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by Tanya Metaksa Congress The Congress returned on Sept. 8 and has already recessed for the election season. A lame-duck session is scheduled after the elections. It is not expected that any controversial bills will be voted upon. The first item on the Senate agenda after they returned from their August break was a debate […]

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A trio of veteran anti-gun Senate Democrats are now openly working in support of the relatively new Moms Demand Action (MDA), a group founded and funded by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The senators are demanding that the Kroger grocery store chain ban firearms from its stores, warning that “gun extremists” are taking […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor The Luddites in the anti-gun movement don’t like anything high tech involving firearms unless it is a system that will limit or eliminate guns altogether, like user recognition or microstamping technology. In their latest sortie against civilian firearms, the National Gun Victims Action Council (NGVAC) called publicly for […]

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by Tanya Metaksa Congress The Congress returned on Sept. 8 and has already recessed for the election season. A lame-duck session is scheduled after the elections. It is not expected that any controversial bills will be voted upon. The first item on the Senate agenda after they returned from their August break was a debate […]

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by Tanya Metaksa Congress    The Congress returned on Sept. 8 and will probably recess at the beginning of October for the mid-term elections. All political pundits expect there will be a lame-duck session after the elections. The first item on the Senate agenda after they returned from their August break was a debate on […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor Reacting to the a revealing story published by the Washington Times that questioned the necessity of asking race and ethnicity questions on the Federal Form 4473 to purchase a firearm, two members of Congress have introduced legislation that would outlaw the practice. Reps. Diane Black (R-TN) and Ted Poe (R-TX) have introduced the FIREARM […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor Most of the established media in the US thinks that what they call “gun buybacks” are such a wonderful idea. Actually, they should more properly be called “gun buy-ups,” because the people buying them with cash or merchandise gift cards never owned the guns before they got someone […]

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Review by Larry S. Sterett | Contributing Editor THE BRITISH BOXLOCK GUN & RIFLE by Diggory Hadoke. ©2013. Published by the Safari Press PO Box 3095, Dept. TGM, Long Beach, CA 90803 Price: $50, plus shipping. Available at most bookstores. This 224-page hardbound volume is devoted to a subject dear to the heart of any […]

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Review by Larry S. Sterett | Contributing Editor AMERICAN FIGHTING VEHICLES OF WORLD WAR II IN FOCUS, Volume 1. Compiled by Ray Merriam, © 2014 Published by Merriam Press 133 Elm Street, Dept. TGM Bennington, VT 05201. Price: $39.95, plus shipping. Available direct, or in some bookstores. This 102-page softbound, magazine size volume is really […]

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At the outdoor ceremony in the park surrounding the CaseZippo Museum in Bradford, PA, on July 23, a special large commemorative display knife for the museum, made by Mike DuBois, right, was presented to Case historian Katie Shonts Saar, while Case President Greg Booth, left, and Case-Zippo CEO George Duke, behind knife display, provide commentary. […]

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by Jim Fulmer | Past President, NMLRA When do stories become legends? When do myths become facts? There are many stories, legends, and myths told about the accuracy of the flintlock long rifle. All Pennsylvanians are proud of their heritage and many Pennsylvanians answered the call with their flintlock long rifles when rifle companies were […]

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by Scott Smith | Contributing Editor I have been shooting and hunting since I was 12 years old; that was a long time ago. Growing up in southwestern Pennsylvania I had the opportunity to shoot many real Kentucky/Pennsylvania long rifles that were 200 years old. My god father’s father-in-law was one of the period’s finest […]

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by Art Merrill | TGM Correspondent An acquaintance recently told me that some of her neighbors decline to join the Arizona State Rifle & Pistol Association, or any other firearms related groups, because “…they don’t want their names on any lists.” “What do you mean?” I asked her. “Mailing lists?” “No, lists of gun owners, […]

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by J.B. Wood | Contributing Editor Are you looking for a high-quality semi-auto carbine in .22 Magnum, with a lot of neat accessories? Well, here it is; Mitchell calls it the Black Lightning, but it’s not all black—there’s that heavy, fluted stainless-steel barrel, left in its natural finish. Actually, it makes a nice contrast. The […]

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by Jim Dickson The innovative new Quiet-.22 from CCI enables the shooter to get the quiet of a silencer’s report without having to buy a silencer covered by the NFA of 1934. Remarkably, this new round delivers a 75% lower perceived noise level than a standard .22LR. This is possible because once the volumetric capacity […]

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by Chris Cerino Have you ever heard shooters argue over gun maintenance? Heard it, heck, you’ve probably been part of one or two arguments yourself. I know I have. We have a friend who used to be an extreme gun cleaner. Still is for the most part. At precision rifle matches it’s not uncommon to […]

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by Dave Workman | Senior Editor Billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has put up $50 million for a so-called “grassroots” lobbying group he calls “Everytown for Gun Safety” to lobby for more restrictive gun control, but well-known Second Amendment expert and law professor Joyce Lee Malcolm has a better idea. “If you really […]

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by Dave Workman | Senior Editor The firearms community has reacted favorably to the announcement by Beretta USA that it is moving its manufacturing activities from Accokeek, MD, to a new production facility in Gallatin, TN, and the reason was bluntly explained in a press release from the company. Maryland’s potential for passing even more […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor Following weeks of speculation, the Second Amendment Foundation confirmed that the Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership has merged with the Bellevue, Wash.-based gun rights organization. SAF is widely known for its legal actions that included the Supreme Court victory striking down Chicago’s handgun ban, and a separate federal […]

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by Tanya Metaksa Congress The Congress will return after Labor Day and then either recess or adjourn by the beginning of October for the mid-term elections. As a result of the Obama administration’s proposal to ban the domestic sale of ivory and the importation of elephant trophies,two bills have been introduced to protect those who […]

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