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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The Washington Examiner is reporting that Supreme Court Associate Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito have warned that New York State’s restrictive new concealed carry law raises “serious” constitutional questions and “presents novel and serious questions under both the First and the Second Amendments.” Their remarks were contained in a letter […]

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Winchester Ammunition has announced the launch of a reduced pressure .30-06 ammunition offering optimized for use in M1 Garand rifles. The M1 Garand is much more than a firearm, it is an iconic symbol of the greatest generation’s fight for freedom during WWII. The M1 Garand is one of the most collectable firearms in the […]

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DeSantis Gunhide® is introducing its latest new product, the Persuader™ Holster. The #213, Persuader™ is a premium thermoformed polymer IWB carbon fiber finish holster with the most wanted features. It can stand alone with our multi-cant center clip or with one or two Tuckable C-Clips. It features our patent pending ARW™ (Anti-Rotation Wedge). The integral […]

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Tagua Gunleather, maker of fine leather, eco leather, hybrid, and Kydex gun holsters, announces its new LOCK line of holsters. These beautiful holsters maintain the look, feel, and comfort of quality leather and add the confidence-inspiring, “click” retention of polymer holsters. Traditionally, leather holsters have been preferred for their aesthetics, body-matching and flexible contours, and […]

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BERSA has announced the introduction of its new line of AR-style rifles and pistols, all made in America. Six new models under the BAR line-up include three BAR9 pistols with Mission First Tactical furniture, two 5.56 rifles (one with Mission First Tactical furniture and one with Magpul furniture), and one 5.56 pistol with Mission First […]

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The Washington Post reported this week that Shannon Watts, founder of the Moms Demand Action gun control group, is retiring. Watts has become a hero to the gun prohibition movement, and the Moms group became part of anti-gun billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s gun control empire. However, she was also seen as an enemy of the Second […]

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By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor Sometimes the more advanced you get in black powder cartridge reloading, the more trouble or problems you seem to find. That’s the way I felt about my .44-77 loads, which were intended for and fired in “Hefty Hannah,” my 15-plus pound Sharps by C. Sharps Arms. The loads I […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The Second Amendment Foundation is supporting a federal lawsuit challenging the New York State semi-auto ban in a case known as Lane v. James, filed Friday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Plaintiffs in the case are New York residents J. Mark Lane—for whom the case […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief If you’re looking for a gun control “success” story in Washington State, good luck with that, because crime data heading into the final hours of 2022 is rather bleak. According to the Twitter site for Seattle Homicides (not connected to the Seattle Police Department), the body count stood at 57 on […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief UPDATED–The wild ride of 2022 is just about over, but looming on the horizon are new challenges for Second Amendment activists and advocacy groups, on Capitol Hill, in state legislatures and in federal and state courts across the country. Foremost on the agenda is the legal battle over Oregon’s Measure 114, […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Perhaps Massad Ayoob, president of the Second Amendment Foundation, explained it best during his opening remarks at the annual Gun Rights Policy Conference in September as he recalled an interview he gave earlier in the year. “I was asked, ‘in the year 2022, how can the Second Amendment possibly be relevant […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief If 2022 is remembered for anything, it would have to be recognized as a year in which armed self-defense by private citizens increased, and in a couple of instances, their actions were hailed as “heroic” because they prevented possible mass shootings. According to the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC), just over […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Among the top gun rights stories of 2022 was the passage of legislation in four states allowing permitless—or “constitutional”—carry of firearms, bringing the total to 25 states where no license or permit is required to go armed in public. That is half of the United States, and one thing they all […]

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The Washington Examiner is reporting that the Biden administration has taken steps to close the so-called “ghost gun loophole” by declaring “partially complete, disassembled, or nonfunctional’ gun kits are now classified as ‘readily’ available weapons,” which must now have a serial number. Before such kits may be sold, there must first be a background check […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief When Oregon anti-gunners calling themselves “Lift Every Voice Oregon” launched an initiative campaign to create the most restrictive gun control law in recent memory, they got help from big money donors yet barely eked out a victory with the final vote tally at 50.6 percent for and 49.4 percent against. But […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief My search for the “perfect” handgun grips has proven one thing above all: There is no such thing. Over the years, I’ve tried different grips on single- and double-action revolvers, and an equal number for semi-autos. It is abundantly clear some materials add character and even a little flash to a […]

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Ruger has announced the newest addition to its popular AR-556 MPR family, the Model 8548 with a .223 Wylde chamber which accommodates both the .223 Remington and 5.56mm NATO round, according to a company release. Designed with an 18-inch PROOF Research carbon fiber wrapped barrel, the new rifle features a Magpul PRS Lite stock, free […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Following the prominence of the U.S. Supreme Court’s June ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, possibly the second-most important story this year was the high court’s grant of certiorari to four Second Amendment cases, vacating lower court rulings and remanding the cases back to the lower […]

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Twenty-three Attorneys General representing 21 states, the District of Columbia and the Northern Mariana Islands, have filed an amicus brief supporting a federal ban on the possession of firearms from which serial numbers have been removed. In a press release from the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James, the AGs participating in the […]

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By R.K. Campbell | Contributing Editor  About thirty years ago and more than ten years after Glock hit the market, Smith & Wesson introduced the S&W SIGMA, a pistol that is still around in an evolved version marketed as an affordable but reliable home and personal defense pistol. The Military & Police handguns are another […]

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