The Gun Mag

By Tanya Metaksa Federal During the second session of the 113th Congress, there were two items that were of significance to gunowners. The first one was S.2363, the Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act. In July Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) brought up the bill allowing only one amendment—his. On a vote to close debate and proceed to […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor In a unanimous ruling, the Connecticut Supreme Court has said that the Second Amendment protects possession of so-called “dirk knives” and even police batons, and that a section of the state law banning transport of such weapons in a motor vehicle violates the right to keep and bear arms. The […]

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A new tool for shotguns is now available, and it is designed to remove gunpowder, wad, casing and bullet residue to provide a superior finish for any cylinder, slide, chamber, magazine tube or smooth bore barrel of any size. Called the Flex-Hone, the new accessory was invented and manufactured by Los Angeles-based Brush Research Manufacturing, […]

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by Miko Tempski Thirty-odd years have passed since the modern generation of striker-fired pistols first revolutionized the police and defensive handgun markets. Heckler & Koch (HK) was heavily involved in early striker-fired pistol development, with the VP70 and then the awesome P7 line. If you have never experienced the joy of a P7, I highly […]

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by Steve Ware Technology has changed our lives in many ways. For example, I can remember picking up the telephone and telling the operator “25” to call my father at his office. That changed to a rotary dial and no operator. Then, the rotary dial disappeared and was replaced by push buttons. Now, we carry […]

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by Dave Workman | Senior Editor Four California gun dealers have filed an unusual federal lawsuit against State Attorney General Kamala Harris, alleging that enforcement of a law that prohibits them from displaying images of handguns or even the word “handguns” where they would be visible to passersby is an unconstitutional violation of their First […]

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Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Lancaster and five Democratic state lawmakers filed suit against the state of Pennsylvania on Nov. 10 in Commonwealth Court to overturn a new firearms preemption law signed by Gov. Tom Corbett just four days earlier. The law broadens who can sue cities over gun ordinances that are tougher than state law, including gun […]

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A procedural decision in a landmark Second Amendment case could spell the end for California laws restricting the issuance of permits to carry concealed handguns, FoxNews.com reported on Nov. 12. The decision by the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals would bar other law enforcement officials, including state Attorney General Kamala Harris, from gaining “intervener […]

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On Oct. 28, Julianne Versnel, director of operations for the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), addressed the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly on behalf of both SAF and the International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR), of which SAF is a founding member. IAPCAR members currently include 31 groups from […]

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by Dave Workman | Senior Editor “Gun free zones have become hunting preserves for psychopathic murderers.” That was the assessment from nationally-recognized firearms and self-defense authority Massad Ayoob, speaking at the 2014 Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC) in Chicago. His was among the most compelling presentations during the two-day event that, despite massive travel problems […]

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by Dave Workman | Senior Editor Whatever else one might say about 2014, a lot of people are glad it’s almost over. It has been a year of wins and losses on the gun rights front, complete with in-fighting, deft legal maneuvering, small and large fortunes raised and spent, and political turmoil. From political campaigns […]

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by Dave Workman | Senior Editor The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) has filed yet another lawsuit in federal district court in Illinois, this time challenging that state’s concealed carry law, which was forced—and perhaps hastily written last year—because of an earlier SAF legal action, Moore v. Madigan and a similar action by the National Rifle […]

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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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