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Celebrating Independence Day Chicago-Style: 92 Shot, 15 Murdered Over a Very Long Weekend
Most normal Americans traditionally celebrate Independence Day with friends, family, food and fireworks. Not in Chicago. Well, maybe the “fireworks” part. The holiday weekend in Murder City, USA means traditionally an orgy of violence with little likelihood of arrest or conviction for the perpetrators. This past weekend upheld that tradition only too well.
With 92 shot over the extended weekend, and 15 killed, the Independence Day holiday proved quite the dysfunctional crap show in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s domain.
Polymer80 Adds Optics Cuts to Complete PFC9 and PFS9 Pistols at the Same Price
From Polymer80 . . .
Polymer80, Inc. today announced that its popular PFC9™ and PFS9™ complete pistols will now come with an optic cut slide that fits the RMR footprint. Better yet, this upgrade is available at the same MSRP as the previously offered non-optic cut pistols — $549.
“There’s no doubt that, for most shooters, a red dot sight enables faster target acquisition, greater accuracy, better speed and both-eyes-open target focused shooting – all good things,” said Dan McCalmon, Executive Vice President.
Gun Meme of the Day: That’s How It Would Work Edition
Not wrong. Doesn’t mean they won’t still do it, though.
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Police Hunting for Rooftop Shooter Who Killed Six, Wounded 24 at Suburban Chicago July 4th Parade
By Michael Tarm and Roger Schneider, AP
At least six people died and 24 were wounded in a shooting at a July Fourth parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, and officers are searching for a suspect who likely fired on the festivities from a rooftop, police said Monday.
Highland Park Police Commander Chris O’Neill, the incident commander on scene, urged people to shelter in place as authorities search for the suspect, described as a white male wearing a white or blue T-shirt.
Happy Independence Day From TTAG
“Today isn’t just about relaxing with family and friends. It’s not just about grilling, fireworks and carefree celebrations; being an American is a great privilege and honor. Take a minute to think about how lucky we truly are to live here, and then together, let’s work together to be great citizens for the future generations of this nation.”
– Amanda Radke in Independence Day is more than just grilling & fireworks
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Celebrate Independence Day Like a Founding Father…With Guns…Big Ones
Want to celebrate America’s independence like a Founding Father? Consider getting to a range. It’s what they would have wanted. The celebration of America’s independence, self-determination and revolutionary spirit is rooted in a heritage of responsible firearm ownership.
John Adams, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and later the second President of the United States wrote to his wife Abigail that July 2 would be a day generations of Americans would celebrate with “Pomp and Parade…Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other.” His prediction was off by two days.
Bruen’s Aftermath: The Shall Issue Way Forward as the Blue States Strike Back
By Peter B. Elias and Theresa Inacker
The Supreme Court of the United States recently released some landmark rulings in its just-concluded session. For those of us who live in states that systematically violate the Second Amendment, the SCOTUS ruling in NYSRPA v. Bruen, handed down on June 23, 2022, (henceforth a national holiday for the Second Amendment) has been life-altering.
For those of you who live in the 43 states that allow concealed carry, this ruling will further solidify your rights.
Supreme Court Marshal Wants Maryland, Virginia Anti-Demonstration Laws Enforced Outside Justices’ Homes
By Sarah Rankin, AP
The marshal of the U.S. Supreme Court has asked Maryland and Virginia officials to enforce laws she says prohibit picketing outside the homes of the justices who live in the two states.
“For weeks on end, large groups of protesters chanting slogans, using bullhorns, and banging drums have picketed Justices’ homes,” Marshal Gail Curley wrote in the Friday letters to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and two local elected officials.
The Media Have Very Different Standards for Covering White and Black Gun Rights Advocates
There are a lot of taboos on commercial television, which for instance doesn’t like to show scenes of poverty (unless it’s being chased by police), rarely interviews non-voters, almost never does military contracting fraud stories, and seldom shows results on the ground of American military/drone strikes, even if they’ve already appeared on the airwaves of other countries.
Perhaps the most dependable taboo in American media, however, involves black Second Amendment advocates.
As Violent Crime and Response Times Soar in Washington, So Does Concealed Carry Permit Demand
From CCRKBA
Amid rising violent crime, Washington has reported a stunning number of active Concealed Pistol Licenses issued in a single month; proving that extremist gun control efforts in the Evergreen State have failed miserably and people realize it, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today.
New data from the state Department of Licensing shows law enforcement agencies around the state issued 11,292 CPLs in June.
Maintaining Perfection: Fix It Sticks Announces Their New GLOCK Field Toolkit
Fix It Sticks makes some of the handiest, best designed tools and kits for mounting optics and maintaining your guns we’ve found. Their latest product is a handy kit for GLOCK owners including tools to swap out batteries and pull your GLOCK magazine baseplates. They may call it a field kit, but you’ll use these tools at home, too…and not only on your GLOCKs.
Here’s their press release . . .
Fix It Sticks, the industry innovator of modular firearms maintenance tools and torque limiters has introduced the perfect toolkit for Glock handgun owners, the Field Toolkit for Glock.
Atlas: Today’s American Gun Culture is a Result of Mythologizing and Marketing the Old West
By Pierre M. Atlas, Indiana University
In the wake of the Buffalo and Uvalde mass shootings, 70% of Republicans said it is more important to protect gun rights than to control gun violence, while 92% of Democrats and 54% of independents expressed the opposite view. Just weeks after those mass shootings, Republicans and gun rights advocates hailed the Supreme Court ruling that invalidated New York state’s gun permit law and declared that the Second Amendment guarantees a right to carry a handgun outside the home for self-defense.
Fear the Wave: A Million Americans Have Switched Parties and a Lot of Them Plan to #GUNVOTE
It’s another harbinger of a possible political wipeout for gun control-supporting Democrats who have pushed policies that fail to hold criminals accountable for their crimes yet punish law-abiding Americans. The Associated Press reported on new analysis showing more than 1 million Americans have already joined the Republican Party.
FPC: Governments Can’t Be Trusted With Lists of Firearms Owners
From the Firearms Policy Coalition . . .
Earlier this week, California Attorney General Rob Bonta boasted in a press release that his Department of Justice had created a firearms dashboard portal to increase “transparency,” which resulted in the wholesale exposure of the personal information–including license to carry information–related to the gun owners who have complied with California’s onerous gun restrictions.
There is no way to sugarcoat the horrible violation of trust committed against Californians this week.
Jane Fonda: Free Women by Redefining Vaginas as AK-47s…or Something
“If a corporation can be defined as a person, why not redefine vaginas as AK47s,” She wrote. “That way they’d be free of governmental restrictions by those who care about ‘the sanctity of life.'”
Fonda echoed the sentiments of critics who have pointed out that abortions can now legally be banned, but the 2nd Amendment — which ensures the right to own a gun is protected — is still in place despite numerous mass shootings across the US.
Firearms Policy Coalition Files Ninth Circuit Motion to Lift Stay of California’s Assault Weapons Ban Ruling
Last year, Federal District Court Judge Roger Benitez ruled that California’s “assault weapons” ban is unconstitutional in Miller v. Bonta. Benitez applied the Heller decision’s ruling to his decision in the case. He then refused a request to stay his order while the case was appealed by the state to the Ninth Circuit court of appeals. A Ninth Circuit panel, naturally, issued a stay while they considered the case.
That was then.
Primary Arms Optics Launches New Line of Affordable SLx HUNTER Rifle Scopes
From Primary Arms Optics . . .
Primary Arms Optics has just launched their first SLx HUNTER Rifle Scopes, starting with their 3-9x40mm and 3-9x50mm SFP models. The SLx HUNTER 4-12x40mm and 4-12x50mm SFP Rifle Scopes are expected soon and are currently available for pre-order.
Crafted for the true outdoorsman, the SLx HUNTER 3-9x40mm and 3-9x50mm SFP Rifle Scopes improve your visibility and precision without compromising on weight. The 3-9x magnification range, combined with high-quality lenses, offers a clean, crisp image for optimal performance.
As Expected, ‘May-Issue’ States Are Going to Have to be Forced Into Compliance With the Supreme Court’s Bruen Ruling
As nearly ideal as the Supreme Court’s Bruen decision was, no one thought the states that exercise maximum control over who can fully exercise their Second Amendment rights — and who can’t — would go quietly. As we wrote here, it was always clear they weren’t going to just throw up their hands and start issuing concealed carry permits as freely as they do the other 43 states where the right to keep and bear arms is actually respected.