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Gear Review: Primary Arms GLx 2X Prism Sight With Gemini 9mm Reticle
I know pistol caliber carbines are most often paired with red dots, but I’ve long advocated minimally magnified optics that get you closer to the target. I love the red dot, but the Primary Arms GLx 2X prism fits right in as my ideal PCC optic. The GLx 2X comes outfitted with the ACSS Gemini 9mm reticle, and it allows you to reach out and touch targets with 9mm projectiles with precision beyond normal ranges.
WA Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds State’s Preemption Law, Strikes Down City of Edmonds’ Safe Storage Law
From the Second Amendment Foundation . . .
In a unanimous decision today, the Washington State Supreme Court has ruled plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed by the Second Amendment Foundation against the City of Edmonds for violating the state’s firearms preemption law, which the Court upheld, have standing to bring the action.
Writing for the Court, Chief Justice Steven C. González stated, “We hold that the plaintiffs have standing and that this ordinance is preempted by RCW 9.41.290.
Meet Michael Bloomberg, the ‘Modern Day Paul Revere of Gun Violence’
There was a sense of Back to the Future in New York City when current Democratic Mayor Eric Adams was joined by former Mayor Michael Bloomberg for an announcement. Bloomberg, of course, is the failed presidential candidate and hypocritical billionaire subsidizer of anti-Second Amendment gun control groups Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action.
Mayor Adams largely won office by campaigning on getting tough on crime and made news when he let it be known he’d carry a concealed firearm in office and forgo the mayor’s security detail.
Home Invader Shot After Breaking In Through 2-Year-Old’s Bedroom Window
What happens when you wake up to the sound of broken glass and find someone crawling into your apartment through a window? If you’re armed, you do what a Hermitage, Tennessee man did.
Fifty-year-old Carlos Clark allegedly thought that breaking into a home where a man and his two-year-old son were sleeping would be a good way to appropriate some cash and/or loot. He thought wrong.
According to wkrn.com .
SIG SAUER Awarded Army Contract To Built Its Next Generation Squad Weapons, the XM5 and XM250
Like any huge government bureaucracy, the U.S. military tends to be slow to change. They kept the same pistol from 1911 until 1985. They’ve basically been running variants of the M16 in most roles since the Vietnam war. So when we say that the Army’s choice of a new squad rifle is a “once in a lifetime” piece of news, that isn’t much of an exaggeration.
Yesterday they announced the culmination of a years-long process with the adoption of the new MCX-SPEAR XM5 rifle (which will replace the M4 over time) and SIG-LMG M250 machine gun (replacing the M249 SAW).
Murphy: New Jersey’s Legislature Hasn’t Been Nearly Tough Enough On Guns
“Day after day, members of our New Jersey family are being shot and killed,” Murphy said during an event at Saint Luke Baptist Church, attending by a number of other Democratic officials. “It’s outrageous their state government in Trenton is not doing everything they can to stem this violence.”
This is the third package of gun bills Murphy has pushed since taking office in 2018. It is one of the focuses of his second term after he was re-elected in November.
Gun Meme of the Day: The Struggle is Real Edition
At least the crunch is satisfying.
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Gear Review: Pnuma Outdoors Huntsman Defender Rifle Case
If there was ever proof to the age-old adage, “You get what you pay for,” the Pnuma Outdoors Hunstman Defender Rifle Case is it.
I was at the Dallas Safari Club Annual Convention when a friend of mine texted me and asked if I wanted to go duck hunting later that day at the Skyfall Reserve. The answer was yes. If it’s about duck hunting, the answer is always yes. And why not?
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Bill Would Broaden California’s Gun Ad Ban to Cover Ads That Are ‘Attractive to Minors’
You might call it California’s Assembly Bill 2571 the ‘Don’t Say Gun’ bill. The bill would “prohibit a person or entity that publishes materials directed to minors in this state in any medium from marketing or advertising firearms in that material, as specified, and would prohibit a person or entity that publishes a marketing or advertising communication from publishing or disseminating marketing or advertising for firearms that is attractive to minors…”
Current law bans advertising to minors.
‘Ghost Gun’ Watch: The FGC-9 3D Printed Gun Shows Up In Northern Ireland
First, a little background for those who aren’t completely up to date on British history and politics. The UK may officially be known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, but what the government in London doesn’t want to admit is that the United Kingdom isn’t really all that united.
Centuries ago, England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland were all brought together by force. If you’ve ever heard of William Wallace, you know that war after bloody war was fought to keep the kingdom united.
Enter Leupold’s ‘Project Hunt’ Contest and Have Your Hunt Professionally Filmed
From Leupold . . .
Leupold & Stevens, Inc., provider of the world’s most rugged, lightweight, and clear sport optics, is pleased to announce the return of the Project Hunt contest, which offers hunters across the United States the chance to have an upcoming hunt filmed and shared across Leupold’s digital media platforms.
It’s your tag, your hunt, and your story. Leupold’s Project Hunt, presented by GOHUNT, is offering contest entrants the chance to star in a Leupold digital series.
Happy 4/20: Florida’s Nikki Fried Is Suing the Biden Admin, ATF Over 4473 Marijuana Prohibition
By Lee Williams
Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried has always been a bit of an enigma in the Sunshine State. She’s the only Democrat elected to statewide office. She’s running for governor against a popular Republican incumbent, Gov. Ron DeSantis, if she can make it through a tight Democratic primary. Her office oversees Florida’s Concealed Weapon and Firearm Licensing program, and she’s a former lobbyist for the cannabis industry and a vocal cannabis advocate.
David Hogg Is Really Very Angry at Democrats Right Now
The struggle for the Biden administration and Democrats in Congress to enact any meaningful legislation to enhance gun safety reflects how the party’s ambitious agenda has been frustratingly stunted by internal squabbling, the persistence of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine. The almost complete Republican opposition to Democratic priorities, including gun rules, has hobbled a party with razor-thin majorities in the House and Senate.
But that’s little solace to gun safety advocates and tens of thousands of shooting victims who were told Democrats would reduce gun violence if given the chance to govern.
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Make Sure Your EDC Pistol is Ready for Anything With XS DXT2 Night Sights
XS DXT2 Night Sights offer excellent front sight visibility when you need it most, in all lighting conditions. DXT2 Night Sights drive your focus to the front sight using a high-contrast front sight post and a V-notch rear for a clear, unobstructed view of the front sight.
DXT2 front sights use XS’s Ember Glow dot that absorbs light and glows in low light levels before it’s dark enough to see the tritium inserts.
ATF eForm 4’s Mean More People Buying More Suppressors and Getting Them Much Faster
You can’t watch a video like the one above from SilencerCo and not want a can. Put a suppressor on a rimfire pistol or rifle and you have endless hours of hearing-safe shooty fun in your future. That’s something pretty much anyone can get behind. What far fewer people are willing to get behind is a nine- to twelve-month wait to get an NFA permission slip from our dear friends at the ATF.
Here’s Some Truth About Guns for the Factually-Challenged Hosts of ‘The View’
No one watches ABC’s ‘The View’ for factual Second Amendment news. But the gaggle of progressive television hosts got plenty wrong during a conversation about Second Amendment rights and recent criminal shootings perpetrated by people breaking the law.
The hosts are known for their extreme gun restriction beliefs. This particular discussion included Joy Behar bloviating about how the U.S. Supreme Court was “poised to pass a bill” that would force New York to “be an open carry state, and an open carry city,” among other nonsense.
Gun Review: Grand Power P40L 10mm Pistol
Fourteen plus one rounds of 10mm, 5″ barrel, and a single-action trigger to make 1911 fanatics rethink their devotion. That’s what the Grand Power P40L offers, but this pistol isn’t for everyone, as we’ll get into shortly.
Before diving too deep, I must declare that I’m a bit of a Grand Power fan. The photo below is most of my personal collection, minus the one that was holstered and on my hip. I’ve run Grand Power guns for years including trips to Front Sight and Thunder Ranch and I carry the K100 model during cooler months.
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B&T Announces a 16-Inch Barrel SPC9 Pistol Caliber Carbine
From B&T . . .
B&T USA is excited to introduce its 16-inch barreled model of its all-new SPC9-series. Born from a European tender requesting a 9mm carbine with the same handling characteristics and ergonomics as the AR platform, the all-new SPC9 incorporates many of the features found on the B&T APC9, MP5 and AR platforms combined into one, very versatile platform.
Lightweight and reliable, well balanced and accurate, safe and modular — the SPC9 checks all the boxes and is one of the lightest recoiling 9mm carbines available, thanks in part to B&T’s innovative and effective hydraulic buffer system.
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Anti-Gun Politicians Lie About Violent Crime Because Telling the Truth Is Politically Costly
By Rob Morse
Last month, a man murdered his three daughters, ages 9, 10 and 13 in Sacramento, California. He also murdered the court-ordered chaperone who was supervising their visit. The murderer then shot himself. He used a modern rifle.
Democrat Governor Gavin Newsome called it, “Another senseless act of gun violence in America – In a church with kids inside – Our hearts go out to the victims, their families and their communities.”
Democrat State Attorney General Robert Bonta said, “We need to enforce more of the laws that we have.