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The top three finishers at the National Pistol Championships at Camp Perry are all veteran shooters and all have had military marksmanship training. The National Pistol Champion was Keith A. Sanderson, a pistol coach at USA Shooting’s Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO, whose aggregate in the 2700 event was 2655-122X. Sanderson has served […]

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by Scott Smith | Contributing Editor I have been competing in action shooting sports for 20-plus years. Over that time I have competed in USPSA, IDPA 3-Gun, bowling pin and PPC matches. All of these matches are fun and enhance various shooting skills. One thing I have noticed with all of these competitions is the […]

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Colorado movie massacre gunman James Holmes was found guilty on July 16 of multiple counts of first degree murder and attempted murder, a verdict that enables prosecutors to seek the death penalty for the former graduate student who killed a dozen people and wounded 70 at a midnight premiere of a Batman film in 2012, […]

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An apparent breakdown in the National Instant Check System is being blamed for a handgun purchase made by accused Charleston, SC, church gunman Dylann Roof about two months before the deadly shooting that left nine people dead and ignited a wave of indignation over the Confederate battle flag. The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times […]

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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has advised people to be on the lookout for fraudulent National Firearms Act (NFA) tax registration forms being used to sell NFA firearms. The scam involves use of the fake Form 4 to obtain a deposit but the firearm is never delivered, according to ATF. According […]

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by Dave Workman | Senior Editor Concealed carry across the United States has soared over the past seven years, while the murder rate has declined, and a new report from the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) suggests that one reason the number of permits and licenses has increased is because Barack Obama is in the […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor Death forced its way into a motel room in Albuquerque, NM, on June 30, during an apparent robbery attempt of a traveling couple. But because the guests were legally armed and willing to fight for their lives, death found the would-be intruder. The couple included a former CNN […]

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The Russian-Italian collaboration Strike One pistol first announced by TGM in August 2012 and later exhibited at the 2013 SHOT Show is now available in the United States. So too is its pioneering stablemate, the AF2011-A1 Double Barrel .45 ACP pistol. Both pistols are manufactured by Arsenal Arms in Italy and are now distributed in […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor Colt Defense LLC announced on June 14 that it had voluntarily filed a Chapter 11 petition in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, a process that should allow for an accelerated sale of Colt’s business operations in the US and Canada. Colt’s current sponsor, Sciens […]

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by Tanya Metaksa Latest developments and updates —Federal; Judicial; Obama Administration; California, Florida, Nebraska, North Carolina 114th Congress Pro-gun bills awaiting votes: On May 15, the US House passed the Defense Authorization Act, the budget bill for the Department of Defense—HR3979. Included in this bill was an amendment by Rep. Mike Rogers to allow qualified […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor The man identified as the killer who fatally shot two women and wounded several other people in a Lafayette, La., theater before taking his own life is being described by authorities as a person with past mental problems who was denied a carry permit in 2006. According to CNN, John […]

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by James C. Fulmer | Past President, NMLRA The Continental Congress, on June 7, 1776, appointed a committee of five that consisted of Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Thomas Jefferson, and Robert Livingston, to explore the drafting of a resolution for the independence of the colonies from Great Britain. They turned to Jefferson to […]

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by Tanya Metaksa Latest developments—Federal; Delaware 114th Congress Pro-gun bills awaiting votes: On May 15, the US House passed the Defense Authorization Act, the budget bill for the Department of Defense—HR3979. Included in this bill was an amendment by Rep. Mike Rogers to allow qualified applicants to purchase surplus M1911 .45 caliber handguns. Additional amendments […]

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by R.K. Campbell | Contributing Editor I have to admit to a certain amount of skepticism when first examining laser sights. I do not like to depend upon any device that requires batteries. They tend to fail at the worst moment. Just the same the advantages are such that we may simply learn to do […]

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by John Markwell | Contributing Editor I should never have gotten Brownells’ “How to Build an AR-15” video. This video, narrated by Tim Dillon, made the whole process of building an AR-15 from a pile of parts look so easy I just had to try it. After the 2015 SHOT show, stuff started showing up: […]

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When the US Supreme Court recently declined to review a lower court decision upholding San Francisco’s law requiring that handguns be stored in a lockbox or secured with a trigger lock, they opened the door to other cities to adopt similar restrictions. Under San Francisco’s law, handguns kept at home must be kept unloaded in […]

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An Aug. 3 deadline has been set for public comment on a controversial State Department proposal that could allegedly clamp down on “unregulated” internet discussions to include videos that deal with firearms and ammunition; everything from reloading data to working on firearms, according to critics of the proposal. Chief among those critics is the National […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor The revelation that “no guns” signs were posted in the glass doors of two military offices in Chattanooga where shots were fired ignited a firestorm because four Marines gunned down at one of the sites were not allowed to have weapons on duty. Gun control groups were silent about the […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor Maine Gov. Paul LePage “quietly’ signed legislation allowing the carrying of concealed handguns without a permit, making the Pine Tree State fifth in the nation to adopt a so-called “constitutional carry” statute. There was little fanfare outside of the gun rights forums, but the legislation is significant because it is […]

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An apparent breakdown in the National Instant Check System is being blamed for a handgun purchase made by accused Charleston, S.C. church gunman Dylann Roof about two months before the deadly shooting that left nine people dead and ignited a wave of indignation over the Confederate battle flag. The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times […]

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