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Biden Blames the Gun Lobby, Assault Weapons in Remarks on Uvalde School Shooting
President Biden delivered brief comments this evening on today’s shooting at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The shooter, reported to be 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, allegedly shot his grandmother before opening fire in the school, killing 18 children and three adults. Ramos was reportedly shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent who was wounded in an exchange of gunfire with the shooter.
In his remarks, Biden hit the same notes he’s hit time and time again.
BREAKING: 19 Students, 2 Adults Killed in South Texas Elementary School Shooting
By Eugene Garcia and Dario Lopez-Mills
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says 15 people were killed in a shooting Tuesday at an elementary school.
Abbott says the suspected shooter, an 18-year-old man, also died and was believed to be killed by responding officers. He says 14 children and one teacher were killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, about 85 miles west of San Antonio.
Abbott says the shooter had a handgun and possibly a rifle.
Gear Review: Nightstick SFL-11GL Shotgun Light and Laser
Pump-action shotguns and lights don’t always get along well. They can be tricky to use, and typically the best way is an entire forend replacement. Surefire started the trend, Streamlight followed, and now Nightstick wants to take up the mantle.
The Nightstick SFL, or shotgun forend light, replaces the pump on your gun with a big, powerful, bright flashlight. Off the bat, the big difference between the SFL and others is the option for a laser.
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Ride Share Driver Shoots Her Police Impersonating Attacker…Repeatedly
What do you do if you think someone’s following you? How about if you know they are following you because they’re trying to play Dukes of Hazzard in order to trap you? For one Atlanta woman, the answer was apparently clear: get in a high-speed chase and then shoot the attacker.
A woman driving for a rail-hailing company in Atlanta’s Buckhead area had just dropped off a passenger. As she was trying to leave, a man in another car tried to trap her.
Horsey: Guns in the Hands of Super-Patriotic Militia Members with No Passports are a Clear and Present Danger
A racist with an assault weapon slaughtered 10 people at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, on May 14, but, in the days since, there has been little serious talk about gun control, except from the president and the governor of New York who, because it is their job, are expected to say something.
One reason for this is that the scourge of right-wing terrorism directed at non-white citizens is so appalling that it is hard to focus on anything else.
Apex Tactical’s New Affordable Polymer Action Trigger Enhancement Kits for GLOCK Gen3 and Gen4 Pistols
From Apex Tactical . . .
Apex Tactical Specialties is pleased to announce a new budget friendly polymer version of its Action Enhancement Kit for the Gen 3 and Gen 4 Glock model pistols. The new Polymer Action Enhancement Kit will be available soon for an inflation-beating MSRP of just $90.00.
Offered with a Black, FDE, Red, Purple or Blue polymer trigger body mounted to an Apex Gen 3 style trigger bar, the new kit delivers the same great performance that has made Apex the top-selling aftermarket trigger upgrade for most Glock models.
Nevada County Evicts Anti-Gun Judges From County Government Building
“Gun-free” zones are something of a contagion, particularly among government entities. When rigorously treated (through opposition and education), they can be contained to a reasonable size and cover only “essential” places like prisons. When ignored and allowed to flourish, they have a way of spreading and infecting areas around them. That’s exactly what’s happened in Nye County, Nevada.
When Bruce Jabbour, a pro-gun county commissioner, got into office in 2021, he found out that he wouldn’t be allowed to lawfully carry his pistol in his own office.
Things That Don’t Suck: Hawaiian House Shotgun Loader V2
What’s a Hawaiian House? It’s a website that sells a few different tactical products, a few patches, some hats, shirts, etc. I ran across a short video on Reddit showing this fancy Shotgun Loader V2 that worked like a Pez dispenser for twelve gauge rounds. I was intrigued, went to the website, and ordered two. It seemed like a new solution to carry spare shotgun ammo.
Carrying extra shotgun rounds can be a real pain in the butt.
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Another New York City Subway Shooting Will Mean More New Yorkers Who Want Their Gun Rights Back
Earlier this year, Jeremy and I sat down with a professor from a university in the UK who is writing a book on “how the idea of freedom is understood and practiced in different communities and different parts of the USA.” She wanted to learn more about America’s relationship with and attitudes toward firearms and gun rights.
We met her at The Range at Austin and talked for two-plus hours before putting a couple of guns in her hand and letting her pull the trigger for the first time since she was a child.
Calibers for Beginners: .22LR
The Calibers for Beginners series is been dedicated to delivering fast facts about some of today’s most common, controversial, and useful cartridges in a way that’s easy for new shooters to grasp. Arguably the uncontested king of beginner’s cartridges is the useful, versatile, venerable .22LR round.
The .22LR is probably the most popular cartridge in the world. It has been made in the trillions and it’s safe to say that virtually every American knows someone who owns a gun that fires the round.
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The Long, Convoluted, Unfinished Saga of Heckler & Koch’s Modular HK433 Rifle
By Peter Nealen
The following is some of Heckler & Koch’s PR boilerplate about the company’s HK433 rifle. Of course, you have to expect some degree of self-importance from any manufacturer, maybe especially HK, and they don’t disappoint.
The new compact and modular assault rifle generation
Countless ideas, decades of know-how, and sophisticated solutions tested and proven under the most rigorous conditions worldwide are the foundation of Heckler & Koch’s pioneering weapon technologies.
Access and Affordability Are Key to Ensuring Future Generations of Hunters
Hunting and recreational shooting sports are staples of American pastimes. Often, finding the time to get outdoors is a significant hurdle. For some respondents, free access to places to safely hunt and shoot is the real obstacle. In a 2012 partnership between Responsive Management and NSSF, a baseline report was conducted to understand this critical issue.
With support from an Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) Multistate Conservation Grant, the report, “Assessing the Quality and Availability of Hunting and Shooting Access in the United States,” was produced.
Healthcare Industry CEO Grabs For More Government Cash After the Buffalo Shooting
A recent op-ed at Scientific American, written by a large healthcare system CEO and a doctor, jumped onto the anti-gun bandwagon just a few days after the recent white supremacist terror attack in a Buffalo, New York supermarket. Unsurprisingly, the authors argue that gun violence is a public health problem and that health professionals should be part of solving it.
The article shares the story of a hospital-based gun violence prevention program that they say actually worked.
NY Mayor Adams Can Only Stoke Fear as the Supreme Court’s NYSRPA v. Bruen Ruling Nears
Democrat New York City Mayor Eric Adams was elected to get his city back on a path to safety. He’s instead continued down the path of his predecessors to punish law-abiding New Yorkers. He’s failed to turn the focus and resources towards those that commit crimes and hold them to account.
The result is surging crime and Mayor Adams’s recent “big announcement” was a nationalized gun control plan that will do little in his city.
42,000 Americans Died in Car Wrecks Last Year, It’s Time for Common Sense Auto Safety Legislation
From the CCRKBA . . .
Alarming new data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) shows 42,915 people were killed in traffic accidents last year, so the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today suggested a crackdown on automobiles.
“Maybe we should ban cars,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, sarcastically. “After the CDC reported more than 19,000 gun-related homicides in 2020, there was a renewed push to ban certain types of firearms as the solution.
JSD Supply Moves to Stop ATF Cease and Desist Orders From Putting Gun Parts Sellers Out of Business
If you want a good look at the way the ATF is operating under the Biden-Harris administration, there’s no better example than how the federal firearms regulatory agency is conducting business now that they’ve officially “redefined” the legal definition of a firearm. The sub-rosa motivation behind putting the new rule in place, which doesn’t officially go into effect until August, is to shut down as much of the online gun parts business as possible.
You can read the ATF’s summary of the new rule here.
Oh Hell No: Dem Senators’ Bill Would Require DOJ Approval Before Americans Can Buy Guns
Democrats have not leaned into gun control measures in the wake of the racist shooter’s deadly attack in Buffalo over the weekend, but Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) is taking on the issue despite long legislative odds. Booker, along with Sens. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), is introducing legislation today that would require people trying to get a firearm to get a license from the Department of Justice before they can buy or receive a gun.
Gun Meme of the Day: Gender Fluid Rifle Edition
Rifle identity is an infinite spectrum. I’m not a rifle though so I can’t define it.
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Most Mass Shooters Aren’t Insane, Their Actions are a Quest for Significance Gone Horribly Wrong
Arie Kruglanski, University of Maryland
Agonizing questions are being raised by the recent tragic shooting incident in Buffalo, New York, where 18-year-old Payton S. Gendron is alleged to have shot 10 people dead and wounded three. As in the recent years’ similar acts of horror at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, a Walmart in El Paso, and a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, people want to know how such senseless acts of violence can even happen, why they happen so often, and whether anything can be done to stem their dreadful tide.