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by Tanya Metaksa By the time you read this article, there will have been many articles on the 2014 mid-term election results. On Nov.5 the New York Daily News cover had a picture of President Obama with “NOPE” across the bottom, while the NY Post under a headline “Midterm Tsunami” had a picture of the […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor A new Pew Research Survey has revealed growing support for Second Amendment rights, the first time in two decades that Pew has found this to be the case, with 52 percent of the respondents agreeing that it is “more important to protect the right of Americans to own guns, while […]

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By Dave Workman Senior editor Alarmed by a reluctance to fully disclose its membership and sources of financing, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has challenged the newly-created American State Legislators for Gun Violence Prevention (ASLGVP) to “immediately publish a roster of their members, and disclose their funding sources.” CCRKBA […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor A seemingly-innocent offer by the police chief in Beloit, Wis., to allow officers to search private homes for “illegal” guns almost immediately turned into a political hot potato, and as a result, the offer was quickly rescinded. The announcement came from the office of City Manager Larry N. Arft. The three-paragraph statement […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor Three national gun rights powerhouses will jointly sponsor a Jan. 15 pro-rights rally on the capitol steps in Olympia, Wash., when local gun rights organizations plan to encourage gun owners to meet their legislators and talk about turning back Initiative 594, the gun control measure passed by Evergreen State voters […]

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BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today launched a national media campaign and petition effort to head off a possible executive order by President Barack Obama to implement the United Nations small arms treaty. The media campaign and petition threaten legal action if the president tries to circumvent the U.S. Senate and the will […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor The Second Amendment Foundation has launched what it calls a “national media campaign and petition effort,” complete with an advertisement that will appear on Fox News and Blaze networks, and be broadcast on national talk radio, in an effort to stop a possible executive order by President Barack Obama to […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor When Washington State Initiative 594 kicked in Dec. 4, the first impacts were felt right where its gun control proponents said there would be no effect: Hunter Education, leaving some Evergreen State sportsmen saying “I told you so.” The first signs of what this legislation means were explained in a […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor When veteran Tallahassee Democrat columnist Gerald Ensley warned gun owners that, “We’re coming for your guns. And someday, we’ll take them,” he ignited a bristling debate across the Internet, and drew hundreds of angry comments from gun owners in several states. The column, headlined “Stop the insanity. Ban guns,” was […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor The District of Columbia could face a contempt citation from the federal judge presiding over the Second Amendment Foundation’s legal action pressing the city to adopt a workable concealed carry law, and it has until Dec. 4 to submit additional arguments in the proceeding. If that happens, it would be […]

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  WA man arrested after trying to pet moose A Spokane, WA, man was arrested by a state wildlife officer and Spokane police after he allegedly tried to pet a bull moose in a cemetery, scuffling with the game cop in the process. There is more to it than that, according to the Spokane Spokesman […]

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    by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor In the October 2014 issue this column explored some of the ways in which big money is being used to try and shape public policy in the way preferred by those who have the money to spend. Among other things, that column mentioned the role of […]

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  Easy informal range Birchwood Casey’s new Sharpshooter™ Stand and Target Kit gives shooters a quick and easy way to set up an informal range in any safe location. The Sharpshooter Stand and Target Kit includes a heavy gauge wire stand and a 12”x18” corrugated backer board that will absorb hundreds of shots. It comes […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor A fury has erupted across the firearms community in the wake of a decision by comedian Jay Leno to back out of an appearance he was scheduled to make at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show’s annual State of the Industry dinner in January. The SHOT Show is […]

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Review by Michael A. Black FIREARMS GUIDE: 5th Edition. Published by Impressum Media of Los Angeles, CA. Price $39.95 plus $2.75 shipping and handling. Go to FirearmsGuide.com for ordering and further information. Impressum Media also publishes other gun titles on DVD including AR RIFLES GUIDE. The Firearms Guide 5th Edition is an interactive DVD listing […]

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  Larry S. Sterett |  Contributing Editor BLUE BOOK OF GUN VALUES, 35th Anniversary Edition, by S.P. Fjestad. ©2014. Published by Blue Book Publications, Inc., Dept. TGM, 8009 34th Ave. S., Ste. 250, Minneapolis, MN 55425. Price: $54.95, plus postage. Also available as an online subscription and on CD-ROM, at: bluebookofgunvalues.com This thick 2,512-page softbound […]

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      by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor The 2014 elections are mostly over, except for a few scattered recounts and at least one notable runoff in Louisiana. Gun owners won some and lost some, but mostly we won. The pro-gun majority in the House of Representatives has increased and, more importantly, there […]

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When the first issues of Women & Guns magazine started to appear in gun stores, magazine racks and gun show displays back in 1989, many of the “good old boys” snickered. They were the guys who thought their wives, girl friends, sisters and mothers should not interfere with men’s fun with guns, and they didn’t […]

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by Chris Cerino The shooting sports are a great hobby and pastime. Reasons for gun ownership are wide and varied, encompassing a truly large spectrum. Some own guns and shooting gear because they like the craftsmanship or enjoy the collector value, while others purchase guns and gear for their living, actually trusting their life on […]

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We rolled in to the Peacemaker National Training Center, near Glengary, WV, just before dark last night. We had just enough daylight left to get the Mule unloaded and the camper parked in a good spot down by the barn. After a quiet night, things were happening early. On this, our first morning at Peacemaker, […]

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