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Season two of the Smithsonian Channel’s original series “The Weapon Hunter,” which resumes at 9 pm Eastern on Sunday, Feb. 19 and runs through the following five Sundays, shines a light on true American heroes as series host, history buff and restoration expert Paul Shull partners with veterans to spotlight iconic moments and artefacts in […]

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  Just before January’s annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show, Colt Manufacturing announced two new entries for 2017 that have already gotten lots of interest from handgunners on social media. Colt is back in the revolver business, unveiling a brand new – and many will say “improved” – version of the Cobra six-shot […]

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  by Tanya Metaksa Latest developments—Federal: Sen. Jeff Sessions is now US Attorney General and Rep. Tom Price is Secretary of Health and Human Services; Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange appointed to US Senate; Judge Neil M. Gorsuch nominated by Pres. Trump to fill Antonin Scalia SCOTUS seat; H.J. Res.40, H.J. Res.49 and S.J.Res 18; […]

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By Dave Workman | Senior Editor Anti-gunners who drafted Nevada’s Ballot Question 1 that passed by a slim margin in November to mandate so-called “universal background checks” were evidently too smart for their own good, because in December, state Attorney General Paul Laxalt declared that the measure is unenforceable. The gun prohibition lobby, which spent […]

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by Dave Workman | Senior Editor With Barack Obama gone from the White House and Republicans in control of Congress, could this be the year that national concealed carry reciprocity finally passes, with President-elect Donald Trump prepared to sign it into law? That could give momentum to H.R.38, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017, […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor People across the European Union have started arming themselves over fears and insecurities about the future, including terrorism and increased crime reports, according to several British and Continental news reports, mirroring similar trends. For example, the number of Belgians, in the province of Liege alone, applying for a […]

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   Reel Magic Productions’ long-awaited project “Our Fathers’ Guns” is headed to Netflix with scheduled airing sometime later this year, according to producer Alan Pezzuto, president of the company.    The project is unique in that Pezzuto is raising production money via crowd funding, so gun owners can actually help put this program on the […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor A new Emerson College poll shows more U.S. voters believe in the truthfulness of the Trump administration than they believe the news media. That comes as a possible embarrassment to the so-called “mainstream press,” which has been nearly relentless in its reporting on Trump administration problems since before President Donald […]

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A hearing is scheduled this Friday in King County Superior Court on a lawsuit filed by the Second Amendment Foundation and its monthly publication, TheGunMag.com (TGM) against the City of Seattle over what SAF and the magazine considers a violation of Washington State’s Public Records Act. The lawsuit was filed last year when the city […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor (Photos by Dave Workman and Scott Warren)    When Sturm, Ruger announced its newest incarnation of the rugged GP100 revolver in a big-bore caliber, the handgunning world paid attention.    Chambered for the venerable .44 Special cartridge, this hefty stainless steel wheelgun holds five rounds and by the time they’ve […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor    Gun rights organizations were quick to applaud the nomination of federal Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court, which sent a strong reminder to Second Amendment activists across the country that elections do matter.    “We are delighted at President Donald Trump’s selection,” said Alan M. Gottlieb, founder […]

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   A Fieldon Township, Minnesota resident is facing a manslaughter charge after he apparently fatally shot an apparent burglary suspect while reportedly trying only to disable the getaway car.    According to Fox News and KYEC News, 65-year-old David A. Pettersen called police after he fired to report the apparent burglary and shooting at his […]

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By Dave Workman | Senior Editor While mayors around the country are vowing to defy federal immigration law and provide “sanctuary” for migrants, regardless of their documentation, the Second Amendment Foundation has scored yet another victory on behalf of legal resident aliens, this time in Montana. SAF win a preliminary injunction against Montana’s law that […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor    When liberal Seattle Mayor Ed Murray held a press event to rip President Donald Trump’s executive order on sanctuary cities, he was asked about a murder committed by an illegal alien about ten years ago at the University of Washington. Murray, a perennial anti-gunner who previously served in the […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor    Evergreen State gun owners were outraged that a 20-year-old who pleaded guilty to a triple slaying last summer in an upscale community north of Seattle used his sentencing hearing in a bizarre effort to grandstand for gun control.    According to KCPQ, the local Fox News affiliate, admitted killer […]

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Is the media bias against President –elect Donald J. Trump? Well, maybe not all, but there are plenty of examples of their prejudice, Robert Romano of Americans for Limited Government, took special note of Time magazine’s approach. “Time Magazine has named Donald Trump its Person of the Year, going to ‘the person who had the […]

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A three-judge panel of the Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has handed the Second Amendment Foundation a victory in its challenge of firearms regulations in the City of Chicago, striking down a zoning provision, reversing an earlier ruling that upheld “distancing” restrictions for gun ranges, and reversing an earlier ruling that upheld certain age […]

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The animal rights and anti-hunting crowd in Great Britain now have the opportunity to put their money where their mouths are, and they are kicking up a fuss. The Bank of England in September unveiled an innovative £5 note made of thin, flexible plastic. The idea, the bank said, was to introduce a longer-lasting, waterproof […]

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GUNS OF OUTLAWS, by Gerry and Janet Souter. ©2014. Published by Zenith Press, 400 First Avenue North, Suite 400, Minneapolis, MN 55401. Hard cover, 272 pages, Price $30.’ This well illustrated book traces the guns carried in America by some infamous characters from Colonial times to recent history. It details the handguns, rifles, shotguns and […]

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by TGM staff American gun owners need more than firearms and ammunition. Shooting accessories don’t just come in handy, they are a necessity. Whether you’re talking about holsters for handguns, cleaning gear, safe storage devices, replacement grips for handguns or any number of other products, the accessory market is perhaps the largest in the shooting […]

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