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Nightstick Announces Two New Weapon Lights for Compact Concealed Carry Pistols
If you carry a gun, you need a light. If you’re not going to have a light in your pocket, you should have one on your handgun. Nightstick has just announced two knew weapon lights for compact carry guns like the GLOCK 48, the SIG P365 and the Springfield Hellcat. Here’s their press release . . .
Nightstick, a global manufacturer of professional portable LED lighting products announces the launch of its TCM-365 for the Sig Sauer P365 family and TCM-5B model for more than two dozen narrow rail EDC handguns including the Glock G43X & G48X MOS, Springfield Armory Hellcat and Sig Sauer P365 X-Macro.
Ammunition Review: Barnes Defense Buckshot
Ammo reviews can be difficult to do, what with all the gel blocks and other gear required for an objective evaluation. Shotgun ammo can be a bit different. Rounds like Federal’s Personal Defense with Flitecontrol are worth a look and comparison to competitors. What makes Barnes Defense Buckshot eye-catching is its cost of almost $4.00 per round.
Barnes describes the new load as being “produced with the uncompromising precision and reliability” and having a price of between $17.99 and $21.99 for a five-round box.
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Radical Anti-Gun Florida Man Gets 15 Months for Threatening Pro-Gun Congresswoman
by Lee Williams
A 39-year-old South Florida man who is an ardent anti-gunner was sentenced last week to 15 months in federal prison and one year of probation for threatening U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, in a series of social media posts that targeted the Congresswoman for her strong Second Amendment support.
In 2021, Matthew Lee Comiskey sent five threatening tweets to Boebert that mentioned firearms and encouraged readers to do her harm.
Gun Meme of the Day: Laundry Mishap Edition
I’ve found no shortage of fired cases in my laundry, but never a holster haha
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Gavin Newsom: Only ‘Merchants of Death’ Oppose His 28th Amendment Gun Control Proposal
Pity poor California Gov. Gavin Newsom. He’s trying so hard to remain relevant while tapping his foot, waiting for something unfortunate to happen to President Joe Biden. Newsom really wants to run for president, but until he doesn’t want to be seen as being in the same company with people like Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
So he’s trying to say in the public eye and look presidential without actually campaigning. His latest pathetically transparent stunt proposing a 28th Amendment to the Constitution which would gut many of the rights protected by the terribly inconvenient Second Amendment.
After Pistol Braces, What’s Next on the ATF’s Hit List?
By Lee Williams
House Republicans tried to stop the massive overreach by unelected bureaucrats at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The ATF has turned more than 40 million law-abiding Americans into felons overnight. That’s because the normal operation of our constitutional republic has been perverted by a doddering old buffoon who would rather rule by imperial decree than submit to the normal checks, balances and separation of powers which have proven so effective for nearly two-and-a-half centuries.
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The Faxon FX22 Complete Series: From Plinking to Competition
Faxon Firearms has announced the release of its FX22 Complete series, a collection of guns intended for plinking to target shooting, to competition experiences. The series comprises three rifles and a pistol, all using the 22 Long Rifle cartridge.
The FX22 series accommodates different skill levels and preferences, aiming to cater to various shooting activities, from casual plinking to competitive shooting.
Offering multiple configurations, such as rifles with different barrel lengths, handguard styles, and stocks, as well as a compact pistol option, the series aims to provide a customizable choice for potential users.
Illinois Man Claims He Shot Himself in the Leg During a Dream About Burglars
NBC News reports on a Lake Barrington, Illinois man (it’s not clear whether or not he’s ever lived in Florida) who told cops he was dreaming when he fired a shot in his sleep, wounding himself in the leg. This 62-year-old’s fanciful claims seem more than a little difficult to believe. Even taking him at his word, it seems like a(nother) good reason not to sleep with a gun under your pillow.
Here’s the story as reported nationally by NBC News .
Das: How the ‘MAGA-Gun Lobby’ Justifies the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
Because of the MAGA-gun lobby’s opposition to any new gun law, we’ve seen criminals get guns and carry out 147 mass shootings in the first 100 days this year. Rather than change course and figure out how to prevent the next one, the MAGA-gun lobby rationalizes the carnage with these arguments:
“Give me liberty or give me death” Because the MAGA-Gun Lobby wants unfettered Second Amendment liberty, even if it means Second Amendment liberties for criminals, the shooting death of someone else’s child is just the price we pay, they say.
A Home Intruder’s Death Marks First Homicide in Over 20 Years in Centerville, OH
Joseph Gibson, 36, of Dayton, forced his way into a Centerville, Ohio residence at 5 a.m. last Thursday. The residents of the home, a couple with two children, didn’t appreciate the violent and tumultuous intrusion, so the homeowner punched Mr. Gibson’s ticket.
Gibson’s death ranked as the first homicide in 20-plus years in the sleepy Dayton suburb. In addition to finding Mr. G’s lifeless body just inside the front door, cops also found a woman semi-conscious in the front yard (she hadn’t been shot).
Shooting Ranges Should Try To Stay Out Of The Culture Wars
There are many different ways to have a birthday party. Some people like the traditional cake and a song. Others like to meet friends at a bar, or go to a park. But, I’d imagine that heading to the shooting range for fun and some skill improvement would be a popular option among many readers here. Who doesn’t want to put some lead down range with some friends to commemorate surviving another trip around the old burning gasball in space?
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Obscure Object of Desire: Smith & Wesson M1917 Revolver
I like weird guns. In fact, I pretty much like all guns. I know in the past, some people haven’t understood some of my Obscure Objects of Desire, and I get it. That said, I think we can all agree the S&W M1917 revolver was a pretty awesome gun and worthy of being an OOOD status.
While I’m a fan of nearly all guns, like many of us, I have a list of some that are more equal than others.
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Governor Lee Smiles: Naïve Tennessee Students Lobby Against Guns in Schools Ahead of Special Session
Last week we noted that following the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Volunteer State Gov. Bill Lee couldn’t manage to get his “red flag” introduced in the legislature, let alone get it passed. The law would allow the confiscation of guns without due process. After the session ended, Gov. Lee then called for a special session to consider the red flag laws at the end of summer.
Why the delay in such an “important” issue?
Gun Meme of the Day: A Bit Over the Top Edition
You know, okay, probably a bit hyperbolic in most cases, but we’ll accept it.
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Colorado Gun Control Rally a Damp Squib While Media Approvingly Swoon
What began as an over-hyped, week-long gun control rally to force Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to ban all guns in his state fizzled out after one day and a little rain.
It was a real-time demonstration of the current reality of a growing and diversified gun-owning community that cherishes the rights guaranteed in the Constitution to lawfully possess firearms.
The Here 4 The Kids Rally was supposed to force the governor to relent to their demands.
Louisiana Man: Persistent, Grass-Eating Would-Be Burglar Stopped by Home Owner With a Gun
Quitters never win. That’s the old saw that a grass-eating, would-be home invader must have lived by. He absorbed multiple rounds before he finally ceased his violent attempt to force entry to a home in Ascension Parish, Louisiana early last Sunday morning.
In the end, if Kameron Serigny, 20, had gone to church instead of apparently taking recreational drugs, he might not have died with a belly full of someone’s lawn clippings.
That’s right.
Biden’s Anti-Gun Warriors are Never Held Accountable for Their Assault on Civil Rights
By Lee Williams
A secret cabal of unelected bureaucrats operating in the bowels of the White House is the real architect of Joe Biden’s war on our guns, and none are ever held accountable.
Susan Rice, Barack Obama’s former national security advisor, played a leading role in this Star Chamber of civil rights abuse, until she abruptly left the White House last month. Rice, who served as Joe Biden’s domestic policy advisor, didn’t even bother to hide her frequent meetings with members of the gun-ban industry, such as Giffords, Brady, and Everytown.
Utah Church Forging Peace by Converting Guns to Gardening Tools
Utahns dropped off the unwanted firearms at the Christ United Methodist Church, where professionals took the firearms apart.
“Even the most skilled gunsmith couldn’t make this a serviceable weapon. This gun will never hurt anyone, because now it’s just a chunk of metal,” said one of the volunteers.
The center will ship the pieces to a Colorado organization called RAWtools that will turn the guns into spades or mattocks you can purchase online.
Gun Meme of the Day: Strapped Pups Edition
Do not use memes as legal advice!
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Personal Defense: Forty Miles of Road Rage Ends in a Dead Aggressor
Police in Minnesota ruled the use of deadly force over the weekend against a road-raging idiot was justified self-defense. For 40 miles, William Haire — age: more than old enough to know better — reportedly drove like a lunatic, threatening a 30-year-old driver. What an enraged 61-year-old Floyd didn’t know was that the other driver had a carry license and his gun.
Floyd’s anger finally caught up with him in Maple Grove, Minnesota northwest of Minneapolis.