The Gun Mag

By R.K. Campbell | Contributing Editor    Many years ago Colonel Jeff Cooper and other learned shooters and professionals promoted the 1911 .45 automatic as the best personal defense pistol available.    In this logic they arrived at a consensus of what was needed to make the 1911 most viable as a defensive handgun. Good […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief A new ABC News/Ipsos poll released over the weekend shows an overwhelming majority of Americans believe Joe Biden should consider all possible nominees to replace retiring Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, rather than focus only on selecting a Black woman, as he promised on the campaign trail. According to Ipsos, […]

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by Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project The Los Angeles Times is in serious trouble. The once-great newspaper has lost the pulse of its own community. Its leaders can no longer read the room. They keep shoveling their anti-gun propaganda, but no one is listening. Their readers are too busy trying to buy guns. If […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—U.S. Congress: changing the filibuster vote fails in Senate; BATFE: Rule on firearms storage for FFLs to be finalized February 3;  possible Forced Reset Triggers activity; Alabama: Alabama Sheriffs Association lobbying against SB1 and HB66; Arizona: The Game and Fish Department is accepting public comments on hunting Guidelines for Fall 2023;  […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief A group of gun rights organizations, led by the Second Amendment Foundation, filed a lawsuit Friday in San Diego County Superior Court against California Attorney General Rob Bonta. They are challenging the constitutionality of a recently-enacted section of the state Penal Code requiring the state Department of Justice to share private […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Friday in New York City, the widow of murdered Police Officer Jason Rivera delivered a eulogy during his funeral service at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, telling mourners the system “continues to fail us.” Dominique Luzuriaga spoke out of grief, and strength. It was clear she was not alone in her thoughts. While […]

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The City of San Jose may be headed for a court battle as the city council is preparing to adopt a new gun control scheme that will require gun owners in the city to carry liability insurance, and also pay an annual fee, estimated somewhere between $25-$35, ostensibly to provide “services” from a new non-profit, […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—U.S. Congress: changing the filibuster vote fails in Senate; California: AB311, more restrictions on precursor parts before Assembly Appropriation Committee; San Jose: ordinance to tax gun owners and require liability insurance to be hear Jan. 25;  Indiana-HB1077, constitutional carry, passed by the House 64-29, but is being blocked in Senate Judiciary […]

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by Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project The Second Amendment Foundation’s Investigative Journalism Project wouldn’t be possible without you. Click here to make a tax-deductible donation to support pro-gun stories like this. Every year Florida gun owners have watched our legislative sessions begin and end with barely a mention of the gold standard of gun […]

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By Michael A. Black | Contributing Editor    After being cancelled in 2021, the Shot Show bounced back with a vengeance this year with more exhibits and more space, having the usual multi-level sections in the Venetian Expo Center (formerly the Sands Convention Center) and branched out into the adjacent Caesar’s Forum across Koval Lane. […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Gun rights organizations scored a double victory in California with a unanimous 9th U.S. Circuit Court panel declaring COVID-19 related shutdowns of gun stores and shooting ranges in Los Angeles and Ventura counties in the spring of 2020 violated the Second Amendment. The cases are known as McDougall v. Ventura County […]

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By R.K. Campbell | Contributing editor    A generation ago the most common home defense long gun was a pump action shotgun.    Today a good many home owners deploy a semi auto carbine in 5.56mm. 300 Blackout, or 9mm. That ok for an experienced shooter. But even for the best trained and most experienced […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The Second Amendment Foundation has announced it will take its successful information/education campaign warning about Joe Biden’s gun control agenda to the radio airwaves, beginning next week. SAF announced the upcoming radio blitz only a week after its newest television ad began appearing on several cable networks. The timing, according to […]

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After changing the muzzleloading industry in 2020 with the introduction of the NitroFire® in collaboration for Federal Premium and Hodgdon, Traditions has just announced the the NitroFire® with the VAPR™ Twist. New for 2022, this version of the NitroFire® will now feature a 1:24” VAPR™ Twist barrel. The faster twist helps to better stabilize bullets, […]

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Stoeger Industries has announced an optic-ready option to its STR-9C Compact 9mm pistol line. Increasingly, red dot optics are being adopted by EDC and CCW practitioners for their fast sight acquisition and ready visibility in all lighting conditions. Stoeger answers that growing demand with their STR-9C Optic-Ready—a polymer-frame, striker-fired pistol that fits the optimal balance […]

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When the Washington State Senate Law & Justice Committee held a hearing on a measure to ban so-called “assault weapons” Monday, thousands of Evergreen State residents signed on to oppose the legislation, outnumbering proponents at least 10-to-1. Senate Bill 5217 is a measure sponsored by Sen. Patty Kuderer, a Democrat. She called the semi-automatic rifles […]

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by Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project The Second Amendment Foundation’s Investigative Journalism Project wouldn’t be possible without you. Click here to make a tax-deductible donation to support pro-gun stories like this. The Biden-Harris administration is trapped inside a hostile media spotlight, a victim of their own incompetence. They’re like a cornered animal – desperate […]

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AG Composites has announced a new series of carbon fiber rifle stock designs that are both aesthetically appealing and highly functional – the Carbon K2. Formerly called AG Edge, the new name more accurately reflects the rugged nature of the product line. The Carbon K2 series features a functional buttstock, making it ideal for custom […]

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Trailblazer Firearms this week is introducing the Pivot™ Ultracompact Folding Rifle and their LifeCard® single shot folding pistol at the annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas. New for 2022, the Pivot™ Ultracompact Folding Rifle is an innovative 9mm blowback rifle which uses patented technology to achieve a minimal footprint when […]

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Five teens were arrested by police in Delaware in a car belonging to Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) hours after she was carjacked at gunpoint in South Philadelphia, according to Fox News. Published reports say Delaware State troopers staked out the empty Acura SUV after it was spotted near the Christiana Mall in Newark, and […]

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