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Knives Out: After Virtually Outlawing Guns, U.K. Officials Now Coming After Knives

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 14:30

Remember that slippery slope of continual government regulation followed by overreach by always justifying “we just need to do a little more and then our plans will work” TTAG wrote about the other day? Well, if you don’t believe in it, just take a look at what’s playing out in the United Kingdom.

As knife crime surges in the U.K., the government has launched an amnesty and compensation scheme targeting “zombie-style” knives and machetes, urging citizens to turn in these newly banned weapons before facing potential legal repercussions.

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Battle Arms Solo Blaster

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 12:15

If you’ve followed any of my AR build articles, you know I like some oddball stuff. Like the DL-44 Blaster build I did earlier this year. Well, if you liked the build but don’t want to do your own, then Battle Arms Development has you covered with their Solo Blaster.

The Solo Blaster

Here’s how Battle Arms describes their new offering: Inspired by one of the most iconic weapons in the galaxy.

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Machete-Wielding Intruder Confronted By Texas Homeowner At Gunpoint

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 08:44

A machete-wielding intruder had second thoughts when he found himself staring down the business end of a Texas homeowner’s 9mm handgun. The confrontation happened around 5 p.m. on August 21. Liberty Hill homeowner, Darryl Stevens, caught the intruder on camera attempting to break into his home, Fox 7 Austin is reporting. 

Stevens and a contractor were looking out to the backyard when they noticed a machete-wielding man walking alongside a dog as he approached the rear of the home near Bear Creek.

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Comparing Silencer Central’s Banish 223 Suppressors

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 13:00

Silencer Central’s Banish line offers two excellent options for shooters seeking .223/5.56 caliber suppression: the Banish 223 and the newer Banish Speed K. While both excel in reducing noise and improving shooting experience, they cater to slightly different needs. Let’s dive into the key differences between these suppressors to help you choose the right one for your firearm.

Size and Weight

The most striking difference lies in their physical dimensions. Thanks to its titanium construction, the Banish 223 boasts a 7-inch length and weighs 11.4 ounces, making it a well-balanced option for most AR-15 platforms.

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More Bruen Fallout: Switchblades Now Legal In Massachusetts

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 09:00

After being banned for nearly seven decades, Massachusetts residents can now carry switchblades, thanks to the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in New York Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.

On Tuesday, the Commonwealth’s Judicial Court, the highest court in the state, ruled that switchblades fall under the same Second Amendment protection as firearms do and cannot be banned by the state.

In the ruling concerning the law passed by the state legislature in 1967, Justice Serge Georges Jr.

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Missouri Armed Citizen Stops Home Intruder

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 06:30

While many anti-gun politicians and organizations love to say that armed citizens never successfully defend themselves with their firearms, that couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, we easily find numerous reports of Americans defending themselves and their families with a gun every day and all throughout the nation just by cruising local news reports.

One of the latest such incidents happened last weekend in Missouri when an intruder who kicked in the back door of a home was shot and killed by the home’s armed occupant.

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American Citizens ‘Trapped’ By Violent Migrant Gang In Aurora, Colorado

Sun, 09/01/2024 - 07:29

Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky has shined light on a frightening situation unfolding in Aurora, Colorado, by leaking footage of a Venezuelan migrant prison gang storming The Edge at Lowry, an apartment complex in the Denver metro city. Jurinsky announced that heavily armed men have seized control of the buildings, which are full of American citizens, carrying out violent robberies, shootings and assaults, causing a terrifying ordeal for residents who are now trapped with their families under horrifying conditions.

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Texas AG Sues Dallas, Texas State Fair Over Carry Ban

Sat, 08/31/2024 - 15:19

The ongoing battle over Texas State Fair officials banning concealed carry during this year’s fair, set to open on September 27 in Dallas, has resulted in a lawsuit.

On Thursday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the City of Dallas and the Texas State Fair over the decision, which was a direct turnaround from the previous carry policy. In the lawsuit, Paxton asked the court to grant injunctive relief to prevent the City of Dallas or the State Fair of Texas from enforcing the unlawful ban on firearms. 

“Municipalities cannot nullify state law nor can they avoid accountability by contracting official functions to nominally third parties,” Paxton said in a release announcing the filing.

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Bonta-flation: Cali AG Wants to Jack Up Ammo “Background” Check Fee from $1 to $5

Sat, 08/31/2024 - 11:04

Give an inch, and they’ll take a mile. A slippery slope. Death by a thousand cuts. By whatever name you call it, Democrats in California have mastered the art of chipping away at constitutional rights. That’s what’s taking place right now in the Golden State where last week, Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the state wants to raise the cost of an ammunition background check (that’s right, in California, you have to have a background check just to buy ammunition) from $1 to $5.

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Labor Day Holiday Update aka Gone Shooting

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 17:00

The bosses are unlocking the rusty cage in the dark ammo shelter they keep us toiling away in here at TTAG and said we are free to run wild in the watermelon patch an extra day since Monday is one of the very few things the Feds have foisted on us that is actually good…the Labor Day holiday. So with that temporary reprieve, this is just a quick heads up to our TTAG faithful that our usual light weekend posting schedule will extend through Monday as well, Tuesday if sobriety hasn’t kicked in sufficiently by then.

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Bay Area Man Arrested, Accused of Selling 3D-Printed Guns On Etsy

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 16:00

Etsy describes itself as a “global online marketplace, where people come together to make, sell, buy, and collect unique items.” Certainly, the e-commerce platform inspires thoughts of enchanting wooden dollhouses, micro crochet miniature otters, pet detective outfits for kittens and papercraft flamingo sculptures. According to federal officials, however, Alexander McGrail Reynolds had something different in mind, allegedly using the global bazaar to sell 3D-printed Glock-style handgun frames labeled as Airsoft toys, popular, plastic BB firing, replica guns modeled after real firearms.

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On Waffling Walz from the Folks Who Know Him Best, Minnesota Gun Owners

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 14:00

One of the most popular booths at this year’s Minnesota State Fair bears a simple sign: “Never Walz.” The booth offers t-shirts and prizes for fairgoers – all emblazoned with the “Never Walz” logo. The line for the booth grows so long at times that it poses traffic problems for police officers patrolling the fairgrounds. 

Bryan Strawser, chairman of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, is not surprised by the booth’s popularity. He’s watched Gov.

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Franklin Armory’s New AR-ELITE Binary Trigger for AR Platforms

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 11:27

Franklin Armory just released a new version of their Binary trigger. The AR-ELITE Binary Trigger is for AR platforms and now offers more options than the basic Binary kits.

When you bought a Franklin Armory Binary kit before you had to decide between a straight and curved trigger. I know because I just ordered one, and ended up going with a curved one myself. With the AR-ELITE kit you actually get both trigger styles so you can try both, and see which works best for you.

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After Man Spends 2 Years In Jail, Charges Dropped In Texas Self-Defense Shooting

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 10:00

As the old saying goes, the wheels of justice turn slowly. Likewise, so do the wheels of injustice, as a self-defense case out of Waco, Texas, recently proved.

This week, the McLennan County District Attorney’s Office dismissed murder charges against two Houston men involved in the self-defense incident at a party near the Baylor University campus, finally determining it was a justifiable homicide. While that was good news to Calvin Nichols Jr., it hardly makes up for the 635 days the man spent locked up in jail while the DA’s office slowly dragged its feet over the case.

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Scopes We Love: Tract TORIC UHD 4-20X50 PRS Rifle Scope

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 11:30

Tract Optics is a direct-to-consumer company that’s been around since 2016. It offers high quality optics at outstanding prices by cutting out the middleman. Jon LaCorte and Jon Allen are the co-founders, and they have been in the hunting optics business for over 40 years combined. They know the optics industry and products inside and out.

Scope Features

The TORIC UHD 30mm 4-20X50 First Focal Plane MRAD PRS Long Range Rifle Scope is a great example of their vision. It’s designed to change the way shooters approach long-range shooting.

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Court Overturns Missouri Second Amendment Protection Act

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:30

A federal appeals court has overturned Missouri’s “Second Amendment Protection Act,” a measure that was passed by the state legislature and signed into law by Republican Gov. Mike Parson back in 2021.

The law, introduced and passed in response to several anticipated bills that would be overreach on Second Amendment freedoms during the early days of the Biden administration, forbade police from enforcing federal gun laws that don’t have an equivalent state law.

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Do You Live In A Top-10 Gun-Friendly State?

Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:45

We all know that governments in some states have great respect for the Second Amendment, while leaders in other states don’t give a second thought to passing yet another law that infringes on citizens’ right to keep and bear arms.

But do you know how your state ranks in relation to the other states in the union? Do you live in a Top 10 state, or are you stuck in one in the bottom 10?

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Gear Review – The ANR ANVL UKON AEMS

Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:06

Optic mounts are getting fancy these days. It used to be nothing more than a chunk of aluminum that held your rifle optic in place. Some were better than others, sure, but they were largely the same. There was some untapped potential with optics mounts, and people are finally seeing that. Companies like ANR produce mounts like the ANVL UKON and prove you can always make a better mousetrap.

What’s the ANVL UKON

ANR, short for ANY Kydex Holsters, has broken out of just making Kydex holsters.

Continue reading Gear Review – The ANR ANVL UKON AEMS at The Truth About Guns.

Memphis Anti-Gun Ballot Plan Draws Ire Of State Republicans

Wed, 08/28/2024 - 08:35

A planned ballot referendum by Memphis, Tennessee, city officials to restore handgun carry permits and enact a municipal red-flag law is drawing swift retribution from some state leaders.

Specifically, the referendums would ask voters if they want to amend the city charter to restore handgun carry permit requirements, ban so-called “assault rifles” and impose “red-flag” rules to allow authorities to remove firearms from citizens if accused of being a threat to others.

However, Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton is threatening city leaders with financial repercussions if they go forward with the ballot initiative.

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Go Woke Go Broke, Have Guns Have Fun

Tue, 08/27/2024 - 18:27

The idea of “woke” Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) policies continues to wither away. That’s good news for the firearm and ammunition industry, which has been the focus of corporations seeking to force public policies by the might of their corporate largess. It turns out that those lofty ideals aren’t so lofty after all. They’re more of a millstone weighing them down and more corporations are ditching their ESG programs.

BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, announced last week a cut for support of shareholder proposals for ESG initiatives to a low of 4.1 percent.

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