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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief California lawmakers have approved a call by Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom for a constitutional convention to adopt a 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution requiring gun control, essentially emasculating the Second Amendment protection of the right to keep and bear arms. The resolution passed the Assembly 51-14 with several Democrats reportedly […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Tensions have eased a bit in New Mexico after anti-gun Democrat Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham backed off on her gun control decree which originally banned concealed and open carry of firearms in Albuquerque and surrounding Bernalillo County. The decision came after she was named in at least four separate federal lawsuits […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in -Chief The fate of Oregon Measure 114—the restrictive gun control measure narrowly adopted by voters last November—could be decided this week by a Harney County circuit court judge weeks after a federal district judge in Portland said the measure does not violate the constitution. But that is not the position of […]

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Democrat Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed another consumer protection lawsuit against an Evergreen State gun shop, this one in Kelso near the Columbia River, according to an announcement from Ferguson’s office. According to the 14-page complaint, Gator’s Custom Guns allegedly sold more than 11,000 of the banned “large capacity” magazines after the ban […]

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Bear! By Clyde Ormond Available from: National Book Network 15200 NBN Way Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17214 Hard cover 291 pages Price: $19.95 plus shipping Bear! is veteran outdoorsman Clyde Ormond’s epic treatise on all four varieties of North American bears, the black, grizzly, brown, and polar bears. The first edition was published in 1961. […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—BATFE has updated the form 4473 and it is available for use by FFLs. 10 Senators have gone on record supporting archery, hunter safety education, outdoor education or culinary arts in a Department of Education funding bill; California—Two bills were signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom: AB28, a bill that adds an […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Hunter Biden has been indicted for alleged federal firearm violations, and he is now facing three counts including lying on a federal Form 4473 when purchasing a Colt revolver in October 2018, and possession of a firearm while using an illegal drug. According to NBC News, the president’s son claimed on […]

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By Michael A. Black | Contributing Writer    I grew up watching westerns on TV and in the movies and always marveled at the fast draws those heroes exhibited.    Years later, when I studied the actual historical aspects of the Old West, I found out that the “fast draw” depicted in those westerns was […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief A federal court judge in New Mexico has granted a temporary restraining order covering several legal challenges, including one filed by the Second Amendment Foundation, to Democrat Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s “suspension” of the right to carry, openly or concealed, in Albuquerque and surrounding Bernalillo County. U.S. District Judge David H. […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Having already sued to force one member of the Washington State Fish & Wildlife Commission to obey state law by not serving in any other government capacity, the Sportsmen’s Alliance—a national organization of outdoorsmen and women—is looking at the Evergreen State as a battleground. Todd Adkins, vice president of Government Affairs […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief One of my prized possessions is a Colt Diamondback six-shot revolver, acquired in late summer 2010 from an estate sale for probably much less than it was worth, and it has served quite well over the past 13 years primarily because it has not been abused with pushing-the-edge handloads. Chambered for […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Whether the crowd numbers in the hundreds, or in the thousands, Massachusetts gun owners are preparing for a mid-week rally at the Boston Common on Sept. 27, to oppose HD 4420, an onerous gun control package they claim flies in the face of last year’s Supreme Court ruling in New York […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Reporting Project Oklahoma’s Pushmataha County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the ATF for its recent SWAT raid of one of their county’s most respected residents, Russell Fincher, PCSO Undersheriff Dustin Bray said Tuesday. No one at the ATF warned the Sheriff’s Office in advance that heavily armed federal agents would be […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Newly-released data from the FBI National Instant Check System (NICS) and the National Shooting Sports Foundation shows a decline of 16.4 percent in the number of background checks from the same time last year, but it also reveals firearms sales across the are still healthy. According to the FBI raw data, […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Several members of the U.S. Senate from both parties have sent letters to Biden administration officials expressing their opposition to administration plans to withhold funding for archery and hunter education programs using the argument that such programs cannot receive taxpayer money under the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA). BSCA is […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—Florida: Eleventh Circuit: Kiloton Tactical v. ATF: As a result of BATFE’s announcements prior to proposing the rule Kiloton was filed on Aug. 29. Bringing the action to preserve the current status quo against the Department of Justice’s “zero tolerance” policy; Texas: Fifth Circuit: NAGR v. Garland: On Aug. 9, this […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Nowadays, the ATF operates above the law, and it’s become clear that despite their frequent high crimes and civil rights abuse, no one in the federal government is going to hold the agency accountable as long as Joe Biden occupies the White House. But one Oklahoma state representative […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Following a four-month period beginning in April when the number of active concealed pistol licenses declined by almost 9,000 in Washington State, the Department of Licensing reported a turnaround in August, with the number climbing back upwards. August ended with 693,551 active CPLs, up from the 689,436 reported at the end […]

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By R.K. Campbell | Contributing Editor    Some time ago I grudgingly purchased a Beretta 92FS 9mm handgun.    I was getting quite a few police and military students who deployed the Beretta pistol. I had to be able to teach on a level playing field.    I was all about a good 1911 then […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Oklahoma state Rep. Justin Humphrey (R-Lane) sent a letter to the Oklahoma Attorney General, the Sheriff of Pushmataha County, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and “All Oklahoma judicial authorities and other law enforcement entities,” requesting an investigation into ATF’s SWAT team raid at the home of his constituent, Russell […]

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