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Colorado’s Senate Race Gives Gun Owners a Clear Choice
Colorado’s two contenders for the U.S. Senate faced off in a second debate that included Democratic Sen. Michael Bennett and Republican challenger Joe O’Dea answering questions from moderators about gun rights and gun control. The first debate didn’t address issues pertinent to the firearm and ammunition industry or Second Amendment rights. This second debate showed their contrasting policy positions.
Questions regarding firearm and gun control laws were raised about 20 minutes into the hour-long debate, starting with quick “yes-or-no” answers before the two candidates elaborated on their positions.
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Do Democrat Gun Owners Believe What Democrat Politicians Say About Gun Control?
By Rob Morse
Most Democrat gun owners support the right to keep and bear arms. There was a time when the Democrat party did too. Unfortunately, that changed decades ago. Today, gun control and civilian disarmament is all but the official Democrat party position.
Do gun-owning Democrats believe their own politicians? Even if their particular candidate hasn’t advocated the confiscation of guns today, he will vote with a party that champions “compensated confiscation” and adding more gun control laws to the tens-of-thousands of firearm regulations already on the books.
Tulsi Gabbard Wants You to Know Her Views of the Second Amendment Have Changed
As we see Democratic leaders in Washington continue to push more authoritarian-like policies, who are using law enforcement agencies, weaponizing them to go after political opponents, targeting law-abiding Americans as extremists and domestic terrorists for committing the offense of opposing the agenda of those in power, we realize that our right to bear arms is the deterrent that our Founders intended to push back against this threat of government tyranny.
Gun Meme of the Day: Don’t Forget to Vote Edition
Tuesday’s coming up quick! Grab that voter guide this weekend and figure out who your Pro 2A pols are, who your preferred school board candidates are, etc. Don’t neglect those down-ballot elections, y’all!
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Montana Attorney General (and TTAG Contributor) Austin Knudsen Demands YouTube Restore Gun Videos
When Austin Knudsen isn’t writing articles for TTAG, he has a side hustle as Attorney General for the state of Montana that takes up most his spare time. You can read some of his contributions here.
It’s safe to say he’s a dyed-in-the-wool gun guy. That, along with a healthy respect for the First and Second Amendments, was the motivation behind a letter wrote to YouTube’s Chief Executive Officer Susan Wojcicki this week.
Americans Bought More Than 1.2 Million New Firearms in October
October was the first month since the pandemic started in which the NSSF’s adjusted background check numbers — i.e., the best indicator of gun sales — was less than a month prior to 2020. October 2016’s total was actually more than the 2022 number, but the streak of consecutive months of sales over one million firearms continues apace.
As the NSSF’s Mark Oliva told us . . .
Background checks continue to reflect a steady interest by law-abiding Americans to exercise their God-given Second Amendment rights.
Wilson Combat Announces New Replacement Sights for Colt 2020 Python and Anaconda Revolvers
Announcing the new Wilson Combat sights for the 2020 Colt Python. pic.twitter.com/2cOFuOIl43
— Wilson Combat (@WilsonCombat) November 3, 2022
From Wilson Combat . . .
Wilson Combat has developed a fix for what we consider the weakest link in the new 2020 Python and Anaconda models-the factory sights.
Our new click adjustable rear sights mated with our new snag free front blades will give you a bigger, bolder sight picture that is easily click adjustable on the range.
The Empire Strikes Back: The Trace and New Yorker Attack John Lott’s Methods and Influence
In recent years, gun companies have aggressively marketed semi-automatic AR-style rifles to civilians. Manufacturers now produce as many as two and a half million such firearms per year, and they routinely show up in the country’s deadliest and most horrifying acts of mass violence, such as the rampages that occurred, less than two weeks apart, in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, in May.
Last year, a federal court addressed the question of whether California could ban such guns.
Holosun Launches New EPS and EPS Carry Enclosed Pistol Red Dot Sights
Utilizing range and carry pistols often means having two different optics that need to be trained on extensively. No one can expect to wield a concealed carry pistol the same way as a full-size pistol on the range, let alone utilize the same or similar optic. This can often frustrate shooters who engage in competition and conceal carry. Holosun has sorted out some of these difficulties with the EPS (Enclosed Pistol Sight) and EPS Carry pistol reflex optics.
Streamlight’s New TLR-8 sub 500-Lumen Rail-Mounted Light/Laser
From Streamlight . . .
Streamlight Inc., a leading provider of high-performance lighting and weapon light/laser sighting devices, introduced the ultra-compact and low profile TLR-8 sub, a 500-lumen weapon-mounted tactical light with red laser, and the TLR-8 G sub with green laser. Designed for use with railed subcompact weapons, both are available to fit select GLOCK, SIG SAUER, Springfield Armory and many 1913 short railed subcompact handguns.
“The TLR-8 sub and the TLR-8 G sub take the popular TLR-7 sub to new levels with the addition, respectively, of an integrated red and green aiming laser, to improve focusing on targets,” said Streamlight President and Chief Executive Officer Ray Sharrah.
More Georgia Voters Reject Stacey Abrams’ Anti-Gun Lies, Misinformation as Election Day Nears
Stacey Abrams’ Democratic gubernatorial challenge is getting desperate with less than a week to go before election day.
Once again, the Second Amendment and crime issues played a major role in the final debate between Georgia’s two candidates for governor.
Correct the Record
Abrams injected pot shots and misstatements about Georgia’s gun laws while addressing other questions. She criticized Republican Gov. Brian Kemp for “making it easier” for Georgians to obtain firearms and “flooding the streets with guns.” Gov.
Florida Man Points a Fake Gun at a Man Sitting In His Car and Lives to Regret It (Though Not Very Long)
You’ve read the platitude in the comments a thousand times – play stupid games, win stupid prizes. The recent equivalent for a Florida man was, walk up to an innocent man in a car who was minding his own business, with a gun in your waistband, then draw and point the heater at the man while shouting at him.
A man in Tampa did just that and came away with multiple new piercings in the upper body which resulted in a premature death.
LaRue Tactical Trolls Competitor During Its AR Trigger Sale
Every year the good folks at LaRue Tactical put on a great holiday sale. This year you can pick up one of their fantastic AR triggers for $89 or $79 each when you buy up three of them. Only $79 for a good AR trigger is a very good deal, but $79 for one of the best triggers on the market….
That can only mean one thing. It’s almost Christmas and LaRue Tactical loves to troll Geissele.
FN is Giving Away a FAL Rifle and Chances to Buy a Complete FAL Parts Kit
From FN . . .
The right arm of the free world has returned, fueled by a recovery project to extend the legendary FN FAL to a select group of historic arms collectors and builder enthusiasts in the U.S. market. 400 FN FAL rifles issued in the 1980s to the Belgian Gendarmerie were decommissioned and painstakingly crated at FN Herstal.
The lower trigger frame, stocks, bayonets and slings in these authentic FAL builder kits have light cosmetic markings from once-issued uses.
Netflix Series Investigates 2013 Florida Murder That Was Ruled a Suicide
By Lee Williams
Pat Mullins’ near headless body was found partially submerged in the Gulf of Mexico, tied tightly to a 25-pound boat anchor. He had been shot in the side of the head with a shotgun. The fatal wound was fired from a short distance and forensic experts couldn’t rule out that he hadn’t been shot multiple times.
Mullins was in good health, was financially secure, had a loving family and never even owned a shotgun.
Gun Review: Tisas Tank Commander 9mm 1911
After more than 100 years of production how about we find a 1911 that can just be simply enjoyed at the range? Fancy builds are subjectively pretty, and performance builds are great so long as they’re maintained (yes, it’s time we all admit the 1911 platform simply requires more attention from the owner than your average striker-fired plastic gun). A 1911 that can be fun at the range, tolerate a bit of abuse, yet still let us celebrate the aesthetics, history, and shooting experience of the 1911.
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Armed Texas Mom Warned Home Intruder to Back Off…He Didn’t Listen
In Texas, it’s a pretty safe bet that a higher percentage of potential crime victims own a gun. Or ten. The heavily tattooed Carlos Garcia, aged 36, learned that the hard way police say.
They found him about a hundred yards from a house where he had tried force his way into a bedroom occupied by a scared mother who was protecting her children. It’s unknown what he intended to do once inside.
Lockdown SecureWall System Lets You Build Out the Gun Room of Your Dreams
Have you dreamed of turning that home office or unused guest bedroom into a gun vault, or do you need organized, good looking wall storage for home or work? Perhaps you own a gun shop and it’s time for a better retail display system. SecureWall by Lockdown has you covered!
With over a dozen accessories that mount securely to the SecureWall panels, all of your firearms and gear can be displayed in a neat, organized fashion.
Las Vegas Home Intruder Threatens to ‘Kill You All’; You Know What Happens Next
Cops say a lunatic broke into a west Las Vegas home after shouting, “Let me in! I will kill you all!” at 5:30 in the morning last weekend. Unfortunately for David Valle, 28, the homeowner was also a gun owner. And when Mr. Valle tried to force his way in through a bedroom door where the family had adopted the ensconced defender position, the homeowner shot him.
The round hit him in the knee and he screamed.
Chicago Sun-Times Sounds the Alarm on the Disturbing Availability and Easy Access to Standard Capacity Magazines
Not long ago, the big guns and high-capacity magazines [Melissa] Lulik and her friends use at ranges and in competitions weren’t so common among civilians.
Now, you can easily buy them online or in stores. You don’t need a license or a background check to buy one. Extended-capacity magazines — which hold 10 or more bullets and can be used with handguns as well as rifles — have become commonplace even as they’ve been banned in some places.