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Apex’s New Competition Trigger for Ruger Mark IV Pistols
From Apex . . .
Apex is pleased to announce the release of its Competition Trigger Kit for the Mk IV and Mk IV 22/45 model pistols from Ruger. Available with either a black or red anodized flat-faced trigger, that is adjustable for over-travel, the new kit is a significant performance upgrade for one of the most popular .22LR handguns on the market.
Designed, tested and manufactured by Apex to provide an improved, more responsive trigger pull in the Ruger Mk IV pistols, the Competition Trigger Kit replaces the factory trigger, hammer and sear with Apex components.
Continue reading Apex’s New Competition Trigger for Ruger Mark IV Pistols at The Truth About Guns.
FPC Wins Age-Based Challenge to California’s Gun Control Laws
From the Firearms Policy Coalition . . .
A 3-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision today in the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF)-led case of Jones v. Bonta, holding that California’s age-based firearms purchase ban is unconstitutional and that “the district court erred in not enjoining an almost total ban on semiautomatic centerfire rifles” for young adults. The decision can be found online at FPCLaw.org.
Will Anti-Gunners Resort to Violence If the Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Gun Rights in Bruen?
By Theresa Inacker and Peter B. Elias
The reaction to the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Womens Health Organization has been one of violence and threats of violence by its supporters. Ironically, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tweeted a “call to arms” on May 9. This is remarkable coming from Chicago’s anti-gun rights Mayor. The political ideologues who are calling for violence and a “call to arms” are the same gun control fanatics who seek to deny Americans the right to armed self-defense.
Baltimore Sun: Compelled Speech is a ‘Common Sense’ Price Gun Sellers Should Pay for the RKBA
Constitutional rights are always a balancing act. The right to free speech famously is offset by the threat posed by falsely yelling, “Fire!” in a crowded theater, which could provoke a potentially deadly stampede for the exits. But if gun rights advocates want the public — particularly the non-gun-owning part of the population — to develop some empathy toward their circumstances, they ought to welcome the chance to demonstrate that they can act responsibly.
Gun Meme of the Day: Never Read The Comments Edition
Y’all’re gonna drive me crazy with that nonsense.
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Gun Review: Rock Island Armory TPAS Pump Shotgun
I love shotguns, and I love historic firearms. You mix the two, and I’m a fan. I’m quite fond of ‘Trench’ guns and ‘Riot’ guns from a historic and shotgun appreciation perspective. Most actual historic shotguns are quite pricey, and they aren’t guns I’d torture and enjoy. This is why modern replicas like the Rock Island Armory TPAS are guns that I can’t help but love.
What does TPAS stand for? I have no earthly idea.
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Biden’s ATF Nominee is Another Naked Attempt to Weaponize Law Enforcement Against Gun Owners
From the Firearms Policy Coalition . . .
Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today it has sent a letter to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary demanding that it “exercise its constitutional authority, and moral duty, to withhold consent” of President Biden’s nomination of Steve Dettlebach for the position of Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
“FPC not only opposes President Biden’s nomination of Steve Dettelbach to lead the ATF, we condemn his nomination as yet another naked attempt to weaponize federal law enforcement against peaceable gun owners nationwide,” reads the letter, which is authored by Matthew Larosiere, FPC policy counsel.
The Science is Settled: Study Shows Red Flag Laws Don’t Reduce Violent Crime or Suicides
By Thomas E. Gift, MD
“Red flag Laws”, which allow police to seize the firearms of people accused of being at risk to misuse them, have been passed in 19 states. Do they do what proponents say they do? A recent study by Veronica Pear, PhD and Garen Wintemute, MD, and co-authors says the answer is clearly, “No”.
The study was published as “Firearm Violence Following the Implementation of California’s Gun Violence Restraining Order Law” on JAMA Network April 5.
Canes Look a Lot Like Rifles in Arizona and That’s That
A day after a Kingman [Arizona] school was placed on lockdown following an unconfirmed report of a man with a firearm in the vicinity, Bullhead City police were notified by two callers of a man walking with a rifle in the area of several Bullhead City schools.
It turns out that Friday’s calls apparently were in reference to a man on Hancock Road with a walking stick, not a firearm.
Continue reading Canes Look a Lot Like Rifles in Arizona and That’s That at The Truth About Guns.
Gun Meme of the Day: Like Momma Always Said Edition
It’s really not that hard.
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XS Sights New Night Sights for HK’s VP9 Optics Ready Pistol
From XS Sights . . .
XS Sights is pleased to extend its night sight offerings for the HK VP9 Optics Ready Pistol. Standard-height R3D with orange front sight and DXT2 Big Dot sights with orange or yellow front sights are now available for this popular HK pistol, in addition to the recently released Suppressor/RMR Height sights in the R3D and Minimalist models. All result in faster and more accurate target acquisition in high-stress situations and when shooting on the move.
Winchester Awarded $15M Contract to Design Next Gen Ammo Facility, $52M for More 5.56 and 7.62
Last month the Army awarded SIG SAUER a contract to build its next generation squad weapons, the XM5 rifle and XM250 machine gun. Both firearms are built around a uniquely designed new cartridge SIG calls the 277 SIG FURY. It’s a “hybrid” design that combines a traditional brass case with a steel base to handle the high pressures the 6.8×51 round will produce.
While SIG will manufacture the new ammo for the Army, so will Winchester at Lake City.
ATF Revoked 500% More Federal Firearms Licenses in 11 Months Since Biden Declared War on Guns
By Lee Williams
In the years before the Biden-Harris administration took over the White House, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives usually revoked an average of 40 Federal Firearm Licenses (FFLs) per year. But, in the 11 months since Joe Biden declared war on “rogue gun dealers,” the ATF has revoked 273 FFLs – an increase of more than 500%. However, rather than targeting the true rogues, Biden’s ATF is revoking FFLs for the most minor of paperwork errors, which were never a concern for the ATF until Biden weaponized the agency.
Discarded Greatness: The Walther P5 9mm Pistol
Last month we brought you the Heckler & Koch P7 which Jeremy believes is the best pistol ever made in the history of the world. Now here’s a look at a dearly departed contemporary of the P7, the Walther P5.
Born of the same German government request for a modern pistol, the Walther P5 represents the end of the line for the legendary WWII-era P38 and included innovations that, for some reason, the firearms industry decided not to stick with.
Continue reading Discarded Greatness: The Walther P5 9mm Pistol at The Truth About Guns.
Brownells Giving Away a SIG MCX-SPEAR, SLX Suppressor and Training at the SIG Academy
From Brownells . . .
Brownells customers will get a rare chance to win a SIG MCX-Spear chambered in .277 Fury, along with a training class hosted at the SIG SAUER Academy, airfare to the class and lodging, and an SLX suppressor – a prize package valued at $9,999.
The contest starts Monday, May 9, and contestants can sign up through May 15 at the Brownells SIG MCX-Spear & Training Sweepstakes page.
SIG Freedom Days Draws Thousands to Phoenix for Three Days of Shooting and Fun
A long time ago, in what now seems like a galaxy far, far away, TTAG put on an event intended to let folks come to a nice shooting range, pay one price and shoot guns all day long. Just because. The original idea was to replicate the SHOT Show Media Day experience, but make it open to the general public. It lasted three years and was a huge success in all ways other than financial.
Fernandez: An Armed America Caused My Anxiety, Isolation, Impotence, and Directionless Rage
The “armed, self-reliant citizen” has meanwhile become ever more so, especially as various states have enacted ingenious laws allowing residents to carry handguns with no permit or training. As of 2017, there were already “more guns than people” in the US, the Washington Post reported, citing a study according to which there were an “estimated 120.5 guns for every 100 residents” – by far the most outrageous ratio in the world.
NYPD’s Overtime Budget Crisis Would Be Eased If New Yorkers Could Exercise Their Second Amendment Rights
From the CCRKBA . . .
New York City’s police overtime crisis—brought on by surging violent crime—might be alleviated if the city would support, rather than restrict, the gun rights of its law-abiding residents, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today.
Published reports have detailed how the city is expected to exceed its overtime budget by an estimated $143 million by the end of this fiscal year.