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Here’s the Latest On the Lawsuits Against SIG SAUER Claiming P320 Pistols are Unsafe
When we last left the ongoing saga of claims that the P320 pistol is somehow unsafe, a small police department in Connecticut had made public a video of an officer’s duty gun discharging while he was involved in a tussle with a suspect. If you haven’t seen it, here it is . . .
Officer’s gun randomly goes off during arrest in Montville, CT.
It was a Sig and the chief has already ordered 35 new Glocks for the department.
New From ZeroTech: Thrive HD Micro Reflex Optic
Skinny little carry guns like the P365, Hellcat, PD10, and others need uniquely skinny little optics. Micro optics, even. At the same time, they work on larger guns as well. ZeroTech has now entered the crowded teeny optic fray with their Thrive HD Micro Reflex Optic.
ZT’s press release follows . . .
ZeroTech Optics, a leader in optical innovation, proudly unveils its latest masterpiece – the Thrive HD Micro Reflex Optic (THDM21).
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New York’s New Ammunition Background Check System is the Disaster Everyone Knew It Would Be
By Lee Williams
If you want to buy a box of shotgun shells or even .22 LR anywhere in New York state, be prepared for a bevy of personal questions, a background check that includes a $2.50 fee, and a long wait.
A new state law went into effect last week, which requires ammunition retailers – who must all be licensed by the state – to conduct background checks through the State Police of all ammunition purchasers.
Strategy Shift: SAF & Gottlieb Move Their Suit Against Washington AG Ferguson to State Court
The Second Amendment Foundation and founder Alan Gottlieb have moved their civil rights lawsuit against Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson from federal court to Washington State court in a move the plaintiffs hope will bring a speedier resolution to their case.
“We believe we will do better in the state courts, considering Ferguson’s loss before the state Supreme Court earlier this year in the long-running Value Village case,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M.
Gun Meme of the Day: In The Dreams of Tyrants Edition
Awww so sad, it looks like she isn’t getting her way after all.
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Uncle Mike’s Introduces Premium Leather Holsters and Gun Belts
Uncle Mikes has been around since the late 1940’s and in recent decades they’re been best known for their affordable nylon and polymer holsters and firearms accessories. Now they’re jumping into leather gun belts and holsters, but it looks like they’re keeping the affordable part of their business model intact.
They’re teaming up with OLG Licensing, the parent group of 1791 Gunleather, and offering IWB and OWB holsters in a variety of sizes for both revolvers and auto pistols, with options for optics mounted handguns.
Have You Seen The Ultra-Sophisticated Warplane the US Government Has Misplaced?
Have you seen this missing piece of US government property? The United States Marine Corps has misplaced one like-new F-35B Lightning fighter plane and is asking for the public’s help in locating it.
This is the same United States government, by the way, that thinks you should undergo an extensive background check, submit your finger prints, pay a special tax, and wait an indeterminate period of time if the barrel on your rifle is less than 16 inches in length.
Optic Review: Leupold BX4 Range HD 10x42mm Rangefinding Binoculars
Jacques Jordaan was giddy. The normally stoic professional hunter was grinning ear to ear and texting his friends like a middle school girl. Every bit of his elation was justified. I had just given my trusted PH a set of Leupold’s brand new BX4 Range HD 10×42 Rangefinding Binoculars and he was very, very pleased.
For this safari, Jacques took me away from his gorgeous Free State property that bordered the hills of Lesotho and instead met up with William Hayward of Doornrivier Safaris in the eastern edge of the Succulent Karoo Desert in South Africa’s Eastern Cape.
GOA Lawsuit Forces ATF to Back Down, Restore North Dakota Gun Store’s FFL
Gun Owners of America (GOA) and the Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) are excited to announce that the ATF has backed down from attempting to revoke the FFL license of Morehouse Enterprises in Valley City, North Dakota.
Previously, GOA and GOF had filed a lawsuit in defense of the gun retailer, which does business as Bridge City Ordnance. The company was facing the loss of its license due to minor paperwork errors, which under the new Biden “Zero Tolerance” policy, was grounds for revocation.
French: Hunter Biden May Benefit From a Time of Second Amendment Legal Chaos
The result [of the Bruen decision], quite simply, has been legal chaos. The history of gun regulation is not so neat and clean as to yield easy historical parallels to the questions at issue today; American legal doctrine has developed considerably since the colonial and Reconstruction eras. As a result, unless the government can draw a bright line between history and the present day, its gun control measures are in mortal legal peril.
The federal court rulings after Bruen have been dramatic.
Just Deserts: New Mexico Governor Grisham’s Authoritarian Power-Grab Has Crashed and Burned
By Rob Morse
What do you do when bad political decisions get set into dogma? If you’re a Democrat politician, then you ignore the facts and blame the people that your donors love to hate. That’s exactly what we saw play out as a result of the violence in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
To start, violent crime has been surging in Albuquerque for years. The first rule of politics is that you can’t appear powerless or irrelevant.
ANJRPC Pursuades State of New Jersey to Revise its Ludicrous Carry Training Requirements
The Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs has some good news . . .
After extensive discussions with ANJRPC, the State of New Jersey has issued revised carry training requirements addressing nearly all gun owner objections and concerns. The newly revised requirements eliminated any demonstration of tactical maneuvers, eliminated a demonstration of shooting proficiency at 25 yards, significantly extended the compliance date for current permit holders to requalify, and eliminated inappropriate content from the use of force instructional materials.
How Do We Get Open-Minded Non-Gun Owners to Buy Their First Firearm?
About two-thirds of adults report that they don’t own firearms (assuming those who respond to surveys are telling the truth). Of those who don’t own a gun, Pew Research reported last week that 52% say they’ll never own one. That’s OK. Guns aren’t for everyone. If you don’t want one, live long and prosper…just don’t try to tell the rest of us we can’t be gun owners.
On the other end of the scale, Pew also reports that significant percentages of the non-gun owning cohort in all demographic groups can see themselves becoming gun owners.
NYC Councilwoman Carries a Gun for the Same Reasons Every Other Armed American Does
Officially a licensed gun owner! pic.twitter.com/5W4GQYyXXb
— Councilwoman Inna Vernikov (@InnaVernikov) September 5, 2023
A New York City councilmember said that she carries a pistol around with her for protection because she is worried about crime in the city, including attacks based on prejudice.
“With anti-semitism, it doesn’t feel safe in the city anymore. You’re always on edge and watching your back,” Brooklyn councilwoman Inna Vernikov told The New York Post.
Gun Meme of the Day: Magazine Shuriken Edition
When you run out of ammo you just throw it at the enemy. If you do it right, it circles all the way around and comes back to you!
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New Mexico AG to Governor on Defending Her Second Amendment Suspension: Drop Dead
There are now six lawsuits (and counting) challenging New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s public health order suspending Second Amendment carry rights in the Bernalillo County and the city of Albuquerque. While literally no local authorities are willing to enforce her clearly unconstitutional diktat, Grisham is still claiming that the New Mexico State Police will do her dirty work.
The State Police, however, have remained strangely silent on the matter and no one has been cited for any violations.
If You Still Need a Reason to Vote, Just Look at New Mexico
From the CCRKBA . . .
The clearly unconstitutional edict against lawful firearms carry in Albuquerque and surrounding Bernalillo County, New Mexico by Democrat Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is a stark reminder to all Second Amendment citizens they must register to vote, and then make sure they do vote to keep people with ideas like this out of public office, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today.
Firearms Policy Coalition Files Its Lawsuit Against New Mexico’s Authoritarian Governor
Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today that it has filed a new Second Amendment lawsuit challenging New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s executive order banning firearm carry in Bernalillo County and Albuquerque. The complaint and motion for a temporary restraining order in Fort v. Grisham can be viewed at FPCLaw.org.
“This restriction is in flagrant violation of Plaintiffs’ right to carry firearms in public for self-defense, a right that has been clearly established by the United States Supreme Court,” argues the complaint.
FN’s Making a Limited Run of SCAR 17S DMR Rifles in 6.5 Creedmoor
From FN . . .
FN America, LLC is pleased to announce the release of a limited production of the FN SCAR 17S Designated Marksman Rifle, or DMR, chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor. The mid-range designated marksman configuration brings the 6.5CM caliber to the SCAR 17S platform for the first time and delivers an impressive, multi-purpose rifle enhanced to take advantage of the inherent accuracy and multi-role capability of the SCAR platform.