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Beto: I Still Totally Want to Take Your AR-15, But I Can’t Say That During the Campaign
“The comment about guns is going to be his biggest problem,” said Holly Gage, 40, who arrived at the Tyler park early with her family. “My husband is on the fence. It’s due to the gun thing.”
“Texas,” added her mother, Sheila Thrash, 63, “believes in its guns.”
Mr. O’Rourke’s presidential campaign shadows his run for governor, complicating his effort to present himself as a pragmatic, there-for-you Texan who embraces responsible gun ownership and wants to win over moderate voters.
Gun Meme of the Day: Valentine’s Day Conspiracy Edition
A bit late on this one, I know. I took my date to the nicest restaurant I can afford, and it turned out she had never even been to a Cracker Barrel, so we’ve had a wild couple of days.
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Gun Review: Springfield Hellcat RDP Micro 9mm Pistol
By Mike Hardesty
I’m a fan of Springfield Armory’s guns for the most part. I get it – they made some poor political choices in the past and alienated a number of gun owners. But, that was then and this is now. I’ve owned several SA pistols over the years and have reviewed even more. I have always been impressed with their firearms, and the ones made in Croatia are top-notch.
So it was with great expectations that I awaited the Hellcat RDP.
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New York Mayor Targets the Poor, Minorities in Bus Station Gun Sweeps
“It’s just a random check. We’re not going to profile people.” That’s how New York City Mayor Eric Adams tried to ease the concerns of those who’d just heard his latest plan for fighting the plague of violent crime in Gotham. As part of his comprehensive Blueprint for Ending Gun Violence, Hizzoner is going to have Port Authority police begin random luggage checks of bus passengers coming into the city.
This is the same city that shut down its Street Crimes Unit of the NYPD over civil liberties concerns surrounding the “stop-and-frisk” searches and arrests they made.
Building the Ultimate Subsonic Suppressed 338BR Rifle [VIDEO]
By Mike Semanoff
For years I was of the belief that working with non-standard or wildcat cartridges was a waste of time. With so many great high performance cartridges on the market, why would anyone want to deal with the inconveniences of fully custom rounds? The increase in performance is hardly worth the hassle of limited commercially available ammo and having to create custom reamers and dies. That is, until I went down the rabbit hole of shooting subsonic .338 rounds through my Thunderbeast 338BA suppressor.
‘The Hill’ Opts for a Clickbait Headline Over Science in Lead Ammunition Study Article
The handwringing over the use of traditional ammunition is reaching a fever pitch. Animal rights groups grabbed on to a recently-published study by The Wildlife Society to again press for conservation policy changes that would ban the use of traditional lead-based ammunition for hunting in America.
Their evidence appears to be based on the study’s abstract that hypothesized that the use of traditional ammunition is hampering the recovery of the American bald eagle population.
Would-Be Assassin of Louisville Mayoral Candidate on Gun Control, ‘Gun Violence’ and Resistance
Politicians and lobbyists will continue to push the narrative of socialists, criminal brown immigrants and unlawful black thugs as long as it persuades you to maintain their white capitalist patriarchy masked as a democracy.
They’ve had the power and resources to reduce gun violence and enact common-sense gun reform, and they’ve yet to do so. And they never will as long as it benefits them in some way.
Brownells Launches 2A Day National Celebration of the Second Amendment on 2/22/22
From Brownells . . .
Brownells invites liberty-minded people across America to Celebrate. Advocate. Join. in the freedoms guaranteed under the Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights during the Inaugural National 2nd Amendment Day presented by Brownells on 2-22-2022.
“The spirit of this event is to designate a day that we, as a nation, recognize, celebrate and do our part to secure one of the most important rights guaranteed by our Constitution – the right to keep and bear arms,” said Pete Brownell, Chairman of the Board.
Alec Baldwin Sued by Family of Cinematographer He Shot and Killed
By Andrew Dalton, AP
The family of a cinematographer shot and killed on the set of the film “Rust” is suing Alec Baldwin and the movie’s producers for wrongful death, their attorneys said Tuesday.
Lawyers for the family of Halyna Hutchins announced the lawsuit filed in New Mexico in the name of Hutchins’ husband, Matthew Hutchins, and their son, Andros, at a Los Angeles news conference.
At least three other lawsuits have been filed over the shooting, but this is the first directly tied to one of the two people shot.
Sandy Hook Families Settle Lawsuit Against Remington for $73 Million
By Dave Collins, AP
The families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School have agreed to a $73 million settlement of a lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 20 first graders and six educators in 2012.
Remington, which made the Bushmaster AR-15-style rifle used in the massacre, also agreed to allow the families to release numerous documents they obtained during the lawsuit including ones showing how it marketed the weapon, the families said Tuesday.
Gear Review: AXIL GS Extreme 2.0 Electronic Earbuds
The eternal ear protection battle of buds versus muffs rages on in the ears of shooters around the world. For the longest time, I’ve been a big fan of muffs. They’ve always been comfier to me. Electronic muffs have provided better audio quality and fit my bigger head a fair bit better.
The guys at AXIL were convinced they could change my mind with the updated version of their GS Extreme Bluetooth electronic earbuds with improved audio quality and increased battery life.
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Gun Meme of the Day: Mixed Messaging Edition
I mean, if it weren’t for double standards they wouldn’t have any standards at all, right?
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The Parkland Shooting Was Proof Positive That Gun Control Doesn’t Work
The shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was a tragic event. Particularly so in that could have been prevented. Not prevented by enacting more gun control laws. It could have been prevented by the proper administration and application of law enforcement and school administration.
But since the shooting four years ago, those who so clearly failed to do their jobs that day and in the years before have laid the blame for the massacre on law-abiding gun owners and the inanimate object the killer used.
South Dakota Senate Committee Considers Bill to Ban Financial Discrimination by Big Banks
From the NSSF . . .
Tuesday February 15th, South Dakota Senate Bill 182 will be heard in Senate Commerce Committee. Before Tuesday, take a moment to reach out to your elected representatives in the legislature and to Governor Noem and let them know – financial industry discrimination against 2nd Amendment companies is real, and, South Dakota should push back.
Please respectfully contact your elected representatives Here: and Governor Kristi Noem here.
ATF: Celebrate Valentine’s Day by Turning in Your Ex!
Valentine’s Day can still be fun even if you broke up. Do you have information about a former (or current) partner involved in illegal gun activity? Let us know, and we will make sure it’s a Valentine’s Day to remember! Call 1-888-ATF-TIPS or email ATFTips@atf.gov. pic.twitter.com/OdDIPdIzkr
— ATF HQ (@ATFHQ) February 14, 2022
If you’re struggling with how best to commemorate the greeting card industry’s biggest day of the year, our friends at the ATF have an idea targeted specifically at those of you with a bad breakup or two in your past.
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Gun Review: Smith & Wesson M&P 12 Shotgun
One of the bigger surprises of 2021 was the release of the Smith & Wesson M&P 12 gauge shotgun. S&W has been out of the shotgun game for a long time, and the company didn’t just toss a basic pump-action scattergun into their product line and call it a day. They released a dual tube bullpup pump-action shotgun that traces its lineage to the O.G. dual tube shotgun, the KelTec KSG.
Smith & Wesson’s timing was perfect since tactical shotguns are having a bit of a revival these days with increased concerns over crime and personal defense.
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Biden Marks Parkland Shooting Anniversary With Another Impotent Call for More Gun Control Laws
“Out of the heartbreak of Parkland a new generation of Americans all across the country marched for our lives and towards a better, safer America for us all.” Someone in the White House who still has full command of the English language penned that line as part of a statement to be issued on the fourth anniversary of the Parkland shooting.
“Together, this extraordinary movement is making sure that the voices of victims and survivors and responsible gun owners are louder than the voices of gun manufacturers and the National Rifle Association.”
Exactly.
Warne Announces New Magazine Extension Line for Handguns and Rifles
From Warne . . .
Warne Scope Mounts, the industry leader in scope mounting solutions and accessories, has launched its line of magazine extensions for both handguns and rifles.
Warne’s magazine extensions are made from 6061 T6 aluminum and are available in five anodized colors (Black, Red, Blue, Grey, Tan). Capacities range from +2 for the small compact pistols such as Glock 42, 43 and 43X to +0, +3 and +5 for the larger frame pistols such as Glock 17/19, Sig 320, S&W M&P, and CZ-75 (+2/+4).
Nebraska Politicians Need to Hear the Truth About Constitutional Carry
By Rob Morse
We know a lot about people. We also know a little bit about gun owners and politicians. We run into trouble when some of what we think we know is wrong.
You’d think that making some gun owners take a firearms safety class would make everyone safer. We imagine that demanding we have a state license before we can carry a firearm in public would make all of us safer, too.