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From Future Forged: The Vektor X is the newest design of AR grips from Future Forged. The grip boasts a beaver tail, a single finger well, extended pommel, beavertail/tang and a strong tendon down the middle of the grip. The grip has a 15.5 degree grip angle along with an ergonomic design to fit a […]

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Randy Jones writes . . . I carried a 1911 made back in 1942 for about 34 years (’82 thru ’16). Rock solid and reliable. I still have it in the night stand, but I decided I would update my EDC. So, I bought a Kimber 1911 and a Taurus 1911 to replace it. A […]

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In March, three plainclothes officers of the Louisville Police Department, driving and unmarked car, reportedly burst into an apartment where Breonna Taylor and her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker were sleeping. Believing it to be a home invasion, Walker, who has a concealed carry permit, opened fire, wounding one of the three officers. The cops shot back, […]

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And why didn’t the safety mavens at the National Rifle Association catch it?    

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From D4 Guns . . . D4 Guns is proud to announce the latest addition to its line of innovative leather products for firearms. Available now to purchase is the AK-47 Leather Cheek Rest Kit for under-folder and side-folder AK47 stocks. The leather cheek rest kit is designed to provide additional surface area and 1/4 […]

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By Travis Smola The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division has charged four people with poaching at least 27 big game animals in a case that may result in huge fines. In a press release, the OSP F&W said criminal citations were issued to 34-year-old William Hollings, 39-year-old Nicholas Lisenby, 33-year-old Eric Hamilton and 37-year-old Amanda Hughes for […]

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Joe V. writes . . . Here is my pocket dump minus wallet, hand sanitizer, work, and personal phones. I usually wear a suit jacket or sports coat due to work. I’ve adopted this for daily dress, which helps with concealment. I carry a Walther PPS M2 with three seven-round magazines. I really like this […]

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Magpul is a company big enough that they never seem to be the type to dump a press release in my inbox. Instead, they just rely on their massive, and well-deserved fanbase to spread the word. Well that and the occasional short, cryptic, Youtube video. Released only a few minutes ago (at least as I […]

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Tom writes . . . I’m retired in my mid 70s and living in a semi-rural part of the state. My EDC hasn’t changed with the current madness and I always carry when I leave home. My EDC varies depending on where I’m going, what I’ll be doing when I get there and what I’ll […]

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I make a habit of counting the number of reloads I make by keeping a tally of primer and bullet boxes. I’m not a hoarder and I don’t keep them, but I am detailed in my process. I reached an interesting number the other day. I realized that I had hit a very special count […]

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I’ve owned a lot of knives over the years. One of the first ones I bought was the small, light, handy and pocketable SOG Flash. I carried it for a couple of years before, sadly, I lost it somewhere along the way. That was long ago and I haven’t owned anther SOG since. Until now. […]

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By LKB As you may recall, what seems like an eternity ago — two years — a panel of the Ninth Circuit handed down a decision in Young v. Hawaii. In that case, the petitioner was denied a Hawaii concealed carry permit. Hawaii is technically a “may issue” state that requires an “exceptional case” for […]

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The National Shooting Sports Foundation has just released their tally of adjusted NICS background checks for April. It’s the best indicator of retail gun sales activity. The number show that during the COVID-19 emergency, with prisons and jails continuing to release criminals and police forces reduced by infections, Americans are buying more guns than ever […]

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A new study of the effect of red flag laws on suicides was published this month. The study title and a first glance at the Methods section, got my hopes up. The impact of gun violence restraining order laws in the U.S. and firearm suicide among older adults: a longitudinal state-level analysis, 2012–2016 “This is […]

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[This post is part of our series, What I’m Carrying Now. If you’d like to submit a photo and description of the gun, holster and gear you’re carrying in the new world in which we live, send it to us at thetruthaboutguns@gmail.com with WICN in the subject field.] Raul D. writes . . . I’m carrying a GLOCK 22 with […]

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You can’t find the 5.56 ammunition you really need. All you’ve seen for weeks are empty shelves. No one has any in stock. No one except Midway USA. Midway got their hands on a huge shipment of top quality full metal jacket Federal M855 5.56 NATO green tip ammunition and they’re selling it in ammo cans […]

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[This post is part of our series, What I’m Carrying Now. If you’d like to submit a photo and description of the gun, holster and gear you’re carrying in the new world in which we live, send it to us at thetruthaboutguns@gmail.com with WICN in the subject field.] Wilburn Roberts writes . . . Someone wrote in the […]

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I was introduced to Joe Marler (Law Enforcement Sales Manager at Daniel Defense), the host for my visit to the Daniel Defense manufacturing facility, when we both participated in the Government Training Institute Legion‘s Precision Rifle With Elevated Shooting Course. During the course, Joe and I were paired as we shot from an elevated railing. […]

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Fromt the NSSF . . . NSSF President and CEO Joe Bartozzi joined USCCA President and Founder Tim Schmidt for a YouTube webcast talking about the phenomenon of the spike in firearm purchases during the coronavirus pandemic. NSSF released the adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check figures and March 2020 topped the record for the […]

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[This post is part of our series, What I’m Carrying Now. If you’d like to submit a photo and description of the gun, holster and gear you’re carrying in the new world in which we live, send it to us at thetruthaboutguns@gmail.com with WICN in the subject field.] A reader somewhere in Iowa writes . . . […]

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