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By Dave Workman | Editor-in-Chief A civil emergency order in Bellevue, Washington issued over the weekend in preparation for what might have turned into a violent demonstration was lifted Monday morning by Mayor Lynne Robinson after the protest remained peaceful as a crowd that gathered Saturday night found themselves outnumbered by police. The emergency order […]

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By Mike Nesbitt The Lyman Great Plains Rifle has been in the hands of shooters and hunters for forty years and how it’s going away. But the good news is that it’s being replaced with a new rifle with features that, in my opinion, make it a better gun. The new Lyman Great Plains Signature […]

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New polling data from Rasmussen shows President Donald Trump leading former Vice President Joe Biden in a couple of key states, and those surveys were taken before the final presidential debate that found the Democrat caught in some embarrassing falsehoods, as noted by a fact checking story appearing on both sides of the country Friday. […]

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New Orleans City Business and the Associated Press are reporting that lawmakers in Louisiana are considering a change in the state’s student discipline law because of the case of a Jefferson Parish youngster who was suspended after a teacher spotted a BB gun in the background while he was taking a remote class because of […]

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Riton Optics has announced the release of its new Patrioptic series of products. Riton has made its mark in the industry as the World’s only Military and Law Enforcement veteran-owned optics company. In their mission to provide best-in-class products and service, Riton’s core focus is always on the customer, including customer product testing and customer […]

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By Dave Workman | Editor-in-Chief Facebook has disabled a pro-Second Amendment private group—Greybar Hotel—on the grounds that it violates “community standards” allegedly without explaining what those standards require, according to site founder Fredd Bergman, and he is frustrated. He is wondering if the problem isn’t Greybar Hotel’s questioning of Sen. Kamala Harris’ position on gun […]

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By Dave Workman | Editor-in-Chief A new Rasmussen survey says 22 percent of “Americans who have a gun in their home added one since the Black Lives Matter anti-police protests began in late May and feel safer because they’ve done so.” The survey also revealed that “Among those who have added a gun in the […]

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The National Shooting Sports Foundation announced this week that Federal, CCI and Speer ammunition—the leading firearm ammunition manufacturers at Vista Outdoors, have contributed $100,000 to NSSF’s “#GUNVOTE” voter registration, education and mobilization campaign for 2020, according to a company news release. “Gun owners new and old need to make sure their voice is heard at […]

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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Internal Revenue Service “is investigating longtime National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre for possible criminal tax fraud related to his personal taxes, according to people familiar with the matter. Fox Business picked up the story, which says LaPierre was paid $2.2 million by NRA in 2018, and […]

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THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SMALL ARMS FROM HAND CANNONS TO AUTOMATIC WEAPONS, by Rupert Matthews in association with The Berman Museum of World History.  Published by the Thunder Bay Press, Dept. TGM, 10350 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121.  Price:   Available through most bookstores, Amazon, etc By Larry Sterett | Book Review editor This […]

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THE BEST AMERICAN HUNTING STORIES, edited by Anthony Catalina. Published by Weldon Owen, 415 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111.  Price:  $32.50.  Available through most bookstores. By Larry Sterett | Book Review editor This 254-page hardbound volume is a fun  or  enjoyable  book to read.  It is not a reference tome,  but a book to […]

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By R.K. Campbell | Contributing Editor When it comes to high end 1911 handguns—and these days the Beretta, CZ 75 and revolvers are getting the treatment as well—the question is often why do they cost so much? Well, there are always shooters that feel that the handguns available limit their accuracy and speed. We aren’t […]

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By Dave Workman | Editor-in-Chief There are now more than 19.48 million citizens licensed (or with carry permits) to carry concealed handguns in the United States, and it might be more except for the shutdown in several states on accepting new applications because of the COVID-19 outbreak earlier this year. That was the report from […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—2020 Elections: President Trump test positive for COVID-19, goes to Walter Reed Hospital; Judicial: Supreme Court—Majority Leader McConnell reaffirms Barrett nomination to SCOTUS will proceed; NRA v. City of Los Angeles—Judge grants NRA $143,000 in legal fees;  California—Gov. Newsom signs 2 bill and vetoes a third; Connecticut—Gov. Ned Lamont has initiated […]

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By Jim Dickson | Contributing Editor Few guns touted as “All round rifles” live up to the billing as they do not fill all the uses of such a rifle well. To begin with an all-round rifle must be able to take small game, medium game, and big game. Most of your big game cartridges […]

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By Dave Workman | Editor-in-Chief Facing the strong possibility of a conservative, pro-rights U.S. Supreme Court majority, a majority of Democrats (64%) are suddenly in favor of term limits for high court justices, according to a new Rasmussen survey. Democrats apparently did not object to the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg remaining on the bench, even […]

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By Dave Workman | Editor-in-Chief Anti-gun billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety “isn’t feeling the courage of their purported convictions these days,” according to the National Rifle Association, which has zeroed in on advertising in several “swing” states that “have nothing to do with firearms.” With the election just one month away, and the […]

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Viridian Weapon Technologies has announced the new E-Series Laser Sight for the Taurus TX™ 22. The new red laser sight will add versatility and speed to the TX 22, Taurus’s in-demand semiautomatic rimfire, Viridian said in a news release. The Taurus TX 22 E-Series Laser Sight will add a new dimension to the popular plinking […]

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Fox News is reporting that gun sales are up dramatically in several “swing states” where voters could swing the presidential election outcome one way or the other Nov. 3, and that could foretell good results for President Donald Trump, who has consistently mentioned protecting the Second Amendment during his campaign appearances. Liberty Park Press did […]

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White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told the White House press corps that President Donald Trump will nominate a Supreme Court successor to Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and will protect the right to keep and bear arms. The remarks came as McEnany opened a press briefing earlier in the week. Her comments seemed to […]

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