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Taiwan Will Not Survive Unless Interior Ministry Starts Issuing Gun Permits
Amid controversy over funding for border security, Ukraine and Israel, one item in the mix that’s getting less attention is Taiwan.
Because there’s not an active war between the Republic of China government on the island and the Chinese Communist Party on the mainland at present, it’s on the back burner. But, with public opinion shifting, American appetite for war going down and an incoming administration that both doesn’t seem to like them and probably won’t go to bat for them (assuming this isn’t a bargaining play of some kind), Taiwan’s defensive needs are very likely to slip off of the American stove entirely in early 2025.
ATF eForms Back Up! Conspiracy Theories Crushed by Steady Hand of Bureaucracy
Well, less than an hour after we took our story live about the ATF eForms website going down and noted all the theories of alarm surrounding the alleged sinister plots to stifle gun companies and gun owners attempting to complete legal transactions because of the shutdown, the site was back up.
At 3:59 Eastern Time today, the site was brought back online. Apparently, it was just some technical glitch or an emergency service that needed to be performed because of some other issue.
Gun Review: The Walther PDP Compact 5-Inch Barrel
The pistol illustrated is a result of my diligent searching for interesting pistols to own, shoot, carry and report on. It has been quite a while since HK introduced their polymer-frame P9 and almost as long since Glock introduced their game changing Glock 17. Polymer frame striker-fired handguns are easily the most popular pistol on the market. They may not engender emotional attachment or the affection of some more prominently styled firearms, but they will definitely save your life when needed.
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Kiwis Doing an About-Face on Gun Ban
Five years after the country’s legislation banning the ownership of semi-auto rifles and spending more than a $100 million of tax-funded dollars to compensate existing owners of the rifle in what amounted to gun confiscation, New Zealand officials are looking to revisit the ban and potentially allow at least some residents to own modern sporting rifles once again for competition, hunting, etc.
Unlike the United States, gun ownership is not an enumerated right in New Zealand, rather it has always been a privilege—a privilege that was largely snatched away in 2019 after a Christchurch mass shooting at two mosques by a gunman who espoused white supremacist views left 51 people dead and injured at least 40.
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The Pure Evil That Targets Women Is Real, And We Should Be Ready To Defend Ourselves
A story out of Arizona tells us about a man who is being held not only for murder, but the stabbings of multiple women in a number of states. It was a years-long spree that only ended when the stabbing tour came to Arizona.
Twenty-six-year-old Raad Almansoori started his crime spree against women in Florida. While out on bail awaiting trial, he fled to New York, where he elevated the stakes to murder.
A Gun Win in California, You Don’t Say?
A federal judge in California has granted summary judgment to three individuals in a lawsuit challenging that state’s penal code, which permanently denies Second Amendment rights to people who have had felony convictions vacated, set aside or dismissed, and their rights to possess firearms fully restored. The case is known as Linton v. Bonta.
U.S. District Judge James Donato in the Northern District of California wrote, “After multiple hearings and several rounds of briefing, and in light of the guidance provided by New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc.
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Sportsmen’s Alliance Creates In-House Litigation Team to Bolster Legal Battles for Sportsmen
Another SAF (the Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation, not the Second Amendment Foundation) has armed up to better fight those who would stifle a way of life for millions of Americans by creating an in-house litigation team. And while the organization’s focus is more on attacks on game laws and fighting limits on hunting than gun rights, there is frequently enough overlap with these issues to where it will benefit all gun owners who like to mix the outdoors with their shooting.
Amend2 Adds Affordable A2-320 17-Round Magazines
Idaho based Amend2 has been making AR rifle mags for over a decade now, and Glock pistol mags for a good chunk of that time, but they just announced their new A2-320 mags for the 9mm SIG P320 on social media this week.
The A2-320 is a 17 round polymer magazine for 9mm SIG P320 pistols. Other capacities will be coming soon according to Amend2’s social media posts. The A2-320 is made of a sturdy self-lubricating polymer that Amend2 says will allow for smooth feeding, coupled with a non-corrosive stainless steel spring.
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What’s the Definition of a Mass Shooting? Anti-Gun Groups Play Loose With the Numbers
When it comes to reporting news on shootings and gun deaths, the numbers don’t lie…or do they? It’s hard to say when the numbers and measurements don’t even match and groups with an agenda twist the definitions of “mass shooting” to help inflate the numbers.
There were 648 mass shootings in 2020, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Everytown claims there were 636, but the FBI says there were 50. Four additional groups have their own data.
So What Does the Inventor of the Bump Stock Have to Say As His Device Goes Before the Supreme Court?
As bump stocks go before the Supreme Court this week, ABC News interviewed Jeremiah Cottle, the creator of the bump stock to get his thoughts on the battle over his invention. Cottle, a decorated military veteran and father of four, originally conceived of the bump stock while recovering from a brain injury sustained serving his country.
The original bump stock, designed in 2009, was made up of a piece of wood, PVC pipe and duct tape.
Nashville Rideshare Driver Uses Gun to Stop His Own Kidnapping
A Music City rideshare driver got more than his typical fare when a man wanting a ride to some nearby projects became agitated in his car and began making threats. As the rider’s anger grew for unknown reasons, he pulled a gun on the driver in an effort to kidnap him.
The 44-year-old driver, Dalvin Campbell, attempted a call to 911, telling the dispatcher he was being kidnapped at gunpoint.
“Campbell first called 911 around 10 p.m.
Supreme Court Bump Stock Case Starts Today
Today is the day the U.S. Supreme Court will be considering the case challenging the nearly 5-year-old Justice Department rule banning the sale and possession of bump stocks.
The case Cargill v. Garland revolves around the 2019 decision by the Trump Justice Department and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to redefine bump stock devices as “machineguns.” As most TTAG readers likely know, bump stocks use the recoil of a semi-automatic rifle to bump the trigger, increasing the rate of fire.
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Lessons From A Fake Attack On A South Florida Krav Maga Business
There seem to be two big opinions of Krav Maga, the hand-to-hand combat discipline originally developed for Israeli fighting forces. For some people, you can slap an Israeli flag on anything tactical, and it gets +10 HP. After all, it’s the Holy Land and Everyone is Israel is a superhuman commando like Zohan. Plus, all of the women in the IDF are babes with Desert Eagles, right? But, for other people, Krav Maga gets treated like Rex Kwon Do.
Smith & Wesson Releases the 5.56mm M&P SPORT III rifle
Smith & Wesson just dropped their latest AR pattern rifle, the M&P Sport III. It’s a 5.56mm rifle with a 16-inch barrel and mid-length gas system. It has a free-float handguard with tons of M-LOK slots. It also features a 16-inch, 1:8 Twist 5R rifled barrel and A2 flash hider. Luckily, the press release explained what 5R means. Apparently 5R rifling makes consistent contact with the projectile and makes the rifle more accurate than one with standard rifling.
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Lakewood Church Shooting Bodycam Released [VIDEO]
Bodycam footage from the Lakewood Church shooting shows multiple off-duty officers working on the church security team engaging a 36-year-old would-be mass murderer. The attacker, reportedly a Muslim transgendered woman named Genesse Moreno, brought a rifle with “Free Palestine” written on it.
Ultimately, the church security team shot and killed the woman, who was an illegal alien with a criminal history and mental problems.
Tragically, the social misfit terrorist also brought her 7-year-old son Samuel.
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DARWIN WON: Chicago ‘Banger Gets 12 Years For Accidentally Shooting His Buddy – Four Times
America’s largest open-air shooting gallery provides countless stories of violence inflicted upon others on a daily basis. The murder and mayhem in Democrat Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s crime-free utopia (thanks to strict gun control laws) provides more than enough violent news for HeyJackass to track.
While some of these incidents are tragedies, others aren’t so much.
CWBChicago, a hometown crime blog, tracks the individual cases including one with a mostly happy ending.
Anti-Gun Group Wins Ruling Against ATF Ghost Gun “Loophole”
The anti-gun group Giffords, founded by former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, following her recovery from being shot by a deranged gunman in Tucson, Arizona, in 2011, has won a court victory against what her organization sees as a loophole in the ATF’s ghost gun rules that allowed AR ghost gun parts to be treated differently than other gun parts. The ruling effectively forces the ATF to now treat those exempted AR parts as firearms. The move could have extended reach in how some AR parts are sold and made available to gun owners.
Lessons From A Tragedy In Poland
Video of a brutal murder-suicide in Poland last year can teach us some important lessons in family safety, mental health and information privacy. While shootings like this one are rare in every country, breakups and young adult relationship drama are not. So, we need to share these important lessons with our kids and grandkids so they can keep themselves safe.
We tried posting a link to the video but given the tragic and graphic nature of the scene, it has been removed shortly after popping up each time we find it.
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Honoring Black Gun Ownership During Black History Month
Throughout the month of February, America celebrates Black History Month. There is much to celebrate for the contributions African Americans have made to our nation. That includes within the firearm industry and as gun owners.
That history, of course, isn’t without controversy. There is still progress to be made. The history of Black Americans and firearm ownership has advanced far beyond what it was at the nation’s founding. That history, however, isn’t meant to be swept under the rug.
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‘NOT BY ACCIDENT’: California Sheriff Roasts ‘Radicals’ In California For Exploding Crime Problem
The Left in America loves to champion “Criminal Justice Reform.” Running that slogan through the universal translator, that means not putting criminals in jails or prison, emptying prisons bad bad people already there and and end to cash bail. It also includes legalizing drugs and decriminalizing crime through legislation.
Of course, these lead to more crime and misery, which these woke social justice warriors conveniently ignore, in part because the lion’s share of this crime doesn’t touch them personally.