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The National Review has called out Chicago politicians past and present for trying to blame that city’s violent crime problem on lax gun laws in other states. Referring to Mayor Lori Lightfoot as “tragically incompetent,” Senior writer David Harsanyi took issue with her comment during a CNN interview, “We are being inundated with guns from […]

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By Dave Workman | Editor-in-Chief A Washington State gun prohibition lobbying group has done something of an unintentional favor for the state’s gun owner voters, and activists in other states can learn from this. The Seattle-based Alliance for Gun Responsibility, a billionaire-backed gun prohibition lobbying group, has published its “2020 Legislative Score Card.” Gun owners […]

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The National Rifle Association is alerting members in California about a hearing on AB 2847 this Friday, July 31 before the State Senate Public Safety Committee. According to NRA, this legislation—sponsored by Assemblyman David Chiu (D-17) “revises the criteria for handguns to be certified for sale by requiring a microstamp in one place on the interior […]

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By Dave Workman | Editor-in-Chief Working through thick vine maple and underbrush, we knew there were grouse in the neighborhood and when one exploded from cover almost at my feet, it didn’t get far thanks to a quick shot by my pal, the late Bob Johnson. If I recall correctly—this hunt occurred 50 years ago […]

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The nation’s oldest firearms manufacturer, Remington Arms, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection while it reportedly looks for potential buyers, according to Fox Business. The company filed once before, just over two years ago in March 2018. At that time, according to published reports, Remington shed “roughly $775 million in debt.” As recently as […]

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The Multnomah, Oregon District Attorney’s office has announced a grand jury indictment against a 58-year-old triple murder suspect who also faces two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm. District Attorney Rod Underhill made the announcement in a news release. The suspect, identified as Brett Edward Pruett, has been charged with 11 […]

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By Dave Workman | Editor-in-Chief Washington State gun rights activists recently got a dose of what appears to be hypocrisy from anti-gun billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, which sent out a pair of emails in recent days. One message complained about the National Rifle Association’s ability to raise $1 million in […]

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By Dave Workman |Editor-in-Chief Following the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old Detroit man by police, protesters quickly took to the streets as rumors developed the dead man had been unarmed and was brutally gunned down. Acting quickly to refute those claims, Detroit Police Chief James Craig was quick to release the body cam video, setting […]

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By Dave Workman | Editor-in-Chief The Bothell, WA police officer killed in an exchange of gunfire earlier this week apparently died from a gunshot wound to the head fired from his partner’s pistol, according to court documents obtained by Liberty Park Press and TheGunMag.com. Earlier reports indicated that Officer Jonathan Shoop was killed by suspect […]

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By Jim Dickson | Contributing Editor Flush from the success of their .44 Russian single action revolver S&W turned their sights to the lucrative pocket pistol market with a scaled down version of their .44 Russian. The Baby Russian, as it was called was made in .38 S&W caliber. It had a spur trigger as […]

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The National Shooting Sports Foundation has expressed delight at the State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls decision to rescind a 2002 policy that blocked export of firearm suppressors (aka “silencers”) to overseas markets. In a statement, NSSF noted that it has “championed the effort to remove the policy which has only harmed U.S.-based suppressor […]

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By Dave Workman | Editor-in-Chief For the second time in less than a month, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms—a national gun rights organization based in Washington State—has advised residents in a large metropolitan area to arm up amid efforts by local government to slash the police department budget. This […]

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The U.S. House of Representatives is set to take a final vote on Great American Outdoors Act Wednesday, July 22, according to the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation. This act is the largest public lands funding package to receive an up-or-down vote in Congress in a lifetime, according to a Foundation news release, setting the bill up […]

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By Dave Workman | Editor-in-Chief The man now charged in the death of a police officer in Bothell, Washington claimed he fired in self-defense “against law enforcement taking his vehicle, marijuana and firearm,” according to a probable cause statement by a Snohomish County Sheriff’s detective that is part of court documents obtained by TGM. UPDATE […]

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Blackhawk, a leader in law enforcement and military equipment for over 20 years, has announced that it has added a Level 2 Duty (L2D) Light Bearing holster compatible with the Glock 17 to the T-Series Red Dot Sight (RDS) Holster line. The new L2D RDS fit is designed for use with pistol mounted red dot […]

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For the first time in its 35-year-history, the annual Gun Rights Policy Conference hosted by the Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms will be a virtual online event, due to the current COVID-19 situation, both organizations announced. “We will definitely miss the face-to-face personal contact with so […]

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By Dave Workman | Editor-in-Chief Writing at the National Review online, T.S. Furey, a fellow with the London Center for Policy Research, suggested gun control proponents could be in serious trouble for promoting police authority, especially in firearms licensing departments, that have practiced “institutional racism” in making it difficult or impossible for applicants to get […]

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Savage has announced left-handed models of their Precision Series rifles. According to a company news release, the new Model 110 Elite Precisions and 110 Precisions will be available this summer, making precision long range shooting accessible to any left-handed marksman. “Savage has built an extensive catalog of left-handed firearms, quite possibly the largest in the […]

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Big Horn Armory (BHA), makers of big-bore firearms, has announced the BHA Model 89 500 S&W lever-action rifle appears in Jim Scoutten’s Shooting USA’s July 15 program on the Outdoor Channel. The show, “All Army Small Arms 2020”, also features the history of big calibers, including Dirty Harry’s legendary .44 Mag and today’s biggest civilian caliber, […]

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Impressum Media, publisher of the Firearms Guide series of guns & ammo reference and value guides has published the new 11th Edition as Flash Drive & Online Combo, the company said in a news release.  “The New Firearms Guide Flash Drive 11th Edition is published on a super-fast 16 GB flash drive for Windows,” says […]

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