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‘Good Intentions’ Uber Alles: Britain’s Fox Hunting Ban Has Decimated its Fox Population
By Lawrence W. Reed
Every day the world over, good intentions cover up a multitude of sins.
A visitor from another planet could hardly fail to notice that humans seem to care more about motives than results, and when results achieve the opposite of the intended effect, we’re rarely as quick to reverse course as we were to embark on the wrong path in the first place.
“God save us from people who mean well,” wrote the novelist Vikram Seth in A Suitable Boy.
Silencer Shop Renews its Tier 1 Sponsorship of the American Suppressor Association
From the American Suppressor Association . . .
The American Suppressor Association (ASA) is excited to announce that Silencer Shop has renewed their Tier 1 level sponsorship for 2023. Their renewal marks the ninth consecutive year at ASA’s top sponsorship level.
“Silencer Shop is excited to remain a Tier 1 sponsor of ASA. We support the great efforts ASA continues to make at the state and federal levels, including providing strong testimony before legislative bodies and supporting important battles in the courts to protect suppressor ownership rights,” said Dave Matheny, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Silencer Shop.
Gun Meme of the Day: I’m The Captain Now Edition
Turn that reflex into a box!
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German-Made Liemke Luchs Thermal Optics Now Available in U.S.
Hunting with thermal optics became popular in Europe well before it took off in the U.S., but with its growth here we’re now seeing some Euro brands becoming available on the U.S. market. One of these brands is Germany’s Liemke, which is announcing their new Luchs-1 and Luchs-2 thermal clip-on optics available through importer/distributor Blaser Group USA.
Given the substantial investment required to get into a good thermal optic, the utility provided by a clip-on is certainly nice.
5.11 Tactical 5.11 Days Anniversary Celebration Going on Now
With the arrival of May 11th and 5.11 Tactical’s 20th anniversary, this year’s “5.11 Days” event is a big one with 20 percent off effectively everything they make both online and in-store. Dan and I visited the Las Vegas 5.11 store during SHOT Show and it was pretty darn awesome. I got a pair of Coalition Pants in Ranger Green and have worn them nearly every single day since. Fantastic!
At any rate, it’s a good opportunity to take advantage of a solid discount.
Gun Review: Henry Homesteader 9mm Carbine
When Henry launched the semi-automatic Homesteader at SHOT Show this year I was surprised, of course, given the brand’s historical focus on lever guns, and I admit that my initial reaction was also a bit “meh.” So many 9mm carbines have passed through my hands that I just didn’t have it in me to get excited about yet another one. But I was wrong.
The Henry Homesteader is most assuredly not just another 9mm carbine.
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Small Massachusetts Town Meeting Highlights Big Issue in Country
The town of Sudbury, Massachusetts recently held a vote concerning zoning laws and the firearm industry. It has become a semi-common practice in Massachusetts, among other jurisdictions, to try and zone out the Second Amendment. This trend, as well as the fingerprints left behind by proponents of the regulation change, shows the systemic issues we have with blind ignorance and hatred towards anything firearm related.
Through a citizen petition in Sudbury, a warrant was raised that was voted on at the annual town meeting, May 1-2, 2023.
Mazza: It’s All the Republicans’ Fault
“They’re lying to you,” he said. “This isn’t about mental health, which every other country has problems with. It isn’t drugs, which every other country struggles with. It isn’t computer games, which every other country has. It’s the guns. It’s obviously the guns.”
He said it’s high time to place the blame where it belongs: On Republicans.
“Let’s stop saying ‘Congress must act’ and start saying ‘the Republican Party must act,’” he said.
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Gun Meme of the Day: GLOCK Perfection Edition
Perfect in every way, you should probably buy at least three from Brownells tonight.
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Comedian Tweets ‘Repeal the Second Amendment’…Doesn’t Get the Reaction he Expected
There is nothing funny about murder and banning the Second Amendment is not a laughing matter.
Comedian Michael Ian Black didn’t wait for facts after one innocent American was killed, and several others injured, by a murderer using a handgun in an Atlanta medical facility. He wasted little time in calling for the Second Amendment to be repealed – no ifs, ands or buts.
“Repeal the Second Amendment,” the comedy writer tweeted.
When Not All Mass Murders are Equal in the Eyes of the Media
By Lee Williams
A large group of unsuspecting people was waiting at a bus stop in Brownsville, Texas around 8:30 a.m. Sunday, when a Land Rover suddenly blew through a red light and barreled straight into their midst at a high rate of speed. The bus stop was located outside of the Ozoman Center, which provides care for the city’s burgeoning migrant community.
Eighteen people where hit, six were killed instantly and two died later.
Obscure Object of Desire: Mossberg Brownie
If I asked anyone what Mossberg is most well known for, they’d likely point to the famed 500 series pump guns. Those guns have made Mossberg a fortune and are genuinely awesome shotguns. Mossberg is still a family-run company, and if you ever go to their booth at SHOT, you have a high chance of running into someone with a name tag reading Mossberg.
Mossberg might be best known for their shotguns, but the first firearm Oscar Mossberg designed was a handgun, and the first gun produced by Mossberg was called the Brownie.
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An ‘Assault Weapon’ the Gun Control Crowd Doesn’t Want to Ban
The the CCRKBA has identified an actual “assault weapon,” yet the gun grabber community has no interest in banning it. TTAG actually opined on this topic in the past as well.
The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has just identified the “assault weapon” gun banners don’t want to ban, but when it comes to mayhem, this one has quite a body count to its credit, including eight people killed Sunday at a bus stop in Brownsville, Texas.
Stop Trying to Ban Assault Rifles – It Won’t Work
I am not sold either way on banning so called assault style firearms and accessories. With 20 million in our possession I don’t see what you gain other than a feel-good law. Grandfather laws in the Constitution forbid the confiscation of these previously owned firearms.
The media shares in this solution as well. Stop making these shooters famous by posting their manifestos and personal letters and thoughts.
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Gun Meme of the Day: Big Chungus Edition
Ummmm. Well, it’s relevant to today’s press release from Savage and Winchester. And we probably should have more fun with naming cartridges!
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Machine Gun Stolen From Shooting Range in Texas
Last Friday, an HK MP5 machine gun was stolen from LoneStar Handgun, a shooting range in Bexar (that’s pronounced “bear,” like the furry animal that poops in the woods and flies space ships with Han Solo in Star Wars) County, Texas. According to the KENS5 news video below, “the [shooting range] owner fears it could end up in the wrong hands.” Um, yes, I think that ship has sailed with the person who knowingly stole the gun when the range employee’s back was turned.
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What The Supreme Court’s Upcoming Battle Over Chevron Deference Could Mean for Gun Rights
Last week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case about commercial fishing that raises an issue the current members of the Court have been very interested in as of late—Chevron Deference. With the Court agreeing to hear the case, there has been a lot of speculation about what the end of Chevron may mean across the legal landscape. But what might it mean for gun rights?
First, it’s important to understand what Chevron Deference is.
Winchester and Savage Announce New 400 Legend Cartridge and Rifles
Hunters in the four-or-so states with allowances specific to straight-walled cartridges are buying enough rifles and ammo to keep the industry pumping out new product to serve this niche! The newest straight-walled entrant — and not even the first this year! — is the 400 Legend. As the name implies, it’s a scaled-up 350 Legend from Winchester, and it’s already available in over a dozen Savage Arms rifles. Savage’s press release follows . . .
Washington State AG Bob Ferguson Declares War, Waging Lawfare Against the Gun Industry
Following the passage of a range of new gun control laws in Washington State, Attorney General Bob Ferguson is using powers included in the new laws to wage a wide-ranging campaign of harassment, threats, and intimidation. The targets so far include gun rights organizations and gun businesses in Washington as well as distributors doing business with Washington State retailers.
The Washington 2023 Legislative Action Group has issues this statement . . .
Is the State of Washington, now at war with the lawful firearms industry?
Colorado Moms Call on Governor Jared Polis to Ban and ‘Buy Back’ All Guns in the State
Guns are the number one killer of children in this country – and a group of Denver moms is banding together to change that by asking the governor to make a bold move and ban guns in Colorado.
The group is set on accomplishing something unprecedented. Here 4 The Kids said their movement isn’t a push for gun reform – it’s a push for a changed America.
The moms recently gathered with their kids in a Park Hill home to make signs to protest gun violence.