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Full-Feature Rimfire: SIG SAUER Announces the New P322 .22LR Pistol
One of the few firearms that’s been conspicuous by its absence in the extensive SIG SAUER lineup is a .22LR pistol (SIG would probably prefer that you purge the GSG-made Mosquito from your memory bank). So when the decision was made to add a new rimfire semi-auto handgun, SIG made the entirely reasonable decision to built it from the ground up using the P320 general blueprint.
Unlike the dearly departed Mosquito, this new compact-size pistol isn’t an outsourced product.
Mossberg Launches the New 940 Pro Tactical Shotgun
From Mossberg . . .
Mossberg has released the newest member of its 940 Pro family of 12-gauge shotguns: the optic-ready 940 Pro Tactical 8-shot autoloading shotgun. Based on Mossberg’s cleaner-running and redesigned gas-operating system, the 940 Pro Tactical delivers ease of operation, reliability, adjustability and performance-driven features including optic-ready receiver; oversized controls; M-LOK compatibility; stock adjustability; and an 18.5-inch barrel with interchangeable choke system.
Like all 940 Pro shotguns, the 940 Pro Tactical has corrosion-resistant internal parts and finishes including nickel boron-coated gas piston, magazine tube, hammer and sear.
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Miami Beach Declares State of Emergency as Spring Break Shootings Multiply
Thousands of college students and other young people gather annually in Miami Beach for spring break, and this is the second year in a row that officials for the South Florida city have declared a state of emergency in this famed partying spot.
The mayor said about 100 guns have been seized over the past four weeks, and several police officers have been injured while controlling the crowds.
“We can’t endure this anymore.
Indiana Joins the Club – Governor Holcomb Signs Constitutional Carry Into Law
Two dozen. With the addition of Indiana, the constitutional carry club now has 24 members. Three (so far) in 2022. Governor Eric Holcomb signed the bill into law this afternoon and issued this statement . . .
The Second Amendment has been debated for years, yet time and again our U.S. Supreme Court has reaffirmed this important constitutional right that I fully support. Twenty-three other states have laws comparable to HEA 1296.
Gun Meme of the Day: Talk Trash Shoot Fast Edition
You can’t miss fast enough to win. John Wick-level shooting skills aren’t required to deliver that tasty morsel of advice.
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25 Years (and a Lot of Reviews) of Henry Repeating Arms
Henry Repeating Arms turns 25 years old this year. Oh, how time flies.
I first met Anthony Imperato for coffee in a hotel lobby off the banks of Lake Austin. I was recruiting companies to move to Texas, and by choice and by law, firearms companies were high on my hunting list.
That was more than a decade ago, but I already knew who Henry Repeating Arms was. In fact, I was a big fan, and had a couple of their rifles.
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South Carolina Corrections Department Brings Back Firing Squads For Executions
If you kill someone in South Carolina, they now stand ready to kill you back. With difficulties in obtaining the drugs needed for lethal injections, the Palmetto State once again has accommodations for firing squad executions in addition to Ol’ Sparky, the electric chair for carrying out death sentences.
Yes, for those who don’t want to ride the lightning, thanks to improvements made to the execution chamber at Broad River Correctional Institute in Columbia, death row inmates now can opt for a firing squad.
HAVE IT YOUR WAY: Burger King Employee Shoots At Customer Who Tossed Mayonnaise At Her
Shateasha Hicks didn’t get the “have it your way” memo when she started working at a Burger King in Miami. Cops say the 30-year-old employee took it personally when a customer tossed a mayonnaise packet at her last week. In fact, she believed her life to be in such imminent danger that she went outside, retrieved a gun from her car, and then fired off five rounds as the now mayo-less customer drove away.
Instead of sticking around to speak with police, she drove away herself, ditched her car near her residence and disappeared to parts unknown.
How One Stupid New York Gun Owner Made A Ukraine Meme Real
When the Ukraine war started, and the United States started increasing weapon and ammunition shipments, this meme started making the rounds on social media . . .
The United States military obviously wouldn’t send a New York-compliant AR-15 to an ally…or anyone else they supported. The lack of a number of useful features, like a flash hider, pistol grip, telescoping stock, and in some cases, the ability to change magazines, all would put someone in a war zone at a serious disadvantage.
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Another Canada Gun Control Failure: Trudeau Extends ‘Assault-Style’ Gun Amnesty By 18 Months
Canada’s Justin Trudeau has decided that he really didn’t need another mass protest of Canucks opposed to his government’s fascist edicts right now. Fresh off the drubbing he took as a result of his authoritarian response to truckers protesting his government edicts, Trudeau’s regime has backed off its deadline for complying with a mandatory “buyback of newly-banned “assault-style” firearms for at least 18 months.
The previous deadline was coming up fast at the end of April.
U.S. Gunmakers Sending Guns, Gear to Help Ukraine Kill Putin’s Invaders
By Joshua Goodman, AP
Adrian Kellgren’s family-owned gun company in Florida was left holding a $200,000 shipment of semi-automatic rifles after a longtime customer in Ukraine suddenly went silent during Vladimir Putin’s invasion of the country.
Fearing the worst, Kellgren and his company KelTec decided to put those stranded 400 guns to use, sending them to Ukraine’s nascent resistance movement to help civilians fight back against a Russian military that has been repeatedly shelling their apartment buildings, schools, hospitals and hiding places.
Gun Control Orgs and The Media are Apoplectic Over Ohio’s New Constitutional Carry Law
This is what we get in feckless politicians like DeWine and from state legislators who govern year-round. Their idle minds find ways to make mischief and awaken a political base, and what better way to do that than stoking fears about crime and how to protect ourselves against it?
Stand-your-ground legislation is one thing; having two people stand their ground with handguns is a different proposition altogether.
A Quick Visit to Century Arms’ HQ in Florida
While visiting family in Florida with my kids for their spring break, I found myself just a few minutes from the headquarters of Century Arms in Delray Beach. While Century’s HQ is almost all offices and paperwork — warehousing, distribution, manufacturing, etc. is in North Carolina — they do have some of their digital marketing folks there and I paid ’em a visit.
After passing dozens of offices and large rooms with cubicle-style desks — compliance, customer service, accounting, marketing, etc.
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Media Hype Aside, No One Has Made a Reliable, Market-Ready ‘Smart Gun’ Yet [VIDEO]
There is a media blitz afoot, pitched by developers of authorized user recognition technology equipped firearms; what the media refers to as so-called, “smart guns.” Several of these companies herald that this is the year when they will finally bring their product to market. It might be a little premature to start popping corks, though.
Despite reports praising companies preparing to launch options for consumers, and polling showing Americans may be open to considering this concept, one critical question remains: Are buyers willing to risk their life on authorized user recognition technology?
Feds Charge ‘Violence in Boston’ Gun Control Group’s Founders With Fraud
Do gun control groups misdirect donor monies for the personal enrichment of their leaders? Impossible you say? The feds say otherwise in at least one group’s case. The US Attorney’s for Massachusetts has brought federal fraud charges against the founders of the Violence in Boston gun control group which could put the couple in prison for years to come.
Monica Cannon-Grant and her husband Clark Grant face real jail time for, among other things, using monies donated to the gun control org for personal expenses like groceries, car rentals, car repairs, Uber rides and nail salon visits.
OMG! Philly Residents Concealed Carry Permit Applications Increased 600%! OMG!
It didn’t surprise me a bit to learn that license-to-carry applications in Philadelphia have risen over the past year. First, you have the constant reports of shootings, carjackings and other violent crimes in the city. Second, the Philadelphia Police Department made it dramatically easier to apply for a license to carry, starting in January 2021. But I wasn’t exactly ready for just how big this increase has been. And neither was the Philadelphia Police Department, it seems.
TSA finds firearm in anti-gun California lawmaker’s luggage
Democrat California Assemblyman Jim Cooper, who authored anti “ghost-gun” legislation and receives an F rating from the NRA-ILA, apparently forgot on March 3rd that he had a loaded firearm in his purse. TSA found it during the X-ray screening of his messenger bag, which, according to Cooper’s own office, “looks like a purse.” If you think he got in trouble for this, you’d be sadly mistaken.
According to the NRA ILA:
[Cooper] was not charged during the incident.