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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief While the Seattle-based Alliance for Gun Responsibility appears to have received public funding from the Washington state Department of Commerce for “grants, benefits & client services,” the Alliance’s Victory Fund political action arm has donated tens of thousands of dollars to political candidates, many of whom consistently show up as sponsors of gun control legislation at […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The Washington State House of Representatives is the next stop for Senate Bill 5098, a measure which bans guns in parks and playground facilities where children are likely to be present, government buildings and county fairgrounds during fairs, but holders of valid concealed pistol licenses are exempted. The exemption is found […]

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By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Writer    In this discussion about cap & ball revolvers we’ll be talking about loading, shooting, and cleaning those historical guns, but not necessarily in that order.     The reason for that is because too many shooters try a new revolver by loading and then trying to shoot before they’ve […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief By a largely party-line vote of 224-198 with two members voting “present,” the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday formally censured Texas Democrat Congressman Al Green for his disruption of President Donald Trump’s Tuesday evening speech. Rep. Green, who has a history of supporting gun control legislation, was ejected from the […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project When Paul Szabo purchased the Shooter’s Emporium in 2020, which is located just a short 45-minute drive north of Indianapolis, he got some “bad vibes” from an employee whom he later terminated. Szabo’s fears were quickly confirmed. An in-house audit revealed that a brand-new Ruger American Rimfire rifle […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Voters in Burlington, Vermont have overwhelmingly approved a city charter change which bans firearms in places where alcohol is sold, although according to the VTDigger, the measure “would require approval from the state Legislature, which stymied Burlington’s earlier attempt.” Under Vermont’s preemption statute (VT. STAT. ANN. tit. 24 §  2295 (2011) ), detailed […]

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Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ Global Select: SWBI), a leader in firearm manufacturing and design, is pleased to announce the addition of three 10-round compliant pistols from the M&P10MM M2.0 series. In response at the time, to the growing demand of this popular caliber, Smith & Wesson expanded the M&P M2.0 line and paired […]

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By F. Paul Valone Special to TheGunMag.com (This article first appeared in the Carolina Journal on March 3, and appears here now with reprint permission.) Few gun laws generate as much misinformation as permitless or “constitutional” carry of concealed firearms. Last year, South Carolina became the 29th permitless carry state, meaning the law now encompasses […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—SCOTUS: Snope v. Brown and Ocean State Tactical v. Rhode Island still waiting until March 7; Smith & Wesson Brands v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos: Docket: 23-1141: Oral arguments held March 4; FPC: Cheeseman v. Platkin: 24-2450 Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs v. Platkin: Case 2402415: and Ellman v,. […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis came out swinging in defense of the Second Amendment during his annual State of the State address Tuesday before the Legislature, declaring, “We need to be a strong Second Amendment state.” Florida leads the way in licensed concealed carry, but in recent years, in the aftermath of […]

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The February 2025 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,222,980 is a decrease of 9.0percentcompared to the February 2024 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1,343,478. For comparison, the unadjusted February 2025 FBI NICS figure of 2,236,637 reflects a 4.3 percent decrease from the unadjusted FBI NICS figure of 2,336,390 in February 2024 […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief A Pew Research survey published last July revealed, among other things, that 61 percent of Americans believe it is “too easy to legally obtain a gun in this country,” which invariably provides an arguing point for anti-gunners, while gun owners will counter this belief is demonstrably false. Pew went into some […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief A bill which would make it illegal for local governments in Montana to enact so-called “red flag” (Extreme Risk Prevention Orders) ordinances is now under consideration by the State Legislature, as proponents contend such restrictive regulations are unconstitutional. House Bill 809 is sponsored by State Rep. Braxton Mitchell (R-Columbia Falls). The […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Washington State concealed carry data—which TGM has been monitoring monthly for several years—may have hit a new norm, hovering just under 700,000 active licenses with no indication it will bounce significantly in one direction or the other. According to the state Department of Licensing, February ended with 699,350 active CPLs in […]

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By R.K. Campbell | Contributing Editor    A good revolver is a joy to fire and handle, and standing out in that arena is the Smith & Wesson 686 Plus, which is a very nice revolver, handles well, and is modern and accurate.    The 686 Plus has a seven shot cylinder so it is […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Duels were once commonplace in Cuba. Political opponents fought each other with pistols or swords up until the 1940s. University students and others who were politically active carried handguns for self-defense. Back then, there was a different tradition about firearms, one expert says. “But from when Fidel Castro […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief In what can best be described as the beginning of an effort to erase all vestiges of Joe Biden’s Draconian gun control agenda, President Donald Trump on Friday issued a sweeping executive order for the Attorney General to scrutinize Biden’s actions on guns and gun rights, and develop a proposed “plan […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Five New Mexico state lawmakers—all Democrats—have signed onto legislation banning the sale or transfer of a semi-automatic rifle, and the sale of magazines which can hold more than ten cartridges. Senate Bill 279 is being pushed by Senators Micaelita Debbie O’Malley and Heather Berghmans, and Representatives Andrea Romero, Charlotte Little and […]

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By Lee Williams   SAF Investigative Journalism Project Have you ever heard of NEO Philanthropy? They’re a left-wing group that has been around for more than 40 years. NEO wants folks to believe it is a partnership between “changemakers and funders.” They claim to provide “resources to groups accelerating change.”  Race, gender and DEI are huge for them, but […]

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