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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Private First Class Jack Lucas celebrated his 17th birthday on February 14, 1945 aboard the troopship USS Deuel. Five days later he was fighting for his life in the black volcanic sand of the Japanese-held island of Iwo Jima. Lucas, a Marine rifleman assigned to the 1st Battalion, […]

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By R.K. Campbell | Contributing Editor    The 1911 Government Model .45 is among the finest fighting pistols ever designed, and Kimber’s Pro Carry II is a very good example of where the design has come in more than a century.    With a straight to the rear trigger compression, a low bore axis, a […]

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Bianchi®, a brand of the Safariland Group, has announced the availability of a new leather finish for select holster designs. The “weathered series” line of holsters offers a broken-in look to classic Bianchi holsters. “For more than 60 years, Bianchi has worked to perfect leather holsters,” said Eric Gasvoda, Vice President and General Manager for the Safariland […]

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The October 2021 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,427,264 is a decrease of 19.3 percent compared to the October 2020 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1,769,553, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Still the raw number of NICS checks is the second strongest on record for the month of October. […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New– State Legislation: Delaware: Gov. Carney signs HB125; Florida: HB6007, allowing campus carry has been prefiled; New York: Gov. Hochul signs Legislation package; Ohio: HB227, constitutional carry bill passes Ohio House Government Oversight Committee; Pennsylvania: Guns at Pittsburgh International Airport may lead to Right-to-Carry permit revocation; Politics: Vote on Nov. 2 […]

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Big Horn Armory (BHA), makers of big-bore firearms, has partnered with the Wyoming Wildlife Federation (WWF) for the second year in a row for the Pay it Forward campaign to help support WWF’s Hunters for the Hungry Program (H4H). From Nov. 1 – 30, five percent of all net proceeds from any sale made from […]

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Mossberg has expanded its popular MC2 lineup with a new micro-compact 9mm: the MC2sc. With its double-stack magazines, the compact-profile MC2sc offers increased capacity but is comfortably sized for concealed carry with an overall length of 6.25 inches, height of 4.30 inches and slim 1.10-inch width. The MC2sc also features an optics-ready slide for ease […]

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O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc., America’s oldest family-owned firearms manufacturer in the United States, continues its legacy of industry firsts with the introduction of the 590S Series of 12-gauge pump-actions; capable of cycling 1.75, 2.75 and 3-inch shotshells interchangeably, in any combination, without the use of an adaptor. The 590S Series includes two full-length stock […]

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“Thousands” of lawmen and women, firefighters and medical professionals could be lost due to national, state and local vaccine mandates, according to published reports, and now there is a report at msn.com warning, “Up to 12,000 Air Force personnel have rejected orders to get fully vaccinated against the coronavirus despite a Pentagon mandate.” Far left […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief UPDATED 10/29 @ 6:25 a.m. PDT – As the investigation into the accidental fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a New Mexico movie set by actor/producer Alec Baldwin continues, Fox News is reporting the focus is now on “the presence of live ammunition on the set.” Bringing live cartridges onto […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project People around the country are finally realizing something gun owners have known for decades: You are your own First Responder, because when seconds count, police will be there in minutes. After police officials in several states warned the public that they need to arm themselves because of the […]

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Strict gun control laws in Massachusetts have had “no immediate impact on violent crimes,” according to the abstract of a new study from American University, published in the Justice Quarterly. The Boston Herald reported the study “used modeling and FBI data from 2006 to 2016 to examine the impact” of a gun control law adopted […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New– State Legislation: In both Ohio and Michigan the issue of Second Amendment rights during a state of emergency are being voted upon; Colorado: Boulder Democrats suggesting to reinstate ban on “assault weapons;” NY: Erie County: Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz overruled his county legislature and vetoed a measure to allow […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The Illinois State Supreme Court handed Cook County anti-gunners a major defeat Thursday, unanimously (6-0) striking down a tax on firearms and ammunition purchases as unconstitutional, reversing an appeals court ruling upholding the tax. Chief Justice Ann Burke did not participate in the ruling, the State Journal-Register said. The opinion was […]

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When the Spokane Spokesman-Review reported the killing of a big male mountain lion in Pend Oreille County—a story picked up by the Centralia Chronicle and Wenatchee World—it rekindled a long-simmering feud between people who approve of killing cougars and those vehemently opposed to it. The 197-pound tom had been captured and tagged three years ago […]

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John Markwell | Contributing Editor    We were at the May Ranch, south of the Dakota Badlands, for the annual Spring branding in mid-June.    We’d been up since 5:30 a.m. and had spent most of the day tending the cooker full of beef short ribs, pork butts and some turkey to feed the folks […]

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Nikolas Cruz, who fatally shot 14 students and three adults more than three years ago at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., pleaded guilty to the Valentine’s Day 2018 killings in court Wednesday, and he may still face execution for his murderous rampage. According to CNN, the now-23-year-old Cruz apologized to the victims, […]

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By Jim Dickson | Contributing Editor The time to prepare for deer season begins at the close of last year’s deer season and preparations intensify as the next season approaches, a fact that many devoted deer hunters accept as the true reality. For some in the West, the seasons are already underway, and elsewhere are […]

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Impressum Media Inc., Los Angeles, CA – October 15.2021 – Firearms Guide, the largest gun guide, gun values guide, and gunsmithing library just grew over 18,500 antique and modern gun manuals, catalogs, schematics & blueprints presented for gunsmiths and shooting industry professionals. “The newly updated Firearms Guide 12th Edition now presents over 80,000 antique and […]

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by Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Do you watch movies at AMC Theaters? Was the film produced by Bad Robot? Do you eat at Chipotle, Shake Shack, Panera, Burger King or Subway, or had a meal delivered by Door Dash? Do you wear clothes from Levi Strauss, the Gap or Gucci? Do you watch […]

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