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Media Reports Ignore Facts in Their Anti-Lead Ammunition ‘Journalism’
Local news outlets often choose to ignore readily-available data and instead “report” on a topic using only one-sided activist talking points. It’s a disservice to viewers and leads to bad policy.
Case in point is the push to enact bans on traditional lead-based ammunition that have become increasingly popular despite clear science showing they are harmful to conservation and wildlife management efforts.
California is ground zero.
Ninety-Nine Percent Bias
A particularly egregious perpetrator of this practice is John FitzRandolph, a freelance writer for the San Luis Obispo Tribune.
Gun Meme of the Day: Media Clowns Edition
Huh? LOL yet another example of the media thinking the entire cartridge is fired from a gun.
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‘Erratic’ Aggressor Threatens the Wrong Person — and his Child — at a Yakima, WA Dog Park
Americans generally love their pets, especially man’s best friend. While dogs tend to protect their owners, their owners usually reciprocate the feelings. But when an “erratic” aggressor in Yakima, Washington threatened a dog-owning concealed carry licensee along with his child recently…well, you don’t need a Ouija board to see where things headed.
A man shot another man who was behaving erratically on Sunday afternoon at the Randall dog park in Yakima. Police said the suspect was protecting himself and his son.
SHOT Show: Thunder Beast Arms FLY 45 Rifle-Rated Pistol Suppressor
At SHOT Show this year, TBAC was showing off their new .45 cal pistol silencer, the FLY 45. Though designed with .45 ACP use in mind, this lightweight, modular silencer is rated for some .45-70, 308 WIN, and .223/300 BLK use.
The FLY 45 is a modular suppressor with a full length (including booster) of 8.85 inches and a short configuration (with booster) of 6.6 inches.
With booster included, it weighs just 8.15 ounces in short configuration and 10.47 ounces in long configuration.
Federal District Judge Rules Removing Gun Rights for Using Marijuana is Unconstitutional
US District Judge Patrick Wyrick has just made millions of marijuana users — particularly those in states where cannabis use has been legalized — very happy…at least those in the Tenth Circuit. The federal government lists marijuana as a Schedule 1 controlled substance. If you use it you stand to lose your gun rights. That’s why the ATF’s form 4473 background check form asks about it and now warns those who live in states where it’s been legalized.
Why People (Still) Argue About 9mm vs .45 ACP
One of gun folks’ favorite debates is the ever-popular 9mm vs. .45 ACP. The 10mm vs. basically anything else comes close. Then there’s .30-06 vs. those who are wrong. Why, some newbies may wonder, is there such an intense and long-standing argument over the merits of 9mm compared to .45 ACP?
What’s been relatively common knowledge for some time now is that it’s not really a binary choice. The typical gun owner won’t see much difference in accuracy or performance in any real world application.
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SIG SAUER Announces the New SHOOT SIG Competition Shooting Program
SIG SAUER has come up with a way they think will get people who’ve never taken the leap into competition shooting to do just that. While anyone who’s ever shot for time or accuracy can tell you how much fun it is, most people don’t have the time or money to devote most of a day to entering something like a 3-Gun or IPSC competition.
SIG’s designed their new SHOOT SIG program to get around those objections.
Maximizing Your AR-15 Build: Choose the Right Barrel Profile
When creating or customizing an AR-15, the selection of the proper barrel profile is key. The profile, which determines the shape and size of the barrel, can greatly impact the performance and functionality of the firearm.
Let’s take a look at the different AR-15 barrel profiles available and help you understand the pros and cons of each so you can make an informed decision. From heavier barrel profiles to lightweight pencil barrel profiles, we’ll cover it all.
When You’re Pissing Off Cori Bush You’re Doing Something Right
The mystery of the lapel pins has now been solved. Republican Rep. Andrew Clyde from Georgia owns a gun store and has now taken responsibility for handing them out.
“I hear that this little pin I’ve been giving out on the House floor has been triggering some of my Democrat colleagues,” he said in a video posted to Twitter. “Well, I give it out to remind people of the Second Amendment of the Constitution and how important it is in preserving our liberties.”
He also invited other representatives who wanted a pin to stop by his office.
How Do You Know the Right Time to Teach Your Kids About Guns and Armed Self-Defense?
By Rob Morse
I write about armed defense every week. We’ve covered many stories where young men and women defended themselves or their family. We’ve talked around the issue of teenagers and guns, but let’s look at it directly.
When should we teach our children about firearms? The obvious answer is to teach your children when it’s the safest thing to do. There are risks on both sides. Fortunately, we make similar decisions about our children’s education all the time.
Brazen Carjacker Tries To Run Over Illinois State Troopers in Crime-Ridden Chicago [VIDEO]
NEWSFLASH: Chicago isn’t a safe city. Anyone who isn’t turning a blind eye to the obviously deteriorating state there recognizes the dangers of violent crime in Murder City, USA. For those who carry a gun for personal defense when they have to be in sketchy places, they might want to carry two in Chicago. With spare magazines.
Criminals are off to a roaring start this year whopping 61% increase in reported crime in the first three weeks of 2023 compared to the same period last year.
ATF Not Amused by FFL’s Attempt to Get Rid of Hundreds of Defective Shotguns
According to court filings first reported by CourtWatch, on January 19, 2023, an Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, sanitation worker stumbled upon a dumpster with 236 … shotguns in it. The shocking finding led him to call authorities, who found many of the guns were functional, the filings stated.
Investigators wrote that in late 2022, the owner of the store, International Firearm Corporation, Anthony Mussatto, had asked agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms how to destroy the weapons, citing a manufacturer’s defect.
Gun Meme of the Day: How Do They Even Think of These Edition
My First Steel Match With Asymmetric Solutions
Last weekend I shot my first real action shooting competition. In the past, I’ve shot trap and skeet, as well as a relic of the late ’90s and early 2000s bowling pin shooting. However, I’ve never shot anything that really involved moving and shooting or multiple and odd positions. My small town has this weirdly high presence of defense industry companies. One is a company that specializes in training LEO and military trainging called Asymmetric Solutions.
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Gavin Newsom’s Answer To California’s Murder Sprees? Make It Even Harder For Good Guys To Carry Guns
The only thing that stops bad guys with evil in their hearts is a good guy (or gal) with a gun. That concept is well-known and hearing it burns gun-haters like holy water thrown on a someone who’s possessed. Tell that to a gun control advocate and watch them squirm. So intense is their hatred of guns and armed self-defense that they’re happy to aid and abet criminals as long it means keeping good people defenseless against violent crime.
How to ‘Win’ a Debate About Guns: The Hoplophobic Argument Tree
[ED: Our friends at Handwaving Freakoutery provoked some interesting responses with this tweet, debunking California Governor Gavin Newsom’s provably false claim that, “Permitless carry does not make you safer. States that allow concealed carry have higher gun homicide rates.” The results are…instructive.]
By BJ Campbell, Handwaving Freakoutery
Today I’m going to present a bookmarkable example of how to use the HWFO material, which is largely mathematical in nature and not emotional or ideological, to “win” a debate about guns.
Cooper: Feel-Good Social Spending on Anti-Gun and Anti-Violence Programs is the New Hustle
In a recent mayoral debate at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Helen Gym, who had been an outspoken opponent of increasing the city’s policing budget in 2020, called gun violence the “single greatest threat to everything that we have ever hoped for in this city.”
Gun violence is ravaging Philadelphia, just as it is Rochester, Indianapolis, Columbus, Louisville, Austin, and six other major cities that suffered record-breaking homicides in 2021—a crisis that shows little sign of waning.
Gun Meme of the Day: Unexpected Guests Edition
I mean, it sorta depends on the guest.
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Extremely Rare HK P7M13-SD Goes Up For Auction
One of apparently only 50 of these pistols ever produced, only 34 of which were imported into the United States, this HK P7M13-SD is currently up on Gunbroker with 10 days left on its auction.
Designating a firearm that is made to be shot suppressed (or is integrally suppressed), “SD” in this case means the pistol is equipped with a threaded barrel and is tuned for use with a suppressor. This was always extremely rare with the HK P7’s gas delayed blowback operating system.
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