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BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today won a major federal court ruling in a case involving interstate handgun transfers in which the judge applied strict scrutiny to determine whether a ban on such transfers meets constitutional muster. The case, which was financially supported by the Second […]

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The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF), along with the US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the State of Wyoming, filed a notice of appeal in the Wyoming wolf case issued by the District Court of the District of Columbia. In essence, the legal move preserves RMEF’s ability to go forward with an appeal, if […]

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by Scott Smith | Contributing Editor When it comes to iconic firearms, the Colt Single Action Army 1873 Peacemaker is without a doubt one of them. Until recently, finding an inexpensive shooter has been relegated to the well-used market. Fortunately for those of us who would like to own a copy of the handgun that […]

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The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has upheld the dismissal of the latest lawsuit brought by anti-sportsmen groups petitioning the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue regulations banning traditional ammunition with lead components and lead fishing sinkers. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms and ammunition […]

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    by Chris Cerino Teaching someone to shoot takes time, patience and quite a bit of knowledge in the fundamentals of marksmanship. Shooting never came easily for me. It took time to create the skills I now have. If an instructor said it, I did it. Not knowing any better, I followed their lead. […]

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by Tom Givens | Chief Firearms Instructor, SAFTD The past few years have seen an incredible increase in the number of new gunowners in the United States. According to the FBI, in 2013 alone there were 21,093,273 background checks on new gun sales. Of course, some percentage of these is people who already own guns. […]

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by Tanya Metaksa Latest developments—Federal legislation, Operation Choke Point; States with new bills introduced: Arizona, Arkansas, Hawaii, Indiana, Michigan, Nevada, Oregon; States with status of legislation changes: Colorado, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming This is the beginning of a new Congress with new […]

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A New Year’s Eve editorial in the Seattle, WA, Times removed any doubt about where the editorial board of that newspaper—which endorsed Initiative 594, the 18-page gun control measure passed by voters in November—wants to go with gun regulation. In the editorial, which discussed headlines the newspaper would like to see in 2015, was this: […]

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As 2014 ended, the News-Gazette of Champaign, IL, did a follow-up on the state’s new concealed carry law, surveying several law enforcement agencies in its area of the Prairie State. There were no scary headlines, except perhaps for those who continue to oppose legalized concealed carry. The newspaper led its report by saying that “While […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor Almost one-quarter of the active concealed pistol licenses issued in Washington state are in the hands of women, according to the Department of Licensing. An e-mail exchange with the agency revealed that roughly 23 percent of the state’s more than 481,300 CPLs reported recently belong to women. The DOL said […]

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by Conor Higgins | TGM  correspondent On Nov. 12, 2014 twenty one states and a number of gun rights groups filed an amicus brief as part of Stephen Kolbe v. Martin O’Malley, an appeal filed to overturn the Maryland Gun Safety Act of 2013. Led by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and attorney Elbert […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit in Washington, D.C., challenging the District of Columbia’s requirement that concealed carry permit applicants provide a “good reason” to qualify for a permit, alleging that this violates the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. SAF is joined by three […]

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by Dave Workman | Senior Editor Implementation of Initiative 594 in Washington State has been something of a “wake-up” call to a segment of the population, many of whom may have voted for the 18-page gun control measure that requires background checks for all firearms transfers. Evergreen State pot smokers are suddenly realizing they can no […]

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Families of the nine student victims and one surviving wounded teacher in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting filed a lawsuit in early January seeking to hold liable the manufacturer of the Bushmaster AR-15 used in the massacre. The suit is seen as a further test of  the 2005 Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms […]

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by Tanya Metaksa This is the beginning of a new Congress with new leadership in the US Senate. For the majority of Americans a change in leadership means very little, but in Washington it is a big deal. I remember 1980 when the Republicans took over the Senate and I was privileged to work for […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor A Vermont firearms dealer was contemplating legal action against Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety lobbying group for what allegedly was the use of images of firearms he advertised online illustrating a report about “unlicensed” sellers who sell guns without background checks. Bobby Richards, who operates Crossfire Arms, LLC at […]

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by John Edeen, MD “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…”. Instead of Dickens’s “A Tale of Two Cities”, let’s talk about two commonwealths—Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. Pennsylvania’s Concealed Carry Weapon (CCW) law is the “shall issue” type and […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor Washington State House and Senate officials have imposed a ban on open carry during all public hearings in legislative office buildings, the Associated Press and Seattle Times reported. Open carry has always been legal in the Evergreen State, and for several years, citizens have carried sidearms on their visits to […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor An international symposium on so-called “smart guns” in Seattle began with something of an embarrassing misfire that called the reliability of anything electronic into question. As KIRO News later reported, “Staffers (at the symposium) couldn’t get the technology for the video projector to work, and that’s a lot less complicated […]

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by Tanya Metaksa This is the beginning of a new Congress with new leadership in the US Senate. For the majority of Americans a change in leadership means very little, but in Washington it is a big deal. I remember 1980 when the Republicans took over the Senate and I was privileged to work for […]

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