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By Dave Workman Senior Editor Gun rights activists in and outside of New Jersey are blaming the state’s gun laws for the murder of a woman in Berlin Township, about 15 miles southeast from Philadelphia in the state’s southern region. Carol Bowne had applied for a gun owner’s permit on April 21. Forty days later, […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a notice with the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, seeking review of a lower court dismissal of its lawsuit challenging Initiative 594, the gun control measure approved by voters in November. I-594 garnered about 60 percent of the vote, after a […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor Anti-gun Congressional Democrats have unveiled new versions of old agenda items, but whether these moves are simply to satisfy their political bases or are expected to gain traction in a Republican-controlled Congress remains to be seen. The Handgun Trigger Safety Act was announced by Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor Ducks Unlimited, Inc., (DU) has a new president and has launched a new wetlands conservation effort with a  goal of raising $2 billion to conserve waterfowl habitat, dubbed “Rescue Our Wetlands: Banding Together for Waterfowl.” The organization named Paul Bonderson, Jr., to the helm during its national convention in Milwaukee […]

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by Tanya Metaksa Latest updates —Federal: DOJ, Choke Point; Judicial: Robinson v. Cuomo, ACLU v. Clapper, City Arms East & National Shooting Sports Foundation v. City of Pleasant Hill, Gadomski v. Tavares:; Legislation introduced: New Jersey; Legislation changes: Florida, Iowa, Maine, Nevada, North Carolina, Minnesota, South Carolina, Texas 114th Congress The US House passed HR2048, […]

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by Dave Workman | Senior Editor Surrounded by gun control advocates and anti-gun Democrats, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed Senate Bill 941, the highly-criticized measure that requires so-called “universal background checks” for gun sales and transfers. There are some exceptions for gun loans for hunting and range practice, and for transfers between family members. However, […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor With two of the three men responsible for passage of New York State’s hated SAFE Act in January 2013 now under federal corruption indictments, it is not so surprising that repeal or amendment of the gun law played a role in the ensuing power drama currently being played […]

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Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has signed the Switchblade Carry Ban repeal legislation, HB1911, according to Knife Rights, the group that championed this measure in the Sooner State. A bulletin from Knife Rights noted that the repeal takes effect Nov. 1. This makes Oklahoma the ninth state to repeal bans on so-called switchblade knives, and the […]

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by Dave Workman | Senior Editor The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and Defense Distributed of Texas have joined in a federal lawsuit against the State Department that could have far-reaching implications on several constitutional grounds, alleging prior restraint by the government over online publication of information related to three-dimensional printing of arms. The lawsuit was […]

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by Tanya Metaksa Latest developments—Federal: DOJ, Choke Point; Judicial: Robinson v. Cuomo, ACLU v. Clapper, City Arms East & National Shooting Sports Foundation v. City of Pleasant Hill, Gadomski v. Tavares:; Legislative changes: Iowa, Maine, Nevada, North Carolina, Minnesota, South Carolina, Texas 114th Congress The US House passed HR2048, the USA Freedom Act of 2015—a […]

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By Theodore R. Bromund, Ph.D. Article courtesy of The Heritage Foundation In 2001, the United Nations created the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat, and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (PoA). The PoA is not a treaty. Rather, it is a political mechanism for encouraging voluntary […]

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The Memorial Day weekend brought high body counts to two cities that have traditionally been anti-gun, and yet there have been no mass protests over the carnage. Baltimore reported the worst mayhem for a single month in some 15 years, with the holiday weekend with more than two dozen shootings that produced nine homicides, according […]

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by Tanya Metaksa Latest developments—Federal: DOJ, Choke Point; Judicial: Robinson v. Cuomo, ACLU v. Clapper, City Arms East & National Shooting Sports Foundation v. City of Pleasant Hill, Gadomski v. Tavares:; Legislation changes: Connecticut, Maine, Nevada, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon,South Carolina, Texas, Wisconsin 114th Congress The US House passed HR2048, the USA Freedom Act of […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor In a major coup against arbitrary concealed requirements, the Second Amendment Foundation won a preliminary injunction in federal court that smacks down the District of Columbia’s “good reason” requirement for obtaining a concealed carry permit in the city. The case, known as Wrenn v. District of Columbia, is already being […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor A ruling by the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in a Toledo, Ohio case amounts to a victory for open carry activists and Fourth Amendment advocates. A three-judge panel on the court ruled that Toledo resident Shawn Northrup can sue a city police officer for detaining him illegally on […]

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by Tom Givens | Chief Firearms Instructor, SAF-TD Many of us carry a small handgun as a second, or back-up, gun (BUG) in addition to our larger, primary pistol. There are a number of solid reasons for this practice. First, I teach all over the US, and everywhere I go I see good quality, well […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor Ding dong! A witch is dead! The anti-gun witch of ballistic imaging passed in Maryland on April 13, with passage of Senate Bill 736, although its body won’t be interred until October, when it will pass from the statutes. All of this is dependent on the signature of […]

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Nashville, TN – 2nd Vote, the conservative consumer advocacy organization focused on helping conservatives align their dollars with their values, announced the newest addition to its family of mobile apps: 2nd Vote 2nd Amendment. This latest release provides an easy to use resource for gun owners to highlight how corporations advocate for or against the […]

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‘Chiraq’ film name irks Chicago mayor In the May Bullet, we note Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel has personally requested that film director Spike Lee consider changing the name of his upcoming film set in the Windy City. “Chiraq” is the term for the city coined by citizens who live in the city’s Englewood neighborhood. Lee’s […]

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New Browning ProSteel Pistol Vaults for 2015 First in the spotlight, Browning has added two new pistol vaults to its ProSteel line, the Pistol Vault 500 and Pistol Vault 1000, for those who want compact, secure storage for their handguns. The Browning ProSteel Pistol Vaults are built from 10 gauge steel — twice the thickness […]

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