The Gun Mag

by John Markwell | Contributing Editor Twenty-fifteen marks the second year that this historic display of all things related to traditional outdoor recreation has been coordinated by the National Rifle Association (NRA). The Farm Complex in Harrisburg, PA, was packed with gun and bow hunters, fisherman, and other outdoor folks for the entire nine days […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor Sturm, Ruger & Company has announced that for 2014 the company had annual net sales of $544.5 million and fully diluted earnings of $1.95 per share, compared with net sales of $688.3 million and fully diluted earnings of $5.58 per share in 2013. For the fourth quarter of […]

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by John Markwell | Contributing Editor I thought “this must be how drug dealers feel.” I was sitting in my truck in a convenience store parking lot south of the interstate just east of Pittsburgh. I was not doing a drug deal, but sat waiting for Josh Bossart while watching the comings and goings of […]

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The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP invites you to be witness to and take part in a new chapter in marksmanship history at the CMPs new Talladega Marksmanship Park as the first official matches are fired on Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7, 2015. The new 500-acre CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park features a 600-yard rifle […]

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When a disabled Navy veteran living in Glendale, Ariz., got into a dispute with a neighbor that resulted in the vet’s guns being confiscated by local police, the Second Amendment Foundation jumped into the fray, providing funds for the legal battle. Fifty-six-year-old Rick Bailey received a medical discharge from the Navy and had to retire […]

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by James C. Fulmer | Past President, NMLRA If you live anywhere near Nashville, TN, come visit the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association’s booth at the 144th National Rifle Association Annual Meetings and Events on April 10 -12. The NMLRA has been attending the NRA’s annual event over the years to bring awareness of our […]

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by Dave Workman | Senior Editor Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords is once again advocating for a federal back-ground check measure that might not have prevented the attack in Tucson which left her and several other people wounded, and six people dead. She was on Capitol Hill with husband Mark Kelly, the former astronaut, […]

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by Art Merrill You’ll need to mount your press to a sturdy bench because it takes some oomph to work cartridge cases through resizing dies. Bolting the bench to a wall or lagging it onto the floor may be necessary if it is lightly constructed. There are some purpose-built reloading benches out there, but if […]

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  by Art Merrill | Contributing Editor I’ll admit here that I have no brand loyalty. Every maker of handloading tools and components believes he has made the better mousetrap; if I agree and the price is right, he gets my money. Sometimes I inherit somebody’s old tools and I use them because they work […]

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A felony gun charge against a Port Elizabeth, NJ, resident arrested by police last November for possessing an unloaded 300-year-old handgun has been dismissed by the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office. Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae announced in a press release that the state will exercise “prosecutorial discretion to dismiss” the second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon charge […]

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New York State Sen. Jim Seward (R-Milford) and Assemblyman Anthony Brandisi (D-Utica) are sponsoring legislation that is aimed at repealing and amending the controversial NY SAFE Act enacted two years ago. Seward, in a recent media statement, acknowledged that winning passage of the package of four bills will be “a difficult fight” because of what […]

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by R.K. Campbell | Contributing Editor Firearm cleaning is a process that prolongs the life of the barrel and other necessary parts used during firing. Neglecting this care and maintenance will cause the shooter to have a firearm that will not function at its utmost potential. Powder residue and carbon must be cleaned from the […]

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By R.K. Campbell | Contributing Editor If there is anything those of us that love the 1911 appreciate, it is a sense of history. Emotional attachment is also important but history is a beckoning call. I would have been bored long ago with firearms if the technical aspects were the only part of the equation. […]

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by Tanya Metaksa Latest developments—Federal: H.R. 1365, S. 670 and H.R. 1316, S. 874 and H.R. 1701; Judicial: Belemjian v. Harris, Kolbe v. O’Malley; States with new bills introduced: Colorado, Illinois, Rhode Island, Vermont; Legislation changes: Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia 114th Congress Pro-gun bills: S. 874 […]

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by Tom Givens | Chief Firearms Instructor SAFTD If you teach a large number of students like I do, you will find a surprising percentage who are cross-dominant. No, that doesn’t mean they wear their spouse’s clothes to class. It means they are strongly dominant in one hand, but their dominant eye is on the […]

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A federal district court judge’s recent ruling that upheld California’s scheme to stick law-abiding gunowners with the bill for the state’s law enforcement activities will be appealed by the National Rifle Association, California Rifle and Pistol Association and plaintiff firearms dealer Herb Bauer. The lawsuit, Bauer v. Harris, was filed to prevent the California Department […]

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Ducks Unlimited (DU) recognized the Louisiana, South Carolina and Ohio state wildlife agencies for 50 years of supporting waterfowl habitat on the Canadian breeding grounds during a recent ceremony at the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference. All three states have been participating in the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies’ (AFWA) State Contributions […]

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A 20-year-old man has been charged with first-degree assault for the early March shooting of two police officers during a protest in the troubled city Ferguson, MO, a crime that continues to fuel a national debate on race and policing. The suspect, Jeffrey Williams, has admitted to firing the shots and was from the general […]

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by Dave Workman | Senior Editor It was an explosive story that became something of a flash in the pan, and demonstrated that grassroots activism by gunowners is still very much a political force; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) proposed, but then withdrew a plan to ban one of the most […]

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On March 2, 2015, the National Rifle Association (NRA), along with the California Rifle and Pistol Association (CRPA) and FFLGuard, submitted a letter of public comment opposing the California Department of Justice’s proposed “emergency” regulations for California’s new Firearm Safety Certificate (FSC) Program and safe-handling demonstrations. The FSC Program, signed into law by Gov. Jerry […]

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