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FBI Data Show the Media Overstate the Number of Mass Shootings By a Factor of 10
By Lee Williams
According to a recently released report from the FBI, there were far fewer mass shootings over the past four years than were reported by the Gun Violence Archive, a private nonprofit that provides the data cited most often by the mainstream media.
The FBI found that while active shootings are increasing, they are not nearly the threat the Gun Violence Archive and the media would have you believe.
The FBI’s NICS System Can’t Keep Up With the Demand for Background Checks
In recent years, the FBI — which manages the system that vets gun buyers — processed an average of 8.6 million gun background checks annually, according to historical data analyzed by FiveThirtyEight. But last year, the bureau processed 12,761,328 background checks, according to FBI data obtained by FiveThirtyEight through a public records request.
Perhaps most alarming, the FBI never finished over 316,000 background checks in the first nine months of 2020 alone — far more than in any other year on record.
Gun Meme of the Day: You’ve Stolen My Dreams and My Childhood
Gear Review: Vortex SPARC SOLAR Red Dot Sight
The phrase “budget red dot” has mostly lost its meaning. Most red dots — outside of a prominent Swedish firm — have dropped in price considerably in the last few years. The technology is relatively simple, and economies of scale mixed with the laws of supply and demand have helped lower entry into the market considerably.
Sure, plenty of junky red dots still exist, but SIG, Vortex, Leupold, Holosun, and more are making quality red dots for less than $300 bucks.
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Bushnell Releases New Prime 1800 Laser Rangefinder
From Bushnell . . .
Bushnell, an industry leader in performance optics, has announced the introduction of the newest addition to its laser rangefinder lineup – the Prime 1800. Packed with added features such as Bushnell’s all-new ACTIVSYNC display system that fluidly morphs from black to red readouts based on lighting conditions, the Prime 1800 builds on the success of Bushnell’s 25-year legacy of laser rangefinder development.
With its all-glass, fully multi-coated optical path and extra-large laser aperture window, the Prime 1800 boasts double the light transmission over other competitive models.
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Book Review: ‘Born Ballistic’ by Bob Nosler
Have you ever heard of Nosler Produce? What about Nosler Trucking? Did you know Nosler was once owned by Leupold, or that it took a generation to get it back to the Nosler family? And what’s with the moose?
Born Ballistic is a fascinating little book about the creation of the people and the business that is Nosler, from the first failure of other commercial bullets to the powerhouse of the hunting and shooting world it is today.
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Ask Josh: Is a 300 BLK Worth It If You’re Shooting Unsuppressed?
Sometimes things get stereotyped for a reason. I don’t see a need to further elaborate on this, as those of us who live in the real world already know it. Guns have the same problem in popular culture. M16’s (AR’s) jam and are unreliable. AK’s are in accurate, but indestructible. Hi-Points are never bought, only stolen, etc.
You get it. The 300 BLK was designed around suppressors, and reader Jeff A asks this:
Thank you for publishing the above referenced article.
CCRKBA Adds Three New Names to ‘Don’t Feed Them’ List of Anti-Gun Businesses
Shake Shack, the Los Angeles Clippers and Insight Partners have all been added to the “Don’t Feed Them” list of anti-gun-rights businesses by the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.
“When we launched this project,” recalled CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, “we promised our members and supporters there would be occasional updates, and we keep our promises.”
CCRKBA’s “Don’t Feed the Gun Prohibitionists” project has developed a list of businesses and CEOs who have been supporting groups and efforts that push new legislation designed to impair the rights of law-abiding firearms owners.
The Huge Guns.com July 4th Sale Is On Now!
There’s no better way to celebrate our nation’s birthday than by exercising your Second Amendment rights. That means checking out all of the great holiday deals at the Guns.com July 4th Sale and stocking up for a ballistically good time this long holiday weekend.
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You can save big money throughout the holiday weekend. Shipping is free on all firearm purchases all summer long. Whether your looking for a new rifle, handgun or any firearm, Guns.com is the place to find it and save money in the process.
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Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act Working As Designed…So Far
The passage of the Second Amendment Preservation Act, which blocks Missouri police from enforcing a variety of federal gun laws, has alarmed gun control advocates and sparked concern that it could hamper police efforts to arrest violent criminals or confiscate their guns.
Emails obtained by The Kansas City Star show federal prosecutors in eastern Missouri have asked at least a dozen police departments whether they will stop participating in federal gun crime investigations.
Our ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban Victory Has Been Stayed by the Ninth Circuit. Now What?
In California, a small company has set its sights on quietly working to claw back your Second Amendment rights while keeping you legal in the meantime. Kali Key was founded to give its customers a way to keep their rifles in the face of “assault weapon” bans and then use the resulting sales to directly support grassroots 2A organizations like San Diego County Gun Owners (SDCGO).
SDCGO is a close partner of the more famous California-based Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC).
Gun Meme of the Day: Bowhunting Edition
They didn’t stand a chance. Still, it’s nice to be outside.
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DIY Home Build Number 4 – The 80% Arms AR-9 and Freedom for Rich White Dudes
Over the last year, I’ve made a solidly-performing 9mm polymer framed pistol, a fun AR-15 style rifle and a great “parts-bin” AR10 in 6.5 Creedmoor based on kits from 80% Arms and Brownells. For the fourth installment of this loose series, I put together the 80% Arms AR-9 GLOCK magazine compatible braced pistol.
All of the parts from this build, with the exception of the Underground Tactical take-down and pivot pins, came from 80% Arms and Brownells.
San Jose’s New Gun Fee and Insurance Mandate Sound ‘Like Pre-World War II Poland’
From Gun Owners of California . . .
Sam Paredes, Gun Owners of California’s Executive Director made the following statement on the City of San Jose’s mandate for gun owners to carry liability insurance and pay a fee to cover taxpayers’ costs associated with gun violence.
“There are so many things wrong with this that it’s tough to know where to begin,” said Paredes. “Can residents of San Jose expect a door-to-door check from city inspectors asking about guns in the home?
Obama: I’m Greatest Gun Salesman in History – Biden: Hold My Beer
Surprise! June’s gun sales figures was only exceeded by 2020’s gargantuan total as people were confronted by post-George Floyd violence and mayhem on their TV screens last year, accompanied by their local politicians’ calls to defund the police. Almost 1.3 million new guns were sold last month (again, as the National Shooting Sports Foundation makes clear below, that drastically understates the actual number).
According to the NSSF, Americans bought an adjusted total of 4.3 million new guns in Q2.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Church Carry Bill Into Law
Governor Ron DeSantis has signed HB 259, Florida’s Church Carry bill, into law. That means religious institutions in the Sunshine State are no longer automatically designated gun-free zones if they offer daycare services, run a parochial school, or rent/lease space from a school to hold services.
Religious institutions are now free to make the choice of letting congregants carry concealed firearms on their own if they wish.
We at Gun Owners of America felt that Florida’s lawmakers could have done much more than what was offered in the final bill.
Biden Threatens America’s Firearm Owners, Twists the Second Amendment to Further His Anti-Gun Agenda
President Joe Biden is at it again. The Commander-in-Chief quite literally threatened Americans with unprecedented military action in an attempt to justify the most radical antigun agenda ever thrust on the nation.
History, facts and even the U.S. Constitution don’t matter when it comes to his nouveau interpretation of the Second Amendment. The more President Biden speaks on guns, the more he’s turning out to be the least trusted man to understand them and their place in America.
Gun Control Laws Like ‘May Issue’ Carry Permits Aren’t Only Racist, They’re Also Corrupt
I once tried to get a carry permit in New York.
First, I had to read 60 pages of instructions about irrelevant things like “metal knuckle knives” and “kung fu stars,” fill out a confusing 17-page form, get it notarized, and then go in person to police headquarters.
There they fingerprinted me, demanded reasons why I should be allowed to have a gun, and charged me $430.
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Gun Meme of the Day: IKEA is the Tenth Circle of Hell Edition
IKEA, which I’m told has lawyers and so I should say that the title of this post is just, like, my opinion, man, uses approximately one percent of the entire world’s lumber production. That’s insane. Still, concealed means concealed, so if you shop the IKEA labyrinth please keep all of your parts clothed.