun […]

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The Second Amendment Foundation has filed an amicus brief in a federal case that is trying to force the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to define certain firearms components as “firearms.” “Forcing ATF to adopt the new approach to classification of certain gun components that the plaintiffs in this case are demanding would […]

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Federal Ammunition’s commitment to empowering our nation’s injured veterans is approaching the quarter-million dollar mark, according to a company announcement. Since 2011, Federal Ammunition has supported Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) and the nonprofit’s free programs and services with an annual contribution to the Minnesota Wounded Warrior Charity Golf event. To date, the total contribution is […]

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