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Patriot Picket Lets Marylanders Know What to Expect From the Legislature’s Bruen Response Bill
As in so many other blue states, Maryland’s legislature is working on a Bruen response bill — the Gun Safety Act — that would drastically crack down on gun right including no-go zones for concealed carry permit holders. Members of Patriot Picket have been there in Annapolis letting Delegates know that with Bruen now the law of the land, they can expect a fight over whatever Second Amendment restrictions they pass.
Migraine Man writes .
Armed Self-Defense Chronicles: When a Detroit Doctor Defended Himself and His Family Against a Racist Mob
Reader Tyler Hilliker writes . . .
Dr. Ossian Sweet (1895-1960) was an African American physician and civil rights activist who played a pivotal role in the fight against housing discrimination in the United States.
Born in Bartow, Florida, Sweet grew up in a segregated society and experienced racial discrimination firsthand. Despite these challenges, he excelled academically and earned his medical degree from Howard University in 1921. He then completed postgraduate studies in Vienna, Austria before returning to the United States to practice medicine.
Passively Constructed Negligent Discharge Story of the Day: Louisville Cop Wounds 2
You and I know that when a person fires his or her gun, they’re responsible for it. They did something to cause the gun to discharge. Guns don’t just “go off” by themselves, no matter what kind of bull$hit you may read in the press or hear from those who are responsible.
With a few notable exceptions involving design or manufacturing problems, modern guns are safer than they’ve ever been. You can hit them, drop them, kick them, throw them, and otherwise abuse and misuse the hell out of them in a range of very inadvisable ways and they still won’t discharge.
Passing Constitutional Carry in Florida Means a Constant Fight Against Gun Banners’ Lies and Distortions
By Lee Williams
Nearly every anti-gun group in the country has descended on Tallahassee to try to stop Florida from becoming the 26th state to allow residents and visitors to carry concealed firearms without a permission slip from the government.
It’s an important mission for the gun banning industry, because once Gov. Ron DeSantis signs the bill – and he will – a majority of states will have allowed unlicensed or permitless carry.
SilencerCo’s New Paint Service Lets You Customize Your Suppressor
From SilcencerCo . . .
SilencerCo is excited to launch a new custom paint service to help customers step up their suppressor game. SilencerCo’s Cerakote-certified team can refinish suppressors in one of five different colors for the cost of $89.
This new service gives shooters the option to match their suppressor to a specific firearm or even just add a little color to their current collection.
Well-Earned: Chicago, New Orleans Officially Crowned America’s Murder Capitals
Readers of TTAG know all how Murder City, USA gained its moniker. But Wirepoints, a non-profit research service, evaluated homicide statistics from America’s 75 largest states and confirmed that in sheer numbers, Chicago easily earns the top spot. In fact, Chicago has earned that spot for eleven years in a row!
Meanwhile, in terms of the homicide rate, New Orleans captured the crown for most killings per 100,000.
Gun Meme of the Day: FRAC Attack Edition
Agreed. Find FRAC here.
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What’s In Your Wallet? – Discover Is the First Gun Store Transaction Tracking Credit Card
Discover credit cards needs to go slogan shopping. The old ones won’t work now that the credit card financial services company has decided to go along with the newly-assigned merchant category code (MCC) for purchases at firearm retailers.
Here are Discover’s now-outdated past slogans . . .
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- It pays to Discover.
- The Card That Pays You Back
- We treat you like you’d treat you.
Liberty Ammunition’s Innovative Personal Defense Rounds are Lighter, Go Faster, and Hit Harder
Using innovative design and materials, Liberty Ammunition produces the most effective self-defense ammunition you can buy. Their products are designed to meet the needs of civilians, law enforcement and military personnel alike who want the most effective ammunition possible when it counts the most.
Liberty gets testimonials from law enforcement and operators around the world who carry Liberty personal defense ammo and have seen — up close and personal — it’s stopping power and effectiveness in real world situations.
Permitless Carry Passes South Carolina House by an Overwhelming 90-30 Margin
The next state to pass constitutional carry looks like it’s going to be South Carolina. In the race between the Palmetto State and Florida to become the 26th member of the Permitless Carry Club, S.C. seems to have the inside position.
From the AP . . .
The 90-30 vote brings the conservative state one step closer to joining 25 others with some form of so-called “constitutional carry” laws. The fate of the state’s latest effort to loosen gun restrictions once more falls to the Senate, where lawmakers rejected a similar proposal two years ago.
Gun Meme of the Day: If The AFT Enforced Drunk Driving Laws Edition
New York and California Show What Anti-Gun States Should and Shouldn’t be Doing to Cultivate Youth Hunting
California and New York have among the nation’s strictest gun control laws. The governors of each state often brag about forcing even more restrictions on law-abiding gun owners rather than getting tough on criminals who ignore those laws.
Both states have bans on the nation’s most popular and commonly-owned semiautomatic rifle, the modern sporting rifle (MSR). Both are in the legal spotlight for overstepping the Constitution and face myriad court challenges.
American Tactical Announces New MRX and TRX Bronco Bolt Action Rifles
From American Tactical . . .
American Tactical, a leading firearms manufacturer, has announced the introduction of two new bolt action rifles from Black Creek Labs – the MRX Bronco and the TRX Bronco Hunter. The TRX Bronco Hunter is an accurate utility rifle designed for backcountry carry and hunting, while the MRX Bronco is ideal for range shooting, varmint and small game. Both rifles are part of Black Creek’s newest line of Bronco bolt action rifles and are now available for purchase with an MSRP of $1499 for the TRX Bronco Hunter and $1199 for the MRX Bronco.
New From ShaloTek: P320 Compensated Slide
Rincon, Georgia-based ShaloTek has been quietly manufacturing some of the slickest, nicest SIG SAUER and GLOCK custom slides, frames, and barrels on the market all at extremely competitive prices. Well, maybe they haven’t been too terribly quiet about it but they still somehow slipped under my radar until recently!
No more, though, as I’ve been putting a comp’d P365 slide through its paces for the last couple of months and, with the recent release of their modular frames and P320 parts, I suspect we’ll be seeing a lot more of ShaloTek in the future.
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Volokh: Armed Citizens Stop a Significant Percentage Mass Shooters and Save Lives
I gathered some more examples [of armed citizens stopping mass shootings] from over the years here, and then followed up with data based on FBI reports of mass shootings in 2016 and 2017: legal civilian gun carriers tried to intervene in 6 out of 50 incidents, and apparently succeeded in 3 or 4 of them.
The FBI also has 2021 data (I don’t expect the 2022 data until later this year).
Gun Meme of the Day: Nothing Kills Like Overkill Edition
375 Raptor‘s a hell of a thing!
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Oh NOW the ATF Thinks Running Guns to the Mexican Cartels is a Bad Idea
By Lee Williams
Isaac Hernandez, a 25-year-old American citizen who had been living in Mexico, will spend the next six years in a federal prison contemplating the errors of his ways.
On July 11, 2022, Hernandez was stopped while traveling southbound on I-35 heading toward the Laredo, Texas Port of Entry. Officials found 17 handguns in his car. Further investigation revealed that from Jan. 21, 2020 to July 11, 2022, Hernandez had purchased 231 handguns — 9mm’s, .380’s and .22’s — which officials suspect he smuggled into Mexico.
Deal Alert: FN is Bundling 5 Magazines With 509 and FNX-45 Tactical Pistols
From FN America . . .
FN America, LLC is pleased to announce the release of four new promotional pistol bundles for the FN 509 and FNX-45 Tactical that include upgrades like the FN 509 flat-faced trigger and fiber optic front sight. Each pistol includes five magazines packaged inside a premium FN zippered range bag at no added cost. These exclusive bundles will be sold through authorized FN distributors and retailers and are available for a limited time only.
California Bill Would Mandate Banking Discrimination Against Gun Manufacturers
Never underestimate the ability of California lawmakers to embrace the wildest ideas when it comes to eliminating gun rights. Other states are pushing back on “woke” banking discrimination. Not California. There’s an effort there to require it.
State Sen. Dave Min introduced SB 637, which requires that California’s public finances cease business with any banks or lenders that have business relationships with firearm manufacturers. The bill would affect every aspect of California’s finances, including municipal bonds, capital projects and the state’s debt.
Burton and Derfner: The Supreme Court’s Radical Turn in Favor or Gun Rights Endangers ‘The Security of a Free State’
In the late 20th century, however, a new Supreme Court took a radical turn. Starting in 1995, a 5-4 majority suddenly threw out all or parts of three modest federal laws in five years: the Gun-Free School Zones Act in 1995; the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act in 1997 (that law was passed after President Reagan was shot and his press secretary, James Brady, disabled for life); and Violence Against Women Act in 2000.