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Gun Meme of the Day: Wait Just a Minute Edition
I know I posted one with the exact same theme a couple weeks ago, but Nick Cage’s crazy face used for this meme just cracked me up.
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Gun Review: Extar EP9 Gen 2 9mm Pistol
New for 2022, the Extar Arms EP9 Gen 2 resets what we should expect from a GLOCK magazine-fed 9mm large-format pistol.
Large-format 9mm pistols (sometimes incorrectly referred to as Pistol-Caliber Carbines or “PCCs”) have had quite a run in recent years. Unlike their 16″-barreled big brothers, the large-format pistol doesn’t quite replace a rifle for practice, but it does have a very valid role.
By shortening the barrel and dropping the stock, guns of this format are lighter, smaller, and more maneuverable than a true PCC.
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iRayUSA Announces New Bolt-C Series Thermal Rifle Scopes
New from Texas-based iRayUSA is the InfiRay Outdoor BOLT-C Series of thermal rifle scopes optimized for bolt action rifles. With the looks of a normal rifle scope and compatibility with standard 30mm rings, the BOLT-C is right at home on most hunting rifles.
They boast a 12 μm 640×512 Micro II thermal sensor and a 2560×2560 Micro-OLED HD display. Two versions of BOLT-C are available: the TH50C with a 50mm objective lens and the TH35C with a 35mm objective lens.
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Richmond Police Say They Stopped a July 4th Shooting Planned by Two Guatemalan Illegal Immigrants
By Denise Lavoie and Sarah Rankin, AP
Police in Richmond, Virginia, said Wednesday that they thwarted a planned July 4 mass shooting after receiving a tip that led to the arrest of two men and the seizure of multiple guns — an announcement that came just two days after a deadly mass shooting on the holiday in a Chicago suburb.
A “hero citizen” overheard a conversation indicating there was an attack being planned on an Independence Day celebration in the capital city and called police to report it, Police Chief Gerald Smith said at a news conference.
McManus: America Refuses to Protect its Citizens from Violent Crime
Which brings up the other problem: America’s growing refusal to protect its citizens from violence. In its cities, that’s what the bail-reform/defund-the-police movement is all about — shielding criminals from the consequences of their actions.
But there also is the matter of violently expressed mental illness and its corollary, the clearly disturbed and deteriorating individual who may not yet have hurt someone, but who unmistakably is headed in that direction.
Gun Meme of the Day: Made In America? Edition
I mean, are they saying Croatia and Brazil and the Philippines and Japan and Portugal don’t count?
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Senators’ Letter Blaming Carriers for Spread of ‘Gun Violence’ Likely Prompted UPS Service Cut-Off
By Lee Williams
Five Democratic Senators recently sent ominous letters to United Parcel Service and 27 other carriers, blaming them for escalating violent crime rates.
“We are concerned that lax shipping security measures are contributing to the epidemic of gun violence in this country by allowing criminals to use stolen firearms to commit crimes,” the letters each state.
They were signed by Senators Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory A.
Hotel Workers Union Blocks Guns From 75% of NYC Hotel Rooms
After the recent NYSRPA v. Bruen decision struck down New York’s “good cause” requirement for obtaining concealed carry licenses, the state government and anti-gun activists have been looking for ways to fight back. And the forces in opposition are getting creative.
A recent agreement between a number of New York City hotel owners and the New York Hotel and Gaming Trades Council (a union representing hotel workers) requires the hotels to ban firearms from their premises, including hotel rooms.
Gun Owners of America Sues ATF to Block New Definition of Frame or Receiver Rule
John Crump at Ammoland reports that
Gun Owners of America (GOA), Bridge City Ordinance, and North Dakota resident Eliezer Jimenez have sued the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) over its new rule on unfinished frames and receivers.
After Joe Biden became president, he tasked the ATF to come up with new regulations surrounding privately manufactured firearms (PMF) and pistol stabilizing devices. Biden’s ATF unveiled new rules for a public comment period.
Highland Park Killer Bought His Guns Legally Despite ‘Warning Signs’
How many times have we heard this storyline before? A troubled, clearly unstable male who had had a number of previous run-ins with law enforcement bought firearms legally that he later used to murder a large number of people. And it doesn’t seem to matter how many gun control laws are in place or background checks are required or whether a red flag law is on the books.
From the AP . .
Sixsmith: Despite What Both Sides Want to Believe, Most Mass Killers Aren’t Driven by Politics
[T]he opportunistic haste with which people scour the online footprints of mass shooters for evidence of ideological affiliations is absurd. Their clothes, relationships, and even social media likes are treated like DNA at the scene of a crime.
But shooters are not all inspired by politics. Evil has a thousand sons. Elliot Rodgers was a bitter incel. James Holmes was mentally ill. Salvador Ramos appears to have been an incel and mentally ill.
Celebrating Independence Day Chicago-Style: 92 Shot, 15 Murdered Over a Very Long Weekend
Most normal Americans traditionally celebrate Independence Day with friends, family, food and fireworks. Not in Chicago. Well, maybe the “fireworks” part. The holiday weekend in Murder City, USA means traditionally an orgy of violence with little likelihood of arrest or conviction for the perpetrators. This past weekend upheld that tradition only too well.
With 92 shot over the extended weekend, and 15 killed, the Independence Day holiday proved quite the dysfunctional crap show in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s domain.
Polymer80 Adds Optics Cuts to Complete PFC9 and PFS9 Pistols at the Same Price
From Polymer80 . . .
Polymer80, Inc. today announced that its popular PFC9™ and PFS9™ complete pistols will now come with an optic cut slide that fits the RMR footprint. Better yet, this upgrade is available at the same MSRP as the previously offered non-optic cut pistols — $549.
“There’s no doubt that, for most shooters, a red dot sight enables faster target acquisition, greater accuracy, better speed and both-eyes-open target focused shooting – all good things,” said Dan McCalmon, Executive Vice President.
Gun Meme of the Day: That’s How It Would Work Edition
Not wrong. Doesn’t mean they won’t still do it, though.
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Police Hunting for Rooftop Shooter Who Killed Six, Wounded 24 at Suburban Chicago July 4th Parade
By Michael Tarm and Roger Schneider, AP
At least six people died and 24 were wounded in a shooting at a July Fourth parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, and officers are searching for a suspect who likely fired on the festivities from a rooftop, police said Monday.
Highland Park Police Commander Chris O’Neill, the incident commander on scene, urged people to shelter in place as authorities search for the suspect, described as a white male wearing a white or blue T-shirt.
Happy Independence Day From TTAG
“Today isn’t just about relaxing with family and friends. It’s not just about grilling, fireworks and carefree celebrations; being an American is a great privilege and honor. Take a minute to think about how lucky we truly are to live here, and then together, let’s work together to be great citizens for the future generations of this nation.”
– Amanda Radke in Independence Day is more than just grilling & fireworks
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Celebrate Independence Day Like a Founding Father…With Guns…Big Ones
Want to celebrate America’s independence like a Founding Father? Consider getting to a range. It’s what they would have wanted. The celebration of America’s independence, self-determination and revolutionary spirit is rooted in a heritage of responsible firearm ownership.
John Adams, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and later the second President of the United States wrote to his wife Abigail that July 2 would be a day generations of Americans would celebrate with “Pomp and Parade…Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other.” His prediction was off by two days.
Bruen’s Aftermath: The Shall Issue Way Forward as the Blue States Strike Back
By Peter B. Elias and Theresa Inacker
The Supreme Court of the United States recently released some landmark rulings in its just-concluded session. For those of us who live in states that systematically violate the Second Amendment, the SCOTUS ruling in NYSRPA v. Bruen, handed down on June 23, 2022, (henceforth a national holiday for the Second Amendment) has been life-altering.
For those of you who live in the 43 states that allow concealed carry, this ruling will further solidify your rights.
Supreme Court Marshal Wants Maryland, Virginia Anti-Demonstration Laws Enforced Outside Justices’ Homes
By Sarah Rankin, AP
The marshal of the U.S. Supreme Court has asked Maryland and Virginia officials to enforce laws she says prohibit picketing outside the homes of the justices who live in the two states.
“For weeks on end, large groups of protesters chanting slogans, using bullhorns, and banging drums have picketed Justices’ homes,” Marshal Gail Curley wrote in the Friday letters to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and two local elected officials.