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Gun Meme of the Day: Animal Lover Edition
Okay it’s more of a hunting meme than a gun meme, but it’s an important PSA nonetheless. If you’re cold, they’re cold. Even though that often doesn’t make any sense cuz they’re all furry and stuff. But whatever. The point is that they’re tasty.
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Local Laboratories Don’t Show the Effectiveness of Gun Control Laws Advocates Claim They Do
From the NRA-ILA . . .
Ninety years ago, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis described a novel business regulation in a case then before the Court as one that “involves a vast extension of the area of control” exercised by the state. In an often-cited reference, he urged the Court to uphold the scheme. “Denial of the right to experiment may be fraught with serious consequences to the nation.
Pennsylvania Sheriff Backs Down, Agrees to Halt Warrantless Searches of Gun Dealers
It seems that a lawsuit and some publicity still has the power to concentrate the bureaucratic mind. At least they do in the case of Montgomery County Sheriff Sean Kilkenny who recently adopted an unconstitutionally wide interpretation of Pennsylvania’s gun control laws to ensure that firearms dealers are in compliance with all state and federal laws.
Sheriff Kilkenny, who doesn’t seem to have a good working knowledge of the Fourth Amendment, decided that a new reading of state statues gives him the right to search all 92 federally licensed gun dealers in his county to ensure they’re following the applicable laws.
Early Morning Amarillo, Texas Home Invader Shot Down By Armed Female Victim
Cedric Milligan, 53, didn’t finish near the top of his high school class. In fact, he might not have finished high school at all given his lack of common sense in breaking into a woman’s home in Amarillo, Texas.
Only the lowest of the low-information types don’t know of the Lone Star State’s reputation for the widespread embrace of gun ownership. They love their guns in Texas just like they love baseball, apple pie and all things American – at least outside of Austin.
Wake Forest Sociologist Takes Students to the Range to Learn About Gun Culture Firsthand
By David Yamane, Wake Forest University
I grew up in the liberal culture of the San Francisco Bay Area and never touched a firearm until I was 42 years old, living in North Carolina and teaching sociology at Wake Forest University.
For the past 10-plus years I have been deeply immersed in American gun culture both professionally and personally. I have both studied and am a member of the Liberal Gun Club, National Rifle Association and other gun-related groups.
Hunter Biden: ‘Illegals’ to Blame for Tossing His Gun in a Dumpster Near a School
Like father like son. Joe Biden’s made no shortage of overtly racist and bigoted remarks over the his long political career. For most of us, comments like those would get us fired, tossed out of polite society, and actively shunned. And let’s not forget DOCTOR Jill Biden referring to Hispanics as being “unique as breakfast tacos.”
Remember when a president’s family member was considered an embarrassment just because he was a redneck and liked to drink beer?
Bentivegna: It’s Almost As If the Founders Knew What They Were Doing When They Ensured the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
I do not like guns. I do not own one. I can count on one hand the number of times I have fired one. In my opinion, if hunters want to be true sportsmen, they should give the deer guns so they can shoot back.
Owning a gun for self defense is problematic unless you have extensive military or police training, have no children or teenagers in your house and never argue with any family members or anyone else.
Build Precision and Accuracy Into Your AR Platform Rifle With a Ballistic Advantage Barrel
Whether you’re building an AR platform rifle or customizing one you already own, one choice you make will result in the biggest difference in your rifle’s accuracy and performance…the barrel you choose.
Your rifle’s barrel is its heart. Choosing the right one for the way you use your rifle affects everything you’ll do with it. Whether it’s for hunting, competition, home defense or duty use, picking the right barrel will mean years of accuracy and top performance.
The Making of an AllTerra Bolt Action Receiver [VIDEO]
I love these kinds of videos. While my company makes a competing product, we’ve built a couple guns on AllTerra actions and they seem fantastic. Plus a cool video is a cool video, and “making of” stuff always tickles my fancy. Check it out on YouTube HERE or embedded below . . .
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The WaPo Explains What City Dwellers Don’t Get About Gun Ownership in Much of America
From the halls of democracy dying in darkness comes a quote that reminds us all how guns aren’t (and have never been) the problem. Our culture is. The guns haven’t changed, we have . . .
Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin (and many other older county residents I talked with) remembers bringing his gun to school, putting it in his locker and hunting rabbits after classes. Brian Hanson, retired superintendent of the Mancos School District, recalled that when he was a teacher, he once bought a gun from a student after math class.
Russians Suddenly Discover the Value of an Armed Populace
Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky, a Russian businessman who has sought to unite groups opposing Putin, called on Russians opposed to the regime to arm themselves.
“Now we see that only armed people can resist the dictatorship,” Khodorkovsky wrote on his Telegram channel. “Now there is a small window of opportunity when there is chaos on the streets and the security forces are not in control of the situation.”
He said the dramatic standoff would likely result in further repression.
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Body Armor Saves Denver Cop Who Was Shot Three Times During an Unprovoked Ambush [VIDEO]
Body armor saves lives. Yes, it’s hot and uncomfortable, but it stops bullets sent in your direction by bad guys. A Denver cop learned that first-hand earlier this month when a lunatic named Nicholas Lendrum opened fire on the officer as he worked in his squad car outside a Quality Inn hotel. The armor soaked up three rounds, allowing the officer to do the only polite thing: return fire.
The body armor-less Lendrum, 35, absorbed several rounds of the 17 the wounded officer fired back at him.
Succession: Anti-Gun Billionaire George Soros Names Son Alexander to Carry on His ‘Progressive’ Agenda
One of the most powerful forces in “progressive” politics announced he’s stepping away and named his son as successor. The plan means there could be big changes coming to the organization behind some of the worst criminal prosecutors across the country – and not good changes.
Billionaire and mega-backer of soft-on-crime politicians and prosecutors George Soros announced he’s stepping aside from leading the Open Society Foundation, his nonprofit that spends $1.5 billion every year on Left-wing causes and politicians at every level.
Tulsa Top Cop: I’m a Second Amendment Guy…But Giving Up Some of That Freedom Is Fine
Ultimately, I’m a Second Amendment guy. I own guns of course. But I’m okay giving up some of that freedom, right? We had to give up some of that freedom after 9/11. I’m okay with waiting three days, five days, or whatever to get my firearm if I go out and purchase another firearm. So I’m okay with a pause to allow for weapons to be purchased and allow the government and the gun companies to look at the background and do a thorough check before that gun goes to someone.
Gun Meme of the Day: Mass Non-Compliance Edition
Apparently of the roughly 30 million braces out there, only about 250,000 were registered.
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New Jersey’s Dominant Media Continues to Whistle Past the Bruen Gun Control Graveyard
Traditionally the media in New Jersey is biased, with the dominant papers owned by large progressive corporations. Some independent and smaller media companies in the Garden State actually embrace civil liberties.
One paper that’s owned by a big corporation and tends to be more centrist recently rolled out a flawed op-ed presumably by the editorial staff. The Press of Atlantic City published “New Jersey’s gun-law fix for Supreme Court ruling is not the disaster it seems” and like most casual reporting on the topic, it falls short on the finer points.
The White House: Where the ‘Facts’ are Made Up and Second Amendment Rights Just Don’t Matter
The President is on the loose again, uttering nonsense about the Second Amendment. 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, we have a problem.
President Joe Biden spoke to a collection of political donors as he’s gearing up his 2024 re-election campaign and used his gun control grindstone to churn out well-worn and discredited Second Amendment tropes. The problem is – it’s all malarky. No kidding, man.
President Joe Biden might just be the lying dog-face pony soldier he accuses others of being.
Senator Joni Ernst Wants to Know Why the IRS Is Arming Up
By Lee Williams
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst introduced a bill last week titled “Why does the IRS Have Guns Act,” which would prohibit the IRS from buying or storing guns and ammunition, transfer all IRS firearms to the General Services Administration so they could be auctioned off to licensed gun dealers to reduce the national debt, and move the agency’s Criminal Investigation Division to the control of the Justice Department.
“The taxman is fully loaded at the expense of the taxpayer,” Ernst said in a statement.
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CRPA’s CCW Reckoning Program Forces Hostile CA Counties to Issue Carry Permits
By C.D. Michel and Kostas Moros
The landmark Bruen ruling was a huge win for gun owners across the country, but as we’ve seen repeatedly, Supreme Court rulings alone are not self-enforcing. It still takes work to pressure the government at all levels to comply. Enforcing Bruen is no exception.
Thankfully, the California Rifle & Pistol Association (CRPA) developed good working relationships with most Sheriffs in California in the last ten years or so.