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Fox News is reporting that the Biden administration is “blocking key funding” to elementary and secondary schools if they have hunting and archery programs, and gun rights and outdoor groups aere fuming. According to the report, the funding in question is earmarked under a program called the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965. […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Buried at the end of a report appearing in Friday’s Outdoor Wire is a remark from Richard Aiken, an economist with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, wildlife and sport fish restoration, which highlights the importance of hunting, shooting, fishing and boating to the country. “Hunting, target shooting, fishing, and boating […]

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The California Rifle and Pistol Association (CRPA) is preparing a series of chapter meetings to lay the groundwork for grassroots activities as the 2024 campaign season looms. According to a message from the organization, CRPA Legislative Director Rick Davis and Advocacy & Outreach Director Kevin Small may appear at these sessions. “While it may seem […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Stunning as it may seem, the Columbus Dispatch is reporting that Democrats in that Ohio city are calling on rival Republicans to enact what they consider “common-sense gun reforms.” Democrats are citing recent polling data which showed strong public support for some gun control laws, including mandatory background checks for gun […]

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By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor    The movie “Quigley Down Under,” from 33 years ago certainly put the Model 1874 Sharps rifle in the spotlight but it also put the 1860 Colt .44 Army revolver in the center of attention, at least in a couple of scenes.     The final gunfight in the movie […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project The Trace, the propaganda arm of former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg’s gun control empire, wants the public to believe it’s an actual newsroom comprised of actual journalists. It’s a fiction they’ll go to great lengths to maintain. The Trace calls itself “The only newsroom dedicated to […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Hunter Biden’s plea deal went off the tracks Wednesday, with the president’s son entering a “Not Guilty” plea in federal court after U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika raised questions about the agreement, which involve a “diversion” on a federal gun charge. Initially, the deal was announced in June with Hunter Biden […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief In a vote reminiscent of the Second Amendment Sanctuary movement from a few years ago, the Shasta County, California Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution Tuesday 4-0 to “use all lawful means at its disposal to support and defend the Second Amendment,” according to the Los Angeles Times. The California Rifle […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—BATFE rule on “definition of frame or receiver”: VanDerStok v. Garland: On July 24 US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an unpublished order that stated “we DENY the government’s request to stay the vacatur of the two challenged portions of the Rule.” The Fifth Circuit Court then stayed […]

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Springfield Armory on Monday announced the release of the Model 2020 Rimfire family. Offered in both wood-stocked and synthetic-stocked versions, the blued Model 2020 Rimfire in .22 LR offers shooters a refined bolt-action rifle with all the quality and performance you’ve come to expect from Springfield Armory. The Model 2020 Rimfire bolt-action rifle is offered […]

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One day after TGM reported the fight brewing in Massachusetts over gun control legislation which Second Amendment activists argue would be unconstitutional if adopted, action on the bill has been delayed at least until autumn, according to an announcement by Democrat State House Speaker Ron Mariano. “As the House continues its efforts over August, we […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief One month after TGM published a special report on the purchase of millions of dollars’ worth of weapons and tactical equipment by the Internal Revenue Service, an Oklahoma Republican member of Congress is requesting a full accounting of the guns and gear the tax agency has purchased. The request was made […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Tom Harris has been selling guns out of his Lewisville, Texas home for 30 years. He is so respected and beloved by his customers that one gave him a kidney – literally – which saved his life. Dialysis wasn’t working well for Harris, owner of Sporting Arms Company, […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) is reporting on a new poll by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy which says 86 percent of American adults “support U.S. Congress mandating background checks for all firearm sales and transfers.” The MPR report highlights support for various gun control measures, such as “Nearly three-quarters support Congress […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Massachusetts gun owners are in full battle mode against what CBS News has called a “wide-ranging gun control bill” that would ostensibly bring “sweeping reforms to gun safety” in the state, which translates to vast new restrictions, according to the Gun Owners Action League. Posted on their website, GOAL has marked […]

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By Jim Dickson | Contributing Writer Cryogenic treatment of firearms yields unbelievable advances in accuracy and durability. Scientific studies have shown an increase in the life of treated parts of more than 600% on the average with some types of parts less and others up to 1000% longer life. Accuracy is increased as is velocity […]

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A Sunday editorial in the Colorado Springs Gazette, reacting to a high-profile shooting incident last week in Auckland, N.Z., was on target when it stated, “Better control over known lawbreakers is likelier to forestall the next such tragedy than is another attempt to control guns.” “Our state knows the pain of such seemingly random madness,” […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The San Francisco County Board of Supervisors has backed down on a proposed ordinance that would make much of the city into a “gun-free zone” after the Second Amendment Foundation and California Rifle & Pistol Association promised legal action. According to SAF, action on the ordinance came in the wake of […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief As predicted by TGM, gun rights groups have filed a notice of appeal in their challenge of Oregon’s gun control Measure 114, which was upheld as constitutional in a lengthy ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Karin J. Immergut. The restrictive gun control initiative bans the sale of so-called “large capacity […]

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A county judge in Illinois has handed down a decision supporting a requirement that gun owners have a Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card, which was being challenged on constitutional grounds, according to WTVO News. Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Ascher ruled this week, “There is ample historical evidence supporting the constitutionality of the FOID […]

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