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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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HAPPY NEW YEAR By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—Biden Administration pushing to stifle international gun commerce? Hawaii: It’s 2024 and no one without a valid permit can buy a firearm in the state; New Mexico: Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is working hard to pass more gun control in the one-month session starting on Jan. 16. According […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief It is inevitable that with each passing year, someone we know or know of will pass as well, a fact underscored days ago with the death of renowned firearms developer Gaston Glock. But he was preceded by others who have, in the vernacular of many in the firearms community, “left the […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Two major amicus briefs supporting a federal district court ruling which struck down California’s ban on  so-called “large capacity” magazines were filed Thursday with the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, setting the stage for what may eventually become a battle before the U.S. Supreme Court. The Second […]

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! By Tanya Metaksa    If 2022 was the year of NYSRPA v. Bruen, 2023 was significant for the explosion of lawsuits utilizing Bruen to challenge the passage of state laws and federal regulations that infringed upon the Second Amendment. During 2023 we have covered most of the important cases that had been […]

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By Jim Dickson | Contributing writer Before jumping into the three different kinds of bears native to North America a look at bears in general and the proper tools for hunting them. Bears are highly intelligent animals. Indeed, the director of the Bronx zoo in the 1930’s famously stated, “My bears are smarter than my […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief In what might be a huge public relations gaffe, the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence gun control group has given Washington State an “A-” grade for mandating waiting periods, requiring proof of training and banning so-called “assault weapons” in 2023, the same year Seattle has set a new homicide […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief At least 15 people are reported dead and more than 20 others were injured when a lone gunman opened fire inside a building at Charles University in Prague, making it the worst mass shooting in the Czech Republic, according to the Associated Press. The incident underscores arguments from Second Amendment authorities […]

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