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Sadly, I was never able to make it out there…

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.

If you are aware of any that are not on the list, please submit the details on the contact form to get it added to the list.

Nine months after the Second Amendment Foundation sued the Department of Justice and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in federal court over ATF’s flip on how it regulates stabilizing braces on pistols, the DOJ and SAF jointly asked for a continuation of a stay in the legal action to allow processing of more than 211,000 public comments on a proposed rule on “Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached Stabilizing Braces.”

According to a Joint Status Report filed with the court, it will take more than 120 days for the DOJ to process all the responses. All parties agreed to the delay, according to SAF and have requested that they be allowed to file another Joint Status Report on or before Jan. 19, 2022.

Read the rest of the article: http://www.thegunmag.com/doj-needs-more-time-to-process-comments-on-proposed-arm-brace-rule/

The White House will withdraw its nomination of David Chipman to head up the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

The nominee, a former special agent at ATF and current gun control lobbyist, was scrutinized immediately upon his nomination for his publicly anti-firearm positions. Moderate Democrat Senators in the evenly-split chamber signaled to the Biden administration that they were not fans of the choice and it was unclear whether Chipman would have made it through a confirmation vote.

That doesn’t mean he probably won’t still be giving advice and guidance on direction… Just not in the top chair.

Read the rest of the article: https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/white-house-withdraw-nomination-david-chipman-head-alcohol-guns-and-tobacco

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Ammunition prices are about to skyrocket! Bidens state department announced today further sanctions on Russia. Which include the denial of all pending and future import permits for firearms manufactured in Russia.

Read the rest of the article: https://www.tacticalshit.com/breaking-news-biden-state-department-bans-import-of-russian-ammo-and-firearms/

With the COVID-19 pandemic and record-high firearm sales in the United States, ammunition is in short supply, impacting the rising cost of ammunition.

Despite manufacturers saying they are producing as much ammunition as possible, many gun store shelves remain empty and prices keep rising. As a result of the pandemic, social unrest, and a rise in violent crime, millions have purchased guns for protection or taken up shooting for recreational purposes. If we’re going to understand the ammo shortage, we should start by understanding how ammunition is distributed and sold.

Read the rest of the article: https://www.snipercountry.com/what-is-really-driving-up-ammunition-costs/

The biggest issue with there being no press release is there’s also no proposed bill text. Some of the powers that be will include proposed bill texts in their announcements of their next great achievement. I don’t like to report on things unless I have something solid to stand on, but in this instance I think the subject is important enough to bring up and to make everyone aware of it (incoming fire!). I feel the title of the bill speaks for itself:

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to subject to the requirements of the National Firearms Act any semiautomatic rifle that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine.

Read the rest of the article: https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/08/08/bill-aims-to-add-all-semi-automatic-rifles-with-detachable-magazines-to-nfa-n48566

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) is sending letters to Federal Firearms Licensees (FFL) in states that have passed bills protecting the Second Amendment demanding that the FFLs do NOT follow state laws. The ATF, at the same time, sent letters to FFLs telling them to FOLLOW state laws in states that have passed laws that have weakened the Second Amendment.

Read the rest of the article: https://www.ammoland.com/2021/07/conflicting-atf-letters-ffls-continued-hypocrisy/

Do you believe “the US Government is purposely exceeding its Constitutional authority?”

The database is run by the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, which was founded “under pressure from U.S. and European governments” by YouTube, Twitter, Microsoft, and Facebook and includes over a dozen other tech giants.

Read the rest of the article: https://dailycaller.com/2021/07/28/big-techs-new-database-of-gun-owners-who-dont-believe-in-gun-control/

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Criminals have hacked into a Gumtree-style website used for buying and selling firearms, making off with a 111,000-entry database containing partial information from a CRM product used by gun shops across the UK.

The database contains names, mobile phone numbers, email addresses, user geolocation data, and more including bcrypt-hashed passwords. It is a severe breach of privacy not only for Guntrader but for its users: members of the UK’s licensed firearms community.

Read the rest of the article: https://www.theregister.com/2021/07/23/guntrader_hacked_111k_users_sql_database/

I’m not above telling stories on myself, especially the shocking moments. These glimpses into everyday life keep me humble and remind me and those that lend an ear. I screwed up this past weekend that prompted many moments of reflection since the incident. It also pressed the debate, should there be a fifth rule of firearm safety?

Kevin Jarnagin talks about a recent experience on the range, and it is well worth the read.

Read the rest of the article: https://www.guntalk.com/post/the-5th-rule-of-firearm-safety

Federal regulations setting a minimum of 21 years old for purchasing handguns from licensed dealers violate the Second Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

The restrictions were deemed unconstitutional by a divided three-judge panel of the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals. The majority opinion, written by Donald Trump-appointee Judge Julius N. Richardson, said the laws relegated “either the Second Amendment or 18- to 20-year-olds to a second-class status.”
“Looking through this historical lens to the text and structure of the Constitution reveals that 18- to 20-year-olds have Second Amendment rights,” he wrote. “Virtually every other constitutional right applies whatever the age. And the Second Amendment is no different.”

Read the rest of the article: https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/13/politics/handgun-appeals-court/index.html

Andrew Cuomo seems to be seeking to prove the concept. He just signed a law that is like in direct conflict with the PLCA (Protection of the Lawful Commerce in Arms Act). Inviting New York residents to sue gun manufacturers, instead of the Governor I don’t know… governing and encouraging ethical law and order within his territory, seems like a massive buck being passed.

But it does support one of the Gun Controllers’ wet dreams of suppressing the 2A without outright ‘banning’ firearms. Just bankrupt whoever makes them for crimes and sins they didn’t commit.

I urge you to read the full article over at GAT Daily.

What is a “Gun Violence Disaster Emergency”

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.

If you are aware of any that are not on the list, please submit the details on the contact form to get it added to the list.