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‘Dozens of Released Felons’ Back in Chicago Jails for Violent Crimes: Fox News

Wed, 12/22/2021 - 15:03

By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Fox News is reporting that “Dozens of felons who were released on bond in Chicago have been re-arrested this year for violent crimes.” The Windy City has topped 800 homicides this year, and more are likely to come as the bloody year winds down. The embarrassing news came as the Daily Mail reported […]

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Classic Build: ‘My Remington Rolling Block in .44/77’

Wed, 12/22/2021 - 09:04

By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor    A few years back, I found myself with the burning desire to have one of the famous Remington rolling block sporting rifles in .44/77 caliber.    That’s actually a famous combination and several target rifles as well as sporting rifles were made in that caliber. But my desires […]

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Kyle Rittenhouse Warns: ‘Media Accountability Coming Soon’

Tue, 12/21/2021 - 16:33

By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Appearing at a conference for young conservatives in Phoenix, Kyle Rittenhouse offered a warning to media outlets that portrayed him unsympathetically in the aftermath of the August 2020 shooting during a riot in Kenosha, Wisconsin with a stern warning. “There’s going to be some media accountability coming soon,” Rittenhouse told Fox […]

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Newsweek: Armed Republicans will overthrow gov’t if Trump loses in 2024

Tue, 12/21/2021 - 13:51

By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project There is fearmongering, and then there is Newsweek-level fearmongering. The once-respected news magazine – which a former reporter recently described as “a painful embarrassment to anyone who toiled there in its golden age,” which is now known for its incendiary click-bait – is at it again, blasting conservatives, […]

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Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. Reintroduces the Marlin 1895 SBL Lever-Action Rifle

Mon, 12/20/2021 - 15:25

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR) has just introduced the first of its Ruger-made, Marlin lever-action rifles, which are now shipping. Just over a year after acquiring the assets associated with the Marlin brand, Ruger is shipping the first Marlin model, the 1895 SBL chambered in .45-70 Govt. Soon as an initial review was […]

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New York AG James Wants More Regulation of Toy Guns

Mon, 12/20/2021 - 14:15

New York Attorney General Letitia James is calling for tougher regulation of toy guns, calling it a “fight to promote gun safety and reform gun regulations” by pushing the “Biden-Harris administration” to adopt what she is calling “new, strong, coherent federal regulations mandating distinct visual differences between toy guns, BB/pellet guns, and lethal firearms.” In […]

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Savage Arms Introduces Stance, a Micro-Compact 9mm

Mon, 12/20/2021 - 14:06

Savage Arms has announced a new EDC handgun they are calling the Stance™. This micro-compact 9mm marks the company’s return to concealed carry and self-defense and will be the first of a complete family of handguns built to the demanding standards of accuracy and reliability that have come to define Savage Arms, according to a […]

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Grassroots Update – Dec. 20, 2021

Mon, 12/20/2021 - 09:24

By Tanya Metaksa What’s New– Federal Legislation: HR 1620, could be voted on at any time; State Legislation: 43 states begin their 2022 legislative sessions in January: California:  Less than 2 weeks to submit registration for “assault weapons”; Ohio: SB215, Constitutional Carry passes Senate 23-8; New Jersey: Senate President Steve Sweeney not in favor of […]

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Firearms Industry Fights Back Against NY Gun Law

Fri, 12/17/2021 - 14:12

By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Leaders in the firearms industry are squaring off against the State of New York in federal court over a state statute designed to skirt around a long-standing federal law protecting gun makers from so-called “junk lawsuits” that were popular among various municipalities trying to show they were taking action against violent […]

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San Fran Mayor Breed Calls ‘Bulls—t’ on Crime

Fri, 12/17/2021 - 10:44

San Francisco Mayor London Breed raised eyebrows Wednesday when—using language not often heard from a politician in a public setting—she literally called “bulls—t” on surging crime in the city’s Tenderloin District. The mayor, a Democrat in a city that has been run by liberal Democrats for decades, has launched what the local CBS affiliate described […]

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SAF, CCRKBA, Others Seek SCOTUS Review in MD Gun Ban Challenge

Thu, 12/16/2021 - 16:55

The Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for review of their challenge to Maryland’s ban on so-called “assault weapons.” In addition to SAF and CCRKBA, plaintiffs are Field Traders, LLC, the Firearms Policy Coalition and three private citizens in Maryland identified […]

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Shooting the Emissary: Springfield’s newest and brightest star!

Thu, 12/16/2021 - 10:11

By R.K. Campbell | Contributing Editor    Springfield has made a climb from a new maker of 1911 handguns to a well-established company with a wide range of firearms, and at the top of the ladder, you’ll find a pistol dubbed The Emissary.    The Emissary is quite an accomplishment on many levels. This handgun […]

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MI School Shooter Faces Murder Charges as Prosecutor Calls for Gun Control

Wed, 12/01/2021 - 16:50

By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The teenage suspect in the fatal shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan is being charged with one count of terrorism, four counts of first-degree murder and seven other counts of attempted murder. Oakland County, MI Prosecutor Karen C. McDonald, a Democrat, will prosecute the suspect, identified as 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley, […]

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ANALYSIS: ‘Gun Violence’ A Problem; The Term Demonizes, Deflects

Wed, 12/01/2021 - 08:35

By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief ANALYSIS: “Gun Violence” is everywhere; the term permeates the American lexicon and is designed to demonize an object while deflecting responsibility for crimes away from perpetrators. A report at Fox News declares, “Chicago gun violence: 3 killed, 26 wounded over Thanksgiving weekend.” Down in North Carolina, WTVD reports about a Fayettefille […]

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‘Black Friday’ Week Saw 687,000-Plus Background Checks, Says NSSF

Wed, 12/01/2021 - 08:16

By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief In a remarkably strong showing, the FBI’s National Instant Background Check System (NICS) reportedly processed more than 687,000 background checks during “Black Friday” week, including more than 26,000 on Thanksgiving Day, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Total for the week leading up to what has traditionally been called “Black […]

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Special Report: Police chief group pushing Bloomberg’s anti-gun propaganda

Tue, 11/30/2021 - 12:24

by Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) claims to be the world’s largest and most influential professional association for senior police executives, and like many of its members and major donors, it is devoutly anti-gun. An investigation by the Second Amendment Foundation’s Investigative Journalism Project revealed that […]

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SHOTGUNS AND STAGECOACHES

Tue, 11/30/2021 - 11:04

By John Boessenecker. Published by Thorndike Press, 10 Water St., Dept TGM, Suite 310, Waterville, ME 04901. Price:  $29.99  Available at most bookstores, or Amazon.    With a sub-title of The Brave Men Who Rode For WELLS FARGO in the Wild West this 622-page large print volume is divided into three parts, with a total […]

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GUNSMOKE: End of the Year Old West Centerfires Match

Tue, 11/30/2021 - 10:54

By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor    The Old West Centerfires matches, put on by the Black River Buffalo Runners (a part of Capitol City Rifle & Pistol Club near Olympia, Washington), are held just six times per year.     These six matches are much alike, each one features a bullseye target at 100 yards […]

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Grassroots Update – Nov 29

Mon, 11/29/2021 - 11:56

By Tanya Metaksa What’s New– Federal: Congressional letter to BATFE: State Legislation: State Legislation: Illinois: HB2791 passed the legislature; Politics: Texas: Former congressman Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke running for Texas Governor; Florida: Nikki Fried, Democrat candidate for Governor 2022, working against FL current firearms preemption law; Judicial: Edmonds v. Bass: oral arguments scheduled for Jan. […]

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Huh? CNN claims 641 mass shootings this year – almost two per day

Mon, 11/29/2021 - 08:38

By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project In an online story published Friday, CNN admits they used data from the debunked Gun Violence Archive to claim there have been 641 mass shootings in the United States during 2021 – an average of 1.94 mass shootings per day. Think about that – nearly two mass shootings […]

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