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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief A coalition of 20 state attorneys general, led by Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, has filed an amicus brief supporting an appeal to the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals by gun rights groups seeking a reversal of a lower court ruling upholding Delaware’s ban on so-called “assault weapons.” According to […]

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By Jim Dickson | Contributing Writer Upon picking up the Ruger Bearcat at Reeves Ace Hardware in Clayton, Georgia my first impression was that this was the steadiest in the hand small revolver that I had seen in a long time. Normally the smaller the pistol the harder it is to accurately shoot it, but […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—SCOTUS: certiorari requests—There are four remaining cases awaiting a certiorari decision before SCOTUS. I made an error last week. Two scheduled for conference on Sept. 26: KCI v. Eighth Judicial District (firearms magazines) and Garland v. Cargill (bumpstocks). Two other cases awaiting a decision: NRA v. Vullo, a First Amendment challenge […]

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NEXTORCH Industries, has announced the TA30C Tactical Flashlight with patented one-step-strobe technology. The TA30C Tactical Flashlight is an excellent choice for any personal defense situation. It utilizes a patented one-step, variable frequency strobe switch for immediate and intuitive operation in a home or self-defense situation. The state-of-the-art TA30C offers incredibly high performance in a compact […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Gun rights organizations including the Second Amendment Foundation are asking a federal appeals court to overturn a lower court ruling in April that upheld a 2022 Delaware package of gun control laws that banned so-called “assault weapons” and “high-capacity magazines.” According to the Center Square, appellant briefs have been filed with […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief In a party-line Monday night vote of 18-5, the Indianapolis City-County Council adopted a new gun control package adding restrictions on gun owners, but there is just one problem. The measure cannot be enforced because it is prohibited by Indiana’s preemption statute, which bars local governments from adopting their own gun […]

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John Markwell | Contributing Editor    June, 2007.  It had been a wet Spring on the high plains and we had travelled to Montana towing our Kawasaki Mule behind our pickup/camper rig on the suggestion of a friend in Malta, a community in northeast Montana, north of Fort Peck Lake on the Missouri River.    […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief New data from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) shows that the number of homicides statewide went up in 2022, a rise of 16.6 percent over 2021; the highest number of murders recorded since WASPC began collecting data in 1980. The number of homicides has increased 96 percent […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Daniel Banyai, who has been feuding with the town of Pawlet, Vermont over his 30-acre shooting range since 2013, has decided to demolish the private “Slate Ridge” facility, rather than face an indefinite prison sentence. Banyai, who also operates an organic farm at the same location, made the […]

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Burris Optics introduced the Veracity PH 4-20x50mm earlier this year and is confirming the scope is now available at authorized dealers nationwide, according to a company news release. Featuring the new PĒK (Programable Elevation Knob) system, premium optical clarity, a built-in Heads-Up Display (HUD), and Bluetooth® connectivity for uploading custom ballistic data from the new […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—California: Summer recess for the California legislature begins July 14 and ends on August 14. Three Senate Committees have gun bills under consideration this week; Delaware: The Delaware legislature has adjourned. For the second year in a row a Handgun Purchase Permit Bill, SB2, failed to pass. The sponsors have vowed […]

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ALPS OutdoorZ, has announced that two new products are ready to ship, in plenty of time for the fall hunting seasons. One of these new entries is what ALPS calls the solution for those cold hours on the hunting stand called the DEADQUIET® Ember Handwarmer. This handwarmer works in conjunction with the equally new DEADQUIET® […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief In a blistering rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s Independence Day remarks about deadly shootings over the holiday weekend, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Friday accused the president of being “determined than ever to make gun manufacturers vulnerable to frivolous lawsuits in the hopes of bankrupting […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project A Vermont “environmental” court judge has ordered that shooting range owner Daniel Banyai be arrested and held in state prison until he or the town he’s been feuding with for years over zoning issues – Pawlet, Vermont, population 1,386 – destroy all the structures on his private range. […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief A look back at President Joe Biden’s remarks on the floor of the Senate in 1985 reveals the aging Delaware Democrat has flip-flopped on guns and the Second Amendment to such a degree that he risks further solidifying his reputation for hypocrisy when it comes to regulating firearms. As noted in […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The Second Amendment Foundation is poised to launch a new national advertising effort alleging that prominent Democrats have been misleading the American public by claiming “no one is coming after your guns,” when that appears “they have every intention of doing just that.” The new ad will launch next week. TGM […]

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By R.K. Campbell | Contributing Editor    For many years, shooters have enjoyed owning a rifle and a handgun that fire the same cartridge.    This makes a lot of sense with the .22. For some outdoorsmen the .357 Magnum combination is useful. Of course I use a .223 for varmints and long range shooting. […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project There have been no Wild West-style shootouts. Floridians are not shooting each other over parking spots as some predicted. No fistfights have escalated into gunfights, and most assuredly, the streets are not running red with blood. On July 1, Florida became the 26th state – the majority state […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Deadly holiday weekend shootings in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Fort Worth prompted Democrat President Joe Biden to once again call for more restrictive gun control measures, none of which would likely have prevented any of the blood-letting. Biden wants a ban on so-called “assault weapons” and original capacity magazines, mandatory “safe storage” […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—On June 28 and 29 cases we have been reporting on were argued live: Lara v. Evanchick—6/29 at 9:30 am EDT here and Harrel v. Raoul—6/29 at 9:30 am CDT here, Also National Association for Gun Rights v. City of Naperville, IL & the state of Illinois, also known as Bevis […]

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