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ATF: Pistol Brace Amnesty Period

Mon, 09/05/2022 - 12:56

IRS Recruits Training For Deadly Force

Fri, 08/19/2022 - 00:29

Lawsuit Filed Against ATF 80% Ruling

Mon, 08/15/2022 - 15:38

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) has filed a new lawsuit challenging the ATF’s rule that would create new terms and enact a slew of regulations for the agency to enforce, including ones that would treat non-frames and non-receivers as if they were actual frames and receivers of weapons. The complaint in VanDerStok v. Garland can be viewed at FPCLegal.org.

Read the rest of the article: https://www.ammoland.com/2022/08/lawsuit-filed-challenges-atfs-80-firearm-receiver-rule/

Banning “Assault Weapons”

Thu, 08/04/2022 - 15:29

The Quiet Part Out Loud

Wed, 07/20/2022 - 16:00

Democratic New York Rep. Jerry Nadler admitted a Democrat-led bill intends to confiscate guns in “common use” during a Wednesday House Judiciary Committee hearing.

Republican North Carolina Rep. Dan Bishop asked House Democrats if they dispute the fact that the proposed legislation H.R. 1808, titled “Assault Weapons Ban of 2021,” bans firearms in “common use” throughout the country.

“Would anyone on the other side dispute that this bill would ban weapons that are in common use in the United States today?” Bishop asked.

“That’s the point of the bill,” Nadler replied.

Read the rest of the article: https://dailycaller.com/2022/07/20/jerry-nadler-gun-bill-common-use/

SCOTUS Strikes NY CHL Permit Restrictions

Thu, 06/23/2022 - 10:03

The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a New York gun law that puts restrictions on carrying a concealed gun outside the home.

Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the majority opinion in the 6-3 ruling, with liberal-leaning Justices Kagan, Sotomayor and Breyer dissented.

The New York “proper cause” requirement violates the Constitution because it allows only public-carry licenses when an applicant shows a special need for self-defense,” Thomas said in the opinion.

The New York law required concealed carry permit applicants to show proper cause for the permit. Applicants were forced to show a particular reason why they had to defend themselves, rather than just general self defense.

Read the rest of the article: https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/hold-supreme-court-xxxxxxx

June 2022 Gun & Gear Contests

Tue, 06/07/2022 - 10:33

At the risk of reducing my own chances to win, https://www.weapon-blog.com/contests/ has been updated with all the gun and gear related contests that I am aware of for the month.

Go forth and win… As always, feel free to share wherever you can.

Please submit any missing contests on the contact form to get them listed.

Remember friends, you can’t win if you don’t enter!

Debunking Biden’s Tired Gun Rhetoric And Lies

Fri, 06/03/2022 - 13:19

I’m not going to lie, it’s tedious constantly pointing out the same dishonest contentions of the anti-gun left. The nation would probably take Joe Biden’s gun demagoguery more seriously if the president and his staff occasionally cooked up some new material. Because last night’s plea for more gun control was a rehashing of the same archaic policy ideas, bad analogies, and lies that Democrats tend to drop after every shooting.

I highly recommend you read David Harsanyi’s full article:
https://thefederalist.com/2022/06/03/debunking-bidens-tired-gun-rhetoric-and-lies/

Why Guns Must Be Banned Now!

Fri, 06/03/2022 - 08:39

The Future of Firearm Technology

Mon, 05/23/2022 - 10:37

April 2022 Gun & Gear Contests

Mon, 04/04/2022 - 12:01

At the risk of reducing my own chances to win, https://www.weapon-blog.com/contests/ has been updated with all the gun and gear related contests that I am aware of for the month.

Go forth and win… As always, feel free to share wherever you can.

Please submit any missing contests on the contact form to get them listed.

Remember friends, you can’t win if you don’t enter!

Weird Guns Used In Ukraine

Fri, 03/25/2022 - 12:45

Lawmakers Warn ATF Over Suppressor Crackdown

Thu, 03/24/2022 - 10:10

Republicans on Capitol Hill are pressing federal gun regulators over an apparent sudden and arbitrary change to the practice of self-manufacturing suppressors.

U.S. Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Steve Daines (R-MT) and 24 of their colleagues in the Senate last Wednesday fired off a letter to ATF officials demanding answers on the recent crackdown. Two days later, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) and 141 Congressional colleagues added their signatures to a longer, 13-page, letter to ATF with the same general vibe.

In short, they want to know what’s the deal with solvent traps, and why the ATF is now lowering the boom on gun owners simply seeking in good faith to obey the law.

Historically, the ATF has required Americans trying to comply with NFA regulations to file a Form 1, pay the mandatory $200 tax – and, once all the red tape was processed over several months – they would be allowed to make the suppressor for their personal use. That is, until this month anyway.

Read the rest of the article: https://www.guns.com/news/2022/03/20/168-lawmakers-warn-atf-on-solvent-trap-crackdown

Sig Sauer P322

Tue, 03/22/2022 - 10:44

Introducing the new P322. With an unprecedented 20+1 round capacity the new P322 gives you 21 reasons to love 22.

The new P322 was completely designed and built by SIG SAUER in New Hampshire and is loaded with premium features, including an optic ready removable rear sight plate so you can easily add a ROMEOZero Elite red dot optic without the use of adapter plates. The P322 also comes with a threaded barrel adapter making it suppressor ready right out of the box, and with it’s ambidextrous controls, interchangeable flat and curved triggers and adjustable fiber optic front and rear sights the new P322 is the highest capacity, most advanced 22 pistol in its class.

22Plinkster reviews the Sig Sauer P322:

$100 Million East Texas Ammo Plant

Fri, 03/11/2022 - 09:35

According to Thomas Net, a former ammunition plant used by Uncle Sam will be retooled and updated so that it can serve as the new primer plant for Expansion Ammunition. Reportedly, the company is laying out $100 million to transform the old Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant in Hooks, Texas into a state-of-the-art facility.

The plant will focus on manufacturing the “primers” necessary for today’s modern cartridges. The primer is the part that ignites the powder inside of the cartridge, that in turn propels the bullet down the barrel and towards the target. It’s an essential part of every centerfire cartridge, and this new plant plans to churn them out by the millions. The company reportedly chose the former ammo plant not only because it was built with ammo manufacturing in mind, but because it was built to be able to withstand small explosions in the case of an accident.

Read the rest of the article: https://k945.com/massive-100-million-ammunition-plant-is-coming-to-east-texas/

Range vs. Carry Gear

Thu, 03/10/2022 - 09:36

Regular readers know I’m a huge fan of “consistency.” Reacting to a violent attack has enough problems without us creating more. For example, the “gun of the day” shooter who has a different type of handgun for each day of the week lacks consistency. Another inconsistency with concealed carry is too many variations on where and how the pistol is hidden. Then, there’s the shooter who takes one setup to the range for training or practice, and has a completely different getup for carry. To simplify our problem – stopping an attack – consistency is key, both on and off the range.

Read the rest of the article: https://www.thetacticalwire.com/features/7dc2f3a8-adf5-433b-ae99-f550366ccda7

186 Years

Wed, 03/02/2022 - 15:21

Happy Independence day, my fellow Texans!

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